In the past couple years, high-candela lights designed for long distance illumination are more widely available and represent the next evolution in LED technology. Streamlight has released several new high-performance “HP” models throughout various product lines in 2025, and the new ProTac HP-X is a compact tactical handheld with 800...
SureFire’s Turbo Series lights feature a high-intensity focused beam pattern from a compact form factor that is optimized for long-range illumination or passing through optical barriers such as tinted windows. The EDC1-DFT Turbo and EDC2-DFT Turbo are also dual-fuel lights, which means that they can be used with lithium-ion rechargeable...
Back in late 2017, the SureFire EDCL1-T and EDCL2-T were released as the successor to the EB1 and EB2 “Backup” family of lights which had launched in 2013. Unlike the EB1 and EB2 which were offered in both Tactical and Clicky versions, the EDCL1-T and EDCL2-T are only available with...
It wasn’t that long ago when 500 lumens was considered a lot of output for LED flashlights, and now ultra-high output lights are capable of producing well over 1,000 lumens. The Streamlight ProTac HL 4 has a maximum output of 2,200 lumens and supports Streamlight’s TEN-TAP Programming, which allows the...
High-output lights such as the SureFire P2X Fury are great for outdoor use, but using that amount of output indoors can be challenging due to reflections and backscatter from walls or other light-colored surfaces. SureFire’s IntelliBeam Technology is designed to address this issue by automatically adjusting the light’s output based...
Purpose-built to provide important advantages compared to handheld lights, weapon-mounted lights not only allows you to keep both hands on the weapon, but also ensures that the beam is always trained on the target. Taking this one step farther, the Streamlight TLR-2 HL combines 630 lumens of white light with...
