A bit of a let down

By jmany01 Ranked #177 - Headlamps December 28, 2011

Right out of the box, i was surprised at how cheap this light felt and seemed to be manufactured. I would have expected much more from a company with such a good reputation like Mammut. While the light has yet to break on me due to durability issues, i won't be surprised if it does.

The spot light is ridiculously bright, brighter then any of the other lights I've seen or played with, but as a previous member mentioned it is an extremely narrow spot light beam. I have yet to really use this in the back country but wonder how useful it will be. It definitely seems too narrow. The flood light seems decent but certainly nothing to write home about. The flood and spot combined mode took me a while to figure out but works rather well together. there is a big big difference between the output levels of the flood light (even on high) and the spot light, i would imagine even this mode might be pretty hard on the eyes.

While I will use this light, I do wish i saved the packaging so i could send it back and replace it with another light that would be more versitile. This light would be perfect for a cyclist due to the intense spot light.

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