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mborn Loc: Massachusetts

I use an MAG-LITE XL50 which I received at a Night Sky Workshop sponsored by Tamron

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

macthemac wrote:

I need a good flashlight to use with my night photo expeditions. I have looked at e-bay, amazon and B and H at the 18650 lithium battery lights. ptices tange from 4.99 yo 89.99. Some of the reviews clailm that these are all cheap Jananese models and no better than a Maglite. Any of you hogs have some first hand information?

My favorite is the Ultrafire E17 XM-L T6 1000 Lumen Zoomable and waterproof LED flash light from Amazon. Big cost of $9.99. Push button on and off on the back, light weight, very even zoomable light. Uses three AAA batteries. Again, the light is very, very even and you can zoom it to what ever you need work wise. Enjoy. All metal construction, this thing will out live you easily.

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

FWIW, I just bought this flashlight yesterday at the batteries+ store(a national chain store). It fits the bill perfectly for what we need as photographers. LED technology, AAA batteries, dimmable, has spot, flood, red(so as not to kill your night vision) and water resistant. The head swivels 90 degrees. $25

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WoodnMetalGuy Loc: MN

Check out the Thrunite products on Amazon... -- Dave

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

macthemac wrote:

I need a good flashlight to use with my night photo expeditions. I have looked at e-bay, amazon and B and H at the 18650 lithium battery lights. ptices tange from 4.99 yo 89.99. Some of the reviews clailm that these are all cheap Jananese models and no better than a Maglite. Any of you hogs have some first hand information?

I get free ones at Harbor Freight store. They work great, bright and have yet to have one fail. Same for free tape measures.
I have Maglites and these are as good, just can't run over the free ones with a truck, but I generally don't make a habit of doing that.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

macthemac wrote:

I need a good flashlight to use with my night photo expeditions. I have looked at e-bay, amazon and B and H at the 18650 lithium battery lights. ptices tange from 4.99 yo 89.99. Some of the reviews clailm that these are all cheap Jananese models and no better than a Maglite. Any of you hogs have some first hand information?

These are fantastic, but the high voltage batteries I bought for them were a shade too short, so the light was intermittent. Now I use Eneloops - still very bright. If you want the high voltage batteries, get them from a place that allows for returns in case they don't work. I didn't see a great difference in brightness between the 3.7v and 1.2v batteries.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B016ISNU7C/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

These are the too-short batteries.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WJX1QUE/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

macthemac wrote:

I need a good flashlight to use with my night photo expeditions. I have looked at e-bay, amazon and B and H at the 18650 lithium battery lights. ptices tange from 4.99 yo 89.99. Some of the reviews clailm that these are all cheap Jananese models and no better than a Maglite. Any of you hogs have some first hand information?

Maglite is good but also fairly expensive. I don't use them any more. I have the cheap triple A LED lights that you can get for 4 or 5 dollars. I keep one in my camera bag, wife's camera bag, the motorcycle and car glove box. I also keep a spare set of batteries. NOTE: these use 3 triple A batteries in each light. The lights seem to last quite a while and are bright enough to use in the woods or beach in total darkness to find things in the bag. They are not long range flashlights that will light up something 100 yards down the beach but they are fine for up to 30 feet or so. I use one to go out to get the cat in the back yard at night and to search for missing things in the dark. They are cheap (which means you can have them in strategic locations (one by the bed, one on the desk, one in the kitchen, garage, car, motorcycle, etc. and spare batteries. Since they use triple A (AAA) batteries, I can get batteries about anywhere when traveling.

balticvid Loc: Queens now NJ

Any questions about flashlights or batteries is answered here.
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/

You can get discounts from companies listed. Just sign up. It's free.
Their are high quality flashlights that don't cost a lot.

Walt

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

macthemac wrote:

I need a good flashlight to use with my night photo expeditions. I have looked at e-bay, amazon and B and H at the 18650 lithium battery lights. ptices tange from 4.99 yo 89.99. Some of the reviews clailm that these are all cheap Jananese models and no better than a Maglite. Any of you hogs have some first hand information?

You don't want to use a flashlight especially if you are doing star trails and if you are with other people. The white light will not play well on other people's photos. What our group encourages is a head lamp that can be turned on with a red light. The red light is enough to see the back of your camera and it will not mess up photos in progress.

bdk Loc: Sanibel Fl.

I use a free light from Harbor Freight, its the square blue light they advertise , amazingly bright and batteries are currently 2 years old. Ive used it for light painting
and to light up items inthe night

Carmine Loc: Westport, CT

Not really sure if you're looking to illuminate a scene or as a practical utility but I found a great flashlight in the form of a Lux.Pro LP374 at Lowe's or Walmart https://www.walmart.com/ip/LUXPRO-LP374-LuxPro-374-Broadbeam-Worklight-180-Lumens-Black/53735644

G Brown Loc: Sunny Bognor Regis West Sussex UK

1. you are carrying it. As well as the rest of your kit.
2. when walking in the dark, your eyes adjust. a small light is all that is needed to see where the path is and if it is clear of obstacles.it does not even have to be that bright (the days of candles and climbing stairs)
3. You cannot hold a torch in your mouth with false teeth!
4. A Head torch bounces as you walk and makes you look down a lot.
therefore perhaps two small torches may be better than one big spotlight. UNLESS you need a spotlight.
PS... some cell phones and some key rings have small lights sufficient to navigate around your camera.

whitewolfowner

macthemac wrote:

I need a good flashlight to use with my night photo expeditions. I have looked at e-bay, amazon and B and H at the 18650 lithium battery lights. ptices tange from 4.99 yo 89.99. Some of the reviews clailm that these are all cheap Jananese models and no better than a Maglite. Any of you hogs have some first hand information?

Look into flash lights for scuba divers. I have medium sized Pelican light that is the same size as a normal flashlight that takes two D batteries (this one takes 8 AA). It has a very white light and with it I can light a cliff wall from 1/4 mile away while in the water from the surface. And it has an adjustment by turning the front plate where you can zero the light in more to the center or spread it out some to cover more area. I looked for the model I have but seems they have changed it since.

Billy Bob

this one works great 4 me.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/291316011193?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Mundj Loc: Richmond TX

Our guide at Monument Valley is also a very good photographer. He showed us some night photos he had taken of the various formations by painting with a tactical flash light. He said it cost around $80. They were very good.