Hi Guys,
I got a SureFire Kroma the other day. It is a little bigger than my SureFire A2s, but it does the same and more. And, to my surprise, I use all of the low settings on the Kroma quite a bit.
I like colored lights. They aren't as good for general purpose as a low level white, but they do other things that white cannot. For example, my A2-red was my nightstand light. I could get up and check things at night by the red light, but a bright white light was right there. Likewise, my yellow-green A2 allows me to read by a pleasant dim light that is not distracting to others like white would be. Looking at a map in the car is a good example. The Y/G light lets me read all the map features, but doesn't distract the driver. A white A2 would be too much.
Now comes the Kroma, with its two levels of red and blue light, dim white, and A2-esque bright white in conjunction with the low level. The dim red is excellent for around the house. It is dimmer than the A2, and much floodier. I can use the bright red for finding my way outside if I don't want to destroy my dark-adapted vision.
I did not expect that I would use the blue on the Kroma, but I do. Dim is a brighter flood than dim red, and really lights up a nearby area well. It is great as a low-light navigational tool outside. Bright blue lights up a small yard. I would prefer green, but blue actually is pretty useful. I don't use it because it is blue, but more because of the level of light and the floodiness.
The Kroma's dim white is a little wierd. Up close it is a *very* small spot, square and about the size of a postage stamp. It has proved useful for looking at small things, but the white beam doesn't get to be a size that you (I) would expect until about 6 feet or so. Not a reading light.
The main white beams in both lights are functionally comparable. Not the same color at all, but comparable in pattern and throw.
I don't use my A2s now. They are smaller and thus more easily carried, but for the majority of my uses they have been replaced by my Kroma.
Anyone else feel the same?
Scott
I got a SureFire Kroma the other day. It is a little bigger than my SureFire A2s, but it does the same and more. And, to my surprise, I use all of the low settings on the Kroma quite a bit.
I like colored lights. They aren't as good for general purpose as a low level white, but they do other things that white cannot. For example, my A2-red was my nightstand light. I could get up and check things at night by the red light, but a bright white light was right there. Likewise, my yellow-green A2 allows me to read by a pleasant dim light that is not distracting to others like white would be. Looking at a map in the car is a good example. The Y/G light lets me read all the map features, but doesn't distract the driver. A white A2 would be too much.
Now comes the Kroma, with its two levels of red and blue light, dim white, and A2-esque bright white in conjunction with the low level. The dim red is excellent for around the house. It is dimmer than the A2, and much floodier. I can use the bright red for finding my way outside if I don't want to destroy my dark-adapted vision.
I did not expect that I would use the blue on the Kroma, but I do. Dim is a brighter flood than dim red, and really lights up a nearby area well. It is great as a low-light navigational tool outside. Bright blue lights up a small yard. I would prefer green, but blue actually is pretty useful. I don't use it because it is blue, but more because of the level of light and the floodiness.
The Kroma's dim white is a little wierd. Up close it is a *very* small spot, square and about the size of a postage stamp. It has proved useful for looking at small things, but the white beam doesn't get to be a size that you (I) would expect until about 6 feet or so. Not a reading light.
The main white beams in both lights are functionally comparable. Not the same color at all, but comparable in pattern and throw.
I don't use my A2s now. They are smaller and thus more easily carried, but for the majority of my uses they have been replaced by my Kroma.
Anyone else feel the same?
Scott
