This is a Veleno Designs Gavina. It's a three speed light made by Steve Ku AKA Veleno Designs out of Ti 6/4
Steve Ku is a cool dude. I never knew he made that light. Looks awesome.
Thanks Max!
I got this directly from him in what I think was his first run, he may have done another run as well, not sure, it's been a while.
Now here is another Ti light I got from him around the same time. It's his 38DD. Great little keychain light but I need to pick up a new charger and some batteries for it.
Post by greymatter on Sept 1, 2015 14:25:58 GMT -8
let's keep it going, here are my two grail lights. Both were AlTiN coated by Don, so they weren't aftermarket jobs. both have white trits in the pistons.
Post by greymatter on Sept 1, 2015 14:41:33 GMT -8
Here is another McGizmo mule I have. This one is an Al host with a UV365nm LE in it, I also stuck two green vials on the LE. I use this to cure norland 61 for tritium installs.
Over the years, I've accumulated a lot of flashlights.
But this, is new.
Sunwayman P25C
I've carried a Streamlight Polytac for years. It's my worklight, durable, adequate throw, and I got it with a gift card from my job, so it only costs me batteries.
It eats Cr123A's like candy, though. From experience, full-brightness only lasts 30-40 minutes, then it starts to dim out.
So when I started talking about replacing it, Willydigger jumped right in. Apparently, he is so strongly against Streamlights that he was willing to hook me up! I wasn't going to say no.
More flashlight porn
Some comparison shots with my Polytac, and a 2X AA Maglite that I keep in my man purse
Finally, some beam pics. First is my Streamlight Polytac
Second is the Sunwayman, on the same set of batteries.
The most telling thing is how dark the rest of the room looks! These two pictures are taken about forty seconds apart, because that's how long it took to swap the batteries. When I pointed the camera at the Sunwayman's light pool, the screen of the camera darkened automatically. It's never done that, before...
I'm going to get some kind of a pouch for the P25 before I take it to work. The Streamlight is a tight fit in the pouch I have, and the P25C is a little bigger, so I'll need to find something else.
My initial impression of the Sunwayman is positive. It feels a little bit better than a Maglite, but I don't know if that's build quality, or simply weight. Not that weight is an issue for me when it comes to flashlights.
Oddly enough, I like the "busy" look of the P25. I think flashlights should look like machinery, so it suits.
Post by david57strat on Sept 29, 2015 16:44:58 GMT -8
The SC62W just arrived a little while ago.
It's so tiny!
I love it! (Doing snoopy dance)
It is the most impressive sub-compact 18650 light I own, to date. The tint is so close to my Nichia 219, and is absolutely beautiful. Now, I just need for it to get dark, so I can take it for a real test drive.
I hate the clip, for direct pocket carry. It doesn't compare with the one on my EagleTac P20C2 Mk II (the one I usually pocket carry - clipped inside my left pocket), which is extremely solid. No chance, in the world that light is coming loose from the pocket, once it's firmly clipped in. You have to very deliberately pull the light, to get the clip to come loose enough to remove it from a pocket. All clips should be this firm.
I would be too afraid I'd knock the light and have it come flying out of my pocket, with this Zebralight clip. I like that it's screw-mounted; but it's wayyyy too slippery/smooth, for confident pocket carry (directly clipped). On the up-side, I tried placing it in the holster that came with my tiny Nitecore EA11, and it fits perfectly in that. Maybe I'll just belt carry it in one of those holsters. Perfect! It shouldn't be hard to get a hold of another of those holsters (or, I probably have a holster, not in use, in my box of accessories .
Did I mention this thing is tiny? LMAO!
I'm used to carrying this P20 all over the place, in my front left pocket, even to work (That's usually the only one I have on-person, at work, while the rest are in my pack), and that P20 is is very comfortable to carry in my pocket, even though it sticks out of it, by about an inch (because the clip is, pretty much, overbuilt, that doesn't matter) . Imagine how comfy this microscopic SC62W would be, if I felt confident about using the clip for front pocket carry.
Zebralight SC62W, pictured in-between an EagleTac P20C2 Mk II (XM-L2 U2, running at 622 ANSI lumens max), and a Solarforce L2P with (2-mode Sportac Triple Nichia 219, 674 ANSI lumens max).
The interface on the Zebralight is pure genius - and fully programmable. Very nice!
Last Edit: Sept 29, 2015 22:27:21 GMT -8 by david57strat