Anyone get one of these yet?
Picked one up at home depot and it sure is bright! In fact I think it may be putting out a little more than the rated 300 lumens. Compared to the old 100 lumen version - the hot spot is much bigger and cleaner looking.....no more tunnel vision effect! Of course run time is less: about 1 hr 45 min with Eneloops vs over 8 hrs (with a fairly aggressive step down) for the 100 lumen version. The 300 lumen does not seem to have much of a step down like the 100 lumen has. Apparently PWM is used as it was on the 100 lumen version, but it seems pretty fast and I did not detect it until I viewed it through my digital camera.
Downsides are the 6 second window they programmed to allow mode changing (should be under 1 second to prevent unwanted mode changes when using momentary) and the plastic threads on the tail cap; both carry overs from the original 2AA 100 lumen Indestructible.
The 300 lumen has an added deficiency IMHO – the 70 lumen low mode is too bright for most close up work. They should have kept the low mode in the 15-30 lumen range.
Overall I like it.....nice and bright with a prettier beam, though it would be better with a lower low and a mode change that times out in no more than 1 second between switch activations instead of the approximate 6 seconds it has now. A tail cap with metal threads would be nice too, but unlike the first two changes it might drive up the $15 price point a little.
Picked one up at home depot and it sure is bright! In fact I think it may be putting out a little more than the rated 300 lumens. Compared to the old 100 lumen version - the hot spot is much bigger and cleaner looking.....no more tunnel vision effect! Of course run time is less: about 1 hr 45 min with Eneloops vs over 8 hrs (with a fairly aggressive step down) for the 100 lumen version. The 300 lumen does not seem to have much of a step down like the 100 lumen has. Apparently PWM is used as it was on the 100 lumen version, but it seems pretty fast and I did not detect it until I viewed it through my digital camera.
Downsides are the 6 second window they programmed to allow mode changing (should be under 1 second to prevent unwanted mode changes when using momentary) and the plastic threads on the tail cap; both carry overs from the original 2AA 100 lumen Indestructible.
The 300 lumen has an added deficiency IMHO – the 70 lumen low mode is too bright for most close up work. They should have kept the low mode in the 15-30 lumen range.
Overall I like it.....nice and bright with a prettier beam, though it would be better with a lower low and a mode change that times out in no more than 1 second between switch activations instead of the approximate 6 seconds it has now. A tail cap with metal threads would be nice too, but unlike the first two changes it might drive up the $15 price point a little.
