The never ending cycle... we always want more

[KingGlamis]

I know this is true with me, and probably a lot of you too (except those of you that own every cool light on the planet ). When you buy a new light that is bright you think "Wow, this thing is cool!" And in some cases you might even say "This is the brightest light I've ever owned and I don't think I'll ever need a light better than this."

Then a week goes by. Then a month. And pretty soon that "super bright" light is "normal" to you because you have gotten used to it and you start to want something brighter.*

*Of course lots of us always want something brighter. I'm making a seperate point here.*

And that point is... have you ever gotten so used to a good light that your mind seems to think it is getting dimmer? Obviously if the light is in good shape with fresh cells it is NOT getting dimmer, we just get used to that amount of light and therefore do not appreciate it as much over time.

Just seems funny to me how our brains work. But luckily the flashlight world is making advances fast enough to satisfy many of us.

In some ways it's like computers. What was the best two years ago is a dinosaur today. Yet two years ago we thought that was an incredible computer we just bought.

 

[skalomax]

Happens to me but, 100x faster.

 

[milkyspit]

I think the continual push for better is hardwired into the biology of the species... let's face it, in the natural world humans are slow, not terribly stealthy, with poor sense of taste, smell, hearing; poor night vision; mediocre strength... in short, we're biologically pretty far from ideal... BUT we do have that edge in applied intelligence, the ability to conceive and create tools that make up for our deficiencies... and a natural consequence of that would be once we have one tool, we apply that same ingenuity to making the TOOL better. Happens in flashlights. Happens in computers. Heck, it even happens in dishwashers and vacuum cleaners!

Reminds me of the old adage in the computer world: to remain happy with your computer over the long haul, never use anything faster, not even once. oo:

 

[FlashSpyJ]

I recognize the part where you think your really bright light is getting dimmer!
Theres a little bug out there called the lumen bug... he deceive our brains and feeds on our wallets...

 

[Lightguy27]

I think this has happened to all flashaholics. I know a cure though. :nana:

All you have to do is take your once loved but "fading" light out at night when is is pitch black, turn it on, and you'll fall in love like the day you got it. :ironic: When ever I do this with a light it never fails to amaze me and relight the fire. Try it, it never dissapoints me. :thumbsup:

 

[StandardBattery]

Theres a little bug out there called the lumen bug... he deceive our brains and feeds on our wallets...

 

[JamisonM]

To want more is only human nature or something like that.

 

[cdosrun]

The only trouble is that it affects everyone, not just those who are actually into torches (flashlights). On a dark night, I have whipped out a Mag85 and nobody was especially impressed, I suppose I should have let them rely on the MiniMag for a while first!

Andrew

 

[greenLED]

All you have to do is take your once loved but "fading" light out at night when is is pitch black, turn it on, and you'll fall in love like the day you got it. :ironic: When ever I do this with a light it never fails to amaze me and relight the fire. Try it, it never dissapoints me. :thumbsup:

:laughing: I've done that too.

 

[alanagnostic]

Wanting brighter lights happens to me buy I think once I get to the 300 lumen category or so I won't need much more light (I still want multiple levels though). I do find that my L4 sometimes seems dim to me and its not because the batteries are low. I have so many good lights that sometimes I forget how good they are...then I get out an old AA Maglight and it all gets put into the proper perspective.

 

[cave dave]

I find it amazing I used to go caving with a Princeton Tec Solo. 10 rapidily declining lumens for about 2 hrs on 2AA batteries.

 

[woodrow]

I read another thread, where the gentleman was sad because he really did not need another light because his were at the top of all catagories...edc, hid, ect. (and they were great lights)

I just shipped out 5 lights today from the b/s/t. Crees and an incan. All great lights. I now have 2 of the best lights I have ever owned...and I still look here almost every day for whats new. The nice thing about here is that you can not only find out about lights the regular public does not know about, but you can sell your 2 month old lights to get "more" with out breaking the bank.

Because I am sure in a couple of months, my Tiablo will not be nearly bright enough for walking around the house at night or throw well enough to illuminate the bush a whole 35' away in my back yard.

 

[LEDninja]

I have reached the point where the blowback of my brightest torch (My Little Friend 3xSSC P4) is hard on the eyes and I've gone back to dimmer lights while wandering around my apartment.

My recent purchases include a Civictor V1 and a L1T with nice simple UIs.

Am I the only one wanting less?

 

[Gaffle]

That happened to me once, and then I realized I was in "moon mode"!!

 

[KevinL]

I think this has happened to all flashaholics. I know a cure though. :nana:

All you have to do is take your once loved but "fading" light out at night when is is pitch black, turn it on, and you'll fall in love like the day you got it. :ironic: When ever I do this with a light it never fails to amaze me and relight the fire. Try it, it never dissapoints me. :thumbsup:

"Hey, my ROP High isn't very impressive at all.. I dunno, let's see how it looks like to others"

*points light in face and pops switch*

"AAAAWWWWWWWWW OW OWW OW OW OWW O!!!!!!!!!! IT IS BRIGHT!!"



Works too

 

[Culhain]

LOL, it happened to me tonight.

I was training a new security guard and showing him the check points in the building. Part of our building check requires us to go on the roof, which at 39 stories is above the ambient light.

I had, in a previous days training session, explained that in many areas of the building we needed to have a light to perform our checks, and advised that he either needed to grab a MagLite from the office or carry his own.

So, having noticed that my trainee had neglected to bring a light, I open the roof door and step aside to allow him to perform the check. He steps out and the next thing I hear is a grunt and an "aww poop" as he explains that he forgot to bring a light. I illuminated the north part of the roof for him with a SF C2 Malkoff. When we got to the south entrance to the roof I used my Fenix P1 Cree.

Net result was I spent the rest of the night wondering why my Fenix seemed so dim.

 

[Burgess]

Yep !


"i useta' think that my X-model flashlight was SO bright !"


"Until i met someone who had a Y-model flashlight !"


"Now, i wanna' get me a Z-model flashlight !"


:devil:

_

 

[Bushman5]

^ but whats after Z ? oo:

 

[Niteowl]

I think this has happened to all flashaholics. I know a cure though. :nana:

All you have to do is take your once loved but "fading" light out at night when is is pitch black, turn it on, and you'll fall in love like the day you got it. :ironic: When ever I do this with a light it never fails to amaze me and relight the fire. Try it, it never dissapoints me. :thumbsup:

:laughing: I've done that too.

Guilty as charged.........When it's dark, really dark, my lil' 1 watters are just as fun as when I got 'em.

 

[milkyspit]

Guilty as charged.........When it's dark, really dark, my lil' 1 watters are just as fun as when I got 'em.

1 watters? Heck, I've hiked to the quarry late at night using my old Infinity Ultra-G, with its vintage 2004 5mm LED. Worked just fine!