Anyone Actually Find Use For The Fenix Difuser?

Wassernaut

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I picked up a Fenix Difuser for my P3D, but have yet to find a use for it - unless I ever need to direct traffic at night. As for using it for a candle, I much prefer standing the P3D on end and bouncing the light off the ceiling. Using the difuser in the "candle position" just directs the light towards people's eyes. It's a neat and cheap little gadget and I'm glad I have it, I just don't know what I'll do with it. Have you found any good use for the thing? :thinking: - Larry
 

Stereodude

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There's lot of places that don't have a white ceiling to bounce the light from. You can hang the light and use the diffuser for an area light in those places.
 

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Mine was delivered yesterday for the P3D 100. I plan to use it as a candle when travelling to countries that have daily power outages.

It got it's first use yesterday to navigate the bedroom in the dark while my other half slept.
 

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The light by itself on low works wonders for navigating without waking the SO. Actually it would probably work better since you can shine the light on the ground. However I can think of at least one good use for it, camping. I'm about to order one for our upcoming camping trip this weekend, actually.
 

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It's been echoed in all the other diffuser threads of late - it's great for when you don't have a ceiling to bounce or a flat surface to stand the light on.
 

blademan

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I hang my light from my neck and then I don't have to point the light when camping. It works pretty good.
 

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I used the red filter and blue-tacked the diffuser on for a great night light on low. The diffuser on it's own offers more immediate light than bouncing the light off of the ceiling although it depends what I'm doing.
 

sb_pete

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Multiple uses. I love that little thing!
Works great for the candle use and I imagine would be a great little light hung from the lanyard in a tent or other such space. I use it to light up the work space on a podium I stand at while working valet. (I use similar diffusers on Magled 3d's to light up dark areas and walkways at private functions by sticking the mag in the top of a white traffic cone to elevate it and stand it up straight.)

I also cover one side with cardboard and use it as a booklight. I think I might actually get another and use black paint for the same effect. Makes a great booklight on low or med depending on ambient light, only prob is that the glare from it can bug my eyes, hence the cardboard shield which I would like to try using black paint for.

I also, boringly enough, use it to direct traffic, although here my olight t10 is better for its ability to go from a low light setting straight to strobe. Same size so it works great. Can't leave the p2d on turbo all the time, it gets hot. I love the fact that it works just about as well as the diffusers on mags but I can easily drop it in my pocket when not in use.

All that and I've only had it for a week.:grin2:

-Pete
 
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