KevinL
Flashlight Enthusiast
Picked up one today. It's awesome!
I've gotten rid of a lot of my 'big' lights simply because I do not carry them. (heck I have a TK70 up for grabs if anybody is keen). Sadly, size does matter, and not in the best of all possible ways. The TK70 actually never left the house because of sheer size, and I only remember ever taking my 4D ROP out occasionally. So it's nice to switch to a smaller light. I agonized over the charge-in-place convenience of the Fenix RC40, and in the end I decided I wanted something smaller, so TK75 it was.
This isn't a review - lots of folks have already done that. But i'd say the balance of the light feels right in the hand, the UI is excellent including the hidden strobe that you cannot cycle through accidentally (you need to hold the power control button for 1 second), the ability to go straight into strobe from off mode in case you need to surprise someone. Fenix has made incremental improvements in every single light over the years, and those have added up to a great deal really. I remember the very first generation Fenix L1s with Luxeon emitters, and it's amazing how far we've come today that I can just pop into a brick and mortar and grab a 2600 lumen light.
I particularly like the stainless steel bezel in this iteration, the battery carrier, the ability to run on 2 cells. I'm running it on IMR's I pulled from a former ROP so I know they can withstand the current (about 4 amps in my estimate - actually the same as the ROP 3854-High). This is a light I'll actually carry and use. 18 lumens, 400 lumens and 1100 lumens make it a very practical light too, I find that 400 is great for general looking around - had a Surefire U2 with a MC-E that put out that much power and really liked it. And 2600 on tap if you ever need to blind yourself and everything around you.
The extended runtime kit is really nifty too - bolt one on and you get more juice.
Really enjoying the choices we have nowadays.
and glad to know that AW is still selling his excellent lithium ion cells - you'd be hard pressed to find a better choice. Getting more IMRs from him to power up this light.
I also like the shift towards safer lithium chemistries especially in multi-cell high-powered lights. I remember when I used to walk around with unprotected 18650's in my U2 because we had no choice.
And I was just explaining to another flashaholic that once upon a time, 20 lumens was good.. now we have two orders of magnitude more.
I've gotten rid of a lot of my 'big' lights simply because I do not carry them. (heck I have a TK70 up for grabs if anybody is keen). Sadly, size does matter, and not in the best of all possible ways. The TK70 actually never left the house because of sheer size, and I only remember ever taking my 4D ROP out occasionally. So it's nice to switch to a smaller light. I agonized over the charge-in-place convenience of the Fenix RC40, and in the end I decided I wanted something smaller, so TK75 it was.
This isn't a review - lots of folks have already done that. But i'd say the balance of the light feels right in the hand, the UI is excellent including the hidden strobe that you cannot cycle through accidentally (you need to hold the power control button for 1 second), the ability to go straight into strobe from off mode in case you need to surprise someone. Fenix has made incremental improvements in every single light over the years, and those have added up to a great deal really. I remember the very first generation Fenix L1s with Luxeon emitters, and it's amazing how far we've come today that I can just pop into a brick and mortar and grab a 2600 lumen light.
I particularly like the stainless steel bezel in this iteration, the battery carrier, the ability to run on 2 cells. I'm running it on IMR's I pulled from a former ROP so I know they can withstand the current (about 4 amps in my estimate - actually the same as the ROP 3854-High). This is a light I'll actually carry and use. 18 lumens, 400 lumens and 1100 lumens make it a very practical light too, I find that 400 is great for general looking around - had a Surefire U2 with a MC-E that put out that much power and really liked it. And 2600 on tap if you ever need to blind yourself and everything around you.
The extended runtime kit is really nifty too - bolt one on and you get more juice.
Really enjoying the choices we have nowadays.
and glad to know that AW is still selling his excellent lithium ion cells - you'd be hard pressed to find a better choice. Getting more IMRs from him to power up this light. I also like the shift towards safer lithium chemistries especially in multi-cell high-powered lights. I remember when I used to walk around with unprotected 18650's in my U2 because we had no choice.
And I was just explaining to another flashaholic that once upon a time, 20 lumens was good.. now we have two orders of magnitude more.
