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The focused beam of white light cuts through the darkness, dances across the fields, follows a line of trees, pauses briefly – was there something? LEP flashlights are an experience; their practical use comes second. Exploring your surroundings with a "pencil beam" is simply a lot of fun.

The finger-sized Vastlite Minima Bow is likely the smallest LEP flashlight currently on the market. You won't find a flashlight this small – just 71 × 20 mm – with a range of up to 750 meters anywhere else. It's operated by twisting the head for on and off ("twisty"), allowing you to switch between two brightness levels and a strobe mode.

The full review is available here

English review at BudgetLightForum
German review on my website

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[–] asbestos@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Again, thank you for these amazing reviews. I’ll always read them.

[–] Isa@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ist das in Deutschland legal und frei verkäuflich? 🙂 (Starke Laserpointer und LEPs sind es ja z. B. nur bedingt, wenn ich nicht irre.)

[–] SammysHP@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ja, absolut legal. Vorne kommt kein kohärentes Licht raus, daher keine Beschränkung.

Anfangs, als LEP-Lampen noch neu waren, hatten Hersteller die Laserklasse des intern verbauten Lasers angewendet, was etwas verwirrend war.

[–] Isa@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

Danke! 🙂

[–] solrize@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think this is the one Countycomm advertised a month or so ago. They are currently out of stock. The page says "coming soon" but I think they may have actually had some for sale at the time of the initial announcement.

https://countycomm.com/products/minima-lep-micro-laser-flashlight-16340-by-maratac-worlds-smallest-lep

[–] SammysHP@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, that's the same light. Countycomm sells all kind of products under their brand, for a higher price, of course. Their photos are great, but the description...

this hardened steel ring is designed as a persuasion tool

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