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Posted: 1/10/2007 6:28:22 PM EDT
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I have a G2 in each BOB and Scorpion for in the car. I guess I prefer the feel and always on switch on the Scorpion. It also has a bit nicer grip when you have cold hands. But, if hands are wet/muddy, the G2 is hard to beat. But, for you other folks, where does your preferences lie...? My other choice is an LED conversion on my MiniMag, since it extends the battery life to 10hours on the AA and 20 hours on the 3 D cell unit. |
| Well, name brands aside, LED lights are definitley more durable. They use a diode rather than a filament to create light. Also, LEDs are indeed more efficient so they'll definitely run longer on a set of batteries than an incandescent lamp. The big BUT is that they cast a very pure white, almost blueish tint which the human eye is not as accustomed to versus yellow/incandescent light. So, it may/might be a little harder to pick up fine details with an LED light (though not for me). Good luck! |
the details of the light color are these--incandescent light puts out a "color temperature" of about 3600degrees. this is the color of a normal lightbulb, and is related to the temp of the filament. normal daylight, OTOH, is 5500deg. this is the color of light at noon, ir or out of direct sunlight. however, at night it looks bluish, because our brains assosciate night lighting with the lower color temperature of fire or incandescent light. that's why a camera flash looks bluish at night, but not during the day--it is designed to put out 5500deg color temp. colorless LEDs are the same. |
| I have had several of each brand and I prefer the Streamlight TL series. A TL-2LED or TL-3LED would be an excellent choice. I don't care for the G2 or the Scorpion because they can turn on in a bag without you knowing. The Scorpion does have a spare bulb in the flashlight. |
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