xcathodex wrote:NZcaver wrote:OK then, which one of you wants to write an appropriate rebuttal letter for publication in the next NSS News?
This is a very good idea. I too thought this editorial was WAY off base and was surprised to see it published.
Actually I think it's great that such opinions are published, regardless of how off-base most of us perceive them to be. This is obviously a legitimate opinion, even though it's one which begs rebuttal (in a respectful manner, of course). Are you volunteering?
I will admit, with some embarrassment, that my first response was to snort "how old must this guy be to be this far out of touch?" and check to see if he had a 4-digit NSS number. That's an unfair generalization, hence the embarrassment, but nonetheless the letter seemed a case of a strong opinion based upon (or, in spite of) some woefully lacking technical knowledge.
I too, perhaps unfairly, had the same knee-jerk reaction. Hence I started this topic, and tried to keep my initial post relatively neutral. I was surprised and somewhat impressed that after his initial assertions, this gentleman went on to sing the praises of the latest LED flashlight technology. He even quoted specs for his favorite Olights (which, near as I can tell, are basically copies of the Fenix design).