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It's basically the same light with the very same guts dressed in new clothings. Nothing improved about it. Fenix is being surpassed by the competition every minute as we speak.
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Why did you get the TK10, instead of lets say, a Dereelight CLH1 or a Jetbeam Jet-III PRO I.B.S or the Ultra? They both offer more than the Fenix and the cost equal or less.
http://www.dereelight.com/cl1hsd.htm
http://www.dereelight.com/cl1hv4.htm
http://www.bugoutgearusa.com/jetproiiiibs.html
http://www.bugoutgearusa.com/jetiiiproultra.html
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=208280
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I'll give you a couple of more reasons to get an EagleTac ASAP:
http://www.light-reviews.com/eagletac_p10a2/
http://www.light-reviews.com/eagletac_p10a/
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Flashlight + headband + tape/ranger band = headlamp
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Hey naked, look up Nite-Ize...they make a great little headband with elastic that will hold AA lights and most of the slimmer 123V lights. Makes a functional head lamp.
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I've been out of the flashlight game for over a year now, been spending money on other things. My last light purchase was a Surefire L4 lumanox and I thought that would pretty much cover all of my "small" light applications. I have NO self control.
I've been out of the flashlight game for over a year now, been spending money on other things. My last light purchase was a Surefire L4 lumanox and I thought that would pretty much cover all of my "small" light applications. I have NO self control.
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Ohh if you only knew how screwed you are. After you get it, wait for night, then go outside with your old flashlight and turn them both on. You're done. Stick a fork in you.
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If I wasn't leaving on vacation in just over a week, I'd have a D10 on the way already thanks to this thread! I'm just afraid it wouldn't arrive in time.
Bah! USPS Priority Shipping...2 -3 day delivery! Mine just arrived. I've already gathered up a few other lights and I'm patiently waiting for darkness to fall!
I had a drawer full of Inovas, MagLites, and Streamlights, all LED flashlights. My 'museum'. The 'twinTasks' were neat - incandescent for bright, LED for low. Anyhow, early last winter, I bought a Surefire 6P LED - wow! Brighter than the 6P on it's incandescent bulb - and 12+ times the runtime. I soon added a Fenix '4 in 1' Special, thank yoy CPF & Fenix Store. It has the P2D Q5 Premium head - 180L on turbo - with a Cr123. It came with extra's - including the AA battery holder & tailcap switch. I preferred the 123s - ordered 3 dozen from S-F for <$70 shipped 2nd day. Long dry spell... skip ahead...
I was buying a new S&W 4" 617 revolver - $619 - having just sold my last bottom-feeder. My 'pusher', ie, S&W and S-F enabler, told me he had more S-F E1B Backups in... marked with the LEO price of $85 (MSRP had been $110 - and no one can advertise selling S-F for less than MSRP.). Including s/h, batteries, cases, and 'LEO' prices (I'm not a LEO - just a 'good' customer.) are okay, I guess. He offered it to me for less - and $10 off the revolver... I had enough money. When I got home, I found out - via CPF - that S-F had gone up 9/1/08 - that Backup was then $149 MSRP! Next time I was in the store, I told him about the price change. He checked his invoice - oops, they cost him more than he had priced them! It's a Ma Pa store, so that was important to them. I was looking at a new two-level E2DL Defender - he made me such a price. Both lights - and lunch at Subway - and I still had change from $200... I got two deals. Of course, I am broke.... and just scavenged the freezer for my lunch - some undated home made chili - very hot chili.
I just hit the S-F 123 stash for the first time - that Fenix P2D Q5 Prem is hungry. I love the E1B Backup, a one CR123 cell light - it's clip, after my initially despising it, is a favorite characteristic now. You can clip it on the front of a ball cap's bill - and you have a 'headlight'. At it's low, 5L, it is fine for walking on the street, down the hall, or reading a map in the car. On it's high, 80L, it is warm-white, like the Fenix, with a great fill - the 6P LED being a better thrower. It's been a month of carry - same cell it came with.
The E2DL is a two cell that also has two levels - it's high being rated at 120L. It's brighter than the P2D on Turbo, supposedly 180L! It'll run over three days on low - it may just be a great survival bag goodie. While I love the E1B, it is now the same price as the E2DL, which I feel is more useful.
Now, I have been in the electronics trade since Johnson was President. I know that all secondary cells can be dangerous. The CR123 Li cells are most dangerous when you use dissimilar cells in series under heavy current draw. Don't mix brands - or used with new, especially when you replace two or more 123s in a light. I have found a great way to continue discharging 123s after my 6PL or now, the E2DL, nearly flattens them - my low current floody Inova X5 - but even that is dangerous. With care, they offer the highest energy storage density - and can produce the greatest power density, too.
