A Few Kind Words On Low Lummen Lights

[space cowboy]

I have one 5 lumen light I reach for most of all. Its great for navigating a dark house at night to use the privy without disturbing anyone. It works great on setting a tripped breaker back on without having 100 lumens bounce back in your eyes blinding you. Also it is good for close up work without knocking your eyes out. It seems a lot of people like the high lumen lights & that is ok by me. IMHO the low lumen lights serve very well indeed in some situations.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I find I use either low lumen light's or low lumen setting's almost exclusively

[Styerman]

I tend to agree with you , my best lite is 60 on hi and about 5ish on low . I get a loy of work outta my Streamlite Stylus Pro ( somewhere between 5 and 10 ) .

Chris

[NutSAK]

I get a lot of use out of my low lumen lights too.  I find 20-30 lumens to be the most versatile for single-level lights, but 1-5 lumens has its purpose with dark-adjusted eyes.

[nuphoria]

Yep, very useful to have such a thing at hand all the time IMHO 

[Sam Quint]

I really like the low lumen lights. The tiny Photon Freedom is a favorite. Ramps down to easily less than 2 lumens , if needed. Navigating theatres, reading in the automobile(without disturbing the driver), and keeping a watch on my sick childrens temperature without waking them are just a few of the uses I have found for low lumens.

[BlueDot]

My Pak-Lite is great for low-light situations.  It sits next to the dog leashes, and often follows me out the door for other purposes as well.  When more dollars fall into my pocket, I have plans for a second one to keep in the truck.

I have brighter lights, but (forgive the blasphemy)- but sometimes it is possible to have too much light.   

[Kmarr]

I prefer my edc lights to have multiple settings because not all situations call for police spotlights.  I've got a few low lumen lights for, as space cowboy said, navigating a dark house without blasting the sleepers with sunshine.  Since there's not too much for the light to reflect off of outside, higher power lights are necessary.

[Gareth]

I only wish that the Fenix L0D came on at Low-Med-High rather than the Med-Low-High it works at.  As folks say sometimes you just don't want a room full of light and having to cover the torch while you cycle to low is a bit of a pain.

[NutSAK]

I only wish that the Fenix L0D came on at Low-Med-High rather than the Med-Low-High it works at.  As folks say sometimes you just don't want a room full of light and having to cover the torch while you cycle to low is a bit of a pain.

I agree, but you'll see just as many folks argue for med-low-high.

You need a Quark MiNi AA. 

[WH867]

I only wish that the Fenix L0D came on at Low-Med-High rather than the Med-Low-High it works at.  As folks say sometimes you just don't want a room full of light and having to cover the torch while you cycle to low is a bit of a pain.

I agree, but you'll see just as many folks argue for med-low-high.

You need a Quark MiNi AA.  

I much prefer the medium first.  Almost never use the low.             Love my Quark Mini AA. Wish it was medium first

[Gareth]

I only wish that the Fenix L0D came on at Low-Med-High rather than the Med-Low-High it works at.  As folks say sometimes you just don't want a room full of light and having to cover the torch while you cycle to low is a bit of a pain.

I agree, but you'll see just as many folks argue for med-low-high.

You need a Quark MiNi AA. 

You might be right.

[Black Rose]

I only wish that the Fenix L0D came on at Low-Med-High rather than the Med-Low-High it works at.  As folks say sometimes you just don't want a room full of light and having to cover the torch while you cycle to low is a bit of a pain.

That's what I love about the iTP A2 EOS.  It's mode order is Low-Med-High.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I only wish that the Fenix L0D came on at Low-Med-High rather than the Med-Low-High it works at.  As folks say sometimes you just don't want a room full of light and having to cover the torch while you cycle to low is a bit of a pain.

I agree, but you'll see just as many folks argue for med-low-high.

You need a Quark MiNi AA. 

Damn you Terry

That's another one I need to look into now

[andrea.from.roma]

I have one 5 lumen light I reach for most of all. Its great for navigating a dark house at night to use the privy without disturbing anyone. It works great on setting a tripped breaker back on without having 100 lumens bounce back in your eyes blinding you. Also it is good for close up work without knocking your eyes out. It seems a lot of people like the high lumen lights & that is ok by me. IMHO the low lumen lights serve very well indeed in some situations.

I agree. Which is why I love my edc flashlight's low-mid-high settings and memory mode. I must confess I like to have the highest setting always available, but I find myself using the lowest very often, especially when it's night and I need my eyes to adjust to darkness.

A.

[Styerman]

Lows are dandy , but sometimes it's nice to have Hi at your finger tips !

Chris

[cerbera147]

I prefer my edc lights to have multiple settings because not all situations call for police spotlights.  I've got a few low lumen lights for, as space cowboy said, navigating a dark house without blasting the sleepers with sunshine.  Since there's not too much for the light to reflect off of outside, higher power lights are necessary.

I agree, it's not always about bright light. Mostly it is but not always

I use my Maglite Solitaire if I'm going out really early in the morning and need to find something in the bedroom. Works a treat 

[NutSAK]

I only wish that the Fenix L0D came on at Low-Med-High rather than the Med-Low-High it works at.  As folks say sometimes you just don't want a room full of light and having to cover the torch while you cycle to low is a bit of a pain.

I agree, but you'll see just as many folks argue for med-low-high.

You need a Quark MiNi AA. 

Damn you Terry

That's another one I need to look into now

If you ever wish you could have a light nearly as small as an LOD, but ran nearly 3 times as long on a cell, the Q-MiNi AA is for you.  I just can't do AAA anymore (except for an ARC-P or E01 for neck carry).

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I'm certainly contemplating it