The SureFire AZ2 Thread

[sfca]

Well I finally got my hands on one of these. I gotta say, I'm not impressed. The body construction, the tailcap, and the overall asthetics of the unit are pretty good. Even the low mode is pretty good.

The thing that really kills this light for me is the pencil thin, relatively low output main beam. its a pretty good thrower but there isnt a really smooth transition from the high beam to the low beam. This makes it great at range, great in close, but this light really falls short of the mark for everything in between.

Ya know I saw somewhere in Milky's thread him throwing out the possibility of a sprint run of LX2s..
Maybe a AZ2 run would be better. Similar internals (electronics) & twisty switch, correct?

 

[Alberta-Blue]

Ya know I saw somewhere in Milky's thread him throwing out the possibility of a sprint run of LX2s..
Maybe a AZ2 run would be better. Similar internals (electronics) & twisty switch, correct?

Honestly... If I could mod this light with an XP-G R5 or one of the upcoming S2 bins I would be very happy with it but the hotspot is WAY to tight to be used for anything else other then throwing.

Speaking of which.... I may just have to ask milky 'bout that.

 

[sfca]

Honestly... If I could mod this light with an XP-G R5 or one of the upcoming S2 bins I would be very happy with it but the hotspot is WAY to tight to be used for anything else other then throwing.

Speaking of which.... I may just have to ask milky 'bout that.

Would be nice to get a TIR in there!
Don't know what that would do to the 4 led low-beam.. But I do like them TIR sized hotspots!

 

[DimeRazorback]

Anymore beamshots out there in the wilderness?? :candle:

 

[SuperTrouper]

My AZ2 arrived today.

Here are some photos. Click for larger size options.

I'm going to try to do a review and some beamshots, both indoor and outdoors if anyone's interested.

 

[pjandyho]

Beautiful. Thanks! Awaiting your beamshots.

 

[sfca]

My AZ2 arrived today.

Here are some photos. Click for larger size options.

I'm going to try to do a review and some beamshots, both indoor and outdoors if anyone's interested.

Yes please! Beautiful pics

 

[DREW297]

I'd love to see some indoor/outdoor beamshots. I've been drooling since I saw this masterpiece and this thread makes me want one even more.

 

[troller_cpf]

Don't know if it has already been asked/answered, but what type of leds are the 4 surrounding leds around the center K2? they do not seem to be classical 5mm nichia...

thanks!

 

[SuperTrouper]

I'm afraid I don't know. They look like 5mm LEDs but they're unusually warm IMO.

 

[SuperTrouper]

I've posted my review here

 

[troller_cpf]

what sounds strange to me (concerning the 4 5mm leds) is that if you look at a nichia 5mm led from the top you'll see pretty nothing, that's because, you just see the top of the two "wires", while in these if you look from the top you see a yellow base... it seems like an incapsulated Luxeon Dragon... or like the 4 leds used in the Inova Inforce Color...

buh... 🙂

 

[SuperTrouper]

Yes they certainly don't look like typical 5mm LEDs, however I haven't got a clue what they are unfortunately.

Like the main beam, they still have a reasonably warm output, as you can see in the beamshots, which is quite unusual in my experience of 5mm LEDs.

 

[SuperTrouper]

An interesting bit of news....the AZ2 is E-series compatible!!!

I snapped a couple of photos in my review thread

Presumably there Z2-S and Stratum will also be compatible!!

 

[DimeRazorback]

Any possibility of someone doing some beamshots?

I have seen the ones that are floating around, but some more would be nice 😀

Comparisons with some other SF's would also be great!!

 

[SuperTrouper]

I did beamshots for the lights I felt it was comparable to in my collection in my review Dime.

 

[DimeRazorback]

I saw yours and they were great!

You can never have enough of a good thing however, and I need to see more before I decide 100% to buy the light. My money is limited these days... :laughing:

 

[PelicanCaseNut]

The new AZ2-S is out, strobe version.

 

[hotlight]

Is the AZ2's head and tailcap C-series compatible? That would make some sweet lego!

Thanks

bump... will this tailcap fit on a P/C SF?

 

[Chrontius]

And now the new AZ2-S is discontinued. LA Police Gear probably just sold their last unit.