firelord777
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Fenix TK41 REVIEW
I am sure that we are all familiar with the TK41's technical ratings, 800 lumens and blah blah blah. So I'll cut to the chase.
First impressions:
I literally could not contain my excitement in the post office, so I opened it up right there in front of everyone. Either no one noticed or I was glued to the TK41's surprisingly deep reflector. It was a bit bigger than I imagined. So on the way back home, I put on the lanyard and put some alkalines I had lying around. Half were almost dead, but it darn well lit up my dad's car in the middle of daylight! Loaded with batteries, it had some heft to it. I imagine you can hurt someone with the weight of it… or yourself LOL. Joking aside, I tried to get it into the strobe mode, then back, but then it just turned off. I was like: what the heck? Then I turned it back on, and after playing around a bit, realized that to go to strobe mode you have to have the flashlight on, then do the double click.
Tint:
On my TK41, My light does not have any green tinge to it at all, but rather a unique purple on its highest modes. Unique because when using outside, it has a neutral white effect. Good CRI, and I know because I own a Fenix TK20.
Beam:
I do not know how, but when I shine my TK41 (on low) against my TK20 on general at around 3-4 feet away, the beams are identical. Tight, thrower hotspot. But any range beyond that, the TK41's beam gets smaller than the TK20's. When I took it to take out the trash, it was almost indescribable, such a tight hotspot. I really dig this light.
Real World Usage/ possible situations
Ok, this is a tough one. For me, at this point, the TK41 is, well aimed for the outdoors. More of an Adventure/ Survival light. 10 day runtimes, at an amazingly bright level. Trust me, its ten lumens is more than enough to see a good 10-15 yards, proved it myself, with a bit of ambient lighting as well. Actually, 10 lumens is all in need to do anything around the house-general chores, stuff like that.
I was trying to decide between this light and the TK35. After realizing that I will not be able to use the TK35 in an extended powerout or something where I can't charge its 18650, I knew I had to go with the TK41.
A weird use for the TK41 is for use as a heater when you're cold. Immediately after I turn on the light on turbo, I can immediately feel a large amount of heat when I hold my hand 6 in. from the lense. Wow!
Overall, I am VERY satisfied with this light. It was what I have been looking for. Big, but I can manage to fit it in my pocket LOL. A true thrower, and only one known green tint XM-L incident. I don't know if it will be worth it for others, because I did not pay for mine. My dad paid for it for my birthday. We really are not rich at all, so he hoped I like it because it is a lot of money. $130 on Fenixgear.com. Fast shipping to here in Florida. 2 days, but it did not fit in my mailbox so I had to go pick it up at the post office the day after. Bummer. Well at least I finally got it. Its almost a month since my birthday. LOL, everyone asking to see my flashlight.
If you have ANY questions, DO NOT WORRY, I will be more than happy to address your inquiries regarding the light. I will try to post pictures later, as I have one more "powerful flashlight" that uses 2 18650 and 5 Q5 emmiters. But I do not promise anything.
Again, any questions, you know who to call. Also, feel free to shoot me a PM.
Please help me make my reviews better, this is my second "review" Not best, but ok I guess.
Best wishes, Firelord777
I am sure that we are all familiar with the TK41's technical ratings, 800 lumens and blah blah blah. So I'll cut to the chase.
First impressions:
I literally could not contain my excitement in the post office, so I opened it up right there in front of everyone. Either no one noticed or I was glued to the TK41's surprisingly deep reflector. It was a bit bigger than I imagined. So on the way back home, I put on the lanyard and put some alkalines I had lying around. Half were almost dead, but it darn well lit up my dad's car in the middle of daylight! Loaded with batteries, it had some heft to it. I imagine you can hurt someone with the weight of it… or yourself LOL. Joking aside, I tried to get it into the strobe mode, then back, but then it just turned off. I was like: what the heck? Then I turned it back on, and after playing around a bit, realized that to go to strobe mode you have to have the flashlight on, then do the double click.
Tint:
On my TK41, My light does not have any green tinge to it at all, but rather a unique purple on its highest modes. Unique because when using outside, it has a neutral white effect. Good CRI, and I know because I own a Fenix TK20.
Beam:
I do not know how, but when I shine my TK41 (on low) against my TK20 on general at around 3-4 feet away, the beams are identical. Tight, thrower hotspot. But any range beyond that, the TK41's beam gets smaller than the TK20's. When I took it to take out the trash, it was almost indescribable, such a tight hotspot. I really dig this light.
Real World Usage/ possible situations
Ok, this is a tough one. For me, at this point, the TK41 is, well aimed for the outdoors. More of an Adventure/ Survival light. 10 day runtimes, at an amazingly bright level. Trust me, its ten lumens is more than enough to see a good 10-15 yards, proved it myself, with a bit of ambient lighting as well. Actually, 10 lumens is all in need to do anything around the house-general chores, stuff like that.
I was trying to decide between this light and the TK35. After realizing that I will not be able to use the TK35 in an extended powerout or something where I can't charge its 18650, I knew I had to go with the TK41.
A weird use for the TK41 is for use as a heater when you're cold. Immediately after I turn on the light on turbo, I can immediately feel a large amount of heat when I hold my hand 6 in. from the lense. Wow!
Overall, I am VERY satisfied with this light. It was what I have been looking for. Big, but I can manage to fit it in my pocket LOL. A true thrower, and only one known green tint XM-L incident. I don't know if it will be worth it for others, because I did not pay for mine. My dad paid for it for my birthday. We really are not rich at all, so he hoped I like it because it is a lot of money. $130 on Fenixgear.com. Fast shipping to here in Florida. 2 days, but it did not fit in my mailbox so I had to go pick it up at the post office the day after. Bummer. Well at least I finally got it. Its almost a month since my birthday. LOL, everyone asking to see my flashlight.
If you have ANY questions, DO NOT WORRY, I will be more than happy to address your inquiries regarding the light. I will try to post pictures later, as I have one more "powerful flashlight" that uses 2 18650 and 5 Q5 emmiters. But I do not promise anything.
Again, any questions, you know who to call. Also, feel free to shoot me a PM.
Please help me make my reviews better, this is my second "review" Not best, but ok I guess.
Best wishes, Firelord777
