Just got a new in box INF-B-W from eBay for about $120 delivered. The watertight case this light comes in is great, reminds me of a couple of years ago when Battery Station shipped one of Henry's lights in a Pelican case with spare batteries.
I took the plunge and fed the light with Battery Station rechargeables, it seems to work fine. The pushbutton in the tailcap is very hard to activate, takes several pounds of force, I'm not sure if this is by design.
The hotspot is well defined and seems to be noticeably brighter than both old and new Surefire U2's that I have handy. There is a visible color shift to yellow on the lower brightness settings and a slight doughnut in the hotspot.
The 'carbon fiber' body feels a lot like hard plastic to my unsophisticated fingers. Wonder if 'carbon fiber' is claimed to be a color like 'titanium' in some other Inova's that are actually anodized aluminum? Whatever the material, there are slightly visible seams and possible fill points indicating injection molding rather than CNC machining like on most Surefires.
I can hear a slight rattle from something in the light, it doesn't seem to be the batteries. After pushing the tailbutton lightly while shaking the light, the rattle disappears, looks like it is in the switch.
There is very apparent flicker on the lowest power setting from the PWM, medium and high look continuous.
As with most clicky multimode lights, you have to get the cadence just right to change brightness, otherwise you will cycle the light on and off.
Later, I'll take this light out for a night walk and see how it compares to some others that I have.
