Almost too bright. Wow! If you’ve researched flashlights in recent years, you’ll see that even Stream has adopted Lumens as the standard of brightness. For many years they used candlepower and for good reason. The shift has been to rate all flashlights in Lumens to make apples to apples comparisons. That’s fine as long as you report actual lumens. Stream does this and many manufacturers do as well, but there are those who’ll crank up the lumen rating just to make a sale. You know the type. Crazy readings like…
Portable spotlight/itâs excellent! This light is great. I own other Streamlight flashlights as well. All have a lifetime warranty, except for batteries. This is like having a spot light on your duty belt. As an officer working midnights, two things I wish it had. First is the dual switch. Coming from a D/S stinger, I really miss the tail cap switch. Second, I wish the beam was adjustable. It is extremely bright and illumines excellent, but there are times when an officer wants to narrow that beam to a pinpoint. However, overall,…
Now THAT’S a Flashlight!! I’ve had an unhealthy obsession with flashlights since stumbling through the NYC blackout without one. This flashlight is just awesome — not a mere focused beam of light, but more like spotlight intensity, lighting up my entire backyard on a cloudless, pitch dark night. After testing, I immediately ordered a second to carry in my Jeep — this isn’t just a useful tool for lighting the way, but it’s a great (and legal to carry) defense mechanism that’s will help ward off dark dwelling…
Almost too bright. Wow! If you’ve researched flashlights in recent years, you’ll see that even Stream has adopted Lumens as the standard of brightness. For many years they used candlepower and for good reason. The shift has been to rate all flashlights in Lumens to make apples to apples comparisons. That’s fine as long as you report actual lumens. Stream does this and many manufacturers do as well, but there are those who’ll crank up the lumen rating just to make a sale. You know the type. Crazy readings like…
Portable spotlight/itâs excellent! This light is great. I own other Streamlight flashlights as well. All have a lifetime warranty, except for batteries. This is like having a spot light on your duty belt. As an officer working midnights, two things I wish it had. First is the dual switch. Coming from a D/S stinger, I really miss the tail cap switch. Second, I wish the beam was adjustable. It is extremely bright and illumines excellent, but there are times when an officer wants to narrow that beam to a pinpoint. However, overall,…
Now THAT’S a Flashlight!! I’ve had an unhealthy obsession with flashlights since stumbling through the NYC blackout without one. This flashlight is just awesome — not a mere focused beam of light, but more like spotlight intensity, lighting up my entire backyard on a cloudless, pitch dark night. After testing, I immediately ordered a second to carry in my Jeep — this isn’t just a useful tool for lighting the way, but it’s a great (and legal to carry) defense mechanism that’s will help ward off dark dwelling…