Your favourite and worse LED torches

Albinoni1967

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Out of all the torchlights what's your favorite and worse led flashlights you have owned or had. What are your favourite Chinese or American etc torches
 

Eddiekneejerk

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I think my favourite lights have to be my Zebralight sc62w and my Thrunite T10s.

Worst light? That's a toughie. I've had some awful chinese lights and a Maratac aaa that was greener than Shrek's greenest parts though...
 

ForrestChump

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I think my favourite lights have to be my Zebralight sc62w and my Thrunite T10s.

Worst light? That's a toughie. I've had some awful chinese lights and a Maratac aaa that was greener than Shrek's greenest parts though...


:welcome:
 

ForrestChump

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Favorite: P3X, HDS 120


Not favorite:

Even at its price, I didn't care for the EO1

Zebralight - Loved it - then didn't.

Nitecore - D10 - Had 2, Both turned sour like the ZL

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Fireclaw18

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My favorite light tends to be what I use at the moment. It often changes week-to-week.

My current favorite is my Jetbeam TCR-01 which I modded with a triple Nichia 219B and Carclo 10507 optic. It's not the brightest light, but looks beautiful, has a great tint and awesome UI.

My least favorite light? ... probably my old Lenslight mini high-CRI XPG. It's bigger and heavier than a Zebralight SC600, but dimmer and less throwy than a Sipik 68. For such an expensive light, I expected more.
 

5S8Zh5

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I guess receiving and returning for a refund could be categorized under the worse column - D25AAA.

Best? EDC: PD22. No one has dethroned her from my pocket. A couple have joined her and carried every day - i3S and a TubeVN. Only one other light can be drawn and reclipped with one hand, one try - the TubeVN + P7 retention clip.
 

ForrestChump

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My favorite light tends to be what I use at the moment. It often changes week-to-week.

My current favorite is my Jetbeam TCR-01 which I modded with a triple Nichia 219B and Carclo 10507 optic. It's not the brightest light, but looks beautiful, has a great tint and awesome UI.

My least favorite light? ... probably my old Lenslight mini high-CRI XPG. It's bigger and heavier than a Zebralight SC600, but dimmer and less throwy than a Sipik 68. For such an expensive light, I expected more.


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incd

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I haven't found my favorit till now.

Worse : Lumapower Incendio.
 

richbuff

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Favorite: MMU-X3. Because of the sweet, sweet spot that it occupies on the size/power continuum. Worse: None. LED lights that are smaller and less powerful than the MMU-X3 have their role in life, as well as greater lights. I have not failed to get what I paid for, and I have not had any reason to complain about what I have gotten, since I have discovered the wonderful world of real Flashlights.
 

Phlogiston

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Favourites: V20A (most used) and TK41 (most fun :) ).

Worst: I remember a 3D incan Maglite, back in the mid-90s, with a really ringy beam. It was a stark contrast to my 2AA Mini-Maglite, which was really quite nice by the standards of the time.

Edit: sorry, shouldn't have been talking about incan Maglites in an LED thread! Never really had a bad LED experience - all my LED lights have been decent to excellent by the standards of their times. Worst experience was getting a dud LD01, which I just sent back for an LD02 instead.
 
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recDNA

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Favorite V11Rvn with 4000k xml2.

Least favorite all my old Maglights. Surefire lights with P60 drop ins because they are uncomfortable to carry in my pocket.
 

berry580

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Favorite: Jetbeam TCR1
Infinitely variable from 0 to 500 lumen with 18650 battery (large capacity). Great smooth beam profile. Durable titanium body. Can't ask for much more really.

Worse: Maglite with LED (rebel I think)
The led just stopped working after a few years, and I barely even turn it on. Beam profile is rubbish. It's overdue for a quality drop in.
 

Vulpes Abnocto

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Favorite: Fenix PD35

Least favorite: Any UltraFire knockoff. (yes, I made that mistake before doing my research. A couple times actually)
 
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