Henk_Lu
Flashlight Enthusiast
You are exactly right of course, but I saw the question from the view of the producer because he doesn't know how much the market will pay! I compared to other special Ti lights, but in reality there is no other light to compare with. McGizmos are somewhat built on demand, Gatlights are more or less pieces of art, not flashlights. Olight Titaniums were limited series of an existing light featuring another UI and a better LED and I think they underestimated its value.
The prices of the normal Clickies were lowered quite soon after the lights were out. You don't do that without a reason. A little later came the custom versions. So, they served two markets : The top of the normal market, people, who need a tough flashlight and are willing to pay about the price (or less) they'd pay for a Surefire, which is comparable, but a slightly other flashlight. The other market is CPF, normal customers don't care about 30 extra Lumen and a ti bezel which double the price of the light.
So, I wonder if there's another market than CPF for the Ti Clicky? As you also stated (not quoted), the benefit of a Ti Clicky goes nearly zero. It's like having your Rolls Royce gold-plated. The question is how many maniacs there are here who spend the sum of 10 or more Fenixes to get the best Clicky ever made that probably "only" offers another 30 Lumen more than a stock or custom one and is made of flashlight-gold? The other questions in such a calculation have already an answer, but only Henri knows them : How many to build? Make them a one-time special series? Most important for the producer : How much will such a light cost in production? Changing from aluminium to titanium costs much more than the price of the bare material, titanium can be a pain in the a** to work with...
Nothing but speculations and I bet Henri doen't know the exacts price either at this stage. Setting it too high would mean to be forced to lower it later on, that would be a shame. Set it too low, the lights will be gone in a rush and will immediately reappear on CPF marketplace at the double price. More than a shame, lost money for the producer.
Perhaps someone should do a poll-question : How much would you spend for the Ti Clicky? :devil:
Why won't I get one? For the moment, I can't afford such a thing, my wife already throws eye-flashes at me if I buy a 50$ light. For some reason she can't understand that I still need another light each fortnight after other costs have lowered our finances. I have to say no, if I begin a calculation and set up a personal limit, the actual price will be higher, but making me think again and in the end I'll be in big, big trouble... No way, she will find out, I talk to much about the flashlights! lovecpf
but I can no longer pretend 
