Reborn Ti 005 Pictures

Thetasigma

Flashlight Enthusiast
Joined
Nov 10, 2015
Messages
1,197
Location
Michigan, USA
Received my titanium Spy 005 yesterday, so I thought I'd share some photos and comparison with an original 005 I have on loan.

Dave has done a fantastic job bringing back the 005 back in all titanium. All the aesthetic charm and class of the original, with all the refinement of a decade's work in the converter and of course a wonderful 5D tint XP-L HI in my example. The stonewashing is superb and silky to the touch, the heft of the titanium with the smooth curves is really a delight to hold and use. The o-ring groove around the soapdish is softer to the touch but holds an o-ring very well if desired.

K6JBaZehzomrD_3ggQqG_8MDQCdPzbpZ4Qe9XiTVUTi8dWeeB8WdXuPkViyTQKUcxsAz8HBR25Tk73-OuTTWPhD1AoKvP7GzCv2-RFaZ0a-c0LnZjLSZ-wqXVD4WuKKJUuMlh-59cbQMpZUZZdE_w8OFAXSvUBxQRktU2S1QYb9p5-v4vY85Xk8iQwFiNpsYvCW-2VEPAw-hs8Q4tz7a8FAWWSzTbtXBuU1lRIOvWT24MrHV8cM5T3SyTA2Ba2taMvn1hffLD3_HXPuzNMebdjuDNpqbNTd73fig5xVfszBLOsdYOK1HBMocRQr8pxxzf9t2DQjBpwKY_QGpPxyWDRVK29twJxsnPfMYpuTpg3_LGDtWyao1eKcxkGfMELRvSdb1VGeNy2-RDgl592G-Lti1IGcRnPshRHwzNqz6VuCcFunfncOOnROMuQxnm9H9bkTNAvYell-8-uhTKTwtx5FZC7TkpCODpFQcV3F5QAc-XpUS7afWD62Pz1t9DKvhU_LUaSV0cCO1i-YfuAlwH61Lkju7oag1wXP-YbLs5owQDdl6Nh1einPBFyqkRmGcBvIq0JkDz61Kijo8ERYeqSTuya_-_13rHRtKIta_=w1742-h1306-no
5oaFlAWQTvFBh2gBgxku3TJzEvNxw3WjJdMeD84Oh4Q8pZ9nKKieAScpFc8CP2YlbiNiueK0OeADRCbKL9duwwSYD5_0jnvbF7QmXYIgjpVJhO6tq0eExpsC0OrqFXVSURgeR9R9t-mfkovCzaCncpkV3Pq8Og_3YcKrrLv-0GdQTNNnArMRR01ds1NhZodgDYXNIu7WjJ8M3ZG8MremIsuiniL4_ZIbPE-hjIDMRRUNtnKngH-Rpewx5uHdqvcewTghPdo0ZDt_Key9916UwrKMlHud64xwjquyunsC8VYYSg8hDE_LgrsRx9YfaBnD6bswDQ6XAC4BCETNY8-LZd4S4GwtNDU9e57W1RR5xF1MOf6oHhI_EDn8UWtS6nIdwx-90QYpKxoocFur0OgbUFfCUvfHy7BvA-6YpIIhNZEdkKbGUwbiOLA2h632WIyabjKnv_BT0frpydEpJny-w7A7i7iQyUI-aKJ6yc1xEKusknUMwA8v00zg0RuhuinbT4ZeR6OfBzKigHQ589j2Wk1Q9KY9SPfIdVsM7nStpe9p7UYyAFqtvBmFDft4zRn_6-x8YisRf2xRJkXtT_vk5DstVspArYl05rJgxNh-cUjrxoccnx2wAKJWN-iJXac5OrAVjTSW9W2EDmMRgrok0ThOLZ8pAXUTvw=w1742-h1306-no
