anyone got one? pros, cons? im finna order one i think. best place to buy?

i got tk40, works for me=)

but i cannot justify 100+ on a flashlight, so does anyone ELSE have anything to say?

Posted by thechariot but i cannot justify 100+ on a flashlight, so does anyone ELSE have anything to say?

Flizer puts out a dope light with a magnifier...I've been using it alot lately...and its $30! No dodgy DX issues.

Hmm, I dunno. I don't have a TK12, but I've read various disappointed comments about the fact that it no longer supports 18650 batteries, like the TK11 did. It's more a throwback to the TK10 than a new version of the TK11.

That said, I'm sure it's a fine and fancy piece of work, and you can't really go too far wrong.

What particularly appeals to you about it - maybe there are other options that would suit your needs as well or better?

hmm,..tk10 is a better choice you think?

Maybe TK11 instead of TK12, since both are probably improvements over the TK10, but I wonder if there are other manufacturers worth looking at. As a JetBeam fanboy, I'd point out the JetBeam Jet III Military, which is a similar style of light, but more awesomer if you like JetBeam

i need something with awesome throw, like 200m or so. that's why i was looking at the tk12. ill be looking into your jetbeam here momentarily. also, what do you recommend in the line of red lights, for night vision n shit?

I've always just popped a red filter on the front - I have a red filter for my Fenix LD20, and it works nicely. I also have a couple of Solarforce L2s with replacement coloured glass filters, but unscrewing stuff is a bit more involved than just sliding something on the front.

It'd be worth making sure you can get one to fit whatever you end up buying. Looks like Fenix make one for the TK series, but I'm not sure what the options are for the JetBeam (though I read a comment that Olight make a filter that might suit).

Those lights will throw pretty well, but 200m might be a stretch. The thing is, though, really long thrower lights aren't great to use up close, anyway. I have a dedicated thrower, and it's a pain to use at close quarters, having a very bright spot in the middle, and limited spill around the sides.

i just got a 10 million cp THOR something or other for long throw stuff. so mines and caves are no more problem. but im getting that jetbeam! thanks buddy!

Great stuff! Are you getting the classic grey colour, or the new green?

i guess green...all my others are black

What the hell, people. What can you see at 200 meters, anyway? Trig.

If you're looking at a 1m thick object (Very fat man) at 200m, he is tan^-1(1/200) = .286 arc-degrees. That's 1/1256 of a circle. I'll grant that normal visual acuity is 1/60 degree... I think that to get useful light at that range, and also a flashlight you can walk around with, you'd need an aspheric zoom lens.

Jetbeam gives 'torch lumens,' which are the real ones that you send towards what you're looking at, instead of emitter lumens, of which many are lost inside your flashlight optics. The JetBeam will probably do what you want, the warm tint is technically less bright but most people prefer it over cold white for outdoors use.

Posted by AnAppleSnail What the hell, people. What can you see at 200 meters, anyway? Trig. If you're looking at a 1m thick object (Very fat man) at 200m, he is tan-1(1/200) = .286 arc-degrees. That's 1/1256 of a circle. I'll grant that normal visual acuity is 1/60 degree... I think that to get useful light at that range, and also a flashlight you can walk around with, you'd need an aspheric zoom lens. Jetbeam gives 'torch lumens,' which are the real ones that you send towards what you're looking at, instead of emitter lumens, of which many are lost inside your flashlight optics. The JetBeam will probably do what you want, the warm tint is technically less bright but most people prefer it over cold white for outdoors use.

You just geeked out metawaffle! Congrats!

Posted by Air 33 You just geeked out metawaffle! Congrats!

I was impressed, too