I know many folks on here like super bright lights, I am not one of them. Just enough light in a super easy to carry package is what I like. I tend to gravitate toward AAA lights.
Recently I discovered a 2 AAA incandescent penlight in my drawer at work. It looks super cheap, but still functions. Not sure how I acquired this, obviously it has not seen much use. What I found remarkable about it is how focused the beam is. It is very dim, maybe 3-5 lumens if that. But the oval it casts on the wall is intriguing. Would likely be a good doctor's penlight for looking in throats and eyes, but not much else. I would be interested in a LED warm or neutral version that can cast a low lumen beam, but also maybe a 100-200 lumen beam that is very focused, so the distance it shines would be decent. I don't have much experience with long distance throwers, so I am not sure what to guess is possible, but a WAG would be 50-100 yards. In general, I like twisties, but I think for a penlight a clicky would be better. Coming on at low would be preferred, two modes would be plenty, no strobe or at least very well hidden, don't care about the case material but suspect for 100 lumens metal would be it, buy online, $20 or so for price.
I would plan to use eneloops for power, not terribly interested in lithium rechargeable for anything but my bike headlight. Not there is an application where I do value LOTS of lumens!
Recently I discovered a 2 AAA incandescent penlight in my drawer at work. It looks super cheap, but still functions. Not sure how I acquired this, obviously it has not seen much use. What I found remarkable about it is how focused the beam is. It is very dim, maybe 3-5 lumens if that. But the oval it casts on the wall is intriguing. Would likely be a good doctor's penlight for looking in throats and eyes, but not much else. I would be interested in a LED warm or neutral version that can cast a low lumen beam, but also maybe a 100-200 lumen beam that is very focused, so the distance it shines would be decent. I don't have much experience with long distance throwers, so I am not sure what to guess is possible, but a WAG would be 50-100 yards. In general, I like twisties, but I think for a penlight a clicky would be better. Coming on at low would be preferred, two modes would be plenty, no strobe or at least very well hidden, don't care about the case material but suspect for 100 lumens metal would be it, buy online, $20 or so for price.
I would plan to use eneloops for power, not terribly interested in lithium rechargeable for anything but my bike headlight. Not there is an application where I do value LOTS of lumens!