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 LuminousAphid
 
Location: Lynnwood, WA
Gender: Male
Armchair Explorer
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< on 4/24/2007 5:45 PM >
|  | | | I'm thinking about getting a new light so I can have one just for exploring and don't have to borrow one from my house. I've been using a 3D Mag, and I like it a lot, but it's getting old- doesn't focus that well, and the lens is all screwed up.
So I was looking at getting a new Mag, and they have 3D LED's on sale at the local sporting goods place... But I'm not sure I really want an LED. I like that the batteries will last a lot longer (presumably) but I don't really like the bluish tint that a lof of LEDs have.
Here's 2 I have: the tall one is ok, the Minimag w/drop-in is pretty blue.
Does the Mag LED look more like the white, brighter one or the blue one? If it was whiteish, I could live with it, although I still prefer my normal MAG. Can anyone that has one post some beam shots so I can see what it looks like? Also, how much of an increase in battery life is there? Worth paying $10 more for the LEDs over its lifetime?
"See you guys, you never listen to me. I said there was gonna be trouble but you didn't listen to me. You guys are crazy. You know, you guys are self destructive. There's a funny farm and it has your names written all over it. But I'm gettin' out of here. I'm... I smell ice cream!" |
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Majickal
  
Location: Evansville, Indiana
Gender: Male
<3 Home Depot
| | | Re: MAG LED
<Reply # 1 on 4/24/2007 5:59 PM >
| | | | Use the flashlight that you are most comfortable with. It's different in every situation. A 4D MAG is often awesome for huge old buildings with colossal rooms and high ceilings, but they're unnecessarily bulky for exploring an abandoned house. Get a big light for your longer and bigger explorations and a normal sized and intensity light for everyday stuff. That should cover you. I explore with Shai Hulud, and putting it mildly, he'll NEVER be caught unprepared for anything while exploring, but he has way too much stuff to carry in my opinion. Keep it simple and useful, and carry an extra set of batteries. LED's really don't make that much of a difference in my opinion, except that the luminosity on some of the smaller ones really sucks. Batteries aren't a big deal to me, but hey, to each his own. I just carry extras.
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[last edit 4/24/2007 6:01 PM by Majickal - edited 1 times]
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nootz
Location: Lake Echo, NS
Gender: Male
Many will always go where only one is needed
| | | Re: MAG LED
<Reply # 2 on 4/24/2007 11:56 PM >
| | | | The light I have is a Noma Grip LED. I can get up to 50 hours of continuous run time out of it. Also, it's shock & water resistant. There are three coloured filters for it too.
Amber/Orange=blasts through fog.
Blue=anti-glare (whatever that means)
Red=great for night vision (not real night vision, just good for being in the dark and going unnoticed.
I'll try to get some pics of it.
[last edit 4/24/2007 11:58 PM by nootz - edited 1 times]
Have faith only in those who you trust. And hold who you trust close to you for you have no idea when you will need them most.
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Yami Doki
| | | Re: MAG LED
<Reply # 3 on 4/25/2007 5:29 AM >
|  | | | A buddy of mine just purchased the mag LED. He's satisfied with it (not overjoyed). The color temp is not as blue as the drop-in version. We both agree that the Inova X5 is a far superior light.
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LuminousAphid
Location: Lynnwood, WA
Gender: Male
Armchair Explorer
| | | | Re: MAG LED
<Reply # 4 on 4/25/2007 6:04 AM >
| | | | I went ahead and bought one on an impulse today. The main reason I liked this one was because it has a focusable beam, unlike the LED lights that have an array like the Inova. My chance to use it today didn't work out, but after messing around with it in the back yard for a while, I am happy with it. It's definitely brighter than my old Mag, but not blindingly bright, which I don't want either. I think this will work good as a durable, trustworthy light that I can use in most situations. I am thinking about getting/making some filters for it, does anyone know where I can get some colored plastic?
"See you guys, you never listen to me. I said there was gonna be trouble but you didn't listen to me. You guys are crazy. You know, you guys are self destructive. There's a funny farm and it has your names written all over it. But I'm gettin' out of here. I'm... I smell ice cream!" |
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T-Staff
Location: Laurel(L-Town), Maryland
Gender: Female
| | | | Re: MAG LED
<Reply # 5 on 4/25/2007 6:18 AM >
| | | | I got a normal maglite and then got the LED conversion thing. Lets just say.. I prefer that over the normal bulbs regardless of how blue it seems lol
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LuminousAphid
Location: Lynnwood, WA
Gender: Male
Armchair Explorer
| | | | Re: MAG LED
<Reply # 6 on 4/25/2007 8:25 PM >
| | | | The actual mag LED seems fine to me, it's actually white... the one I got for my mini mag is ade by Nite-Ize, and it's not a very good LED or lens. So I suggest if you get one, but make sure it's Mag brand. It seems better to me.
"See you guys, you never listen to me. I said there was gonna be trouble but you didn't listen to me. You guys are crazy. You know, you guys are self destructive. There's a funny farm and it has your names written all over it. But I'm gettin' out of here. I'm... I smell ice cream!" |
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Archer
   
