What ever happened to Fenix's L1/2D-CE

They sort of faded away? I'm bored waiting, I guess I'll buy an M1 from Matt instead of the Fenix when he gets them in....
Heli

Huh? They were delayed by 1 or 2 weeks, no big deal. ETA is now something like Feb 5. I'm not sure what an M1 is supposed to be. I dunno if I'll buy an L1/2D-CE since the user interface sounds insane, but I'm delighted with my L0D-CE.

funny! Buy both, I say! Each has distinct advantages, the L1D CE especially with the many settings and good runtime on low can just be a very useful little light to have. The M1 is somewhat bigger, uses more expensive batteries (unless you use rechargeables, which it can do of course), and has a lot more throw. But it has few settings. So one will work with the other nicely!

Right, I have both lights on Pre-order, they're expected to ship on or around Feb 5th.

I also heve both on Pre-order, Guess we just have to wait?

heliyardsale said:

They sort of faded away? I'm bored waiting, I guess I'll buy an M1 from Matt instead of the Fenix when he gets them in....
Heli

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You just haven't been paying attention; these AA babes haven't even been released yet, much less faded away...

Um, I don't think the M1 is in the same category as the AA lights from Fenix; I too, will buy a M1 Cree sooner or later, but the convenience of AA batteries, which can be afforded virtually ANYWHERE, along with ~80 lumens in the ~3.5 inch body, makes the L1D CE a completely different light to compare with the M1 Cree.

The Fenix AA lights just don't seem to be as popular as the smaller (CR123 & AAA) lights. I guess it's the "Wow Factor". I think that the user interface on the new AA lights in much better than the "keep twisting 'til you get what you want" UI of the P1D & L0D lights. And the batteries are much more economical. But the P1D and L0D are getting much more attention on the forums. I'm sure there'll be renewed interest once the L1D & L2D start shipping. But they may never match the popularity of the smaller lights.

Anticipation....

Whets the appetite.

And to some extent, all this chat increase pre-sale interest, possibly leading to pre-sale orders.

As others have said, I prefer not to buy first, to wait for any potential initial problems to be sorted and reviews and comparisons especially to appear.

I decided at the last second not to buy one for now. I'm waiting for natural HA and to see what body options will be available. As with the Jetbeam, product delays (which probibly do mean a better quality product in the end) detract from hype and the impulsive buying that can so easily overcome us while reading the forums late at night.

My guess is they made them, the throw is good but they are very ringy like the P1DCE so they are scrambling to retool and fix the problem.. Hopefully, they will be nice when all is said and done... LA LA LAAAAAA WAITING!!!!!
Heli

abvidledUK said:

Anticipation....

Wets the appetite.

And to some extent, all this chat increase pre-sale interest, possibly leading to pre-sale orders.

As others have said, I prefer not to buy first, to wait for any potential initial problems to be sorted and reviews and comparisons especially to appear.

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FYI, it's "whet" not "wet." You'll thank me later.

heliyardsale said:

My guess is they made them, the throw is good but they are very ringy like the P1DCE so they are scrambling to retool and fix the problem..

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They already have an orange peel reflector to avoid ringy beam problems. More likely, somebody just built and/or shipped a component late. I work in manufacturing, it happens ALLLL the time.

zeeexsixare said:

FYI, it's "whet" not "wet." You'll thank me later.

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Later................



Thank you.

Blindasabat said:

They already have an orange peel reflector to avoid ringy beam problems. More likely, somebody just built and/or shipped a component late. I work in manufacturing, it happens ALLLL the time.

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Do you know this for sure? I have come across conflicting info regarding this.