Hi everyone...
This is my first post at what looks like a great board. I've been lurking for a few weeks. The story: My not-so-trusty MiniMag died a few years ago and I had been without a flashlight since then, always having to borrow someone else's. I finally decided I should buy a new one, and, perhaps after seeing a store display, I was convinced that LED lights were the way to go for my needs (general use, camping, EDC). Not knowing much about LED lights, I started researching them and found flashlightreviews.com - from there came to CPF.
I bought a Fenix L1T from 4sevens maybe a week ago - the readily available batteries and the runtime on low sold me, plus I couldn't quite justify the price of a SureFire (yet). It arrived Friday and I played with it quite a bit over the weekend. The color seems pretty white to me - perhaps a bit of green around the edges, but more than satisfactory for someone who's only ever used cheap incandescents.
This morning I dropped my brand new light from 3 or 4 feet onto a slate tile. Bang. That had to happen sooner or later, I suppose, but I was hoping for a bit less soon. I was a bit worried (OK, a lot worried) but then I took a look at the damage - only a very tiny nick on the edge of the bezel. The light still works fine, of course. I hit the tiny speck of exposed aluminum with a Sharpie, and now about the only way to tell anything happened is to run a finger along the edge and feel for the nick. I was way impressed. I think I shall be buying more HA-III stuff in the future.
P.S. It is stormy here tonight and the power is out as I write this. The Fenix is tail-standing next to my laptop and illuminating the room almost as well as my little halogen reading lamp. Now I'm really glad I got it when I did - this makes up for dropping it on the floor!
This is my first post at what looks like a great board. I've been lurking for a few weeks. The story: My not-so-trusty MiniMag died a few years ago and I had been without a flashlight since then, always having to borrow someone else's. I finally decided I should buy a new one, and, perhaps after seeing a store display, I was convinced that LED lights were the way to go for my needs (general use, camping, EDC). Not knowing much about LED lights, I started researching them and found flashlightreviews.com - from there came to CPF.
I bought a Fenix L1T from 4sevens maybe a week ago - the readily available batteries and the runtime on low sold me, plus I couldn't quite justify the price of a SureFire (yet). It arrived Friday and I played with it quite a bit over the weekend. The color seems pretty white to me - perhaps a bit of green around the edges, but more than satisfactory for someone who's only ever used cheap incandescents.
This morning I dropped my brand new light from 3 or 4 feet onto a slate tile. Bang. That had to happen sooner or later, I suppose, but I was hoping for a bit less soon. I was a bit worried (OK, a lot worried) but then I took a look at the damage - only a very tiny nick on the edge of the bezel. The light still works fine, of course. I hit the tiny speck of exposed aluminum with a Sharpie, and now about the only way to tell anything happened is to run a finger along the edge and feel for the nick. I was way impressed. I think I shall be buying more HA-III stuff in the future.
P.S. It is stormy here tonight and the power is out as I write this. The Fenix is tail-standing next to my laptop and illuminating the room almost as well as my little halogen reading lamp. Now I'm really glad I got it when I did - this makes up for dropping it on the floor!
), then the power came back on while I was at work.