J7LLDqvfHjBhQUAVrLN13Mj5wC2plFdUNC1oI0zLWHsFfSyv7yVG9SyK0dNa2R5GHwAxhBIVycr9t7Gi4NaB5H7MNXtTC0DtZpIEeD-WyT_N8qv18IJGReBAAiecHBeIHfFbh847mgT_dDTwCNTf9-CCyqxBFv0TGo-Cl9zQ77__VJor2ZLsT7zcJwi7qRFB4REiydS1rdtVmSt0sO_gywqrHs5imB7_o2uFlQ7TkVIGI88qkWqctw07HPZA9qplcPE2jwr6UYP_BPODbdcKt5RSMPEN2hx63GcJ6l8fB7PswoRhaOxfAwyq1zd6SNQ5VuwfzUEphQYz4xuZpMMM14z7IpWm7ksatNmEiJUhnSAlMDW-_dY3TFK-anFpj5V27f0IzHNLfcaPDv442G2w96d2Bphef2cpddqxzY4Ry_5FXg6uqrUHRHbfkvESte5wAt2seC8pleMC14zzAoh3EBw0hskhSnomUrjAvl3Ecw3ojXgAwLeC5e4nbcvJa9Zcn9ou1WbsmE9grs2BtQGV388mW6_hYrBzvEbvZir7y8Ay5Uy6p4bWXi9QvntSp8hyS9qG3Y4p-TGJG72FpKlpGs28ASvHiiFG71zBvJDinAAqIHlyaQ-yiwuiEwYMfja7R2kQdTiyI6mdifzjWK_0qQZ9297gIhbIYQ=w1742-h1306-no
-uOEMYueiZXTTTDrITNKeXMX0LhDqFiln5NBokyY32b9rvhj7s-E6ijk5CCWPkmkgVUHc1Zkoa9rkflk831zx2Jk_h9keehRTWmJf_SU93aJ8yap4Ze6gvIy5lxoY36zCXlInPfALZV3T5aovG2P0alzFn96eXsgDWf5mF8kG8S4P52X0cuev2dF9VNr1LHn0-2IxGva_UHpcXvVFM3h2CzSDYP7cDOzKhaIcAZBucostnIDzyvpbFUgtOoX1Un2yvNf6w6E1y8GXTLSf8g8opIUvlQm0L7WKmFH5bChDph8ioXA7BT8yA7vz9wfwcEAcf2vK6au4pjQ_SBnR9ikE0919XShlHZ_9IDE2AAhfPl26Xa5_nulx7mnKRXm9_qlpwuMyfl6NhXIlI0yDtIWE7wWqxYMZS3xYPIQT83WtZOQ3BVXfGlU29wbeiLBfg4JL6uVhNdipCBwq4Ytj1XEfGUaGGdWmgbGpUzETx2N2BBeLMqF7sQj8R9RfFtyU-Z8efum0Xf0fTQTMWKSGbk9_RNCf7iJbaRBvxB8W59EXZ1TsZVtwO1aWgSfA4wCfob4SMOS8tKmJxWKPHM-fSy-cB9m1Dl4lpVY1a1ihrDUTqoMfD8eQkRoBM3Fsw8XgeMMc0SQVMgPxxwC_pTgAGmaAm20F90BOPzuag=w1960-h1306-no
phzX0jOk8k2JX9_HGPqlQW8WmUHHT-zmiaTsGEkt-w5ldSHDRmcBlniwwFrcv3JG-sAnrGyONaHm4HmbrHpkI6RWFso3erwjEINKU-iRyTQpONvsvwcmSBa8BWz4dePnKS6jQ8VRyzV8SmzLCBAOrqwJ-9glXNc7VNz86gnR6-CyPJtZXsJTErzLxmYgITN6JcoYln2DF40B_wklBKA-ijHA7PLowBb4CN0gh47KL2jV8thmjNcA2efTkDGoSSMKBjGZ2HYx39hztbCvuv3EopiPBYf1FxLxAFGvpwdqVhhMidAV-44Um0UUtxmfh2TWwxffa70U1LH7WZtAMejLa1kRELSFnqjSJWqo