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I've searched for this info in past threads but with limited success. If anyone can point me to a past thread that answers my q's that would be great, otherwise if you could spread your wisdom here it would be much appreciated.
Ive been pouring over specs of different lights, and comparing them to various reviews people have done (testing the real world specs with their own equipment). It seems to me there are a ton of variables that make comparing highly similar lights quite challenging.
I am basically looking for the smallest, most reliable, and longest run-time 1XAAA which has multiple brightness settings and a 'high' which is not appreciably dimmer than competitors (and, btw, I luvs Ti). This is difficult to do when tested specs differ from manufacturers specs (sometimes better, sometimes worse), or different people testing the same light come up with different specs from other testers (one tester shows light A being better, but another shows light B being better), or people test lights with different manufacturer specs but similar tested specs (e.g. a 125 lum. light being the same brightness as a 80 lum. light). XP-E lights seem to have the same specs as XP-G lights.... etc. I know you typically can't get everything you want in a production light, and I'm willing to make compromises, it's just that I don't feel like I'm even at the point of being able to get an accurate picture of what I'm compromising on.
Does anyone have a method for sorting through this? Am I going about this completely wrong? Should I just be going on looks / who has the best pocket clip? Should I resign myself to the reality that in 5 years time I will have a drawer of buyed and tried AAA flashlights?
I dont want this to be the focus of the replies, but... So far, the ReVO seems to come out on top, simply for the regulated 1.5 lumens being able to go for 67 hours (plus: the reliable twisty, starting in low mode, the small size, low weight, and high being up there with the best of them and mid being a good balance between the low and high). Theoretically the S2 version should be better, but I dont want the weight of stainless (the only option for the ReVO S2). It doesnt look like theres any plans to release a Ti version of the ReVO? or maybe even a Ti S2...:naughty:
I've searched for this info in past threads but with limited success. If anyone can point me to a past thread that answers my q's that would be great, otherwise if you could spread your wisdom here it would be much appreciated.
Ive been pouring over specs of different lights, and comparing them to various reviews people have done (testing the real world specs with their own equipment). It seems to me there are a ton of variables that make comparing highly similar lights quite challenging.
I am basically looking for the smallest, most reliable, and longest run-time 1XAAA which has multiple brightness settings and a 'high' which is not appreciably dimmer than competitors (and, btw, I luvs Ti). This is difficult to do when tested specs differ from manufacturers specs (sometimes better, sometimes worse), or different people testing the same light come up with different specs from other testers (one tester shows light A being better, but another shows light B being better), or people test lights with different manufacturer specs but similar tested specs (e.g. a 125 lum. light being the same brightness as a 80 lum. light). XP-E lights seem to have the same specs as XP-G lights.... etc. I know you typically can't get everything you want in a production light, and I'm willing to make compromises, it's just that I don't feel like I'm even at the point of being able to get an accurate picture of what I'm compromising on.
Does anyone have a method for sorting through this? Am I going about this completely wrong? Should I just be going on looks / who has the best pocket clip? Should I resign myself to the reality that in 5 years time I will have a drawer of buyed and tried AAA flashlights?
I dont want this to be the focus of the replies, but... So far, the ReVO seems to come out on top, simply for the regulated 1.5 lumens being able to go for 67 hours (plus: the reliable twisty, starting in low mode, the small size, low weight, and high being up there with the best of them and mid being a good balance between the low and high). Theoretically the S2 version should be better, but I dont want the weight of stainless (the only option for the ReVO S2). It doesnt look like theres any plans to release a Ti version of the ReVO? or maybe even a Ti S2...:naughty:
