I sure have loved my Photon II and was eager to upgrade to the P3, especially now that they have added SOS and quicker circuitry, but it sounds like there are still a lot of complaints about quality control and accidental battery drain. Too bad. LRI has been the leader in this market, but they may start losing their lead if they can't get the bugs worked out of this product. <br><br>Right now there are other companies with similar lights that successfully couple water-resistance with a constant-on mode, but don't have any of the P3's problems. I hope they get the kinks worked out before I need to replace my P2.