Layman’s Flashlight Reviews

Looking to some like it would feel completely at home on a SciFi movie set, the TK45 by fan favorite Fenix is an attention grabber to say the least. However, can its performance stack up against its “extreme” appearance?

Fenix TK45

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Fenix has come a long way from the old days of one or two models of simple AA powered lights to arrive at the agressive multistage weaponlight that is the TA30. Years of research and development seem to be culminating in this first model of what appears to be a new line of Fenix products.

Fenix TA30

The Fenix PD20 is the latest iteration of the Fenix line of 1xCR123A based lights. This pocketable form factor seems to be rapidly becoming a staple of many brands packing a powerful torch into a very small size.

Fenix PD20

The Fenix E01 is a little light trying to fill a big role.  Hardly bigger than the AAA cell that powers it, this little light seems to be designed around the ability to be completely forgettable, but only until it is needed.

Fenix E01

The Fenix L2D is the 2xAA version of the P2D.  Electronically speaking the two lights are identical, just using the two 1.5v batteries to make up the correct voltage.  This allows for use of a more common cell with much simpler manufacturing costs.  In all, a very prudent use of resources making use of the available power supplies and creating 2 lights for little more than the price of one.
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