So, yes I’m a noob concerning lights and… French. :bigsmile:
I have read many thread but my average English level prevents me to understand all what I read. I read English pretty slowly (and write this post a lot more slowly!!) so you know I have some difficulties to choose my EDC light.
Sorry, I know that I will ask questions that have already asked but I can’t read all the thread, it’s too hard for me.
And obviously sorry for my bad English level! :~
Ok, let’s speak about the main subject!
I’m searching a EDC light. I saw lights like Fenix LD10, LD09 or E12. It seems to can be some good EDC lights.
But there is so many brands, so many models, so many technologies that I’m lost and I’m sure that I will miss “the” light I need. :Sp
This is (approximately) my specifications:
- AA battery (imperative)
- 10cm long (4”)
- more than 100 lumens
- good autonomy (things like 40h in low luminosity mode and 1h30 in hight luminosity)
maximum 30/40€ (35/50:money_mouth_face:
As I said it’s approximatives values. But the AA battery is non-negotiable.
If you have ideas of good lights I will glad to read you.
The only thing I can say strongly and quickly: do not use Alkaline cells. Only rechargeable NiMH if you want good performance on high modes and you do not want Alkaline batteries to leak into your flashlight.
I think you will find Olight S15 great for EDC, like Lithium said.
I had one and its been doing very good for months now. Just one problem for the side-switch which you might need to do lock-out( can be done by loosen the tail-cap or press hold the button for 2 seconds to lock-out), or slide the pocket clip close to the button to prevent accidental turn-on.
Something you may not be aware of as a noob is that you’ll probably rate user interface, temperature of the emiter and CRI higher than absolute maximum output as your priorities down the road when you mature in your flashlight expertise.
A twisty will typically be smaller than a clicky but more awkward to use.
A neutral white emitter is easier on the eye and cuts through rain smog or snow better than a cool emitter.
Cree make very efficient emitters but lacks in CRI (the ability to render color with fidelity) compared to leds froms Nichia like the 219 (wich is itself not bad regarding efficiency).
The L10 from L3 illumination is a very small AA light that can be ordered in twisty or clicky version and uses a neutral white Nichia 219 (as well as a cree xp-g), it’s current regulated on all modes (very efficient and no flicker), can be ordered in a 4 modes ( firefly(0.09lumens 147hours) -> Low (3 lumens, 30hrs ) -> Medium (30 lumens) —> High (120 lumens, 1.5hrs)) or 3 modes version (same as 4 modes minus the moonlight mode), for the modest amount of 24,99$ at sbflashlights.com.
Perfect small size, takes commonly available AA cells
( with 14500 being my preferred power source)
and has a very nice stiff, ” flush mounted” clicky which is Not likely to activate- even in crowded
pockets.
My current AA EDC-light is a Nitecore Sense AA. Still very useful as a key ring light. I like AA flashlights, but the main advantage is that AA flashlights can be small. I see no point at all in single AA flashlights that are as big as a compact 18650 flashlight. I really like my Olight S20-L2 as reinforced EDC when I carry a bag, or in a jacket. It is a 18650 flashlight, but a very compact one.
Wow thanks all for all this propositions!
The luminosities and autonomy are pretty similars from one model to an other.
I thinks I prefer a clicky light.
Thanks JamesB for the informations you told me.
I don’t find L10 in clicky version.
Foursevens lights is too expensive for me.
I will lock at all this models. Eagletac D25A seems interesting, a little bit expensive also.
Concerning the Eagletac D25A On the website it’s write that the maximum luminosity is turbo mode and this mode is avaible just 200 secondes. I hope the luminosity don’t fall from 190 lumens to 117 lumens after 200 secondes.