My Extreme Fenix TK40 Torture Test.

Revival of an old thread!

Anyway for any modern LED flashlight test nowadays, definitely should have tried a higher impact / higher drop test. Even the "lowly" Ultrafire U-80 had no issue denting concrete after richocheting, possibly impact is like a drop from 3-4 storeys or about 30-40 feet. Tiablo A9 survived even without cracking the glass, I had to replace my witha 41.5mm glass lens from DX. If I can find a location without attracting public's attention (late at night) I can try about 80-100 foot range.

BTW, being a professional photographer myself, I find many people overly babying their cameras nowadays. I think people would agree that a digital SLR is a more sensitive tool than a flashlight.
Here is a good vid of abuse of entry level cams. Yes plastic bodies here....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1tTBncIsm8
Yes, they burned it up good with butane torch.

So again, do not be surprised that a "lowly" cheap chinese crap Ultrafire can survive similar drops as higher dollar lights.
 
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In the Olight test they dropped it from a 3rd floor building TWICE. They also dragged it for 500 meters on pavement. I am also into photography and I agree that people baby their equipment. I still have my old Nikon F5 35mm and my D300 are all built to take a beating.
 
EnduringEagle said:
In the Olight test they dropped it from a 3rd floor building TWICE. They also dragged it for 500 meters on pavement. I am also into photography and I agree that people baby their equipment. I still have my old Nikon F5 35mm and my D300 are all built to take a beating.
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Yep, and to think that after using plastic body cameras to drive nails into wood (like Elzetta, the extreme flashlight?) and using a 1350 deg butane torch to heat and being dropped on by a heavy computer chassis, they wouldn't work. Well, they still work really well and take good pictures.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWzsXeXCwuc&feature=relmfu
 
tygger said:
Wow, thanks for the test. I've always read how tile (bathroom, kitchen, etc.) is extremely hard on flashlights due to its unforgiving nature. I'd say a 6ft. drop test on hard tile surface is about as manly as it gets. If you dare sir...
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I think that your tile might suffer worse than your light!!
 
You've written a good sales pitch for the TK40. After reading everything that you did to it, I'm impressed enough that I may consider it for my next light. I'd like to see a shoot-out torture tests of the most popular and highest rated lights. I wish a magazine or someone with money to burn would do something like this. Maybe even consumer reports could do it. Where is a good place to get the TK40? I saw that www.flashlightz.comsells some Fenix flashlights.
 
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HEY rob , i live near those coordinates. And im also a fenix fan, who has always wanted a fenix tk 40, perhaps it's my lucky day!
 
Lights are very important tools in my line of work, so I really appreciate folks cutting through all the hype and showing what a product can (or can't) do. :thumbsup: If I ran Fenix, I'd send the OP a box full of new lights as a 'thank you' for the good press.
 
gatorgrabber said:
Lights are very important tools in my line of work, so I really appreciate folks cutting through all the hype and showing what a product can (or can't) do. :thumbsup: If I ran Fenix, I'd send the OP a box full of new lights as a 'thank you' for the good press.
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What do you do if you don't mind?
 
Wildlife biologist, specializing (mostly) in crocodilians...hence the silly name. I've spent hundreds of hours using one form of light or another in the field. Shoot, I'm not sure I even know how to operate a boat during daylight hours! :huh:
 
gatorgrabber said:
Wildlife biologist, specializing (mostly) in crocodilians...hence the silly name. I've spent hundreds of hours using one form of light or another in the field. Shoot, I'm not sure I even know how to operate a boat during daylight hours! :huh:
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Haha, wow, that's awesome, crocodiles? No way! So you grab 'em with one hand on a light and the other to the gator?
 
That's pretty cool GG! :bow:

Oh, and... :welcome:

You can learn a lot here, but hang on to your wallet, at least if you're sick like me! :shakehead
 
Well, not quite that dramatic...unless they're hatchlings! 🙂 Normally everyone on the boat has a headlamp with the driver also carrying a Q-beam. Smaller alligators and crocs (up to 4') are caught by hand, but you'd better use both because these guys are strong and quick. We use a pole with a wire-rope noose to get the bigger guys. It's a bit more sane than what you see on TV. :shakehead So we use 3 kinds of lights during an evening: headlamps, a high intensity spot and handhelds while on land. I thought we had some pretty nice lights until I started reading here! :huh:
 
Thanks. One problem with carrying nice (read expensive) lights on a boat is they may not be coming back to shore with you. Several lights, a GPS and my favorite phone are resting on the bottom of a lake somewhere. My rule (now) is that you don't take anything along that you're not prepared to lose. If it goes with us, it needs to be tough, reliable...and hopefully bouyant! 😳
 
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