Thread: The flashlight sticky

Loaned out my dedomed 2X to a mate last week - it runs at 253k lux - and he said they were picking out sheep two hills away at 600m!

Gadget and I gave alot of thought to designing an aspheric lens zoomhead torch recently when thinking of new products for Maxtoch. We've tested a number of zoomies before. But didn't ultimately add one as we've found the M24 in stock form has the wider spot and on half power is good for up close. We shot quite lot of possums recently on a farm and even the hotspot dedomed Maxis did that job very well on half power.

One of my favourite wee torches is still the little X2000 for about $12US. Its not overly powerful -a wee zoomie with about 100m max range - but shot alot bunnies up close for us couple of years ago. Its the most useful torch I have for house/truck/emergency earthquake lighting etc.

Perazzi - I will ask on overseas sites re less expensive zoomies. This is a well rated one - though it uses 26650 batts and not the commonly used 18650s:

JAX Z1 Zoomable Flashlight - 52mm Lens - 1x or 2x 26650 (Extension Included)

This guy Richard at Mountain Electronics in the States really knows his stuff - posts batts to NZ as well. Stock M24 will do the job for you but for short to medium range you might also think about a smaller XML light - less focussed and less powerful than the Maxtochs like this:

XinTD C8 V5 XP-G2 S2 2B 18650 Flashlight

Still 1000+ lumens but alot less lux (hotspot intensity) - maybe 20-35k lux.