100 lumen 1AA Luxeon Rebel torch @ DX

Just saw this, I think it's new. Looks like a great inexpensive EDC light.

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.6162

5 modes, nice look, 0100 Rebel led. What do you think?

It is new.

Order one.

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Come back with a report.

i wait no longer.
push that button........

did you happen to notice the other one? surely people here have, i had not, the new rebel stuff should be interesting.
but chek out the users AMP specs on that other one they are selling.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.4862

I ordered one a couple hours ago. 100 lumenny goodness. mmmmm

I'll make some comments when it gets here.

I ordered mine this morning.

I ordered the single-mode one yesterday. My first buy from DX. Probably not the last,I'm sure.

Doesn't look like it will tailstand... and I still prefer HAIII.. but looking forward to some reviews... especially about regulation, current draw and runtime.

The weird thing is that DX is still selling the other MTE Rebel 5-mode (070 bin) and it's a nickel more. The single mode MTE Rebel is also using a 070 bin, I think.

jeep44 said:

I ordered the single-mode one yesterday. My first buy from DX. Probably not the last,I'm sure.

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the greatest thing about DX is that you get free flashlights in mail!! Well...they aren't "technically" free...but when you order them and forget they're coming a couple of months later, it's like free!!

OK, the C2 (#4862) is a "070 bin" (thanks musicalfruit) and this new one is a "100 bin".

How much brighter would it be?

If it's much brighter, I'm buying a single mode one as soon as it is listed!

lctorana said:

OK, the C2 (#4862) is a "070 bin" (thanks musicalfruit) and this new one is a "100 bin".

How much brighter would it be?

If it's much brighter, I'm buying a single mode one as soon as it is listed!

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If the drive currents are the same, it'll be 30% brighter.

ooohh...

Impressive. Thanks Luke.

Now I have 2 questions.
1) Does the bin number coorespond to the output in lumens, perchance?

2) Is the response to light of the human eye linear or logarithmic (or other)?

To rephrase the question with an example, if light A puts out 50 lumens, and light B puts out 100 lumens, does B APPEAR to be twice as bright as A?

I decided to buy one a couple of days ago in this ( https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/171114) thread. I'll let ya know when it gets here in a month.

I just hit the "pay now" button on the MTE 5-Mode 100 Lumens Rebel Flashlight (AA / 0100 BIN) for $17.90 http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.6162

Hope it is a decent light.. I really like the clicky instead of a twist on light.. I will report back when it shows up ..

lctorana said:

ooohh...

Impressive. Thanks Luke.

Now I have 2 questions.
1) Does the bin number coorespond to the output in lumens, perchance?

2) Is the response to light of the human eye linear or logarithmic (or other)?

To rephrase the question with an example, if light A puts out 50 lumens, and light B puts out 100 lumens, does B APPEAR to be twice as bright as A?

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1) The numbers refered to in this case are the number of lumens the emitter produces at 350mA.

2) Logarithmic. So the light will put out 30% more light, but it won't look like quite that much.

To rephrase the question with an example, if light A puts out 50 lumens, and light B puts out 100 lumens, does B APPEAR to be twice as bright as A?[/quote]

I'm an ear doctor, not an eye doctor, but I can tell you that most of our senses work on log scales. Twice the sound or light energy is typically perceived as only a little bit more. When I went to medical school, I was taught that the human eye has a 100,000X sensitivity range. Our eyes and brains adjust so much that we can't rely them when it comes to hue or brightness for photography. Film more accurately captures the yellow of an incan or the green of a fluorescent light. And without a light meter, our photos would almost always be over or under exposed. I have the 070 C2 model and think it is very nice because it is bright and has a nice warm-white tint. Don't know for sure if I'll notice any increase in brightness, but I ordered the 100 model this past week.

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