Before ever investing in the lithium world, the TK40 has always appealed to me for output, throw, and importantly an AA power source.
However the head tapering to a diameter narrower than the body has Really turned me off the torch! its just ugly, lacks flow in the design.
There is now word that their revisited model, the TK41 will be hitting shelves some time in the near future, and it doesnt dissapoint on paper.
For starters, its still a very throwy AA powered torch. Infact, Its got a very impresive throw, with an ANSI figure of 472m!, to put that into perspective, the Catapult XM-L throws 445m, the fenix TK35 333m.
Secondly, It doesnt look that bad anymore, the head still looks a little funky, but the fins prevents the narrowing from distracting from the appearance, and they actualy look functional for once!
UI seems to be similar to the TK35, with the 2 sets, normal modes and the strobe modes, and this seems to be a nice simple way of handling the modes. What I really love is the low of 10 lumens for 10 days. A great level for low IMO for such a light. (im a fan of lower lows for big torches, becasue I like to be able to tail stand it and leave it in the room for low level lighting, its how I like to use them, i know some disagree, speaking of which, ive left my legion on in my bedroom on low, but thats a 120 lumen low :()
The buttons on the neck also provide for a Great Physical UI, none of these difficult to handle tail switches on big torches. Good solid easy single handed operation.
Price is meant to be at the $129 mark RRP, but we will see what HK can offer us.
I think I'm adding this to the wishlist. I still wish the TK35 had more throw...