Customer Reviews:
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 Awesome January 1, 2009
D. Jackson (UK)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
24 hours after buying my P7, I felt I had to comment on the quality and performance of this torch. Having used Maglites for many years, with constant battery and bulb changes, I went looking for an LED torch, with similar performance to the 2 cell mags.
After reading the 5 star reviews for the Police tech with 1.25W output and 60 lumens of light, I decided on the 4.4W, 170 lumen P7 for only £15 more.
The first time I used this torch I was impressed with the spread of light in flood mode and amazed at the power of the spot mode, which can pick out objects at several hundred feet easily. The light is bright white and is similar to a single car Xenon headlight, well almost! When I returned home from the walk I discovered that I'd not even tried it on max power, the high power setting provides only 80% of the available light. The 100% setting is only available by constantly pressing the power button, but this is not a problem, as 80% gives more than enough light.
This torch is a 5 star product for Build quality and performance, go and buy one now.
Bought this torch locally, as the price on Amazon was more than the store, not sure why this was the case....
Best torch for under £100 January 17, 2009
Anon (UK)
36 out of 37 found this review helpful
I bought two of the T7 torches (the same innards, just a tactical body), one for home and one for work (police). I was an owner of a Surefire torch who are supposed to be the industry leaders. Surefire torches are good, but they cost a fortune in batteries as they take 123A ones which are £3+ each. I then had a LED Lenser V2, which was a great replacement, but then I saw this. The T7 / P7 is the best torch I have seen, and everyone is suprised when they see what output it is capable of. It is not going to compete with the larger LED Lenser X21, but for it's size and price you will not find anything better.
Included in the box are the batteries which should last you a good while, as well as a heavy duty nylon holster. I would recommend this torch to anyone who needs a light source, be it dog walkers, hikers, military, police, ambulance, fire and security personnel. I can also vouch for the personal security side, this torch will temporarily blind someone when used in the dark, they should be seeing spots for a couple of minutes! Surefire is still the industry leader, but i think the only reason for that is because LED Lenser have not developed the tactical side of their products such as gun mounts for military and special forces applications.
The reason I place LED Lenser ahead of Surefire is value for money. The LED Lenser costs less for the same power and build quality, comes with a holster included (which is an extra with Surefire) and the batteries are cheaper and more reaily available.
In summary, best torch of this size and under £100, stop looking for anything else because you have found what you a looking for.... buy it... actually, buy two, i did!
Excellent torch March 10, 2009
RedPanda (Essex)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Saw this at the Excel Boat Show and was impressed by the construction, the LED 'bulb' and that it could be used one handed. Very compact too.
The beam is certainly very bright, much more so than other torches I've used (e.g. Maglites). The on/off button actually gives three settings, low, high and full power only if you hold it in - although high is plenty bright enough. Comes with a robust case which fits nicely on a belt. Recommended.
Makes a Maglite look very sillly! April 28, 2009
P. White (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This torch is more powerful than my D-Cell Maglite but a fraction of the size and running on 4 AAA batteries and for far longer. The intensity and quality of illumination has to be seen to be believed. The construction is excellent (with one caveat, see below) and the controls are positive. There's a 3 way push switch on the base for the 3 levels of light and the Maglite style focussing option on the barrel that is usable with one hand.
This is a very nice device and I'd dearly love to be able to afford the £240 7 LED version. This has one LED and is painfully bright, 7 LEDs would bring down aircraft!
NOTE: there's a construction anomaly with the lens assembly. The heat sealed lens cover leaves an imperfection that looks like a crack in the side of the lens. This is normal and doesn't affect the performance but it does look odd. You just have to live with it.
Similar size but puts my penlight Maglite to shame October 18, 2009
jon (hampshire)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've had a 2AA cell Maglite for years and found it well-engineered and reliable. A few days ago I needed to go out after dark to post a letter. I picked up the Maglite to help me through the local unlit park, switched it on and thought again. The beam was weak, yellow and near useless. I stayed inside and decided to post the letter another day, but signed on to Amazon to find out if there was a better torch available. I was looking for one of those 3 million candle light torches. I knew that would do the job.
But the reviews spoke of 10 minutes' usage before a full recharge was needed, and they are really bulky. Not ideal. Then I saw the LED Lenser reviews. 170 lumens and amazing battery life in a very small unit. I thought it expensive but the reviews persuaded me to give it a try.
It really is as good as everyone says! Not much bigger than my Maglite but MASSIVE light output (I would guess equivalent to at least ten of my 2 cell Maglites), enough to light up every corner of that park I hadn't wanted to walk through after dark. It really gave me confidence to go out at night knowing that I could be safe and see anything I needed to see and, yes, shine this into anyone's eyes and they will be disabled for quite a while.
If you live in a city centre this might be of little use, but if you're in suburbia or the countryside you might find it's invaluable.
For me, money well spent and it probably will be the last torch I will ever need to buy.
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