As you know some lights come in brass and/or copper to complement the basic aluminum version. These naturally cost more. How much more would you be willing to pay over the basic aluminum version? Would you even consider brass or copper for extra money?
For me, I would like to pay as little as possible but I think 50% more is very reasonable.
So if a light in aluminum cost $50, I would pay $75 for a brass or copper version.
No limit depending what and who makes them. For example the E70 with Getician is almost $50-75 more compared to aluminum. I also got custom copper/brass/titanium from Mr. Tube for my D4v2 and D4Sv2 with custom body, bezel, clip and tail cap for a good chunk of cash.
Copper flashlight is usually more expensive than its brass counterpart. On Banggood, brass flashlights in several models are readily available at about 50% more than those made of aluminum.
I prefer copper flashlights although they tend to be rather expensive for me. Don’t know why not more copper flashlights are produced, since there seems to be a high demand.
In my opinion, the price of a brass flashlight and a copper flashlight should come down to just 20% and 30% of an aluminum flashlight respectively.
Just going by my experience with Peak Solutions, the regular Eiger lights are (in round numbers): Aluminum - $50, Brass - $65, Stainless - $70 and Copper - $95.
Also not sure but copper and brass may be available in different levels of quality (purity?).
I have owned all of these and really like the different metals available.
Titanium is a different matter altogether.
I love copper for an EDC, except for the weight. I would likely spend 35 to 50 percent more for an EDC. But, it better have great emitters, a good clip and a good UI. I would love a full copper FW1A, instead of my copper FW3A’s. Not sure I would want my KR4 to be copper, it is massive already with just a copper mid-section.
I’m not interested in copper flashlights. In my opinion, aluminum is a superior flashlight material - obviously certain parts of a flashlight ought to be copper, but the entire host does not.
Rass and copper are not premium materials, titanium is. So that being said, 30% is my max i’d pay. 50% gor titanium. That was some kind of normal pricing until “corona crap” came in and many new members and flashlit enthusistas join the madness.
Of course manufacturers (chinese mostly) recognized it and started pumping prices…as am looking at it past 14-16 years
Hard to say. I would not buy the same flashlights in alu as I buy in Cu or Ti. An alu flashlight has to be a serious tool, in Cu or Ti it is a gadget, a trinket, or as we say in NL “hebbeding”. I have a brass Lumintop Prince. Two non-alu lights are AA, rest is AAA.
Used to like to get a few copper lights here and there, but ended up not too fond of the smell and residue they get. Now I get brass lights here and there. Like said above neither is a premium metal as compared to titanium which is apparently more expensive due to its difficulty to machine. I’ll pay more obviously for a brass option, but nothing like, say, Acebeam is asking for the Brass E70 compared to the Aluminium version…