Go with the FourSevens P0 or the P1. I've tried a lot of lights and these are the best options.
I'd go for a Fenix E01 every time I own about 5 of the bloody things
I currently use that 2.99$ red led light. It's very good for keychain, lightweight and small, easily turned on and of. It doesn't ruin night vision and I read astronomy maps in the field or light my cross reticle in my telescope finder or the concentric rings of my collimating eyepiece. For bright white (or any other color) light I just use my iPhone.
Quote from: kkokkolis on January 06, 2014, 11:39:21 PMI currently use that 2.99$ red led light. It's very good for keychain, lightweight and small, easily turned on and of. It doesn't ruin night vision and I read astronomy maps in the field or light my cross reticle in my telescope finder or the concentric rings of my collimating eyepiece. For bright white (or any other color) light I just use my iPhone. There has been quite a bit of discussion over at CPF on preserving night vision. IIRC The general consensus amongst the (several) experts is that at very low light levels NVG green are better than red, while white LEDs are also good and and make reading many things a lot easier because of superior colour rendition and you don't need as high a light level. I like my Photon (made by LRI) Freedom Micro with white LED for its ability to quickly and easily give me the amount of light I want (these have a great user interface). I recommend the "covert nose" version to avoid the annoying side glare you get from an exposed LED.
note that the MagLite Solitaire LED is twice cheaper than the Fenix E05 ($10 vs $23).They seem more or less similar to me. Ive a Fenix because nice colors ;-)None are as good as a bigger flashlight, but they're good enough. I even used the E05 on a bike with zarro light through the forest and it worked out pretty decently, so the intensity isn't all that bad.
Quote from: mulou on January 09, 2014, 04:24:50 PMnote that the MagLite Solitaire LED is twice cheaper than the Fenix E05 ($10 vs $23).They seem more or less similar to me. Ive a Fenix because nice colors ;-)None are as good as a bigger flashlight, but they're good enough. I even used the E05 on a bike with zarro light through the forest and it worked out pretty decently, so the intensity isn't all that bad.I'm not sure I like the idea of having to try that!