500 lumens vs 225 lumens??

[Black208]

i recently read about another post in here about the new fenix tk10 flashlight. i did some research and i was about to buy one when i came across this:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1317

i thought to myself. $25 for 500 lumens???
vs
fenix's $75 for 225 lumens..

so whats your opinion?
why should i get the fenix if its more money for less lumens?
besides..
- the fenix can be "everyday carried"
- fenix is brand name quality assured, but ultrafire is not bad either

am i missing something here?

review of tk10:
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/....php?p=2408701
edit - another good review site i found
http://www.lightreviews.info/reviews.html
original thread about the tk10
http://airsoftcanada.com/showthread.php?t=56016

[Dracheous]

What are you planning to use this thing for?

If you're intending to use it at a night CQB game, NEITHER! I like my retina's!


I would actually recommended the Fenix over the Ultrafire. I have an N1 Ultrafire and it is GREAT! 65 Lumens, sturdy build and looks sweet too. But, the Ultrafire you're looking at is using a special battery, not that the CR123 isn't a special battery all its own, but it IS one you can find in most drug stores now a days, where the other you'd have to go to specialty stores ((unless someone can confirm otherwise as I don't normally see any 18650 batteries at the local Shopper's.

Also, at 500 Lumens you're not going to be looking at a very long working lifespan of the batteries. 225 lumens is MORE than enough light from a hand held torch.

[The Saint]

http://www.flashlightreviews.com/index1.html

I found that to be a very informative site on understanding figures one'd typically find on flashlights. Simply looking at lumens is not a good gauge of a flashlight's quality or usefulness.

[Black208]

thanks for the link saint

i am looking for a multi purpose light to replace my surefire g2
which i use for everything. edc, cqb, and field games.

hmmm.. good point about the cqb games part..
i guess i will stick with my surefire g2 for that.

edit - another good review site i found
http://www.lightreviews.info/reviews.html

[pamparius]

i'm using some surefire knocked off from china with solarforce brand, it comes with cree q5 led bulb 270lumens (well they said so on ebay), i love it very much for dark cqb session, it gives chills to opponents like telling them "hey i spot your ass"

[Qlong]

The 2 technologies are completely different, the Ultrafire has an Xenon incandescent bulb where as the the Fenix is a LED CREE Q5, one of the brightest single diode LEDs available.

The bulbs cost the same, around 8 bucks, you are basically paying for the quality of the body.

[The Saint]

Actually, Ultrafire has been switching to CREE as well. Most of their newer models use that LED, only a few still use Xenon or a LED/Xenon combo.

I own one, no complaints for what I paid for.

[Qlong]

I've got a couple of them as well, the quality is not bad at all.

[ILLusion]

I use this as my EDC:
http://www.dexlight.com/

Only $46 at DealExtreme: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2888

With tons of modes, and best of all, support for AA batteries. I picked up some rechargeable 3.7v Li-Ion AA sized cells from DX and the Dexlight can support the overvoltage for some blinding EDC candlepower.

[Syn]

http://airsoftcanada.com/showthread.php?t=56016