ebow86
Flashlight Enthusiast
I know this is technically an incadescent flashlight, but my question is regarding the LED aspect of the light so mods, if this thread could stay here in the LED forum it would be greatly appreciated, things are real lonely over there on the incan forum and don't get much attention, thanks.
Now, I bought my first A2 aviator last year and absolutely love it, a round body with white LED's. Right now I'm real close to pulling the trigger on another A2 but I really can't decide on what color leds to get next. Now before anyone suggests any links to the many threads on the A2 I just want to say I've seen them all, including the compairson of all a2 colors. I just wanted to give my thoughts here on what colors I'm leaning towards and see if I can get some fresh thoughts and opinions on the matter.
My first 2 choices I'm torn between is red and yellow/green led's. I know the red will be excellent for preserving night vision, and from what I gather the yellow/green is excellent as well. There's alot of people out there that love the yellow/green led's and it really seems like a cool color, but I gotta tell ya, I'm doubtful on how useful the yellow/greens could really be under normal conditions, they just seem SO dim in the screenshots. I mean having a very low level of light is definitely good for preserving your night vision but I need the leds to be atleast bright enough to navigate around dark woods, late night trips to the bathroom, etc, and I just don't know if the yellow/greens are bright enough to be up to the task. I know there's alot of yellow green aviator fans out there so maybe you guys can give me your thoughts and opinions.
I would also consider getting green led's as well, although I'm not totally sure what their specific purpose is for. Do they help preserve night vision as good as red or yellow/green? What's you guys thoughts on the green vs yellow/green vs red? Blue I really don't want to be honest, I don't see any real use I would get from them, I don't hunt or track blood.
Please consider 2 things when making suggestions.
1. Having an A2 for preserving night vision is not a number one priority, the feature is nice and I do want it but I'm only considering these colors that do this because I already have a white aviator and want another color for the cool factor.
2. I know there are some cool new aviator led rings floating around out there but for now I'm only interested in the stock LED rings.
I look forward to what you guys have to say on the matter. Thanks.
Now, I bought my first A2 aviator last year and absolutely love it, a round body with white LED's. Right now I'm real close to pulling the trigger on another A2 but I really can't decide on what color leds to get next. Now before anyone suggests any links to the many threads on the A2 I just want to say I've seen them all, including the compairson of all a2 colors. I just wanted to give my thoughts here on what colors I'm leaning towards and see if I can get some fresh thoughts and opinions on the matter.
My first 2 choices I'm torn between is red and yellow/green led's. I know the red will be excellent for preserving night vision, and from what I gather the yellow/green is excellent as well. There's alot of people out there that love the yellow/green led's and it really seems like a cool color, but I gotta tell ya, I'm doubtful on how useful the yellow/greens could really be under normal conditions, they just seem SO dim in the screenshots. I mean having a very low level of light is definitely good for preserving your night vision but I need the leds to be atleast bright enough to navigate around dark woods, late night trips to the bathroom, etc, and I just don't know if the yellow/greens are bright enough to be up to the task. I know there's alot of yellow green aviator fans out there so maybe you guys can give me your thoughts and opinions.
I would also consider getting green led's as well, although I'm not totally sure what their specific purpose is for. Do they help preserve night vision as good as red or yellow/green? What's you guys thoughts on the green vs yellow/green vs red? Blue I really don't want to be honest, I don't see any real use I would get from them, I don't hunt or track blood.
Please consider 2 things when making suggestions.
1. Having an A2 for preserving night vision is not a number one priority, the feature is nice and I do want it but I'm only considering these colors that do this because I already have a white aviator and want another color for the cool factor.
2. I know there are some cool new aviator led rings floating around out there but for now I'm only interested in the stock LED rings.
I look forward to what you guys have to say on the matter. Thanks.
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