Streamlight 88030 ProTac 1L 275-Lumen EDC Professional Flashlight with CR123A Batteries, and Holster, Black, Clear Retail Packaging

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Diese Taschenlampe ist echt mega!Zufällig kam sie genau an dem Tag an dem ich nen Spaziergang durch den Wald gemacht habe. Ich hab das Päckchen aus dem Briefkasten gezogen, die Verpackung aufgerissen, (geht ohne Schere, sehr geil!) Batterie rein (wird mitgeliefert) und los geht's! Ich hab kurz die Anleitung angeschaut weil die Lampe 3 Modi hat und weil's an der Lampe nur einen Knopf gibt.Jetzt kommt das coole!1x Drücken = High2x Antippen und Halten/Drücken = Strobe Mode3x Antippen und Halten/Drücken = LowDieses System finde ich extrem geil weil man sich bei anderen Lampen meistens erst durch die ganzen Modi durchschalten muss bis man den gewünschten Modus erreicht hat. Das kann bei 3 Helligkeitsstufen, Strobo, SOS, etc. manchmal ziemlich nerven. Man kann die Reihenfolge auch umprogrammieren, hab ich aber noch nicht probiert. Ich werde sie aber wahrscheinlich umprogrammieren auf Low, High und dann Strobe.Hell ist das Teil auch noch! Bei der größe der Lampe hätte ich nicht so viel erwartet, aber da kann sich so manche größere Lampe noch was abschneiden! Ne echt gute Ausleuchtung bis Ca 30m. Helligkeit ja ist immer so ein subjektiver Wert aber ich fand das sie schon echt wirklich gut Hell gemacht hat.Leider wird die Lampe mit CR123 Batterien betriben. Ich hasse die Dinger weil man die nur bei Amazon oder Ebay zu nen vernünftigen Preis bekommt. Mir macht es auch ein bisschen Sorgen das si ne Batterie im High Modus nur 2 Stunden halten soll. Der Spatziergang ging jetzt leider nicht so lange das ich es heraus gefunden hätte aber 2 Stunden, finde ich, sind nicht so wirklich lange. Der Low Modus ist zwar auch noch OK aber ein bisschen mehr hätte ich mir schon gewünscht.Nun zur Größe:Ich wollte ne kleine Lampe die man den ganzen Tag am Gürtel tragen kann (oder sonst wo) und kaum auffällt. Diesem Anspruch wird sie völlig gerecht. Das Ding is nicht länger als meine Hand Breit ist (siehe Foto) der Gürtelclip ist etwas länger und fühlt sich ziemlich robust an. Er wird auf der Herstellerseite als unverwüstlich bezeichnet und das kann ich mir gut vorstellen. Er ist abnehmbar. Ich hoffe mal das ich nicht mal irgendwo hängen bleibe und der Clip abgeht und ich die Lampe verliere. Er sitzt aber bombenfest und man sollte es wahrscheinlich merken wenn der Clip mal ab gehen sollte.Eigentlich finde ich das der Preis ein wenig hoch ist und die Leuchtdauer würde ich mir auch länger wünschen, aber man bekommt hier wirklich ne echt erstaunlich gute Lampe! Man wird von ihr wahrscheinlich nicht enttäuscht werden.Ich glaube das ich da einen treuen Alltagsbegleiter gefunden habe. 😊

I'm a police officer and I've worked nights for over 10 years, so I learned long ago to carry as many flashlights as I reasonably can when I'm working. It's a dreadful feeling when your flashlight starts to go dead when you're tracking suspects through the woods, on a lengthy car stop on the side of a busy highway, or working some other incident where there's no ability to stop and go recharge your light. My primary light carried on my duty belt is a Streamlight PolyStinger DS LED, my secondary is a Streamlight Strion LED, and for my third light I used to carry some cheap no-name pocket LED light that was essentially worthless but that I figured was better than nothing.I decided it was finally time to find a good quality backup pocket light for my third slot. As you can tell from my other lights I like Streamlight, but I'm also willing to carry whatever I feel is best for the job. My bias towards Streamlight is that they makes good quality durable lights, many which are rechargeable which is a huge plus when you're paying for all your equipment costs on a cop's salary. They back their products (they've repaired/replaced lights at no cost when I've managed to kill them in the past), and they are more affordable than some of the other manufacturers out there. I know SureFire is the big thing in the tactical arena, and I have used and do like some of their lights (I've currently got their weapon-light on my primary duty weapon), and others like Fenix have cult followings as well. But Streamlight puts out quality, durable, feature-packed lights that are just as good, and they do so at great prices. That being said, I did research several other ultra-small pocket lights (this size was about as big as I wanted to go) and I ended up choosing this Streamlight ProTac 1L.I've been carrying the ProTac 1L for about 6 months now and it's been a great little light. The very small size, coupled with the more than adequate light output, are the two biggest reasons I love it. There are other similarly-priced small lights out there with a higher stated output, but very few that're as incredibly small as this one. Many require two CR123 batteries (or AAAs in others), while this one just needs the one CR123. It's not rechargeable which is what I love about my PolyStinger LED and Strion LED, but then again I doubt you'll find any lights this size that are rechargeable. At least using a CR123 the batteries have a long 10-year shelf life, so if I bought one of these and left it in my truck or wife's car as a spare emergency light I wouldn't have to worry about the battery running dead quickly. Now with only one CR123 versus some other pocket lights having two, that does mean this one isn't going to have quite the battery life as the others, but to me the trade-off is worth it because I'd rather carry a very small light that I may need to change the battery out a little more often instead of a larger more cumbersome