looking for AA light max 40 dollar
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Stay away from the Q5. This is my opinion of course. I've only had one light with the Q5. It was the iTP C8T. Too blue and too narrow (hot spot) of a beam. I like the XP-G R5 a lot more.
I'll agree with the others on the iTP SA2 XP-G R5. I did find a deal a few months ago for $29.00 and gave all my kids one. The thing that is so cool with this light is the button where you change modes. I personally think that is way cool and easier to deal with than twisting the head on and off. Plus it has the infinite variable feature. And so far I have not seen any efficiency drop off as a result. See my run time graphs of this light. It's got a very well regulated circuit.
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?325645-Is-Olight-a-good-brand/page2
The iTP might look different and my son calls it "the grenade". I'm not that familiar with the other lights you mentioned but I have to agree with a prior poster that I've usually regretted spending too much on a light and also on spending not enough. You usually get what you pay for, but if you want to have a light to use where if it drops and gets scratched its not the end of the world.
The iTP's sister light, the Olight T25 has a slight orange peel (OP) reflector vs the smooth reflector on the iTP SA2. Thus the SA2 has just a slightly hotter center spot and the Olight has a smoother transition between spot and flood. The Q5 on the iTP C8T had an even tighter hot spot. I like the Olight T25 beam pattern actually better for my taste but the iTP SA2 has better spacing on low-med-hi plus it's usually a little cheaper and besides it's made by Olight too.
Agree with this - looks like it has the best balance of high output and runtimes, even compared to more expensive AA lights.
Going by selfbuilt's test data it's about 230-255 lumens for 1.5hrs with Eneloop or 2.5hrs on Energizer lithium.
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?321913 Can compare some numbers and graphs with Eagletac's p20a2 brother and quark mini aa2
its getting really hard to choise.
they all use the same LED , cost about the same , look almost the same , ...
the only difference i see is the max lumen , runtime and amount of modes.
they are gonnq be used by a woman that also likes to cache and sometimes want to go look at a newly published cache.
so it's not meant to run all night. it's just meant to give out enough light for a decent amount of time (+1 hour) and have normal battery's
and since every light seems to have 2 or 3 people like it i have the feeling that the end result will be about the same no matter what light i pick.
thats why i trimmed down the list to 2 lights
1 - iTP SA2 ( seems the best controles )
2 - 4Sevens Qark mini AA² ( seems to have the most likes )
i didn't find a XP-G R5 from eagletac thats why i left them out
thanks for all the help so far
they all use the same LED , cost about the same , look almost the same , ...
the only difference i see is the max lumen , runtime and amount of modes.
they are gonnq be used by a woman that also likes to cache and sometimes want to go look at a newly published cache.
so it's not meant to run all night. it's just meant to give out enough light for a decent amount of time (+1 hour) and have normal battery's
and since every light seems to have 2 or 3 people like it i have the feeling that the end result will be about the same no matter what light i pick.
thats why i trimmed down the list to 2 lights
1 - iTP SA2 ( seems the best controles )
2 - 4Sevens Qark mini AA² ( seems to have the most likes )
i didn't find a XP-G R5 from eagletac thats why i left them out
thanks for all the help so far
kreisler
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Eagletac's are equipped with XP-G R5's, XP-G S2's, and with XM-L's. different color tints available.
is it okay to post the following catalog PDF link?
http://www.eagletac-usa.com/docs/EagleTacCatalog2011v1.pdf
BatteryJunction has the iTP SA2 for $29.95 on a Black Friday sale thru Sunday. Enter the 'CPF' code at checkout might get an extra 5% off.
Not sure if we can post the code or not, here's the link to the CPFMarketplace discount thread.
http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showthread.php?181841-quot-CPF-Specials-quot-webpages-dealers
Not sure if we can post the code or not, here's the link to the CPFMarketplace discount thread.
http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showthread.php?181841-quot-CPF-Specials-quot-webpages-dealers
They want you to sign up with CPF Marketplace forums to view that stuff.
The code is 'CPF2009'. Hope that don't violate rules. If so - look quick!
I picked one up. I don't have an XM-L light yet and so anxious to try out. I understand the XM-L is more floody than the R5 and that is the kind of beam pattern I like. I never did like the Q5 and from what others have said the S2 has had a slight greenish tint so looking forward to the XM-L. Also I don't care for all those modes and like the fact that you can pick which 2 modes you want to program in.
Sometimes you just have to buy them to really see what you have and then sell the ones you're not interested in. When getting them on sale, you don't lose as much if you decide to sell later. I will do a run time comparison graph with the iTP SA2 and Olight T25 when it comes.
Programming is a breeze. It just depends if you can live with only being able to access two modes. Unless you re-program it. It is a nice light for the money.
kreisler
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excellent choice, the iTP. Congrats. (it's still being produced but discontinued from the manufacturer's website olightworldDOTcom)
also sweet you ordering from US-distributor.
usually i take the Asian route
also sweet you ordering from US-distributor.
usually i take the Asian route
defacedlawngnome
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REI has a deal for the Fenix LD20 at $45. http://www.rei.com/product/821454/fenix-everyday-ld20-flashlight
+1 for me also on the 4sevens. I really like the fact that their LEDs seem to be perfectly centered.
