Tactical Flashlight

[TVOSK]

Im looking to buy a nice tactical flashlight in the near future and have my choices narrowed down to two...Fenix TK11 or Nitecore Extreme Infinity Q5...

Which would you choose and why?

[raggasonic]

I'd say it depends on what do you expect.
If you want a flahlight you can drop in your pocket with a really decent brightness, go on with the nitecore, and if your aim is to have a big one that you won't carry on you, with a big throw beam, well get a TK11 :D

My 2 cents ;)

[SoCal Operator]

Those are two very different flashlights. What do you plan on doing with the light? What do you need it to do for you?

[wescobts]

If you are set on these two, o.k. but if your still looking try and look at coast lights, they have some nice ones ! :D

[TVOSK]

Im a police officer and want a nice, reliable light that I can carry in a holster on my duty belt by also small enough to carry off duty...I currently have a Surefire E2D and I like it alot, I am just looking for another nice torch thats similer, but different...

[SoCal Operator]

I'd get the TK11. Between the two, the Fenix is more "similar, but different" than the Nitecore, and more appropriate for on duty carry. If you're carrying on a duity belt, then the larger size is not a problem. The size of the Fenix may make it easier to handle in a stressfull situation, and though I have not tried it yet, I would guess that the grip ring makes it easier to use in conjunction with a pistol. If the light were only needed for off duty work, then I'd suggest the Nitecore.

[NoFair]

Im a police officer and want a nice, reliable light that I can carry in a holster on my duty belt by also small enough to carry off duty...I currently have a Surefire E2D and I like it alot, I am just looking for another nice torch thats similer, but different...

The Extreme can use your E2D body and tailcap together with a rechargeable 17670 Li-ion battery. This gives you about twice the runtime of the normal version.

You can not use 2 cr123s with the Extreme head.

I would recommend looking at the new Surefire E2DL as well.

I think LEO gets a discount from SF in the US

Sverre

[Pneumothorax]

I did some research on this and tried to find the brightest small LED light. I ended up with a Pelican M6 HAIII. Here is the best site I found to evaluate - the guy shows the brightness, beam size, battery life and durability of hundreds of LED flashlights - good stuff if you dont mind doing a little research.

http://ledmuseum.home.att.net/ledleft.htm

[NoFair]

I did some research on this and tried to find the brightest small LED light. I ended up with a Pelican M6 HAIII. Here is the best site I found to evaluate - the guy shows the brightness, beam size, battery life and durability of hundreds of LED flashlights - good stuff if you dont mind doing a little research.

http://ledmuseum.home.att.net/ledleft.htm

Some of the reviews are at the led museum are a bit dated. They Peli is a great light, but unless there is a new version it is about half as bright as a similar light would be using the newest leds.

If it uses a luxeon III and you can open it swapping led to a new type is a relatively easy solder job.

Sverre

[SoCal Operator]

The M6 isn't the brightest you can get for a two cell led anymore, but it is a solid high quality light with one of the best warranties around. (The only things they don't cover are, if I recall, shark attack and children under three.)

[TVOSK]

Thanks for the resposes guys...I really appreciate it.

[Pneumothorax]

Agreed on the outdated reviews. I got mine a while back. The thing that was good about this site was that he did objective comparisons of light output and showed you what the beam looked like - all comparisons were the same distance, etc. I found when first starting to research that there were varying measures of 'brightness", so you couldnt compare one light to another - that site fixed that problem for me...so the question is are there any sites out there that do the same thing?