markr6
Flashaholic
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- Jul 16, 2012
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I for one love the XP-L HI emitter. I feel like throw is easily measured, whereas flood requires more of an in-person experience.
But I'm starting to see more and more manufacturers use this, and some making models with ONLY the XP-L HI. In contract, some like Eagletac offer a range of emitters in the same light.
So I'm wondering, will this turn into a fad for flashaholics and allow marketing guys to put out another numbers game, eventually hurting the "general public" looking for a balanced-beam flashlight? I'm not saying those will disappear, but simply wondering if they'll take a back seat for the time being. I don't want to walk a dog at night with a 406m pencil beam thrower!
But I'm starting to see more and more manufacturers use this, and some making models with ONLY the XP-L HI. In contract, some like Eagletac offer a range of emitters in the same light.
So I'm wondering, will this turn into a fad for flashaholics and allow marketing guys to put out another numbers game, eventually hurting the "general public" looking for a balanced-beam flashlight? I'm not saying those will disappear, but simply wondering if they'll take a back seat for the time being. I don't want to walk a dog at night with a 406m pencil beam thrower!