antikythera
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Hello all! I've had an account here for a while, but have mostly lurked, as I lack the experience to do much else other than ask questions and use the search feature.
Anyway, I purchased a Nitecore D10 R2 last January, and absolutely love it! Needless to say, (flashaholic powers... activate!) I saw the kinds of things that are being done with CR123A battery flashlights, and would like to try out a 1xCR123A. I'm not planning on replacing the D10, but would like to... ahem... add to my collection.
However, herein lies the problem. What do I get?
I live in Arizona, so there tend to be a fair number of tan-colored critters prowling around at any given time, so I use my flashlight (a 45 lumen Dorcy 3xAAA, then the D10) to keep from stepping on them around the house or outside.
Some features that I want in a flashlight (not really ranked):
1) Customizable settings -- Despite the easy set-up of the D10's brightness settings, having custom pre-set brightness levels is always nice.
2) More brightness than the D10 -- The D10 is a great light, but outside, it just doesn't seem to quite cut it. That may be a product of its narrow beam pattern, though.
3) A pocket clip -- This is a must. Almost 100% of the time when I carry the light, it is with the pocket clip. I feel that this is an important feature for any light.
4) Tailstanding -- I use this a fair bit, but with a little ingenuity, it's not really that important.
5) Runtime -- Very important. I plan to run the light off of RCRs, and don't want to keep having to change the battery every week.
I have perused the search feature of this wonderful site and discovered a few contenders.
Quark Tactical 123 -- Good brightness, very nice beam, somewhat bluish, though, well priced (with included goodies!), long-term reliability unknown
Ra Clicky 140C (Maybe GT, but it's kinda pricy) -- Alright brightness, excellent beam (excluding lottery lemons), excellent runtime, excellent durability, (seemingly) somewhat high lemon rate, quite pricy
Ra Twisty -- Known to be very reliable (except for occasional deformation of the U-wires), very nice beam, not that bright, customizable settings, not too expensive, but I'm not a huge fan of twisty mechanisms. I could give this a try if it's really good, though.
I am a student, so my budget is rather small (shouting distance from $100 would be nice), but hey, I don't buy these every day... yet!
Anyway, I am somewhat lost as to what to buy, and I'm sure that I'm missing some other contenders here.
So, what are your thoughts? Are there any lights that I missed? Are these options any good?
Thanks!
Antikythera
Anyway, I purchased a Nitecore D10 R2 last January, and absolutely love it! Needless to say, (flashaholic powers... activate!) I saw the kinds of things that are being done with CR123A battery flashlights, and would like to try out a 1xCR123A. I'm not planning on replacing the D10, but would like to... ahem... add to my collection.
However, herein lies the problem. What do I get?
I live in Arizona, so there tend to be a fair number of tan-colored critters prowling around at any given time, so I use my flashlight (a 45 lumen Dorcy 3xAAA, then the D10) to keep from stepping on them around the house or outside.
Some features that I want in a flashlight (not really ranked):
1) Customizable settings -- Despite the easy set-up of the D10's brightness settings, having custom pre-set brightness levels is always nice.
2) More brightness than the D10 -- The D10 is a great light, but outside, it just doesn't seem to quite cut it. That may be a product of its narrow beam pattern, though.
3) A pocket clip -- This is a must. Almost 100% of the time when I carry the light, it is with the pocket clip. I feel that this is an important feature for any light.
4) Tailstanding -- I use this a fair bit, but with a little ingenuity, it's not really that important.
5) Runtime -- Very important. I plan to run the light off of RCRs, and don't want to keep having to change the battery every week.
I have perused the search feature of this wonderful site and discovered a few contenders.
Quark Tactical 123 -- Good brightness, very nice beam, somewhat bluish, though, well priced (with included goodies!), long-term reliability unknown
Ra Clicky 140C (Maybe GT, but it's kinda pricy) -- Alright brightness, excellent beam (excluding lottery lemons), excellent runtime, excellent durability, (seemingly) somewhat high lemon rate, quite pricy
Ra Twisty -- Known to be very reliable (except for occasional deformation of the U-wires), very nice beam, not that bright, customizable settings, not too expensive, but I'm not a huge fan of twisty mechanisms. I could give this a try if it's really good, though.
I am a student, so my budget is rather small (shouting distance from $100 would be nice), but hey, I don't buy these every day... yet!
Anyway, I am somewhat lost as to what to buy, and I'm sure that I'm missing some other contenders here.
So, what are your thoughts? Are there any lights that I missed? Are these options any good?
Thanks!
Antikythera
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