one that lasts longer but that I might decide to leave at home at times because it's bigger/heavier. When I'm already wearing/carrying 25 lbs of gear at work, and I need a light to fit in my pocket, I want to keep it as small and lightweight as possible. This one fits the bill perfectly. It's about as long as my index finger and even with the CR123 battery it weighs hardly anything. According to my scale the actual weight with the battery (I don't use the pocket clip) is only 1.81 oz, which is hardly noticeable at all.The physical design of the light is perfect. It's rugged and waterproof, which are two must-have features for me to carry it on duty. I have dropped it and banged it around plenty already and it's never skipped a beat. Even if it does end up failing it's got Streamlight's lifetime warranty which I've tested before and have faith in, plus it's only a $40 light. As far as design, a lot of the cheap small lights have the annoying cheap twist-on twist-off cap switches or a tailcap that's got a little rubber end to mimic a switch but is just spring-loaded to turn it on and off. This light has a bonafide tailcap switch, and it seems to be of the same quality and tactile feel as my Strion and Stingers. It works flawlessly for quick bursts of light or for clicking it on to turn the light on fully. The positioning of the tailcap switch allows me to easily use it as a light in my support hand while my weapon's in my strong hand without having to first rotate it in my hand to find the switch like you have to do with ones with a side-mounted switch. The contours of the body of the flashlight, instead of it being completely smooth, gives you a little more positive control over it and makes it that much easier to wedge it between your middle and ring finger. It's got an anti-roll head that works but the flat-sided rings just aren't as large and prominent as they are on larger lights. That's good because it keeps the overall size of the light down, but it does also mean that it's a little more apt to roll than those larger ones.The light output is selectable. The "Ten Tap Programming" lets you program it by clicking the power switch ten times in rapid succession. You can choose from High/Low/Strobe, which is how it's programmed when it arrives, High only, or Low/High. All that means is if you keep it on High/Low/Strobe then when you click it once it turns on High, click it twice rapidly and it turns on Strobe, and click it three times rapidly it turns on Low. On the Low/High it just allows you to alternate between those two outputs as you choose. I don't bother with any of those and just programmed it to High only. If I need a light I need all the output it has so I'm not worried about being able to use the Low mode to conserve power or the Strobe to gain attention (just rapid pushes of the momentary-on switch accomplishes the same thing as Strobe if you just need to strobe it for a few seconds). Keeping it on the High only setting is just simpler and more intuitive. Grab the light and press the button and I've got High power, I don't have to worry about if I accidentally double-click it and it starts strobing when that's not what I want. But if I'm ever in a situation where I do need to rely on the Low setting (say an extended power outage and this is the only light I have) or the Strobe setting, it's a quick process to use the Ten Tap Programming to switch over to being able to access those modes at that time.The output on High power is admirable for such a small light. I know everyone throws around lumens and I know there is science behind it, but after having carried numerous various lights from different manufacturers over the years I don't bank on those numbers too much after seeing how they work in the real world. For one, there's no standardized process across the board for measuring the lumens, so I don't doubt that there's some room for a manufacturer to use the most appealing rating even if it's not measured the same way as their competitors. Secondly, I feel that the beam pattern and concentration plays a big part too. A highly concentrated lower lumen light is probably going to seem brighter because of it's narrow piercing beam, and be more useful when it's a pocket light like this, than a widely diffused higher lumen light that just illuminates a much wider area but isn't very concentrated. This light offers a good compromise; the "hot spot" (the area of the beam where the most light is projected) is fairly narrow and concentrated, but there is a good amount of spillover to also illuminate a wider area near you to a lesser degree. The beam's not adjustable (which is good, an adjustable head can risk the waterproofing) so I think the setup is optimal for the size of light and it's intended use.Overall I'm very pleased with this light. It works great as a small pocket light while on duty, and I now carry it religiously in my jeans or shorts pocket when I'm off-duty. And I didn't mention much non-police uses, but in addition to now having a light when I'm carrying my gun off-duty (which is almost a cardinal rule in my book), I use it for all sorts of tasks around the house or in the garage when I unexpectedly need a light. It's handy having such a powerful and capable little light on me at all times and not needing to go retrieve one. Now that I've carried it long enough to see how good it is I'll probably buy several more eventually since it's so small, light, and useful. Throw one in the junk drawer, one in my nightstand, one in each vehicle, and probably another one or two for work in my gear bag and/or my rifle case for additional spares (again, a night shift officer can never have too many lights).

