LED torch recommendations

[DSS150 Find all posts View Profile Close DSS150]

Plenty to choose from here http://http://www.legear.com.au/Flashlights-Torches-Lighting-Australia-Maglite-Fenix-s/29.htm

[jss Moderated member Find all posts View Profile Close jss]

Bushie & Gumboot, do the wolf eyes take normal batteries too so if your rechargeable runs out you can just chuck a durracell in???
They look pretty impressive.

Cheers
James

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Fido there was a kerfuffle a while back with grey import LedLensers. Since then I have managed to get the evilbay pricing from a local camping place / army disposals on local product. Expect to pay about $80 for a P7. The EA4 was a remarkably good price. If you are interested I can post up the vendor. #2 son wants to buy one of the larger lights that has a small supernova inside. Not sure why.

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The EA4 was a remarkably good price. If you are interested I can post up the vendor.

Sure, why not. I've heard of Led Lensers before but never tried one.

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I posted this up for a previous thread. Tree is about 50m away and the shots are maglight (std), P7 and P14. There is another thread on here somewhere about torches...

H7 vs P7



H7, P14, P7



Maglight, P7, P14



The maglight is only good as a kosh. I have seen the LED equipped ones and they still aren't up to the LedLensers and equivalent.

If I can wake up enough I will shoot the EA4 vs the P7.

EDIT: no possums were harmed in the taking of these photographs

[jhiace Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jhiace]

If Led Lenser is the way you go i will let you in on a little secret,



Bunnings can supply Led Lenser and if you go to them with a price (online or instore) they will beat it by 10%. Just make sure the price is final with shipping if that costs or without if it is free and you will pick up the worlds best torch for a bargain every time. Imported by Zen Imports (may need to tell your local Bunnings as they probably aren't aware of the brand).

[D4D Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close D4D]

Do you have an LED Maglite to test with?

[ochre Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ochre]

I'll second mjrandom's comment - but it will fry a possums retina at 50mtrs

[Matt01 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt01]

Led Lenser all the way.
I have a P2 and a P7 both are excellent and battery life is great.

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OK guys I haven't played with the EA4 since getting a couple of weeks ago and #2 took it for Venturer duties. So I stole it back and set up outside with the P7, P14 and EA4. I am stunned. The camera is in manual with manual focus so the exposure is the same for all the shots at 15 seconds and f6.7. Hand held on a trestle so don't judge the photography.

P7 left and P14. Both on maximum distance minimum spread.



EA4 on its own



And next to the P14, again on maximum distance.



Holy crap Batman!

I bought it from these guys

http://www.fasttech.com/category/1601/led-flashlights

http://www.fasttech.com/products/160...ode-860-lumen-

Arrived in less than a week and a bit less than $80 Oz. No adjustment on the width of the beam and the first shot is on turbo while the second is on Hi.

Corine just buy one, or its bigger brother...

PS: the orange lights you can see through the trees are possums exploding next door after I fired up the EA4.

[jss Moderated member Find all posts View Profile Close jss]

MJ, why don't those poor possums have sunglasses on??

I think I might order one of those little EA4's myself. Thanks MJ

Cheers
James

[ntp Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close ntp]

Led Lenser all the way.
I have a P2 and a P7 both are excellent and battery life is great.

Agreed - they're portable sunlight.

[talk2tiny Moderated member Find all posts View Profile Close talk2tiny]

If you don't need to fry the hairs off a possum at 50 paces or signal cargo ships from a cliff top, the bat lights from bunnings are great. Under 30 bucks with built in rechargeable batteries. Comes with wall charger and car charger an it's basically like a book. First click and the led at the end lights up. Or you can open it up like a book and there's two panels of LEDs inside. Next click lights up 1 panel, third click lights up 2 panels, last click turns it off. It's also got magnets on the back and a built in hook on the end or you can open it up to 90 degrees and just stand it up. I bought a couple for camping and I've been very impressed so far. Not much good past about 25 feet though but for the price, pretty good and they'll fit in your door pockets.

[jss Moderated member Find all posts View Profile Close jss]

You can get the EA4 from amazon for $56 & free shipping.

http://http://www.amazon.com/Nitecor...productDetails

Cheers
James

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1 of those possums was mine..did it fully explode or just swell up ? will duct tape fix him?

No not Duck tape, Possum tape.