I just bought six of these little lights (the small one in the picture) from KevinL on Candlepower Forums. They are tiny, about 1/3 the size of a Photon II (the bigger light in the picture is a Photon imitation that's just a tiny shade bigger than an actual Photon). Brightness in terms of total light output is about the same as a Photon but the beam is less focused so it won't have quite as long reach. And of course runtime will be more limited (to about 1 hour) because of the smaller batteries (2 pcs CR1220). I paid $1.75 each plus shipping from Singapore ($2.50 for six lights sent in a small padded envelope, took about 10 days to arrive). I've had a Photon II on my keys for years and have never had any problem with its size, but as a flashaholic I couldn't resist these pico-lights. The picture doesn't really do the lights justice. They are well made, smaller than they look in the pic, and they are very cute.

The lights are only available to CPF members (free registration) and right now the seller is out of the small ones, but he'll be getting more. For ETS'ers trying to absolutely miniaturize the stuff in their PSK, I thought this might be of interest here.

I too have bought a few picolights and like Paul said, they really are tiny! They are not very bright though (at least mine aren't) and I wouldn't include them in a kit unless there's absolutely no space for the larger Photon II clone that Kevin also sells. Still a great light overall though!

soo cute <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

cool, but i wonder is there a point when things become too small?

the photon is pretty small you can hang several off a keychain (or even keep serperate keyrings for them on your bag etc).

whenthings become too small i worry about loosing them more.

IMHO ... nope. I wish I had a light half the size of a Photon with twice the brightness and longevity! <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

How does the small one compare to the photon on brightness, longevity, throw, etc? Maybe I need to log on to CPF and take a look. Im a member although I have been inactive for a couple months.

Comments on the thread:

1) I mentioned this light as being interesting for tiny PSK's, e.g. Altoids tin or the even smaller mini-Altoids tin. Every cubic millimeter counts in a kitlike that. For normal keychain use, a normal Photon-sized light makes more sense. It lasts longer and is easier to operate.

2) Brightness/longevity/throw: with new batteries this light is about as bright (i.e. puts out about the same total amount of light) as a Photon. However, the light is less focused (bigger hot spot) which is better for close-up viewing (wideangle coverage) but there is considerably less throw. Longevity is also reduced a lot because of the smaller batteries. The LED Museum has a runtime test on a similar light and it was pretty feeble after about 1 hour, while a Photon-type 2016 light is good for 3-4 hours. Both types of lights are much brighter in the first few minutes than afterwards, though, so don't expect the very impressive initial brightness to last too long.