Okay, I'm impressed with this little wonder light. I bought it six months ago and have been carrying it with me ever since. It's only about 3 5/16 inches long and 13/16 inch in diameter (at the bezel), and throws out a tight, bright, blinding white beam. It is high quality all the way, both in material & manufacture. Like any good daily carry item, it's not cumbersome and most of the time I'm not even aware that it's there; but when I do need it, it's available and ready to do its job. This will never replace my primary tactical flashlight--and if I was allowed to carry a firearm in my oppressive state of residence I'd surely be carrying something other than the Protac--but it's a great little gadget for an everyday carry item or backup. I was carrying a Surefire Executive Defender (E2D) until I bought this. Don't get me wrong, I didn't buy this with the specific intention of replacing my E2D (actually, I'm not sure why I bought it). I was and am still perfectly satisfied with the E2D; but the Protac is just so much easier to carry around (especially with its included nylon belt holster), has almost twice the output of the E2D (110 lumens vs 60) with a cleaner & whiter LED light versus the E2D's yellowish Xenon lamp, has a longer battery life (even on "high"), and is more versatile with its additional "low" setting that I figured it was a much better choice for me (YMMV). And I gotta admit, even though I'm a big fan of the crenelated bezel on the E2D, the fact is, the crenelated bezel has put holes in my pants, something I'll never have to worry about with the Protac. [Yes, the Protac has a somewhat crenelated bezel, too, but not as aggressive and obviously a lot smaller.] I think there are better choices for a flashlight to keep stowed in the car, but this could certainly fill that role, too. All in all, an impressive little tool.Edited To Add (Part 2) 12/10/13-------------------------------The above review is for the Protac 1L. This year (yesterday in fact) Amazon had a Lightning Deal on the 2L, so being as impressed as I was with the 1L, it was a no-brainer that I would purchase its big brother during the sale also. Unfortunately, Amazon won't let me make a second separate review for the 2L, so I have to piggy back my review of it onto this one (which probably means nobody will ever see it, considering the sheer number of reviews on this product).First of all, kudos to Amazon... overnight shipping (w/o paying for it) during the Christmas rush? Wow! This is the second product in two days in which that happened. Impressive.As for the Protac 2L, it's a solid 4-star product. I have to be more critical with the 2L because it really is more of a tactical flashlight than the 1L. Some people (not me) will not like the fact that it doesn't come with a lanyard, nor does it have a loop to attach one (though you might be able to attach one to the included clip). I also think the head is too long in relation to the body; if you use the clip to carry the light bezel up, there's too much protruding out of your pocket, so you're pretty much limited to bezel-down carry with the clip. My biggest complaint, however, is the recessed tailcap switch. A recessed switch precludes one from using the Surefire-Rogers low-light technique (i.e. the "cigar method"), or at least from performing it correctly. This is where SureFire flashlights will never be beaten; their tailcap design (on the 6P, G2, etc) is perfect for tactical use. No "tactical" light should ever have a recessed tailcap switch. So again, like the 1L, the 2L will never replace my primary tactical light. It is, however, my new EDC light, replacing the 1L.Aside from the above criticisms this is a solid, high-quality light. It's plenty bright on 'high', and 'low' is still bright enough for you to navigate around in darkness or to read things w/o burning up your batteries. The 2L has a REALLY NEAT feature that the 1L doesn't; it gives the user a choice of three preset programs. The factory default is high-strobe-low. Also available are high-only and low-high. I use the low-high mode; I'm not a fan of strobes, and even if I was I think it's pretty ridiculous to think that in a life-or-death situation, with an adrenaline dump in your body and loss of fine motor skills, that one can seamlessly perform a double-tap to activate strobe mode when a bad guy has a gun pointing down his/her throat! If I was a LEO, I think I'd keep it set on high-only while on duty; switch to low-high if there's a legitimate need for a 'low' beam. Frankly, I think Streamlight mucked that one up, too. It makes MUCH more sense to have a high-low program on a "tactical" light instead of a low-high program, but that option isn't available. Pretty dumb (IMO).Everything else is as you would expect. High quality materials/workmanship, waterproof to 1m, crenelated bezel (albeit more subtle), a nice pure white light, nice throw, good beam form, etc. It's "maybe" kind of narrow if you have big hands, but the clip certainly aids in gripping (if you choose to keep it on). It also comes with a ballistic nylon holster, if (like me) you prefer belt carry over pocket carry. Two Duracell Ultra 123 batteries are included. Like I said, a solid 4-star product.