For reading you want a Zoomer - which does not have a hot spot - and with a Low mode. Check out $8 Small Sun ZY-A29 Zoomer. Sold out at DX but others carry it:
http://dx.com/p/small-sun-zy-a29-cree-q3-wc-3-mode-150-lumen-white-zoom-convex-lens-led-flashlight-1-x-aa-90635
thats why i love them flooders. i have more flooders laying around the house than throwers. the throwers are just kept at specific places where i think i may need them most
try buying them cheap sk68 or 98 zoomies, they do well for what your needing. or i also use them 18650 tube lights such as the convoy s3, hd 2011, roche f12
this thread really took a different direction
Is there any place now that you can buy an HD2010 that does not have blinky modes?.
Oh, and wait until you hear this.
I have lost my TK41. No idea where it went. I hope it turns up soon, but I suspect that someone has removed it from the premises against its will.
Sorry ot hear that. It really sucks when things sprout legs and wander off when you aren’t looking.
someone deserves a foot in their ass for that
Where's the ENFORCER at! :)
-Garry
Don't end your sentences with a preposition .
and sit up straight
eat all your veggies
cut your hair…. get a job… and get off my lawn! LOL
Same for me, I never never go camping / caving ect, but I bought a headlamp, never even put the strap on it, perfect for seeing small type on packages, roaming the house at night, and 100+ hours runtime in case of an outage, most of them will sit on a table fine and adjustable to the direction you want. Really interested in the Fenix HL10.
Where's the ENFORCER at jerk? :)
-Garry
If you decide to replace your TK41, you might want to take a look at a NiteCore EA8. Very similar performance but smaller and less money. Even an EA4 has similar output but more spill and less throw. About 1/3 the size and weight of the TK41 at half the cost. The EA4 has replaced my TK41 as my favorite user light. At least for the moment or until I test out my EC25 a little more.
Well starting this thread cost me $50 and my first visit to Fasttech.
Ordered the EA4, should be a nice light. Do you HAVE to cycle past the blinky modes or are they separate from the normal Hi Med Low modes?
I hate that I also lost 8 nice Eneloops along with the TK41
For this get DC-Fix diffuser film and put it on your favorite EDC, S-mini, etc. It will turn most lights into an ideal floody beam. My favorite for path light, reading, close in.
DC-fix is also a cure all for the ugliest beams. Maybe you have a light hiding in a drawer for this reason.
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Any “normal” sized, single-emitter lights come out that can rival the HD2010?
I have no use for multi-battery, 18-inch long cree-clubs, just useable light from a comfortable-to-carry torch.
I think it has been 4 or 5 months since my last visit…way too much going on in my life to be thinking in terms of lumens lately. Nice to know that the habit is controllable; I bought a nice .45 ACP with the money I saved on flashlights.[/quote. Glad you found your way back and I see you also found a ni ce pony (mustang) what kind of .45? I payed for and ordered a Glock G20 sf 12 weeks ago still nada feel like its on it way from Hong Kong lol
check out the small sun t08