5d8-lNCt99XUhVVlwvfNCQBldKoKgi519UU8kuywGHmMLWJqDVWJcgRNZcUQ00jWcwHO_QpFg3AbcW9VoBTV8olLblOniAiSXtagePPozpNLRwFyOPR2alMY2mnW0Q3IYNvLPeHDONmSO-4mtI6NXQ6Pn8y-pFMys14v2O1Rvo56oMM1g3yg-yf0WXA8shsgeaDCxcObSQOuxA_y44nHnTM7w6vLgF1X2aFZHCc-3lZ7fY0ozVF8ErDb5aPfbhoTj9Mh4XDf3oWlxKVZyMqM0BSUdjl6xjpEP0OAbtxdKwKvp__OKA6zw6Xir4vmCQ=w872-h1306-no
mNUQOAgnf6KCfJI6Qm07Fw4BibgVO_BB69Pz50A2iB53w4yC2GVQv7SuXQj7WbH2PtvSvnPiQEVe-PgXXc7Uz6RDuKL5EuL5KgDpffYYqaT30aQ_YtSCAh0m0MZGXQSkKygh8-hOzOv1Le6dUPtbd1tHJarMIsNOu_5fS2mYMrsu8Dih7vGbg3e76YAJOM8fe50tq0vmYBbXTTbHhvR06a44yudrYZo4aYH3XaigHgij6E3LVIHXb7hEYQ_S9tw_R1Z7NodCdV0WO4VBX3GKIEMVMKCq9COyvwHNCsCjXiafckykkK3ePYuHsdspgOBs17eshGBk4is_fehzOyFE0gHudHxa7AQdQf3DmKi_D0WawRnMfD4ZQ7bWhX6749qrw9SlgJ3mXRhtiJg9-fHtugeJf_r_LlF1Z8ZBwwR4DVmsXIVhW_3Qf1efNoO5zSTwZMt74kraaBTEID47PERCS0_gzIzXbBunEKiv56orv4AkM846C41DdMQxmZf92VjGdKNIoQz4Meyw8cVQeakX5i79AMxUyv2jM7RWlcArx6Iw8clTLypeky-tQ5M0b4qL8CM-8UwRwEv3Ghh8TB-99pI1Pl5KfPZgPKsnEKEIpt6n537xpjIqF-GhZA4MGs6u8jkU32QLmqAIwWD2gyMpbnVXxUUKGx84Rw=w1960-h1306-no
5qUdxXGt7XV6fvqONTR6GhFiGQorgs2_1PmTf1gPU4R319Y4h5PVumlOdRylV17rf3ovVv_GNRwpKnD5lUxhUhCjUVoedDatKC9Spxfj1VsvTHyRu17gOEUwwmZevCNfpIkCJ4f8f95TXSOSewhQR708E88FQp_0okA7RvKBiDCIwW7g3EA3eGp0rYZZElHpXeCoettSGu9fq75p3LmtfjNh_vOIj9xNMHJg3hhm_KMKIy_3bysMCKxXwHcOTgIuEunz_tL_-3P0n7C36yICM4tnD0vPFNpWjFe5deaRhcrWhaEq5eyf79KkvWULffX2lZ2Mso7NVUs7nMpwOHHLZ1wqzEWJ0PZXC-fRXGFm2XEZisFfwSg90Kg77anoL7HPIziq-DuZa1Aix52-qDWgSArQtLTu0JTqQGWhCd-xdLBIw3uLIGGxG-pbDvruo4hWTVRSOXlndJBaweTri5KkFiOF9vEf9sI8ddzS7SMdXQcdsaQ7TbbS_4JBAvlIxeQd_iDNm-mQ5ylK-N586oqiuJdBsNm4yXW5heedrhucNSyGolaa859OGFLxoamvJTEth031i2g6O9PVsCej0xLRqAliH4hHSZOEgp0Vr2nHThMqBuUJNYTSRQCRvknDPaOBxsoe29tkKTIlKOzRX42wd-RJfFH0AjRjhg=w872-h1306-no
