HighlanderNorth
Flashlight Enthusiast
These 2 lights are so similar you'd have to assume that these 2 companies designed them to compete against each other. The Jetbeam PA40 has a carbon composite body with aluminum head, and the Fenix has an all aluminum body. They both run on 4-AA's. They have fairly similar max brightness with the Fenix at 520L and the Jetbeam at 468L. They have fairly similar modes, with the Fenix LD41 with: Low/5L Med/80L High/190L Turbo/520L. Whereas the Jetbeam PA40 runs at: Low/2L Med/50L High/220L and Turbo/468L
The run times arent too far off either, but the Fenix seems to have a little better low run time even though its low is 5L and the Jetbeam's is 2L. But the 2 lights look fairly similar, except the Fenix is a little more square-ish and the Jetbeam is a little more rounded and ergonomic looking.
I have never used either light. The price of the JB PA40 is $69 and the price of the Fenix LD41 is $76. The one advantage I see is that the Fenix LD41 uses the newer XM-L U2 and the Jetbeam uses the XM-L T6, which probably explains the difference in both cost and max brightness. The Fenix has 2 switches on the rear, with one for power and the other for mode switching. Its got momentary too. The Jetbeam has just one switch, but its got a low battery indicator light. I dont know if it has a momentary feature like the Fenix. The Fenix LD41 seems to tail stand, but I dont think the PA40 will do the same.
I'm thinking that one of these just might be the multiple AA light I was looking for to get my friend to buy, because they are simple to use, they use common AA batteries which he always has lots of, and either one could be a good indoor light for a non-flashaholic who might have trouble with complicated UI's. Have you used either or both of these and which do you like better and why?
http://www.batteryjunction.com/jetbeam-pa40.html
http://www.batteryjunction.com/fenix-ld41.html
The run times arent too far off either, but the Fenix seems to have a little better low run time even though its low is 5L and the Jetbeam's is 2L. But the 2 lights look fairly similar, except the Fenix is a little more square-ish and the Jetbeam is a little more rounded and ergonomic looking.
I have never used either light. The price of the JB PA40 is $69 and the price of the Fenix LD41 is $76. The one advantage I see is that the Fenix LD41 uses the newer XM-L U2 and the Jetbeam uses the XM-L T6, which probably explains the difference in both cost and max brightness. The Fenix has 2 switches on the rear, with one for power and the other for mode switching. Its got momentary too. The Jetbeam has just one switch, but its got a low battery indicator light. I dont know if it has a momentary feature like the Fenix. The Fenix LD41 seems to tail stand, but I dont think the PA40 will do the same.
I'm thinking that one of these just might be the multiple AA light I was looking for to get my friend to buy, because they are simple to use, they use common AA batteries which he always has lots of, and either one could be a good indoor light for a non-flashaholic who might have trouble with complicated UI's. Have you used either or both of these and which do you like better and why?
http://www.batteryjunction.com/jetbeam-pa40.html
http://www.batteryjunction.com/fenix-ld41.html