I see my EA4 is on the truck for delivery today. If I knew it was coming I would have done a complete analysis and break in for my XXXEneloops, but that takes two days.
I have ordered from IlluminationSupply at December 13 and shipped December 14, received today 21, 7 days from California to Istanbul.
It is faster then I expected. There is direct flights from LA to Istanbul. May be USPS using one of them.
It’s UI needs getting used to.
I have the NW version. Tried with alkalines, and and also eneloops.
It is very good, compact and with a good throw.
Can not managed to unlock from lockout mode.
The manual says:
To exit lockout mode, simply press three times within a second.
I have tried several times, but I could not unlock, so I have released batteries to unlock.
Just tried instead of pressing three times, I just pressed still about 2-3 seconds. it has unlocked.
The instructions to exit lockout is a typo and incorrect. To exit lockout press and hold button for a second or more.
I'm breaking in a set right now in my Maha C9000. I'll have my EA4 next week, probably Wednesday.
I didn’t know NiMH needed breaking in, what benefit does this provide?
It’s basically a process of totally draining and recharging them. It’s good to do with new cells, or ones that have been sitting idle for a while. You might say that it gets their juices flowing. NiMh actually improve in performance after they’ve been drained and recharged a few times.
I missed my parcel today. I’ll have to pick it up tomorrow. I’m going to give my cells a break in right now. I also use a Maha C9000.
Your sig kills me bort. Made me chuckle before I even say your avatar & id. Nice one.
Thank you, its a simpsons quote and quite appropriate for a flashlight forum!
This beamshot makes me glad I placed an order.
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Well that picture is way overexposed just so you know.
It is, but it still is a good idea of what the EA4 can do. It lights up the trees and the hill pretty good in person. Just not as intense. Great light!
Can’t you photo-shop adjust it to what it really is. First thought in my mind when I saw pic was this just can’t be.
That’s what happens when you take pictures in auto exposure with a very long shutter speed. Manual exposure with a 1.2 sec shutter would reduce that photo above by I would say 75%.
75%, not a chance. You would not even be able to see anything. Like I said before it is just a bit more intense. Look at the pics rikr first posted. This thing is a beast.
I have been to Rick’s place and know how far those pictures are approx. Those trees you have lit up are way off like how far did you say they were. There ain’t no way in hell that a light that throws less than the TK35 is even going to come close to doing that to those trees in the distance. I know. I have a TK35. I also know what taking pictures will do to a beam with long shutter speeds of much over 1.2 sec. Go take that same photo on the settings I posted and turn white balance to fine. Use a focal of 4 and put your ISO on 400 and then get back with me on your results. My bet is you will do good to see the beam on the trees much at all and nowhere near what your trying to insinuate in that photo above.
And get rid of the embedded photo file format so people can see what your camera settings are truly are. Heck on mine you can go find out all my details of the camera info.
Case in point below of a TK35 beam at 110yds on the setting I told you about above.
Notice the trees in the far background at approx 200yds behind that last electric pole you really can’t even see them lit up at all. That’s my point what 1.2 sec shutter will do to a beam at a distance.
Well sorry master photo taker!! I was not trying to hide anything, I said from the start that it was my first attempt at beam shots. It is what it is. I took a second one with lower shutter speeds and it still looked good. I adjusted what I could on my camera. I know what I can see with my eyes and I looked at Google earth and the distance is accurate. You can see the trees with this light, it is not just as intense. NO matter what you think or say.
Not cutting you down. I have been in your shoes. Been there and done that. I know for a fact I used to do the exact same thing your doing now. So take it how you wish. You can tell it like it is, or keep misleading folks with your photos. I decided to fix mine and tell it like it is.
Like I said I did the retakes. I said in the original post that the first pics were more intense and the second one was a bit to dim. Actual performance was somewhere in between.