Well, mine does. <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> And if you go with the McE2E switch, you get to pick how bright you want the lower mode to be (vs. battery life).

Then there's the L2, of course.


It isn't really that. Some of the law enforcement 9v Surefires are putting out 3-4 times as much light as the L4. Even the L2 is rated at 100 lumens on high (though a number of folks seem to doubt that).

I think you might be getting the wrong impression- these lights are amazingly bright for their tiny size (all the ones we're talking about are comparable in size to a Mini-Maglite), but they don't compare to some larger, non-pocketable lights.

I considered for some time before buying the 2-stage switch for the L4, and my decision was based on battery life more than usability. It could be too bright for, say, working in an engine compartment with reflective surfaces around, your eyes have to adjust before you can use it for reading, and it will SERIOUSLY kill your night vision- but it's not blinding, unless you're looking straight into it.


Again, I think you might be under a misapprehension. I can't say for sure, but I doubt that any of the lights we're talking about would do a great job in this scenario. 200 feet is two-thirds of a football field, "building" implies some ambient light level. We're talking about tiny lights that put out maybe 5-8 times as much light as an old-fashioned 2 D cell flashlight. That's fairly impressive, but would you expect 5-8 old-fashioned flashlights to illuminate a spot on a building 200 feet away? Well, maybe a little.

I would guess that the A2 would probably do a little better at this, as the L4 is more of a flood, they refer to it as a "wall of light"... but if this is a real criterion, you might want to keep looking awhile. I'm not sure either one will be satisfactory.