The LEDCorp "Our Best Aluminum Flashlight" and the PT Impact are fundamentally different in the way they create their
beams. The Impact uses a standard 5mm type white LED and a rather well-made lens to achieve a narrow beam (narrower
than that of a bare LED) while the LEDcorp model uses a specially-ground LED and a shiny reflector more like a conventional
flashlight. The LEDcorp model also has a somewhat adjustable beam; although like most other adjustable flashlights, you will
get the typical "doughnut" beam when you select a wider angle flood-type beam.
Pictures might be better to show you a comparison between the two flashlights.
The first picture shows the LEDCorp light at its tightest focus on the left, and the PT Impact on the right.
The second picture shows the LEDCorp light widened to approximately the same beam angle as the Impact.
As you can see, the LEDcorp light can shoot a narrow beam for a much longer distance, but the beam sucks when you widen
the focus out much at all. In that case, the Impact will have better beam quality.
In my opinion, I might choose the Impact if you didn't have to light something up more than 100' or so away.
Distance jobs are still best suited to a good incandescent torch like a Mag Lite or one of the more expensive lithium "tactical"
lights. LEDs do their best for short range situations - walking the trail at night, digging the camp potty, lighting up the tent, and that sort of thing. They also excel as household utility flashlights and blackout lights because they run for a long time on a set of batteries.
