cd520
(cd520)
April 10, 2012, 9:38pm
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Awesome, I will have to get at least 2 of these. Nice review. Personally I love my II's and these improvements are nice.
I have never had any trouble with the anchor points on my II's and these look identical. I have 2 II's in full time keychain use.
cd520
(cd520)
April 10, 2012, 10:07pm
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Awesome, I will have to get at least 2 of these. Nice review. Personally I love my II's and these improvements are nice.
I have never had any trouble with the anchor points on my II's and these look identical. I have 2 II's in full time keychain use.
Nice light, great review again, thanks!
Odd thing: my old version has not eaten a single O-ring yet, what the...
This just rocks over the AA one.
kelly1
(kelly1)
April 10, 2012, 10:17pm
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Thanks for the review, I have the aa version and I ordered the tiny lll on Apr 5 so hopefully they ship soon.
The stainless certainly can take more abuse without showing it...thx..kelly
Vectrex
(Vectrex)
April 10, 2012, 10:22pm
12
perfection... I like it ;-)
BTW, if the old one I measured was 60-62 lumens and this draws a bit more, it should stay above the stated 60lm with ease.
(just don't get some other light because of +10 or +20 lumens, you are better off with this one in every other aspect)
hank
(hank)
April 10, 2012, 11:01pm
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Can you describe the color balance/tint? The II was warm, III is neutral? Or neutral/cool?
Firelight2
(Firelight2)
April 11, 2012, 12:15am
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Awesome review!
Can't wait for my DQG III to arrive.
Appears to be an excellent keychain light .
Thanks for your efforts , _the_ .
okwchin
(okwchin)
April 11, 2012, 12:52am
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Woo! Good to see the UI and Beam are all maintained, because those were the things I loved most about the DQG II.
60 lumens is a far more practical level of light, because an extra 10-20-30 lumens won't yield much more interms of perceived brightness, but gives you excellent runtime, and most importantly to me, far less thermal issues.
_the
(_the_)
April 11, 2012, 5:53am
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okwchin:
Woo! Good to see the UI and Beam are all maintained, because those were the things I loved most about the DQG II.
60 lumens is a far more practical level of light, because an extra 10-20-30 lumens won't yield much more interms of perceived brightness, but gives you excellent runtime, and most importantly to me, far less thermal issues.
+1. Those were my thoughts, exactly!
I think I have to order a couple more. In NW, of course.
Awesome review and pics there _the_!
I like blingy torches but just a bit too expensive for me.
edc
(edc)
April 11, 2012, 7:42am
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I have bought 6 of these and gifted a couple. I think I will get a few more.
Lensman
(Lensman)
April 11, 2012, 10:58am
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How do you all feel about the magnet VS glow-dot choice? Is one generally more popular than the other?
Vectrex
(Vectrex)
April 11, 2012, 11:12am
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I don't like magnets on anything that comes into the magnetic near field of my wallet. The magnet seems to be sturdier, though.
_the
(_the_)
April 11, 2012, 7:37pm
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It's really about what you need/want.
I prefer magnets, but IIRC it was quite fifty-fifty between magnets and GITD tails in the DQG Tiny II group buy last year.
FWIW, I haven't had any problems with magnets vs. keys and I don't have credit cards in the same pocket than keys either.
HBomb
(HBomb)
April 11, 2012, 8:14pm
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My only experience is with the AA version. I am a big fan of the magnet now that there is a glow thingy in the head. I keep mine next to my cell phone but not wallet and I haven't had any problems. It's not that strong unless it's really close anyway, and I keep mine clipped up high in the pocket edge while the phone is down low. It's nice to have the option to stick it to something in case you need to.
I'll be in on some AAA ones once there's a group buy I think.