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While it would be very cool to have an AA Surefire, I'm quite happy using CR123s and RCR123s in my Surefires.

I'll have to think about the Icon lights. I'm sure they are of excellent quality...with PK involved, it's a given.
 
Size15's said:
Interesting that we can have such polarised aesthetic opinions. I think it's a horrible, dreadfully proportioned flashlight - the body is too long and thin!
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LOL...beauty is in the eyes of the beholder:naughty:. I probably am the only person that likes the way the L2 looks! The L2 was and still is the best front or back pocket carry light for me. The extra length just seems to keep the light from shifting in the pocket. The prototype SF aa looks like it would be even better because of the thinner body and the same length as the L2.
 
Size15's said:
Interesting that we can have such polarised aesthetic opinions. I think it's a horrible, dreadfully proportioned flashlight - the body is too long and thin!
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I'm with you on that one. That and I am just personally more fond of the 123 based lights (please don't start the debate here, I'm merely stating my opinion).

Anyone have a retailer who is dealing these in the US yet? What about actual contact info for the company? I get the feeling that Surefire isn't really ready to acknowledge them if I wrote them directly.
 
Vox Clamatis in Deserto said:
I just picked up a green one cell Icon Rogue 1 this afternoon at Supremeco in Hong Kong
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The light has a large body diameter to match the head rather than the AA battery tube. The body is machined out with three slots to give thin rails along the tube that can be used to attach the lanyard. The rails do bend, they might not bend back if you squeeze them too much. I suppose they increase the surface area of the body for cooling as well.
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If it bends that easily its a no-go for me. But I think I will wait for further impressions.

On paper I do not see anything appealing about this light that I can't get from a Nitecore, Fenix, Olight or DIY-moding another host all together. Granted its only $40, but still If the body tube is really that fragile, I'd rather invest a little more and get a well made product.
 
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kramer5150 said:
If it bends that easily its a no-go for me. But I think I will wait for further impressions.
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I reckon that if you try to deform the so-called "open architecture" styling it will deform. But if you don't deliberately try to deform it I don't think it's an issue.

kramer5150 said:
On paper I do not see anything appealing about this light that I can't get from a Nitecore, Fenix, Olight or DIY-moding another host all together. Granted its only $40, but still If the body tube is really that fragile, I'd rather invest a little more and get a well made product.
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CPF members have access to a wide variety of flashlights and some of them may well be more in tune with the pulse of CPF and that's great.
For flashlight designers aiming at other markets than CPF I think we can try not to project our wants and desires onto those products and gain a better appreciation of them as a result.
 
I took the Rogue 1 out for a stroll in the woods here in Japan last night. The beam is great for walking, low is plenty of light in the dark, it's easy to quickly click up to high for visibility when a car is passing on an unlit road. The levels are pretty well chosen, of course 50 lumens is too dim for some tactical uses, and 3 lumens might be bright for those stealth spec ops situations. Still, for a light with a simple user interface the settings are fine with me. I like Henry's lights and have several variants but I couldn't hand one to my wife and expect her to know how to use it. I could hand her the Icon and she would peel a potato.🙂

The large size of the Rouge 1 makes it too bulky for EDC for me. However, it does feel good in the hand in actual use. The large pushbutton is easy to operate single handed while wearing heavy gloves. The ribbing gives a nice tactile sensation but is probably too fine to help much with the grip. I find myself running my thumbnail over the body to get that nostalgic vinyl record sound.

As far as the lime green color, it kinda grows on you (in fact, it's already gruesome 🙂). If I get the two cell version I'll probably go for the titanium color.

My earlier comment about deforming the rails is still untested, I'm going to let someone else see if they bend back.

I can't fault the fit and finish of the light, the beam is much better than some of my Surefires (e.g. my early U2 with the horrible doughnut and a coke bottle green L1). I've got some other Cree's with me for comparison, a Nitecore Extreme Infinity, a Nitecore D10 and a Fenix LD01. They all have the dark ring around the hotspot, the ring is all but invisible on the Icon. The Rogue 1 on high looks approximately the same brightness as the LD01 on it's highest setting but the Rogue has a much tighter hotspot as you would expect with the larger reflector. The other two lights are noticeably brighter. I carry the Nitecore Extreme but it looks like a polar view of Saturn when you shine it on a wall.

I've got a SF Kroma Mil-Spec at home which is advertised to be about 60 lumens, I'll see how it compares to the Rogue 1.

Just felt an earthquake here near Tokyo but unfortunately it's daylight and the power stayed on...
 
MattK said:
No export. 🙁
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OH MAN!!

DAMN!!

I can´t believe it! I know this is not your choice, Matt.

I guess this is another factory policy. That´s ******* ridiculous... A lot of guys here already bought from someone in HK, why can´t I buy from my trustable american dealer ??:rant::rant::rant:

Extremely frustrating...
 
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kramer5150 said:
If it bends that easily its a no-go for me. But I think I will wait for further impressions.
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Will it bend out if you attached a handstrap in a rail and pulled from it?

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Like this setup.

Edit: By the way wasn't the Rogue 2 $100? Brightguy is selling it for $48.. I may be getting mine now =)
 
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Federal LG said:
OH MAN!!

DAMN!!

I can´t believe it! I know this is not your choice, Matt.

I guess this is another factory policy. That´s ****in ridiculous... A lot of guys here already bought from someone in HK, why can´t I buy from my trustable american dealer ??:rant::rant::rant:

Extremely frustrating...
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Perhaps this is to encourage local dealers and retailers in a wide variety of international markets?
 
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