When you look at it, realistically.
The average person. 2 x torches. 1 x Small and 1 x mid range.
98.5% of them would never have a use for more nor any with multiple settings.
The AVERAGE torch freak (I class myself so).
Using budget mainly torches.
1 x Astrolux AO1/ Jetbeam Jet 1 MK, or similar.
Convoy S2. C8/+ or similar.
Imalent DN35. or D4. Or similar.
Convoy L2/L6 or similar.
with maybe a coke Can torch for decent spread.
With up to another 50 or more getting to that point.
Beyond that The rest are just plain hopeless Torch freaks.
Your a lost cause.
But it’s great fun as long as missus don’t find your monthly card bill hey.
Mine did last month… Whoops. Dead meat.
ALEISTER……
There what’s called P60 pills. a one piece unit. insertable into head of certain body’s.
Theey complete with lED Driver. Ready to go.
They pretty powerful nowadays. My highest are XML Hi2 and Latest an XPL .
I believe there are some triple’s/quads on market too??.
I’ve swapped a coupla early Cree Q8 P60’s up to the XPL’s. NIICE.
Ask around.
CRI is nowhere near as important as CCT, and as a corollary to this, Red is not the most important colour!
If white doesn’t look white and green doesn’t look natural, the light is not good for either indoor OR outdoor, so what are you going to point it at to appreciate the high CRI with yellow/blue CCT and green/rosy tint, a rainbow coloured unicorn?
I know :+1: , I am using P60 dropins and I am a big fan of solarforce P60 hosts. But P60 is what it is, one format. I’d like to see more non-P60 flashlights be easy to lego. For example, I have an Astrolux MF02 and I would like to leave home with MF02 and an extra MF02S (xhp-70) dropin in my pocket and be done with it without the need to carry two - almost same - flashlights. It would be cheaper too. It’s bad for business for the flashlight companies, I know, so I don’t believe in the popularity of the idea
Unpopular opinion 1:
I love flashlights with inbuild charging .
Unpopular opinion 2:
Copper in a flashlight is heavy and should be kept to minimum, I’d rather loose the weight and get rid of extra copper than gain the extra 2% output. Aluminium rules!
(ok, admitted, I rather like SS bezels)
Unpopular opinion 3:
I do not see the niche for the FT03, both battery choice and looks are a step back from the FT02
Unpopular opinion 4:
Around 3500K I really like some of the yellow tints way above the BBL, the pink 4000K 70CRI stock led of the Convoy T2 I find rather ugly.
Unpopular opinion 5:
I’m excited that the FW3A will come in smooth finish dark grey instead of the intended clear raw machined look.
Lights should not be shorter than 6 inches. 8 inches would be ideal. That way, I won’t drop the light if it slides through my fingers a bit while I’m wearing gloves.
I want a Convoy S2+ in stainless steel.
I want a 3×AA battery tube for my S2+ in nose-to-tail configuration. Oh, look, it’s 8 inches long - perfect!