<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by RonM:
Very interesting. This sounds like just the type of headlamp many have been wanting. Can you post a picture?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Sorry Ron, I don't have digital camera yet and is still waiting for the D1X
Don't get excited too fast. While those LEDs are great - switching from 1 to 3 LEDs, the incandescence bulb is UGLY and VERY yellow (3v, 0.2A). I pop in rechargeables and a mini maglite bulb, it improves a lot. Of course, it is a lot brighter than mini maglit due to being overdriven. I don't care the life span of the bulb since it's so cheap and I use the incandescence only for just in case.
With rechargeables, it is still a lot brighter than Matrix. This single lite could both of replace Matrix and Mini Mag.
Did I say it's focusable (for incandescence)? If you do backpacking on solo and carry only one lite, this will be very good choice. It looks pretty sturdy to me. I dropped it to concrete (marble) floor from my desk on the first night I got it accidentally, it survived without any demage.
Alan