Flakey
Enlightened
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2005
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Ok, so i have been friends with Andrewwynn for a while now, and we were talking about a high powered light that was keychain friendly, i said E1L he said, Groovy. So i bit, "Whats a groovy" Long story short today i get a very special package with my own personal Groovy! and i must say, THIS THING IS GREAT! It fits on my keychain like a charm, its big enough for me to grab to pull out the keys, and small enough to sit in my jeans withought bothering me. For those who don't know, the groovy is a compact little light that runs on a single RCR123A. it is VERY bright for its size, I have one with a special driver that puts out about 950mA normal groovies will have less power but longer runtimes. This one makes 80 lumens for about 35 minutes. ill let the beamshots do some talking.
The groovy makes friends with the U2
U2 on highest setting
Groovy
NOW FOR A CEILING BOUNCE TEST
U2
Groovy
MY camera sucks, the white balance is all off neither of the lights are greenish in tone, both are PURE white.
Ok that being said, my impressions:
WOW for the size it cant be beat, the beam is a perfect mix of flood and throw, it has a wider spillbeam than the u2. Beamshape of the groovy is better, in my opinion, (transition from hotspot outwords is smoother) The light itself is beautifull. the chrome finish, and finning is just great to look at, and provides a decent gripping surface. The tailcap swich is a proper clicky, with press momentary, click constant. the tailcap FEEL is SWEET! the tail feels solid, and confident, it is recessed into the back of the light, so it can tailstand, also it protects from accidental activation. The light is overall very well thought out, original, and, well, Groovy! I like it ALOT
one last shot, Comparing beams
Honestly it doesnt do half bad fighting a light that is twice its size and weight ........ Oh By the way, yes i EDC both of these lights now. heaven forbid that for even a second there might be darkness in my life =)
questions/comments welcome
The groovy makes friends with the U2
U2 on highest setting
Groovy
NOW FOR A CEILING BOUNCE TEST
U2
Groovy
MY camera sucks, the white balance is all off neither of the lights are greenish in tone, both are PURE white.
Ok that being said, my impressions:
WOW for the size it cant be beat, the beam is a perfect mix of flood and throw, it has a wider spillbeam than the u2. Beamshape of the groovy is better, in my opinion, (transition from hotspot outwords is smoother) The light itself is beautifull. the chrome finish, and finning is just great to look at, and provides a decent gripping surface. The tailcap swich is a proper clicky, with press momentary, click constant. the tailcap FEEL is SWEET! the tail feels solid, and confident, it is recessed into the back of the light, so it can tailstand, also it protects from accidental activation. The light is overall very well thought out, original, and, well, Groovy! I like it ALOT
one last shot, Comparing beams
Honestly it doesnt do half bad fighting a light that is twice its size and weight ........ Oh By the way, yes i EDC both of these lights now. heaven forbid that for even a second there might be darkness in my life =)
questions/comments welcome