The Coast LED Lenser P7 was designed with the professional or law enforcement user in mind. With 200 lumens of focusable light from standard AAA batteries, it will far outshine any other light of its 5.5-inch size. The Advanced Focus System with One-Handed Speed-Focus allows user to adjust from a broad flood beam to a focused spot beam with just one hand by sliding the head of the light forward and back.
Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
I live in Central America and study nocturnal amphibians. I have been at this for 12 years, and my quest during that time has been to find the best affordable flashlight available (looking at specifically the brightness vrs. duration). In recent years with the L.E.D. technological advances it has been an ongoing effort. The Coast brand "P7" is a very comfortable light (weight and size) with an impressive brightness. It has a very user-friendly flood vrs. spot control by simply sliding forward and aft the anterior section of the flashlight. I recently acquired the "P7" flashlight and have field-tested it on two occasions, measuring battery life (4 Duracell brand AAA batteries) and I got an average of 3.5 hours at full-brightness. The intensity dropped quite fast after a period of approximately 3.5 hours. I am very happy with this flashlight considering the size and weight vrs. the battery life. In my experience I do prefer the Rayovac 4 watt Sportsman Extreme, which I have used extensively as my principal field light over the past two years. The Rayovac 4 watt Sportsman Extreme (using 3 C Duracell batteries) averages about 10 hours of dependable brightness. The Coast brand "P7" is a very good light, and to those of us that have a nocturnal work schedule it is one that I highly recommend as a back-up to include in your back-pack.
