Hopefully NutSAK will chime in, as he is a Peak expert, but here is my $0.02:
Peak's website is garbage, don't bother. You should phone them directly. Their main dealer is
RMSK, but he doesn't ship internationally, so I think your only option is to talk to them if you want something specific. Otherwise you can keep an eye out on CPF's B/S/T forum.
They have another dealer,
Overready, which I think ships internationally, but they don't sell the brass versions.
Unfortunately, there isn't a source of aggregated information about Peaks readily available, so you have to do some research. You can start by reading
this thread and then check out the Peak forum on
CPF.
As far as impressions go, once you get over the ordeal that it is to research and aquire one, they are great lights. They have VERY high build quality, probably the best around at the price level. In order to achieve this though, for the longest time they were primarily single mode lights. Now, though, they have migrated all of their pocket lights to using QTC which gives infinitely variable light output. It isn't without its drawbacks, but it does work and is robust.
I'm not sure if the criteria you list are for an alternative to a Peak light, or for the Peak brass itself, but some of them aren't available:
What I'm looking for:
- batery - AA (prefered) or CR123 - OK here
- Cool white tint - OK here
- OP or LOP reflector - Most (all?) Peak pocket lights now use optics instead of reflectors.
- should have 2-3 mods of operation - either single mode only (for older used ligths) or infintely variable with QTC.
- Tail click (not mandatory) - No tail clickies, but most have an option for a momentary tail switch.
- 130 - 180lm max power - Should be possible with Alk/NiMh, definitely possible with Li-ions.
Hopefully this helps a bit
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