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Amazingracer wrote:Many of the new "major" lights shift to a wide/angle spot setup. Seems to be the new thing, and was one of the major reasons I sold my Sten and went with a Scurion. Not for the lumens but for the spot (lumens were reason number 2 lol).
potholer wrote:Why have a flood beam burning high just to look at something in the distance, and why run a spot beam you don't want in confined spaces even if it isn't actively annoying you?
NZcaver wrote:potholer wrote:Why have a flood beam burning high just to look at something in the distance, and why run a spot beam you don't want in confined spaces even if it isn't actively annoying you?
While I generally agree with your logic there, personally I find running two LEDs at the same time (almost regardless of beam shape) can improve my binocular vision and depth perception on uneven ground in a cave. Ultimately I think having the choice to run each LED independently (or simultaneously at different levels) would be the best solution. But... I'm not buying a Scurion.
junkman wrote:A bit out of my price range.
Jeff Bartlett wrote:If Stenlight had a marketing budget, you'd hear about upgrades all the time. Since they built my original "premium" Stenlight (with Rebel LEDs) in late 2007, there have been several circuit board revisions, updated optics and each successive generation/bin of LEDs is brighter and brighter. In fact, Leah's 2010 model is so much brighter than my 2007 model that I'm considering sending mine back to Sten with a blank check to update the guts... since I know a 2012 update will be even brighter than hers is. The overall design hasn't changed, but I don't know of cavers lining up to demand any changes.
Of course, the thing that came out 6+ years ago isn't nearly as sexy as the thing that comes out next month, so have at it. It's still the light I see most frequently on "serious" cavers.
rlboyce wrote:I'm starting to realize that it's more to do with Sten's small size and thermal limitations than anything else. They could really put some serious emitters in there, but the Sten would fry quitckly. I guess one of its best traits is also its weakness.
Amazingracer wrote: As far as the best light to money ratio its still the winner by a long shot.
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