BS2tlR6N0_M_lUXOPge3MnHabsxkdCf931pSF5VE9BfcHwphTE3rpFmwtVXAEdokp-Gm75PZBL4FlaxbFuNTQ6vC1ETelx6HMPyoRldhTv3EgZyAQRMYVDLSgM4UfntPtBw_EkCBM8LHp2-VsBvWN0obF68T1GeQ3JGIMZVajzemSXKsKYAPFqHn10-ilm2crhUzalUVITMSVPrFUMOtIwTCq0IEwLInXxJgXR0GGyKxIa-w_1MuorEsN6yqzJlezqX_eeiZKsiorGhlzVW59dZlFW9DeDQfaJRUIYrJOY4EU85fYi7DSkE3Pd4sWLJyy3GYvkrNma_IdOxIoOS3DnoyP_SEpRie38kS83tBW7LJpdLgIu5ZW4xHo6qjX7HeVy4zJay4lhCa3LBNOhL-R3dOoI1qU2kZW37-FuPtkNKuyTlPpkxJz7C2IjGgIeNpRYvOPgZP7W6lBt_tomjenO8P5yzDD2M7EjCHo6_IY2rfphctMVYT0gyvlpc0xn-XpXmcL2RU1Ma9BWclQT5MCf2aAW5uhU-NkBGGGoAQ9oeFzddDeTJv9QVgLmNMaQM-xz7K-fU_8-V2a6JJBHgrGuefALlvlSh7xsgNtd7ttr-PrwLKrZZJ6n4rt5swg5lGoshESDt8CoKUVMddfDrTJPY-GYtGdrzlPw=w1960-h1306-no
MBMCfNLsC7HvPXIvtXMTdm07G7wFYmGaQNLvkaLczbIGTRTXPnnZutrcuOeLKIKhpixiGvx8Si2E-rmbiNObL0Tk9kcfkWNJ5tqcxyGc7uDFN27x0TVZ-ajHySjuBSPRPcMVhBoVZL7GgCReFaWZw59Jya0aqn61TMktNZwj0MqHFVOpc-LyjH94hu1tDtzidMfbufqV10CrvEiwc3J8L1681NmQCRyzX13tG4JqGGCwG56gEBbVaF_b-Otjii3TIXqBsA8u8R1ynPN96iLqC2DNVikEvuqVp0-MvLeY7thB2kWm8DC3-RukoB68LUaxOTXr8pbnHUOR1yaUZMDXaJyIVBnxOWo8Ohk-L1sDgeEdA0-L21h64MfMz56ph9KnfYhqq6Qj8mrt27aSVs7-f-OhUb3i7bw9H2LuL16QAJeoOnuCEzv1BXo8IDCBtlABsVlx6v6L-Lm22BygApXhZamLt5XSyqXwPPSmi1btC8dJVSVCS-VTckgB-RzHyReiXGliqnxZD2vR9JFEWTQj8x_sGMnscF0vBDqCPqmKLCQ5DNb4eYC6JcOgwedApLD4Lt0Tj7pVJWrD2bu2_7kC6Bh6sVcYhx5J0wPxPcuOszX_uZzrcsyeTUVXap5G_C9WhTL07YwIZCGmzkbqfFIK-KLTfsdcy37mKQ=w872-h1306-no
Zwlcyp0L-GTB8162B-SgREgYJJxRzI11yL7D32g6uRrKsaD-UXrVkduprAx03wGqc3ZFNymLI0SiZQAezL9B4nkgpXcadpmP9LyNXQhWHYezJkuiXyjX0evejFLyWsg-F8dEKxd549X4TwQhnE0SeapRgz2mn6sDNbALEWwyvk6C4Ui_YR8If0connToDWkZeMeMq5vFkFC-3AiCVWP786fb1fyeydr52Y_INUrWFsyU-gos-sxiNXvSK2ESGAxQzli2Da8WZ-xLt0WLOAQzQ0GHs4WojTytA6hdVTnTDDP_Q7xclh7-m1e6wwAG7lWPI_7VELk-uIBDRMpTJBlSJJ2ByPV-27ZpuaSAZEF_loc0QSAf4GTNuSgkIqfP9Bc3pXqfPNgAdRxXV4XPGyIvPXJoIOGg9Me_eGmfxCCaglBXhnZV1BeFC9PpcrQRLFIG3-OeYoV02lzCrXF91NtoUlwSeE7bXyvfMtPyWWI86bxIUTQdcxUv2ii5M2X6U8K0fw5ehqScrYlQT1uDiH2jw3Xc8qEc87Yj1LOMhuR6ckmwapcOWXLKQbfncY_4Cuz6IjQrK2ke-mrRJhZLhVfCffrIelYXrI8fv2C40QhpPFOQMYsNHi0NnO3P7qYA196bn2rl2qhc9eg7MCMOtK_29Vd7G3OczN_Btw=w872-h1306-no
 

