Penlites - do they still have a purpose?

Burgess said:

The two photos I posted here are from
the Web. Not my photos !
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That's disappointing...... I always wanted a brother. :(

I'm Toxic Green with envy -

Chauncey Gardener said:

I'm Toxic Green with envy -

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I have a Prometheus Beta in Toxic Green,
and the lovely Blue color, also.

But they've never been used, cuz'
I always just EDC my lovely Brass Beta !
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i saw this as penaltys i was so confused lol

I would argue penlights have their place as a style item. If you want to carry a light on your person, but doesn't want to visibly bring an EDC.
A Copper penlight in a shirt pocket is certainly a choice I would care for.

I have a couple Sofirn SF15 lights, mainly for its dual purpose White + UV options. It's not the best for anything, and it runs through batteries (Eneloops) like nobody's business on High, but it does the job in a very inconspicuous package.

As far as penlight options go, I would stay away from the Acebeam Pokelit AA. The tint is excellent, but the modes are either a too low Low, or a too high, thermally unsustainable High, and with nothing in between.

There is also the MT2A Pro, which has that Middle mode, but the tint on that thing is green and butt ugly. I personally didn't like beam pattern at all either.

I once bought a Streamlight Stylus Pro as a gift for my cousin when he was about to study overseas, and while I haven't seen in use, the design felt too "tactical" for my liking.

But there are tons of penlight options out there, so there definitely seems to be a market for them overall.

Can't speak to the brand, as it has very limited availability here in Norway, but the Wuben E19 in Blue seems nice design wise. And it comes with a hCRI LED which I definitely prefer over some high-power thing. The SOS seems a bit redundant, as a penlight in my view is something used to navigate the hotel room without waking the missus - or navigating the missus without waking the neighbours.

On holiday at the moment but I have my entire penlight collection with me.
The 2aa fenix is the same length as the 2aaa mini mag!

PaladinNO said:

I would argue penlights have its place a style item. If you want to carry a light on your person, but doesn't want to visibly bring an EDC.
A Copper penlight in a shirt pocket is certainly a choice I would care for.

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I'd spring for titanium or silver (transparent anodising) aluminium myself. They weigh less, don't patina, and don't smell, all of which would be important for a style item.

Jean-Luc Descarte said:

I'd spring for titanium or silver (transparent anodising) aluminium myself. They weigh less, don't patina, and don't smell, all of which would be important for a style item.

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Or stainless steel. True, but for something like that, for something mostly for style, I still think I personally would go for Copper. For the more classic, antique style.
Depending on the occasion, arguably. Stainless or Titanium definitely has that more modern style to it.

Or Silver - as in real, sterling silver - as a more expensive option. They do watches, so why not flashlights too. For those with money, and interested in a mostly unique style choice, I don't think they would care about tint or the actual usability of a penlight.

I have a light-pen...