What was the last LED light you purchased and why?

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Nitecore Extreme Q5 at the end of May.

Why? I liked the look of it and wanted a simple small pocket EDC light. I chose the ss bezel because I'm not a fan of strike bezels, especially on a light that small. Besides, it looks so much nicer with the smooth stainless steel. I also wanted to use my existing Surefire E-series filters and diffuse which I find handy, plus the head is also E-series compatible which gives me the option of a nice quick dual mode LED conversion for my E1e or E2e bodies. The E2e is bored out for 17670 cells so I can run the Nitecore for much longer. So with just these two I have options for long body, short body, shorter body, one cell, two cell, primaries, rechargeables, LED, incan, lamp variety, bright with shorter run time, less bright with long runtimes, filters, diffusers, single mode, dual mode, customised ramping...!
All in all the NEX and E-series together makes a very versatile system which should serve me well for a long time. :twothumbs
 
Surefire A2L... just have to wait for it to arrive.

Previous one was a Surefire U2, and it arrived today!

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I've purchased a Fenix E01. I couldn't resist buying a cheap but durable little light with adequate output.
 
I purchased a Olight M30 Triton because I wanted to see what a 700 lumen MC-E light could do compared to the Surefire LX2 I had purchased previously. I now have a very good floodlight as well as a decent thrower.

The problem is now I want a powerful thrower as well and I have just seen the video for the MD4 Wildcat that Malkoff Devices are making available again shortly. That will be my next buy and first custom buy. What is CPF doing to me!!!!😱

Edit: To note I forgot that four Fenix EOI lights arrived this morning in different colours. The reason for getting them is so I can look for things I drop in dark places in public places without scaring members of the public by switching on the M30...
 
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Harry999 said:
I purchased a Olight M30 Triton because I wanted to see what a 700 lumen MC-E light could do compared to the Surefire LX2 I had purchased previously. I now have a very good floodlight as well as a decent thrower.

The problem is now I want a powerful thrower as well and I have just seen the video for the MD4 Wildcat that Malkoff Devices are making available again shortly. That will be my next buy and first custom buy. What is CPF doing to me!!!!😱

Edit: To note I forgot that four Fenix EOI lights arrived this morning in different colours. The reason for getting them is so I can look for things I drop in dark places in public places without scaring members of the public by switching on the M30...
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How did it do?
 
I bought the Red Filter cap for my L2D the other day from 4Sevens. It cost me $5 shipped. Since I am so fascinated with the red light coming from my Ra Twisty 85-TR... I am kind of cheating my flashaholic-ism... by telling myself I had bought a brand new light (even though it is just my old Fenix L2D with a Red cap...😗).... but ssshh!! Don't tell myself that! :sweat: It makes me :sleepy: better at night... haha!
 
recDNA said:
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I tend to have the M30 set to Strobe.

A few months ago I happened to switch on a Surefire E2DL while leaving work just to check it was on. I normally lock out the tail cap if I have kept it in my pocket during the day. One of my colleagues with not a little fear in her voice told me I shouldn't use a powerful flashlight near her because she is an epileptic and subject to fits.

Since that time I tend to use lower lumen lights in public where there are large numbers of people around. I know the chances of an epileptic being around is small but I would feel bad if I scared one by setting off the strobe on the M30. I would feel even worse if I caused that person to suffer a fit! 😱

Besides in these politically correct days it probably better not to attract unnecessary attention with an out of the ordinary flashlight.

My neighbors of course know about my love of flashlights because I am always testing them out in the garden! :thumbsup:
 
Maratac AAA because I've been wanting a very small light that could clip inside my pants pocket. I also wanted a small AAA light with the XP-E emitter. The ability to run 10440's (even though it's against the manufacturer's recommendations for LEGAL reason) is a plus too. Also it's hard to beat for the price.

Hoping to see more AAA lights with the XP-E or XP-G emitters. 🙂
 
WadeF said:
Maratac AAA because I've been wanting a very small light that could clip inside my pants pocket. I also wanted a small AAA light with the XP-E emitter. The ability to run 10440's (even though it's against the manufacturer's recommendations for LEGAL reason) is a plus too. Also it's hard to beat for the price.

Hoping to see more AAA lights with the XP-E or XP-G emitters. 🙂
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Whoa... the Maratac AAA uses an XP-E emitter? Is there anyother AAA lights that use XP-E or XP-G?
 
I bought a Surefire LX2 and L4 Lumamax, because i like the slim size and wanted one for throw and the other for flood.
 
On a bit of a flashlight feeding frenzy at the moment. I go in cycles. 😀

It was started off by the new Maratac AAA. The minute I saw it, I had to have it. I guess like most people here, I couldn't resist the form factor, multi-mode output and of course, the price.

So once the flashlight fire was stoked I had to feed it and that somehow lead to a Novatac 120P....

That choice was a little more complicated. I've been angling for a Ra Clicky for some time, but after doing some research, I was deterred by three major factors:

1) The lack of a decent clip
2) The lack of tail-standing ability
3) The size of the light (seems a little large for an EDC)

So that brought me back to Novatac. I have an 85P and really like it, so it seemed logical to get a 120P. I would have liked a black one but they all seem to be 120T's.

I know there are lots of exciting new lights out there, many costing less than the NT, but doing hours of research just gives me a headache...

That said, I believe my next purchase will most likely be a Nitecore D10 or a Liteflux LF3 XT, as these seem to be very well liked by folks in the know.
 
my last purchase was a mag aa led. i bought it as a gift for my boss because he kept borrowing my eagletac and wasn't carefull with it. too bad- after about 2 weeks he turned into a jerk:crazy:
 
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