wjv
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Just picked up a Fenix PD22 today. (Not the s2 model)
The low setting is suppose to be 8 lumens, with a medium of 46, High of 95 and turbo of 190.
The 8 lumen does NOT look like 8 lumen. It is many times brighter that my Sunwayman R01A (10L) or my iTP C8 when it is set on 6L. It looks much closer to my JetBeam BA20 when it's set on 30L, or my Colemen XL50 set on 25L.
Also, while I can see SOME difference between the low and medium settings, it isn't very noticeable. Seems like the diff between low and medium is ~25% to the visible eye, Since 46/8 = 5.75, I would expect the difference between these two setting to be ~double (or maybe a tad more) in perceived brightness.
Is it possible that my PD22 is miscalibrated, or is that normal for Fenix? The primary reason I bought the PD22 was the 98 hour run time on low, and would be bummed out if the low setting was sucking up amps faster than it was suppose to.
Ideas?
Comments?
Thanks!
The low setting is suppose to be 8 lumens, with a medium of 46, High of 95 and turbo of 190.
The 8 lumen does NOT look like 8 lumen. It is many times brighter that my Sunwayman R01A (10L) or my iTP C8 when it is set on 6L. It looks much closer to my JetBeam BA20 when it's set on 30L, or my Colemen XL50 set on 25L.
Also, while I can see SOME difference between the low and medium settings, it isn't very noticeable. Seems like the diff between low and medium is ~25% to the visible eye, Since 46/8 = 5.75, I would expect the difference between these two setting to be ~double (or maybe a tad more) in perceived brightness.
Is it possible that my PD22 is miscalibrated, or is that normal for Fenix? The primary reason I bought the PD22 was the 98 hour run time on low, and would be bummed out if the low setting was sucking up amps faster than it was suppose to.
Ideas?
Comments?
Thanks!