What makes a light you just like?

We are all adding when funds permit new lights and assorted bits and bobs like batteries etc but what draws you to a certain flash light you just like?

This week I have added a Led lenser K3 a Streamlight Key Mate and a Terralux Lightstar 100 and disposed of a Streamlight Stylus Pro.

I have taken a real liking to the Terralux but I have lights brighter and far more expensive but for some reason it feels good and using it as much as I can.In the day times I find my ITP A3 is the light I cannot leave home without and to round it off need my Fenix EO1 to use in late evening.

3 very different lights but all have my affection.

How about the members and why?

I like to carry my cheaper lights everyday and I only take my more expensive one with me if im going somewhere (caving, camping, etc).
A light that i just like would be very bright and have a single mode and be medium in size.( My favorite is the SF 6P with the Malkoff M61).

Im sure Im like many on this forum, in that every time I visit a brick&mortar store, I have to view the flashlight and lantern section(s). Im attracted to old school type lights. I have a love for incandescents and warm-led lights, and so if I see one I like, I pick it up. I also love small, EDC-able keychain lights, with the Fenix E01 at the top of the list.

For some odd reason, I also love old technology, dim cheapie lights too. Got a bazillion of those. For no reason. Maybe give-aways in an emergency situation ??

After having a few different obsessions over the years (firearms, knives, Jeeps), I suppose my tastes have evolved to prefer compact, tough, higher quality lights (SureFire, Ra, Peak). Even though I just recently began to learn more about the technical aspects of flashlights, I don't see my tastes changing towards less expensive, more lumens types of lights, just because they are less expensive or appear brighter.

mag 2D host. 2xIMR26650 + mag 6D Xenon PR lamp and a DIY PVC spacer tube. Its a $25 light, great tint, ~130L OTF (slightly brighter than my E2L). I use a KD OP reflector and glass lens for more flood, but it certainly works great with the OEM optics. Only draws .9A so thats good for ~4 hours. With IMR cells the output is ruler flat and regulated as well as anything on the market. Great bulb life too.

Next would be a SF-G2 hosting a DX:3218. I run it off RCR123 cells and its a nice budget setup.

I too am a sucker for the old classics. With some sensible mods they can go a long way. I have always found ~100-130 Lumens the perfect output level for general use tasks, with minimal run time tradeoff.

You ask why?.... Simple economics perhaps. My $25 2Dmag setup is slightly brighter than my $155 E2L. With these cells it will run for 2 more hours (I run my E2L with RCR123 cells), emit ~20 more lumens (ballpark), has WAY better CRI and is just as well regulated with the IMR26650 cell chemistry.... and its USA made, (you can't say that about a lot of cheap lights).

I love keychain lights and lights with good beam profiles and tints. I think thats why I have been using my romisen rc-c6 so much, I just love the beam pattern you get with an aspheric even if you do lose some output.

What makes a light you just like?

it works when i need it.:candle: