entoptics
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Haven't been in the light world for awhile, and am looking for a keychain light to replace the NiteCore Tube I'm about to give away to a needy friend. I EDC a Zebralight, and always have at least one "tactical" light in the truck, so this is not by any stretch a "primary" light for me. Just want a backup to be there at all times.
1) As small or smaller than than the old school EOS A3. Preferably smaller. The Tube was about perfect.
2) Couple of modes. This rules out Olight i3E. 5-10ish and 30-40ish lumens are plenty, but an extra mode or two is fine, and more lumens is definitely good.
3) Prefer a clicky or button switch, but twisty is not at all a show stopper.
4) $25 is absolute max, but it will have to be pretty good to keep me from just buying another $10 Tube.
5) Rechargeable like tube is pretty sweet, but I have plenty of LSD AAA around, so that is good too. Almost certainly don't want a coin cell light, unless it's insanely cheap or insanely good.
6) Beam quality and tint isn't particularly important. Floody preferred. As mentioned, the most likely use for this will be to find another "real" light in the truck because my EDC randomly died.
7) Robust enough to be thrashed around in a pocket, but doesn't need to be ultra tough or waterproof really.
Thoughts? Should I just buy another Tube and be done with it, or is there something better out there?
1) As small or smaller than than the old school EOS A3. Preferably smaller. The Tube was about perfect.
2) Couple of modes. This rules out Olight i3E. 5-10ish and 30-40ish lumens are plenty, but an extra mode or two is fine, and more lumens is definitely good.
3) Prefer a clicky or button switch, but twisty is not at all a show stopper.
4) $25 is absolute max, but it will have to be pretty good to keep me from just buying another $10 Tube.
5) Rechargeable like tube is pretty sweet, but I have plenty of LSD AAA around, so that is good too. Almost certainly don't want a coin cell light, unless it's insanely cheap or insanely good.
6) Beam quality and tint isn't particularly important. Floody preferred. As mentioned, the most likely use for this will be to find another "real" light in the truck because my EDC randomly died.
7) Robust enough to be thrashed around in a pocket, but doesn't need to be ultra tough or waterproof really.
Thoughts? Should I just buy another Tube and be done with it, or is there something better out there?
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