I appreciate Jason's work very much and would really like to support his business, but i can't wrap my head around shelling out so much for a 3 modes chinese driver aluminium light(You can have the same tool for 20$ shipped...), hand made with pride or not.
the price is actually kind of reasonable considering that it is pretty much a hand made light.
i think the one thing that really hurts the Alpha's desirability is that it doesn't offer any functionality that i can't get from something significantly cheaper. SF L2p + intl-outdoor 3A dropin = about $45 for similar performance from an equally handsome light.
does Jason offer custom modes? that's one thing that would make his light different from cheaper alternatives.
Yeah, his site does showcase a bunch of unique custom orders and limited run batches that he's made and notes that he's definitely up for custom orders. I think his biggest advantage will be his expiramenting with different finishes, from the Electroless Nickel to Cerakote to raw copper, he's got a lot of various finishes.
After reading thru his blog though I'm mostly impressed with his modded McClicky switch. The gold plated wavy spring makes a heck of a lot of sense to me, and I don't think I've seen that elsewhere.
Darn, Tim, this is the third review I'm reading and I must admit: amazing reviews in all aspects! Hands down :O I just read them because of the quality :bigsmile: I know that I will never buy any of those reviewed lights :bigsmile: But it's a pleasure to read your reviews ;) Hope to see you doing budget review as well :)
That is a really nice light. I don't quite see the point though as its not particularly bright or compact for an 1x18650 light. Its cool looking, but thats a heck of a price point.
Hopefully we won't wind up like CPF with people gushing how they "wept for pure joy" when they first saw its beamshot, and how its "the most important light of their life", and all that BS. ;-)