Help me here: SF e1 v. Peak LED McKinnley lumens

I am looking at the "new" (to me) Peak Led McKinnley 7 LED light to replace my SF E1e. The E1e says that it has ~15 lumens output (I am not sure of the range that it was measured) and the Peak McKinnley says that it has from 96-128 lumens.

Now, does that actually mean that the Peak puts out 4-5 times the amount of light as my little Sure Fire? If it does, then why don't more people buy these little boogers. I know that they will become more popular since Arc is now closed and their prices are high already, but for the same amount (aprox) of money as my SureFire I could get at least 4 times the lumens and in an LED...WHEW! Sounds good.

If this comparison is not true/accurate (LED v. incand) STILL try to tell me NOT to buy one. Size, look, fit/finish, price, LED, etc all look good. What am I missing?

David

A little mistake. The Peak was measured in Candlepower, not lumens. Candlepower is a measurement of brightness at a point, not overall output (Lumens).

I would guess the Peak 7 LED would put out 14 or so Lumens.

Sounding like a broken record, but if you want to replace the E1e, look at the QIII. Fine piece of work.

Didn't believe me huh? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Mark

Thanks guys- my mistake on the different measurements. Do any of you habe any experience with the Peaks? Tell me more about the QIII please.

Re: Help me here: SF e1 v. Peak LED McKinnley lume

I don't know which light, but it would be rechargable coupled with a backpack solar cell.

There are tons of recent posts about the QIII...including this one.

I'd go for one of the new SF KL1 luxeon heads, particularly if you like tight beams with great throw in a small package. Just screw it on your E1E and you're good to go. I really like my KL1. I have a couple McKinleys, one white and one green, and they're nice lights too, but no where in the same league as the KL1 head.