Surefire L4/L5 question

mbt25

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I have been looking at these two lights and see there is a size difference and it looks like different optics. The specs look pretty much the same. Are there other big differences that I am not catching? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon3.gif
 

Hoghead

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The L4/KL4 bezel is about the same diameter as the body of the L5. In other words the largest diameter part of the L4 is about the same diameter as the smallest diameter part of the L5.

The L4 is a flood light.

The L5 has a nice hotspot with nice spill light.

I carry lights of either size in a holster, but the L4 is much more pocketable.
 

luxlover

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Fellow flashaholics,

Why hasn't anybody caught mbt25's misconception about the L4 and L5 having optics and not reflectors? They have reflectors......
 

mbt25

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I would love to but I don't have that much spare cash /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif
 

mbt25

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Thanks luxlover for staighten me out about the reflectors. The last light I purchased was a Inova X0 so I was still thinking in that context.
 

Prolepsis

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Might be obvious, but the L5 has more heatsinking. The L4 gets warm pretty quickly.
 
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