ruger357
Newly Enlightened
Love my Surefires, but this really caught my eye. Thanks in advance for any responces.
magic79 said:My favorite flashlight!
The primary specs were mentioned by Carrot.
I like the interface better than any other multiple-brightness light. I've tried the Surefire U2 and the McLux PD III, and personally prefer the UDS. I also find the four brightness levels more useful than the two in the PD, and Surefire L1 and L2.
One click turns it on in "primary", which is somewhat less than full. Two clicks will step it down to the next lower brightness. Three clicks steps it to minimum (great for close-up reading/writing). A short click and a long click takes you to maximum.
In addition, you can 'press and hold' anytime the light is on to get momentary maximum.
Either the Basic or Ultimate are very, very flexible. With the Ultimate, you can program the exact setting of any of these four levels. In addition, you can program the switch to be a momentary if you hold it for at least one second...the "tactical" mode.
It's kind of hard to explain...I hope you get the picture.
It's also short enough ('stubby' as CHC describes it) to easily carry in a pocket. They are hard anodized for scratch resistance. The beam is very nice...not too much of a spot, but not really a flood either.
All-in-all if I had to sell all my flashlights but one, the HDS would be the keeper!
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blgoode said:would you go for the basic or ultimate if you could get just one HDS? Also, same question on 42 or 60 lumin.
Thanks,
Brian
blgoode said:I cant do a search on hsd......too short. any suggestions?
I think the basic 60 would do it for me.blgoode said:would you go for the basic or ultimate if you could get just one HDS? Also, same question on 42 or 60 lumin.
Thanks,
Brian
Nic said:How does this light compare to FF3?
I've got both. You summed it up pretty well.BentHeadTX said:...Another option is to buy both and give us a comparison review!
joema said:I've got both. You summed it up pretty well.
My HDS has a little better beam quality, but the FF3 is excellent. The FF3 outputs a little more on a meter, but visually there's not much difference. On max (burst) output, the FF3 gets very warm pretty fast; the HDS comfortably can run at max until the battery dies.
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By FF3 standards the HDS is looking pretty bulky.