Obviously - not the topic. But Henk; why do you stubbornly refuse to make head lamp !? It looks like you're the only decent manufacturer that doesn't have them in the lineup ... That's a decent chunk of the market.
Members from Europe: FYI, today I have received a three pages letter from FedEx with an invoice charging me EUR 10.57 (EUR 4.62 EU Import Tax + EUR 5.00 processing fee + 19% German VAT) for my recent order from Int‘l Outdoor Flashlights. Most interesting is the fact that FedEx charged me these costs three weeks after receipt of order.
I have respect for everyone thoughts and opinions. Not picking… But I’m not a huge fan of charging a battery in a flashlight. A charging port or magnetic charging just creates a weak link. I like my external charger. But everybody has preferences.
I already have my D4V2 and only missing the light in the button. That feature came out after I got mine!
i understand both sides of this "argument", but I for one hope Hank does not add charging to any more of his lights. Unless he does it like he does on the k1, that is ok because it's not a bad ingress for water, although I still don't use it lol. . I just would always rather charge on a good charger, and carry an extra battery.
I never use my flashlights in heavy rain or dropped them in water, so I would be fine with internal charging. But I don’t mind taking the batteries out and charging them.
For those that don’t want to buy a charger or bring along a charger when away from home, I can see the appeal of having internal charging. My 1 flashlight/headlamp that has internal charging (a Boruit D10) works great and never had an issue with it.
I think integrated charging in the battery tube is a great idea like in the K1. This way, you can have a charging and non charging version that is swappable. Keeping the charging circuit separate from the driver is a big plus IMO, and water proofing is superior. I hate rubber port covers.