Flashlight to augment daytime vision.

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Ken Cox

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At age 59 my eyes have taken a beating.
As typical for my age, my vision has diminished color saturation and contrast compared to 40 years ago.
For detailed vision, such as preflighting my helicopter, I find myself augmenting my vision with a flashlight.
Other pilots my age do the same thing.
I presently use a maglite, but I find its yellow light less than satisfactory.
I would really like an LED type of light that put out a true white light, as close as possible to natural sunlight.
Power doesn't matter as much as good color, small size (belt scabbard), long battery life and reasonable cost.
Suggestions?
 
Ken Cox said:
At age 59 my eyes have taken a beating.
As typical for my age, my vision has diminished color saturation and contrast compared to 40 years ago.
For detailed vision, such as preflighting my helicopter, I find myself augmenting my vision with a flashlight.
Other pilots my age do the same thing.
I presently use a maglite, but I find its yellow light less than satisfactory.
I would really like an LED type of light that put out a true white light, as close as possible to natural sunlight.
Power doesn't matter as much as good color, small size (belt scabbard), long battery life and reasonable cost.
Suggestions?
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I'm using a Surefire L4 Luma Max for pretty much the same reasons you use a light, and while it has a slight blue tinge, it is very bright, and better light than a E2-e. Battery life is very very good. It'll smoke your Mag Lite.
 
i also have a surefire L4 luma max. very cool stuff. while i don't use it quite like you intend, i must say the battery life is very long, the flashlight itself is very resilient, it is compact, bright, and very functional.

one quam is that it seems to generate heat mighty fast.



i also have a surefire E1L. single 123A battery, less light (about 30 lumens) but in a very convenient package. it has a clip, is very small, light, and a joy to carry.


good luck!
 
I use a flashlight more often in the daytime or indoors than outside at night. Sometimes it's to find something that rolled under a desk, sometimes it's to read fine print -- a little keyring LED often serves as well as reading glasses more conveniently. I carry a Dorcy 1watt for a bright light but sometimes that's too bright; a single white LED is usually better for reading. There are a lot of options available now -- ARC AAA, Dorcy AAA, Photon II ...
 
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