this_is_nascar
Flashaholic
November 06th, 2007 @ 10:30 -- My (2) SureFire Titan lights are delivered by our UPS man. He knows us so well, we're on a first name basis.
Unit #1 -- Serial Number 0197.
Unit #2 -- Serial Number 0425.
As the hours, days and hopefully weeks progress, I'll add more comments and opinions to this post. I've had these less than an hour, so I can only give you my initial impressions. So, in order, here they are.
1-- Too much fluff in the packaging. For Pete's sake, it's only a flashlight. A smaller, packaging would have been nice.
2-- Wow, this is a pretty large light for it only being a 1xCR2 version. It has to be the largest CR2 light I've ever owned.
3-- Hmmm, feels pretty heavy. My FF-II, Ion and Peak in the 1xCR2 configuration feel much liter to me.
4-- Nice lanyard attachment point. I like the way it spins and it allows a nice little groove, just in case I want to ghetto-up this $500 light with a glow O-Ring.
5-- Let's see how much trouble it is to detach the lanyard cap from the light itself. Press, press, a bit more press. There, that wasn't too bad. Oh look, one of those tripod-attachment points. That's a great idea, although I wonder why SureFire just didn't make that the mechanism to attach the lanyard cap. OK, let's put the cap back on the light, so I don't lose it. Position, push, push some more. Damn, that's not going on to well. Let's take it back off and try again. Wait, it's stuck and won't come off or go on. Twist a tad, push, pull, pull, twist, pull. There we go, it's off again. Line it up real good, push, lift a bit, push some more, give a slight twist. Finally, it's back on. I'm not sure I want to attempt removing that again anytime soon.
6-- Let's take a gander at the unit itself. It feels good in my hand, it's a bit heavy for its size. Nice clean lens and reflector. The reflector appears to be very slightly orange-peeled. What's this? That lens doesn't appear to sit very far back in the bezel. There's not much space between the the bezel rim and the lens that sits within it. I'd prefer it to be recessed a bit more. If I drop this light and assuming it lands bezel first, I'm concerned the impact will cause lens damage. My intent was to EDC the Titan, so I can guarantee it's going to get dropped, kicked, ran over, etc.
7-- OK, time to fire-up this bad-boy. The UI is what sold me on this light. Understanding this light is brand-new, I'm hoping the turning loosens up a bit. It is not a smooth buttery feeling while cranking. It feels gritty and tight and you can feel the feedback in your fingers, almost like there's debris in the threads. It could also be the bezel-to-battery-tube rub I guess too. Other than that, the interface works as advertised. Turn a bit and it lights, keep turning and it gets brighter. As it relates to the beam, it's certainly not the best I've seen, although it's not bad. The tint appeared on the very slightest side of the blueish scale to me and yes, I'm a white wall hunter, so get over it. Comparing the beam of both Titans to my Novatac, the blueish tint appeared more pronounced. As far a activation of the light, one unit requires slightly more of a turn than the other. On both units, I would have preferred to see a bit more turn required to fire the light. I'm concerned with the potential of the light engaging while being carried, although it would be so low, any batter drain would probably be unmeasurable.
So, what's my conclusion? I don't have one yet, although if you sense a tone of slight disappointment in my tone, that's probably accurate. Keep in mind, that as I'm reviewing this light, cost/price is an influence, even though I may not state it outright. I'll have a better assessment tonight, after darkness. I'll continue to update this 1st message and reference those updates in this thread.
Update #1 - Some comparative pictures. I forgot to include the Ion.
Unit #1 -- Serial Number 0197.
Unit #2 -- Serial Number 0425.
As the hours, days and hopefully weeks progress, I'll add more comments and opinions to this post. I've had these less than an hour, so I can only give you my initial impressions. So, in order, here they are.
1-- Too much fluff in the packaging. For Pete's sake, it's only a flashlight. A smaller, packaging would have been nice.
2-- Wow, this is a pretty large light for it only being a 1xCR2 version. It has to be the largest CR2 light I've ever owned.
3-- Hmmm, feels pretty heavy. My FF-II, Ion and Peak in the 1xCR2 configuration feel much liter to me.
4-- Nice lanyard attachment point. I like the way it spins and it allows a nice little groove, just in case I want to ghetto-up this $500 light with a glow O-Ring.
5-- Let's see how much trouble it is to detach the lanyard cap from the light itself. Press, press, a bit more press. There, that wasn't too bad. Oh look, one of those tripod-attachment points. That's a great idea, although I wonder why SureFire just didn't make that the mechanism to attach the lanyard cap. OK, let's put the cap back on the light, so I don't lose it. Position, push, push some more. Damn, that's not going on to well. Let's take it back off and try again. Wait, it's stuck and won't come off or go on. Twist a tad, push, pull, pull, twist, pull. There we go, it's off again. Line it up real good, push, lift a bit, push some more, give a slight twist. Finally, it's back on. I'm not sure I want to attempt removing that again anytime soon.
6-- Let's take a gander at the unit itself. It feels good in my hand, it's a bit heavy for its size. Nice clean lens and reflector. The reflector appears to be very slightly orange-peeled. What's this? That lens doesn't appear to sit very far back in the bezel. There's not much space between the the bezel rim and the lens that sits within it. I'd prefer it to be recessed a bit more. If I drop this light and assuming it lands bezel first, I'm concerned the impact will cause lens damage. My intent was to EDC the Titan, so I can guarantee it's going to get dropped, kicked, ran over, etc.
7-- OK, time to fire-up this bad-boy. The UI is what sold me on this light. Understanding this light is brand-new, I'm hoping the turning loosens up a bit. It is not a smooth buttery feeling while cranking. It feels gritty and tight and you can feel the feedback in your fingers, almost like there's debris in the threads. It could also be the bezel-to-battery-tube rub I guess too. Other than that, the interface works as advertised. Turn a bit and it lights, keep turning and it gets brighter. As it relates to the beam, it's certainly not the best I've seen, although it's not bad. The tint appeared on the very slightest side of the blueish scale to me and yes, I'm a white wall hunter, so get over it. Comparing the beam of both Titans to my Novatac, the blueish tint appeared more pronounced. As far a activation of the light, one unit requires slightly more of a turn than the other. On both units, I would have preferred to see a bit more turn required to fire the light. I'm concerned with the potential of the light engaging while being carried, although it would be so low, any batter drain would probably be unmeasurable.
So, what's my conclusion? I don't have one yet, although if you sense a tone of slight disappointment in my tone, that's probably accurate. Keep in mind, that as I'm reviewing this light, cost/price is an influence, even though I may not state it outright. I'll have a better assessment tonight, after darkness. I'll continue to update this 1st message and reference those updates in this thread.
Update #1 - Some comparative pictures. I forgot to include the Ion.
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