I find this bad habit with the attachable clips absolutely horrible, please again more flashlights with screwed on clip or a clip which sits under the tailcap.
And these two comments I absolutely agree with!
The flashlight industry is at least 15 years behind of modern user interface technologies.
Most owners of a “tactical” flashlight have never and will never be in a “tactical” situation 
Yep but I would eat fried grasshoppers to have an FW3A with the HDS EDC clicky firmware.
It failed as soon as it stopped looking remotely like it was supposed to and became just another clone of what already exists.
The claim stainless steel is too heavy annoys me.
The feel and look of my s41s just makes the weight worthwhile. Bring on more steel!
Progress is overrated.
A couple people here could probably make a flashable version of something similar if you ask really nicely, I know I’d be interested in it too.
Edit: Another submission to the thread… High CRI is almost meaningless below 4000K/if you want high CRI 5000K+ should be the target CCT. I haven’t seen a comparison that would dispute this yet at least.
Maybe it is for you, but not for me. Period, and no need to dispute. 
Cheers ^:)
Textured reflectors are worth the efficiency loss and reduced throw in all cases except a dedicated thrower for the reduction in artifacts and overall smoother beam profile.
Ow wow, that was the topic which lead me to BLF 3 years ago!
I remember a topic which said exactly the same, don’t know anymore which topic is was
Yeah I’ve seen a couple tests posted and the throw loss was VERY minimal, like max 3-4% IIRC. Textured all the way.
I’ve had an OP reflector on my C8 since I got it, and the beam profile is excellent at any distance. Though I wish I knew what the M1’s beam on a smooth looks like.
About using exotic colour leds in flashlights: any wavelength over 640nm will look virtually the same colour (own observation backed up by biological/physical knowledge), your eyes just get less and less sensitive to it so you are wasting efficiency.
(this is not about night vision stuff but illumination seen by human eyes)
Yes.
I like Damascus, timascus, mokeme… but not for large parts. anything more than inlays and it starts to look like a plastic painted gas station find with a glossy finish.
I like the Nichia 219c version of the D4S better than the SST-20 4000K 95 CRI version.
No, those do not look cheap to me, to us.
Because we kinda know what it takes to build such lights. And they don’t come cheap.
But what about the muggle that says: my 5y old daughter got one of those plastic lights.
And he/she talks about a crazy colored incandescent 1*AA light he/she has won at the local county fair.
5000ish shade.
18650/26650 cells Single and dual to suit.
Variable/exchangable heads with single. triple and quad led’s.
Fully waterproof.
Side switch. recessed with indicator touch point above it.
NO rear sw.
NO tube lights. (I hate them). Ugly as.
If it was possible to, Chuckle.
Lots of spread with good throw.
A copper model of all the lights “I” Like.
Internal charging. on any model torch
people tend to give away to non torch people only.
Ramping on smaller/mid range. Walkabout lights.
NO Flashing.of any kind.
Availability of On/OFF on all torches. with a lockout for everything else.
AH. Finally figured my perfect torch.
Sofurn C8+. 26650 cell. IP68 waterproofing. Copper casing. On/Off sw.
With a spare head unit with 3-4 LED’s in there just for a change.
The “almost” purrfect torch hey.
For the sake of bumping a fun thread…
#17: Long power outages suck. It’s nice to exercise your lights and all, but the amusement only lasts until the fridge warms over (or to a lesser extent, a cold front rolls in and your house has an electric shower).
I’ve never liked power outages and while my collection makes them a little more bearable, I still don’t like dealing with them…. I’ve got a basement, and it gets dark everyday, after all.
+1 . I agree, many times it is. The ‘latest’ is not always the greatest.
At times, the old ‘tried & true’ remains superior. :+1:
I like this one, a lot. :innocent:
Throw is largely useless except when building something that uses a 20,000lm COB.
I don’t really use my Fenix TK35 anymore since the beam is so tight that it is just painful up close. A wide even beam is easier on your eyes and immensely more useful.