Hi:
I've had this in my pocket for a few years. It has served me well. It's still working fine, and I even have a spare. I'd just like MORE LUMENS!!!
It really is a sickness. For instance, the first thing I thought after playing with my new Olight SR90 Intimidator a while back was, "now I need about 4400 lumens!"
Ok, back to the EDC issue. At the time, the Nitecore was close to the best lumens/volume ratio obtainable. Plus, I love the *simple* interface. Memory of the last setting, a very low low, and a decent high. Continuous adjustability isn't that essential.
There is a slight problem though. For all it's strengths, the button design on the Nitecore is also it's weakness. I have a pal who's PD I convinced him to buy doesn't work reliably. He won't buy Nitecore again. My spare is tighter than my EDC, but works. I am open to another Nitecore, though I am disappointed that their current EX11.2 tops out at 200lm. I was hoping to reach the mid to high 200lm range.
While staying within the confines of the "major makers" (or at least who has their models on a regular web site with concice specs, rather than listed in some 421st post of a thread) rather than custom jobs, who might be the TOP 5 flashlights that I should consider for a new CR123 EDC with priority on:
1. lumens on high, preferably >200lm
2. lumens/volume ratio very good
3. lumens on low, prefer <10
Thanks for input.
I've had this in my pocket for a few years. It has served me well. It's still working fine, and I even have a spare. I'd just like MORE LUMENS!!!
It really is a sickness. For instance, the first thing I thought after playing with my new Olight SR90 Intimidator a while back was, "now I need about 4400 lumens!"
Ok, back to the EDC issue. At the time, the Nitecore was close to the best lumens/volume ratio obtainable. Plus, I love the *simple* interface. Memory of the last setting, a very low low, and a decent high. Continuous adjustability isn't that essential.
There is a slight problem though. For all it's strengths, the button design on the Nitecore is also it's weakness. I have a pal who's PD I convinced him to buy doesn't work reliably. He won't buy Nitecore again. My spare is tighter than my EDC, but works. I am open to another Nitecore, though I am disappointed that their current EX11.2 tops out at 200lm. I was hoping to reach the mid to high 200lm range.
While staying within the confines of the "major makers" (or at least who has their models on a regular web site with concice specs, rather than listed in some 421st post of a thread) rather than custom jobs, who might be the TOP 5 flashlights that I should consider for a new CR123 EDC with priority on:
1. lumens on high, preferably >200lm
2. lumens/volume ratio very good
3. lumens on low, prefer <10
Thanks for input.