Best new light this year? (so far)

Well we are almost a third of the way through 2008 and I was wondering what everyones thought was on the best light to come out so far this year. Taking into consideration but not limited to, new designs, emitter updates and general kewlness.

What say the collective forum minds?

From what i've actually purchased --


TerraLux 2AA flashlight, with a Rebel emitter.


$30 at Battery Junction. :twothumbs



Note: this has already been revised / replaced by a newer model !

New one sez 140 Lumens (as opposed to 90).

And, the new one is a couple bucks Cheaper, too !



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The year is still young, but as to state-of-the-art combined with coolness, the UI for the new 2-level SF E1L and E2L and their runtimes leave me with a bit of a :woodie:

Larry

Inova T1, what a turn around. They kept on screwing up with emitters and beam patterns and such, but the whole 2008 T series really looks like a fresh start. Same awesome construction and price, but with the output, beam pattern, and runtime that it deserves. Big woohoo to Inova.

The Surefire E1B

chaoss said:

Well we are almost a third of the way through 2008 and I was wondering what everyones thought was on the best light to come out so far this year. Taking into consideration but not limited to, new designs, emitter updates and general kewlness.

What say the collective forum minds?

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Until now, my vote goes to LUMAPOWER INCENDIO !

to early to say...but if it comes to fruitation, the ARC6 will probably be the release of the year

Crenshaw

I am a newbie to lights but the Fenix L2D Q5 is it for me

Now that I finally have one in my hands, I have to vote for the Ra (HDS) Twisty. It seems to be anvil tough but built out of precision parts that have nice details in machining such as channels to keep the o-rings totally captive. The rumored accessory battery tubes only lift the status higher.

I am undecided between Lumapower Incendio and LiteFlux LF2X but in case I had to give away one of them I would probably keep the LF2X.

I think lunasol is the best light so far.

+1 for LunaSol, although Thur. will yield a new contender as well!

Mayo

Can you guys post links to the lights you speak of, and explain to those of us who don't keep up as much, as to why you feel these lights deserve this mention?

The L0D Q4...just because of the effect it has on non-flashaholics oo: .

You got to admit...75 lumen from something so small is simply not possible...not unless your a CPF member.

+1 for the Inova T1... a U-turn by Inova with their 2008 lineup. Finally!

My vote goes for the Lummi Raw Al £45($90) for a tiny, beautifully engineered, semi custom, rechargeable, McGizmo reflectored, Cree Q5 powered flashlight.

Milkyspit transgressor is pretty wicked in terms of customs!!!

Obvilously, the SureFire Invictus is going to be the release of the year. There is no contest.

Outdoors Fanatic said:

Obvilously, the SureFire Invictus is going to be the release of the year. There is no contest.

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Brownstone said:

1: Vaporware until it ships.
2: I think Optimus is a better tool. Focusable is more valuable to me than more lumens.​

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Even Maglite has a focusable LED already, but no other mainstream manufacturer has a light with the P7 yet.