Which distributor?
SureFire EDC1-DFT and EDC2-DFT
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Boltgun
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Lights and Guns
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Considering I’ve been waiting for them to drop this light for so long I’ll probably end up grabbing one to test it out and play around with it. But to be honest, not loving the aesthetics of it… think something like the modlites much more appealing…looks wise at least.
Though the biggest selling point to me is having high/low output option… over the modlite 1 mode only. Been carrying the modlite for 3+ years right now and it’s held up great absolutely nothing bad to say about it, with that said I have had to carry another smaller light for tasks that needed less output, so somewhat annoying in that aspect, having to carry 2 lights.
Wish modlite gave you the option of single output or high/low… would make them much more utilitarian.
Though the biggest selling point to me is having high/low output option… over the modlite 1 mode only. Been carrying the modlite for 3+ years right now and it’s held up great absolutely nothing bad to say about it, with that said I have had to carry another smaller light for tasks that needed less output, so somewhat annoying in that aspect, having to carry 2 lights.
Wish modlite gave you the option of single output or high/low… would make them much more utilitarian.
Less output? That's what smaller or key chain lights are for.. Currently have a CR2032 coin cell and 1AAA light on there. Clicking through modes is generally a very annoying and unnecessary hassle to me on a main light. The only time modes are done right for me is when there is actually an adjustable presetting on the light's controls itself, like some type of ring. But I prefer none.
pancakeayaka
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The 3-piece EDC-DFT head looks too long and cumbersome....
Lights and Guns
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Yeah, it just looks plain ole ugly…
It’s tempting to play around with only because surefire has been behind the game for years now and seem to be catching up a bit, but honestly don’t think I’ll be grabbing one.
Also don’t like how high its candela is. For a handheld I think that much candela is rather pointless, makes much more sense on a long gun with glass. I think 50k-60k candela is better suited for a handhelds general use case for the majority of people.
At the end of the day being a flashaholic I’ll prob grab 1 to mess around with! But for a multitude of reasons I highly doubt it’ll replace my modlite.
Lights and Guns
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I’m not asking for these lights to be made with less output, I’m simply asking for the company (modlite) to offer their lights with both options from factory. Single output or dual output. Can be something as simple as when the heads fully rotated tight it’s on high, when the head is loosened just a bit it’s on low mode, like the malkoff lights… there’s nothing that can go wrong… just be disciplined and learn to carry it staged either in the low or high mode depending what your needs are. The light becomes much more versatile, and doesn’t give anything up in a tactical environment, if you wear a duty belt keep it staged to turn on high, no finicky buttons to press or anything, just turn on and it’s high.
Obviously it’s not the end of the world to have to carry a second light for lower modes, I’ve been doing it for 3-4 years now. But a little inconvenient for sure, also sucks because you have to carry different types of batteries as spares in that case.
Some of you guys would like the TEN-TAP my Streamlights have. I love it. They're all exactly how I prefer them to be. However, regardless of whether they're set to have one output or more, I still carry two flashlights
Boltgun
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nice! will they ship SF to Canada?
No stock, like any other place...
At least it’s announced, so dealers are aware of it and thus it’s not vaporware, hopefully haha
rwolfenstein
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I guess if you are looking for a super small surefire light, you could always get an EB1 Back Up with the max vision beam. Its smaller than the E1E executive light.