Location: Toronto, ON
Gender: Male
Imperator Sagittario
| | | Re: MAG LED
<Reply # 7 on 4/26/2007 4:00 AM >
| | | | I went out and got a MiniMag LED today (along with the LED for my 3D Mag), and to eb honest the spot colour is very close to the middle shot in the original post. Slight blue tinge to it, but I can definitely live with it. I like my original MiniMag better when on full batteries, but it quickly drops to a pale beam, which is where the LED variant wins big time.
I give the LED's credit, though... they're fucking bright as hell. I'm hoping to break them in down in some tunnels to see just how well they do (and I'll bring the original stuff along as well just in case the LED's fail in the tunnels).
[last edit 4/26/2007 4:01 AM by Archer - edited 1 times]
Abandoned UE - http://www.abandonedue.com
"We live in a twilight world... and there are no friends at dusk." |
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Yami Doki
| | | Re: MAG LED
<Reply # 8 on 4/26/2007 4:33 AM >
| | | | Another great feature that makes it well worth the purchase is the candle mode.
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Spencey82
| | Re: MAG LED
<Reply # 9 on 5/6/2007 12:35 AM >
| | | | I've got a 3D LED Maglight. Its beam is very impressive. It was $25 at home depot.
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startedsmoking
Location: Edinburgh, UK
Gender: Male
| |  |  | | Re: MAG LED
<Reply # 10 on 5/9/2007 12:48 AM >
| | | | Personally I don't much care for the LED mags, but I wouldn't give anyone a hard time for using one....
"take nothing but pictures, leaving nothing but footprints...unless it would be really fun" |
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Speed
Location: Philly area
Gender: Male
Retired Explorer
| | Re: MAG LED
<Reply # 11 on 5/9/2007 1:03 AM >
| | | | Yami, that Inova X5 looks like a sweet light. I'm gonna have to look into one of those. I use a 4D Mag now and I agree with Majickal that it can be cumbersome at times. especially when running. it does make a nice self defense weapon though
R.I.P. NickSan | R.I.P. Don Corleyone |
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LuminousAphid
Location: Lynnwood, WA
Gender: Male
Armchair Explorer
| | | | Re: MAG LED
<Reply # 12 on 5/9/2007 1:29 AM >
| | | | Just a piece of advice...
If you're thinking about getting one, they don't work that well with a red filter. I bought one (the accessory pack made by Mag) and there is so little red coming from the LED that it ends up being VERY dim. I guess that might be good for avoiding being spotted, but it might be almost too dim if I hadn't been adjusted to the semi-dark for a couple hours before using it.
"See you guys, you never listen to me. I said there was gonna be trouble but you didn't listen to me. You guys are crazy. You know, you guys are self destructive. There's a funny farm and it has your names written all over it. But I'm gettin' out of here. I'm... I smell ice cream!" |
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foxmulder
Location: Houston
Gender: Male
| | | Re: MAG LED
<Reply # 13 on 5/9/2007 1:40 AM >
| | | | Meritline.com has some cheap ones. I bought a 12 led one and it is bright white, plus they were giving some free with purchase.
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mos6502
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Gender: Male
8 bits are enough.
| | Re: MAG LED
<Reply # 14 on 5/9/2007 3:45 PM >
| | | | I have a 4D Maglite and it's awesome, I initially was bothered by the color temperature as well, but I got over that real fast - when I'm the only one in my group who can see worth a damn in some situations, I don't care if it's a tad cold... and after 5 outings, the batteries are still running strong.
And I've also found that having a metal object like a large Maglite to bang on the floor at times helps... occasionally it's the only way to tell what a floor is made out of, and furthermore whether I should walk on it.
EDIT - just in case it wasn't obvious, I'm talking about a Mad LED.
[last edit 5/9/2007 3:46 PM by mos6502 - edited 1 times]
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Big Poppa G
Location: Newport "FREAKIN" News VA
Gender: Male
Just a Naggity-ASS!
| | | Re: MAG LED
<Reply # 15 on 5/9/2007 3:53 PM >
| | | | I use this.
ROCKS? I don't see no stinkin ROCKS! |
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Air
Location: Canada
| | Re: MAG LED
<Reply # 16 on 5/12/2007 1:13 PM >
| | | | I'm not keen on the maglites. I have AA one with the nite-eyez add in, and its as bright as my 2c maglite. Granted the d mag is a bit brighter, I like blinding light and find my headlamp with the luxon bulb does it (although it only gets 4 hours on 3 AA's! 
"The extraordinary beauty of things that fail." - Heinrich von Kleist |
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Furious D
Location: Northern Ontario
Gender: Male
The Night Time is the Right Time
| | Re: MAG LED
<Reply # 17 on 5/12/2007 7:45 PM >
| | | | Just bought a Reactor 3 aaa led. It was about 20 bucks or so. It has no blue tinting which is great for flashlight painting in color. It can't focus though, but it's super bright, so I don't mind.
"The time of getting fame for your name on its own is over. Artwork that is only about wanting to be famous will never make you famous. Fame is a by-product of doing something else. You don't go to a restaurant and order a meal because you want to have a shit."
-Banksy
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nootz
Location: Lake Echo, NS
Gender: Male
Many will always go where only one is needed
| | | Re: MAG LED
<Reply # 18 on 5/13/2007 12:22 AM >
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I don't have one of those...I don't really feel like using PayPal right now...trying to pay off my visa at this point.
Have faith only in those who you trust. And hold who you trust close to you for you have no idea when you will need them most.
http://nootz101.blogspot.com |
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Pie4Weebl
Location: St. Louis/Chicagoland
Gender: Male
| | | Re: MAG LED
<Reply # 19 on 5/13/2007 4:36 PM >
| | | | I am a theatre tech so a while ago before I got into urban exploring I picked up an upgrade kit to led for mini mag. I must say, I like the intenser light and longer battery life. I go go multiple adventures with out changing cheap batteries while most the people with my using the traditional incandescent lamp have to change batteries multiple times.
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