Re: Surefire Titan T1A - latest news?
Got mine, strong purple tint but what do you expect for $239?
The tint is nostalgic, looks kinda like one of Peter G.'s early Arcs. There is the slight yellow corona around the purple hotspot, probably a characteristic of what looks like an SSC P4 emitter.
The beam is silky smooth with a gentle transition to the brighter center, looks good both near and far. The reflector has a mild orange peel texture.
This light will dim more than any other Surefire I've seen, great for night spec ops like sneaking off to bed without waking the wife. Also, the smooth near beam is wonderful for things like reading a star chart with night adapted eyes. I've got a couple of Henry's lights handy for comparison, the T1A dims well below the lowest preprogrammed level on those lights.
I can't detect any PWM flicker or color shift (it stays purple as the light goes to the dimmer levels
).
The finish of the light is black and slightly shiny compared to the matte black body of a SF E1B. As with other new generation SF's there is no knurling. Switch action is smooth with friction, a soft detent at the off position. According to the instruction booklet, the light will automatically turn off in five minutes when on the lowest 25% power settings. I've accidentally turned Henry's lights to a low level rather than off. Still, since the low levels will take up to days to run down the battery, I think I'd like maybe 30 minutes or an hour before auto shutoff.
The T1A comes with a full size black hand lanyard and a black split ring. I might put a nano clip on the split ring so I can put the Titan on a key chain or neck lanyard.
Nice boutique type light, a little pricey for what you get, I see it is on a set of BMW keys in one of the SF marketing photos.
I'll take the light on the road tonight for a few days, see how it performs.
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