Comments on: LED Lenser P7 LED Flashlight (8407) Review

By: John Mathis

John Mathis — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:00:26 +0000

Wow! I’ve owned this flashlight for a couple of weeks now and I’m still excited about it. I’ve owned a lot of flashlights over the years and this one, by far, tops them all. I live on a couple of acres and I wanted a good flashlight for walking the dog at night. The first night I used the P7, I laughed out loud. It was amazing! I could stand on one end of the property and light up the other end with this light. With the widest setting, the yard was flooded with light. With the focused setting, I could shine an intense beam all the way across the yard. Incredible.

Regarding the small slit in the lens mentioned above, I have not found this on my lens. Also, the bright setting on my flashlight is the same intensity as the momentary setting. I can’t tell any difference in the two beams. The lower intensity setting is just fine for general use and compares with most other flashlights’ normal intensity. One word of caution: be careful not to shine the high intensity beam in anyone’s eyes!

Thanks for the great review Julie. It led me to the purchase of this fantastic flashlight.

By: S K

S K — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:55:07 +0000

Thanks Julie. Still figuring out how to use the different modes effectively.

I bought a B7 that looked exactly like P7 except it is Titanium colour. Overall, I am very please with Lenser over other CREE LED flashlights that I have used. Although it appeared costly but I would called it cost effective based on the built and the intensity of light that it produced.

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:15:59 +0000

@SK No idea, I’ve not heard of the B7…

By: S K

S K — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:53:37 +0000

Julie, what is the difference between P7 and B7? Thanks.

By: Julie

Julie — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:38:25 +0000

@Hugh No, it doesn’t flicker. It’s pretty much either ON or OFF.

By: Hugh

Hugh — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:50:20 +0000

Ah thanks. Does yours flicker at all when you lightly press the button for maximum power?

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:14:21 +0000

@Hugh I just doubled checked mine to make sure what I said in the review was valid and it is. It’s possible that they’ve changed the functionality of the flashlight since my review…

By: Hugh

Hugh — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:44:55 +0000

Hi, bought my P7 yesterday, nice review. I notice you say that one full click of the button from ‘off’ turns on the low beam, another full click turns on high beam and another turns it off. On mine it would seem one full click turns on high beam, the next turns on low beam and the next turns it off. I bought mine in Australia, would this make a difference to your product?

Also, on mine the function of getting maximum beam by only partially depressing the button does not seem to work as you say it does on yours…mine only seems to go maximum for the fraction of a second when you press the button in.

By: Andrew Meuser

Andrew Meuser — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:58:12 +0000

LED Lenser Products:
http://www.ledlenserusa.com/products.php

By: Andrew Meuser

Andrew Meuser — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:55:40 +0000

The difference between the P7 and the T7 is the outer casing.
The T7 has their ‘tactical’ casing with un-knurled circles for mounting rings (to attach to a weapon). The internal components and features are identical. A hunter or law enforcer may prefer the T7 over the P7.

By: balthazar

balthazar — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:02:06 +0000

Maybe I seem stupid, but could one of you comment on the real differences between the P7 and the T7? Why would one choose for the one or the other type?Thnks

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:11:36 +0000

I bought the P7, chucked it in a rifle mount for LED Lenser’s Hokus Focus and it’s the best thing I have ever used for night hunting.
I’ve been using all manner of gun mounted lights for the last 6 years and this torch runs rings around them. The battery life and brightness rocks!

By: Andrew Meuser

Andrew Meuser — Tue, 19 May 2009 07:36:43 +0000

Led Lenser is made by Coast, just a corporate division.
About the ‘momentary on’ feature:
With practice, this light is usable at great ranges to ‘ping’ morse code (S.O.S.) messages to potential rescuers. Both a plane or ship should have no problem seeing your message. That, or using it to strobe to get attention from a distance.
It took me some practice to keep even pulses, but I think it could become an invaluable skill to use this light for rescue signal purposes.

I can illuminate every street sign for 4 city blocks when I turn this light on at high power on spot focus. When hiking, I can light the whole trail, or use the flood focus to create the effect of an automotive headlight.
This light may not be as bright as some of the competition’s, but no AAA powered light can come anywhere close. All the competitors use expensive big batteries, or CR123 lithium batteries, which cost $5 Canadian dollars each to replace (and they typically only last 1-3 hours on 100+ lumen settings). AAA is available everywhere, and can be easily found as rechargeable batteries. I still haven’t burnt out a set of AAA’s on the P7 yet, and I almost always use the high power setting. I can’t say how long they last on high output, but it is longer than you likely expect.

