How can they get most things so right and "drop the ball on the 5 yard line".
Don't get me wrong, I pre-research a ton before I buy and know just what I'll be getting and I really like this light.
I have only three complaints about this very fine light: (and these faults are shared by many other lights as well)
1. the switch is almost impossible to find in the dark unless you do the trick with putting the clip near it. I can run my thumb around that thing 5 times and not feel the smooth, totally level button. I have a Sunwayman with the same problem - what's with that? To prevent pocket actuation? Hmmmm.
2. To turn on in moonlight (very common) you hold the button down - sounds easy. Unfortunately, the time difference between a simple push on, moonlight (hold) and lock out (longer hold) is very narrow (less than a second difference to be exact). A dull-witted me, at 3 am is to dextrous and there has been many a curse word uttered in the dark (or way too bright) room. The Zebralight SC600 it replaced suffered from the same problem but would
3. (my universal complaint) why do they still make the majority of lights essentially invisible in the dark - i.e jet black or matt black. I get it for law enforcment (although not really). But for the rest of us non-ninja types it makes no sense. Do they not understand that these lights will be used in the dark?
Sorry to grumble like an old man (my wife's words) but the fact that there are like 20 compainies out there jumping all over each other to make a "better flashlight" and they still have not addressed these issues boggles my mind.
Don't get me wrong, I pre-research a ton before I buy and know just what I'll be getting and I really like this light.
I have only three complaints about this very fine light: (and these faults are shared by many other lights as well)
1. the switch is almost impossible to find in the dark unless you do the trick with putting the clip near it. I can run my thumb around that thing 5 times and not feel the smooth, totally level button. I have a Sunwayman with the same problem - what's with that? To prevent pocket actuation? Hmmmm.
2. To turn on in moonlight (very common) you hold the button down - sounds easy. Unfortunately, the time difference between a simple push on, moonlight (hold) and lock out (longer hold) is very narrow (less than a second difference to be exact). A dull-witted me, at 3 am is to dextrous and there has been many a curse word uttered in the dark (or way too bright) room. The Zebralight SC600 it replaced suffered from the same problem but would
3. (my universal complaint) why do they still make the majority of lights essentially invisible in the dark - i.e jet black or matt black. I get it for law enforcment (although not really). But for the rest of us non-ninja types it makes no sense. Do they not understand that these lights will be used in the dark?
Sorry to grumble like an old man (my wife's words) but the fact that there are like 20 compainies out there jumping all over each other to make a "better flashlight" and they still have not addressed these issues boggles my mind.
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