Dorcy Hawkeye Tactical Flashlight with Luxeon LED

I am extremely pleased with my purchase of this flashlight. I was living near the Canadian border in Mn when I ordered this. It was as rural as it gets out there, so very dark at night. Everyone was wowed by this flashlight. People wanted to borrow it. It came in handy. I rescued an old couple that could not locate their cabin late at night with it. Ha ha. It is a very good size. You can fit it in your purse or jacket pocket easily. The red and blue lenses are nice to have to. I have not needed to use them yet, but they are there.

I used to use it daily. I do not any more but it is nice to have in your car or with you just in case. It is the best flashlight I have used.

Casts light well. Would be better if if used 2xAA instead of 3xAAA. Red and Blue shades are great for night and UV work!

There are several things I like about this product:
1. The light is very bright - it is much brighter than a 1 watt (45 lumens I think) led flashlight that I have. I can believe the claim of 80 lumens.

2. The construction appears to be pretty rugged - the aluminum casing gives the appearance of being substantial and it has O rings for weather sealing. I don't think it claims to be water proof though.

3. The color filters can be pretty useful in some situations. I used the red filter on an owling hike recently and while it wasn't bright enough to search among the branches for an owl that was calling (the red filter filters out all the other colors and the remaining light let through is pretty dim in comparison - will be true of all white light flashlights) once I spotted the owl, I could follow it when it moved. Great for hiking in near darkness - it lights up the path in front of you without affecting your night vision. I haven't used the blue filter.

4. The claimed 25 hours for 3AAA batteries is absolutely great and much higher than most competing flashlights of the same output. I still have to see if it's true though.

I wish that it had provision for a lanyard or a loop so that it would be secure even it you dropped it. I was on a boat at night recently and didn't dare hold it over the water fearing that I might drop it. A pity.

This light will not replace my tactical lights, but for the $ and LED, it is a great household light. Look forward to great battery life. It is a bright light, although the Lumen rating may be a bit overstated.

A rear push on and off button would be the only improvement I could think of. It has a slide on and off button.