By: Victor

Victor — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:09:07 +0000

Hi Julie,
I have a question: Are COAST LED LENSER & LED LENSER the same and one product brand? I’ve check the site of Discount LED lights & Knifes site and I saw they are the authorized dealer of Coast Led Lenser & Led Lenser products…

Victor

By: Victor

Victor — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:59:14 +0000

Hi Julie,
I just got my P7 today and I tried it in my room with the lights close. I was really impressed with its performance..I ask the lady in the store about the INOVA flashlight and they told me it has a higher quality than the LED LENSER..Hope you can make a review about the INOVA light, because I am planning to buy one also…Their X series model is much cheaper than the Led Lenser 7732, they are also same in size and shape but I don’t know if it performs as the same with the 7732.

By: Greg in Motown

Greg in Motown — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:50:46 +0000

Early in 2009 I bought the P7 for my mom to replace her very old 2-AA Maglite that had leaky batteries that became permanently stuck inside. A good flashlight is mandatory for the elderly.

The P7 redefines Rock N Roll in that it REALLY rocks! It rocks big time and seriously.

Having 4-AAA’s makes it a nice size to hand hold. I’ve considered the P14 which uses 4-AAs but it is 3″ longer (8.5″ total) and almost 0.5″ larger in diameter — hardly as hand-holdable as the P7. Not that the P7 has a ‘delicate’ appearance by any means!

The machining on it is as equally awesome as its battery life and ‘feel’. I took it to a club meeting (mostly retirees/pensioners present) and one auto designer from General Motors (here in Detroit) unscrewed the back switch-cap to look at the battery arrangement and marveled at the threading/machining…his comment, “Oh wow.” And then, “Oh WOW”. This P7 really is an elegant piece of work!

You can take the P7 to full Spot, place it right side up in a ~can so that it points up at a white ceiling in your home and it fairly illumines the room! Wonder how the P7 would work in this way in an infant’s room in the middle of the night when the parent needs to look-in or diaper/bottle (illuminating the ceiling and the room ~dimly). I mention this if anyone needs to justify it’s purchase to the other half!!!

The P7 is high performance and rocks the top end of the coolness chart.

Would I recommend it? I bought one! (IOW, unequivocally yes!).

If you can hit this www site be certain you have plenty of time and a towel to sop up your drool!!!
http://www.ledlenserusa.com/technology.php

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:16:01 +0000

@James let me know if they don’t and I’ll contact them on your behalf.

By: James

James — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:14:47 +0000

thanks julie, i just emailed them so hopefully they will respond back!

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:14:24 +0000

@James They send us samples for review semi-often. They are usually pretty quick at responding to emails.

By: James

James — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:46:29 +0000

sorry to go off topic but… do you guys use lightandknives.com often? i ordered a LED light stick from them a last week and received an email from them about the order but nothing about it being shipped or a tracking number… i tried calling them a few times today but it goes straight to their answering machine… im starting to get worried.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:04:20 +0000

@Victor The P7 does not have PTT. PTT is simply a step-up voltage circuit, which allows small lights with only one battery to have a higher output. The P7 runs on more than one battery. Hope this helps.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:13:33 +0000

@Victor I’ve looked at all the specs for the P7 and do not see that it has PTT technology. I’m going to write to the people that sent it me, and find out for sure. I’ll report back here when I find out.

By: Victor

Victor — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:38:01 +0000

Hi Julie,
Does the P7 have the PTT technology like the P5? Is the light output of the P5 same as the P7? Do you have a review of the P5 on your site? Thanks

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:04:09 +0000

@Victor If you click the button a third time, the light will turn off. To get the maximum light, you have to hold the button in slightly after the 2nd click (on high). If you let go of the button the strength goes back to the high level.

By: Victor

Victor — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:46:08 +0000

Hi Julie:
The P7 has 3 light output; low, high & maximum..If you click the button once, the output is low…twice, the output is high…If I click the button again while in high output mode, will I get the maximum output? Can I use the maximum light output without holding or pressing the button?(like putting the P7 on the table with the light in maximum output turn on)..Hope to hear from you soon…Thanks