Thanks! If it’s bluish, it doesn’t sound like it’s really using a Cree.
EDIT: I just looked it up again on Walmart’s site and now it’s shown as being no longer available. I guess it was either really popular and sold out, or they just ran out anyway and they’re no longer going to stock them, which seems more likely since Coast no longer lists it on their own site.
I would STAY AWAY from Coast brand unless you want zooming feature clone. I saw the 1400 lumen at Home Depot around holiday time for $24.00. Passed on it because I do not like zoomies due to light shadow rings when light beam is zoomed in.
I think what I like most is a light that has a wide flood beam or a light that simply has a hot spot center with a good amount of spill. Do you think the Polysteel is good if left in a flood setting?
You are better off getting a good quality spot/flood beam flashlight once light is turned on. Full light with good throw and spill WITHOUT those annoying light shadow rings when zoomed.
Correct. You are better off spending more and getting better quality. I started out with ” CHEAPO ” dollar lights, moved on to Atomic Beam, Tactlight, etc…. until I learned about high powered quality lights.
BTW, I do bother with store bought lights unless on sale, 1000 lumens minimum, etc….
Well, I was considering the idea of staying with budget stuff because I’ve been reading about so many people on Candlepowerforums having so many problems with their more expensive lights, regardless of brand or price. I’ve also had plenty of luck with store-bought lights no matter how low the price. Of course, they’re not all that high of quality, but some of them have surprised me.
You got good batches man. Most zoom lights have that disability. I have owned all types of zoomies and most if not all suffer from ” annoying shadow rings “.
Be careful with the use of the terminology. Not every IP class has the same set of parameters. In general, the specs for these parameters go up as the IP class goes up. The parameters for IP7 and IP8 however, are not identical to those of IP1 - IP6. It is even possible that an object has IP7 without meting the specs of IP5 or IP6
IP8 is even more peculiar, the manufacturer has to add the values of the specs, like xx minutes and yy meter. Just stating IP8 without addition of those values says nothing, it could be 1 minute at 1.5meter.
And all of this still does not add up to the term “waterproof” in the sense that the interior will stay dry. It only means that the volume of the ingress is limited to an extend that it will not harm the function of the object.
Alrighty, you must be a lot more particular than most.
I just compared my HX5 beam pattern to my BLF A6, Wuben E05 and Nitecore MT06 and the HXF beam in spot mode is more uniform and free of artifacts than the other three lights.
I guess that I’ve hit the focusing light beam pattern lottery six times. Cool.
LightObsession, I agree with you on the beams of the Led Lenser and Coast, those are the only 2 brands I've seen that have a nice focusing beam, as opposed to the focused led imprint. They are not the crap lights as described by some, maybe they've never seen one. BTW I must have hit the beam lottery, too.