I have mixed feelings. I’m glad he finally brought us a super small form factor light. But at the same time, it is kind of a let down as far as performance goes. It should have been a luxury rovyvon but it is more like a dollar store Keychain light at first glance.
Is anyone here considering it as their next investment?
A less expensive light with many choices of superior emitters seems better to me. Then again, for those that can’t tell CRI 94 from CRI 74 or tell a 219b from a 219c from the amount of green and go solely by lumens, I can see why some folks wouldn’t care about the things that set the KC1 apart from the others.
Thats a good point. I agree that lumens aren’t everything, but when those emitters have so much potential yet are held at 70-80 lumens, I WANT the range that the emitters can produce. I don’t carry a 4000 lumen flashlight for the full 4000 lumens. I carry it for the 50 or 200 or 800 lumens it can also produce… but I’ll be damned if I don’t have the 4000 lumens when I need them.
The emitters obviously have the ability to get brighter, and we’ve seen it on other lights of similar size, but the fact that a Hank light lacks customization is kind of a kick in the groin. It doesn’t follow why I go to Hank for my favorite lights.
I don’t like single-mode lights because it always seems like it’s the wrong single mode for what I’m doing with it. I’m also not a fan of bulk on my keychain, so if I’m putting a flashlight there, I want it to be smaller than this.
I didn’t even realize it was single mode… it almost gives me complete dollar store vibes.
I think I see what Hank is going for; it’s not going to be the target market’s main flashlight, but a spare on a keychain. It’s also a price that will push some discounted lights over the free shipping threshold.
Ohhhh, if that’s the case I’ll take it if I ever get into that situation.
