Description: Eiger Ultra ,
Body Material: Hard Anodized Aluminum — ,
LED Color: High-color Rendering Index (CRI) ,
Optical Type: Medium ,
Body Style: Key Chain
I never had a High CRI LED before so I took a chance and ordered it on the Ultra.
The Optical type I choose was medium, since I didn’t understand the differences and any emails with questions sent to them were ignored.
Observations:
1.) I put in a 10440 unprotected Ultrafire blue into the flashlight.
2.) I noticed that the light color is similar to sunlight, more yellow than white.
3.) The light beam was diffused not a focused spot.
4.) The lens was not clear but had a diffusion pattern on it. It is more translucent than clear.
5.) It is not as bright as expected. Is this because of the high CRI LED?
Here is a picture of it. It was difficult to take.
So my question is: What does Optical Type Medium mean?
Peak doesn’t seem to answer emails.
It is somewhat cryptic to me on how and what to order, especially if you are a newbie. I emailed them once with questions about what the difference was between medium and narrow optics and what a long tail cap vs. a short tail cap is, as well as other questions but never got a reply. If they don’t like answering those kind of questions, it would be helpful to newbies to have a FAQ page.
Other sites that sell light stuff are just as cryptic to me. I guess they just don’t like to deal with newbies.
After some digging around, this is what I found:
You have to order the key chain body style if you are planning to put a momentary tail switch on it, which they also sell on their site.
Cool white is a lot brighter than high CRI, but colors appear more natural under CRI.
I choose the medium optical type rather than the narrow. I’m assuming that the narrow has the clear lens and the medium has a translucent honeycomb diffuser on it. The narrow optical will be more brighter in terms of concentrating the light into more of a spot than spreading it wider. I figure for walking on a trail, the medium would be better. If I was looking at something small on the table, I figure the narrow optics would be better.
The light uses a QTC so when you tighten the head, it gets brighter, and when you loosen it, it gets dimmer. I’m not sure how the tail switch works when using it with a QTC flashlight. I think it might push down on the battery so it get brighter, just like tightening the head.
Also I’m not sure how the light will work over all when adding a Ti Clip to it. I heard it may not reach max brightness with the clip on it and you have to tighten the head a little more from the Ti Clip place.
I’m guessing that they drill and tap a small hole at the end of the brass plunger, and put a tiny bolt and washer (s) in to adjust the length of the plunger. They only need to increase the length of the plunger depth by the thickness of the Ti Clip, maybe a little more for varying battery lengths.
Anyways, this is what I found out so far. I hope this information helps other people who maybe interesting in getting this light.
A Peak bears no resemblance to a $20 Chinese light, you obviously have never handled one or dealt with their excellent CS, nothing like being able to pick up the phone and chat to the owner. I’ve even had one off lights made by them using specialised LEDs for specialised application at work. These are not mass produced Chinese light
What other light lets you replace the battery underwater? Sound like you have no experience of Peak.
You’re comparing a Kia with a Mercedes Benz, the only similarity is they will both get you from point A to B.
Why reprimand me B25364 for buying the Peak Eiger Ultra?
You sound like you really like the Oilight i3. I don’t insult you for only having one flashlight right?
I have two Preon P1’s, two Streamlight Microstream C4, Tank 007 E10, FOURSEVENS Quark Turbo QB2L-X Gen 1, and now a Peak Eiger Ultra. ( I forgot to mention a Veleno Design Quantum D2 and a LED converted two AA Maglite )
I am still waiting for my Tank 007 E09 and TrustFire MINI-03 to arrive from Malaysia.
I have found that each of them have strengths and weaknesses. I like to customize and improve them. Nothing wrong with that.
I am going to pick up an Oilight i3 to see why you like it so much.
Please post a link where I can get an Oilight i3 for $20.
Comparing a $20 flashlight to a Peak is exactly like comparing a Kia to a Mercedes. No matter how great you say your Kia is, it’s still not a Mercedes. Some people also own more than one car. Nothing wrong with that either.
Actually the Peak Eiger Ultra is a very nice light compared to my other flashlights. I’ve been playing around with it and I can understand why people like it so much. It’s lightweight, medium light throw is great for hiking around at night, high CRI is a nice feature and makes colors look more natural. It’s still pretty bright compared to my cool white Preon P1 running a 10440. For intensity, the Streamlight Microlight C4 seems to be the most focused and intense.
I didn’t say Peak’s customer service was great. I didn’t say you could call their boss anytime. I’m not selling you anything. I said that they don’t seem to answer newbie emails.
Obviously you don’t read English very well.
Look at who posted those comments before accusing people.