archimedes

Flashaholic
Joined
Nov 12, 2010
Messages
15,780
Location
CONUS, top left
Thanks for the photos, since very few pictures of these have been posted.

Especially interesting to see the design evolution, in comparison with the vintage version.

I really like the new stonewashed titanium, but I do miss the cool old logo(s) though ... :cool:

Just for reference, here was another nice photo of a different logo ...

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...SPY-005-Pics&p=4044375&viewfull=1#post4044375
 
Last edited:

Thetasigma

Flashlight Enthusiast
Joined
Nov 10, 2015
Messages
1,197
Location
Michigan, USA
Thanks for the photos, since very few pictures of these have been posted.

Especially interesting to see the design evolution, in comparison with the vintage version.

I really like the new stonewashed titanium, but I do miss the cool old logo(s) though ... :cool:

Just for reference, here was another nice photo of a different logo ...

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...SPY-005-Pics&p=4044375&viewfull=1#post4044375

Happy to share them, besides Dave's on the website I don't think I've seen any actual wild shots of one.

Hard to tell which differences are age or design refinement, but the Ti 005 has a much snugger (no side play) knob, and a nice bank vault tight lockup on the battery cap. The pin release stands a little proud of the surface, but it is fairly stiff so accidental activation is not going to happen. As I said previously the stonewashing really is superb, completely erased any evidence of machining which takes a good process as well as a good base machine finish to start with.

I have mixed feelings on the logo, on one hand they were pretty cool, but on the other hand the nice discrete Cool Fall engraved on the narrow side works well with the refined discrete lines the 005 has. The logo you linked and this one are my favorites of the ones tried I think.
Of course it looks like the Spy Trek might have such a logo on the tailcap if you've seen the previews.
 

Rudi

Enlightened
Joined
Jun 22, 2004
Messages
780
Location
No.Cal.
Nice to see 005 get some well deserved attention.
 
Last edited:

Thetasigma

Flashlight Enthusiast
Joined
Nov 10, 2015
Messages
1,197
Location
Michigan, USA
Still carried every day, gentle wear to the polished surface of the head and nothing visible on the body. Some more photos for you guys.

yoCTOsE.jpg
uu2Ro6Y.jpg
6Szest2.jpg
I3U1QhA.jpg
KQfchkU.jpg
wJd0JqH.jpg
duXebXq.jpg
1TpWXXh.jpg
vQB2JTa.jpg
87QAdIA.jpg
k7EpXw6.jpg
EMrwaOH.jpg
 

ninemm

Flashlight Enthusiast
Joined
Mar 22, 2010
Messages
1,622
Location
Pennsylvania, USA
Beautiful lights and pics there! Funny because when browsing YouTube for Cool Fall light videos just last night I ran across the Frelux Synergy for the first time. Was curious what it would look like next to an 005.
 

Thetasigma

Flashlight Enthusiast
Joined
Nov 10, 2015
Messages
1,197
Location
Michigan, USA
Beautiful lights and pics there! Funny because when browsing YouTube for Cool Fall light videos just last night I ran across the Frelux Synergy for the first time. Was curious what it would look like next to an 005.

Thanks, the Synergy is quite similar in terms of footprint, but thinner. It is quite overbuilt for a 2xAAA light but that makes it much easier to hold on to. They make a great companion for a Spy IMO, but they do have one advantage over the Spy line, an elegant and ambidextrous clip option with full depth of carry.
 
Top