Now, AAs, I like NiMH rechargeables - 2,600 mA-Hr vs the old NiCd 500-550 mA-Hr - and no memory. A great aid, if you use a lot - a programmable charger/discharger - like the LaCrosse Tech BC-900 - works with AA/AAAs. For my 'gotta work' lights, I use primaries - CR123s now. YMMV.
Now, if I wanted a replacement for my P2D... that OP's new light looks nice, althought that video put me to sleep!
Stainz
I was buying a new S&W 4" 617 revolver - $619 - having just sold my last bottom-feeder. My 'pusher', ie, S&W and S-F enabler, told me he had more S-F E1B Backups in... marked with the LEO price of $85 (MSRP had been $110 - and no one can advertise selling S-F for less than MSRP.). Including s/h, batteries, cases, and 'LEO' prices (I'm not a LEO - just a 'good' customer.) are okay, I guess. He offered it to me for less - and $10 off the revolver... I had enough money. When I got home, I found out - via CPF - that S-F had gone up 9/1/08 - that Backup was then $149 MSRP! Next time I was in the store, I told him about the price change. He checked his invoice - oops, they cost him more than he had priced them! It's a Ma Pa store, so that was important to them. I was looking at a new two-level E2DL Defender - he made me such a price. Both lights - and lunch at Subway - and I still had change from $200... I got two deals. Of course, I am broke.... and just scavenged the freezer for my lunch - some undated home made chili - very hot chili.
I just hit the S-F 123 stash for the first time - that Fenix P2D Q5 Prem is hungry. I love the E1B Backup, a one CR123 cell light - it's clip, after my initially despising it, is a favorite characteristic now. You can clip it on the front of a ball cap's bill - and you have a 'headlight'. At it's low, 5L, it is fine for walking on the street, down the hall, or reading a map in the car. On it's high, 80L, it is warm-white, like the Fenix, with a great fill - the 6P LED being a better thrower. It's been a month of carry - same cell it came with.
The E2DL is a two cell that also has two levels - it's high being rated at 120L. It's brighter than the P2D on Turbo, supposedly 180L! It'll run over three days on low - it may just be a great survival bag goodie. While I love the E1B, it is now the same price as the E2DL, which I feel is more useful.
Now, I have been in the electronics trade since Johnson was President. I know that all secondary cells can be dangerous. The CR123 Li cells are most dangerous when you use dissimilar cells in series under heavy current draw. Don't mix brands - or used with new, especially when you replace two or more 123s in a light. I have found a great way to continue discharging 123s after my 6PL or now, the E2DL, nearly flattens them - my low current floody Inova X5 - but even that is dangerous. With care, they offer the highest energy storage density - and can produce the greatest power density, too.
Now, AAs, I like NiMH rechargeables - 2,600 mA-Hr vs the old NiCd 500-550 mA-Hr - and no memory. A great aid, if you use a lot - a programmable charger/discharger - like the LaCrosse Tech BC-900 - works with AA/AAAs. For my 'gotta work' lights, I use primaries - CR123s now. YMMV.
Now, if I wanted a replacement for my P2D... that OP's new light looks nice, althought that video put me to sleep!
Stainz
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I like it a lot. Its a Q5 I think. I don't have an L2D to compare it to. Its considerably brighter than my other lights though. And it has a really sweet tint too. I thought my D10 had a pretty tint, but this one is really nice and warm. The beam pattern on the Golden Dragon is better, but the tint is cooler.
Right, so... I couldn't resist. Just ordered a Nitecore D10 GDP tonight. With luck, I'll have it by Tuesday.
I hadn't realized they were based in Atlanta. :foot:I can't wait! This is going to be an addition to my EDC equipment, I don't know why I've waited this long to get myself a decent flashlight. I always seem to need one, and never have one around that hasn't either had the bulb burnt out or the batteries drained by the time I really need it.
I'm already thinking about a Fenix E01 for my keychain... Help?!
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I have the EX 10 and it has replaced my Fenix P2D as my favorite EDC light. It is just a little smaller and carries a little easier in the front pocket. I find the low setting on the Nitecore more useful than the slightly brighter edgee the P2D has at max output.
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Fortunately I have endless carry options and don't have a straight job where I can't lug around my belt pouch. Just got a new one today, in fact, for my phone and some odds and ends. One of the Nite Ize ones, fits my el cheapo coast 7831 fine.
If I wanted a non-headlamp, adjustable birghtness light in the same size range (11/16 dia), what would all yall recommend?
If I wanted a non-headlamp, adjustable birghtness light in the same size range (11/16 dia), what would all yall recommend?
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Oh great! I just picked up an Olight M20, and thought I was done. Now here I am torn between a D10 and an Eagletac P10C for my "small light" applications. I didn't even have "small light" applications, before this thread. Thanks guys!