Being in the dark sucks, but the Beta QR from Prometheus Lights does a great job
at lighting things up and fits on a keychain. Let's check it out.
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Like I mentioned before, the dark sucks and Jason, the founder of Prometheus Lights,
also agrees with me. If you don't believe me just take a look at his domain name.
This small light packs a punch. It measures in at 0.5 by 2.875 by
0.5 inches. According to the website this thing weighs .8 ounces but we
clocked ours in at .85 ounces and Jason the founder claims that it will
put out more light than a Maglite; 50% more, to be exact. For us we haven't
tested the lumens specifically on that. We can attest that this thing puts out a
ton of light for the tiny size that it is.
Can you imagine law enforcement using these instead of the giant mag lights that
you see on their belts? Be a little less epic looking at the smaller size, but it'd
still be as bright. Upon inspection you can tell that a lot of small details and a
lot of hard work has been put into creating this light. And although
Prometheus Lights doesn't create everything in their shop, when they do
source things from outside, specifically the LEDs, they always look for the best
and there bar for quality is very high. This one is black in color. And on the
website there are a couple other styles to choose from, with different finishes
and different colors. The light operates off one AAA battery keeping it nice
and light and you can put this in by screwing it off the top and just sliding
it right in. There are two brightness modes on this thing - if you twist twice
it'll be on high, if you twist once it'll be on low brightness. Now we thought this
twisting mechanism would cause a bit of a problem because twisting turns on the
light and off the light. And twisting also lets you change out the battery, but
there are quite a few threads in this thing, so for it to come loose it needs to be
twisted around quite a few times before it's going to come apart and the
battery is just gonna, you know, fall out in your bag or on your keychain or
attached to your pack. On the highest brightness mode I personally use this
thing to light up an entire small tent. It does get very, very
bright and it's sort of deceiving because it is tiny. One of the best
features on this thing is the quick-release keychain. So we're just
going to pull that off 'BOOM' and then we have ourselves a dedicated flashlight.
This keychain piece can go on your keys, on your luggage, or in your bag attached
somewhere; and the great thing about it is that whenever you need this light you
just quickly pull it off. Now at first I thought this would be a loose connection
and I was like: "Hey, like if I had this on a keychain you know I'm going to lose my
flashlight!" But the connection here is very strong, much stronger than I had
initially anticipated, and only comes apart with kind of some very specific
force. It's definitely not the tastiest thing in the world, but once this thing is
detached from the keychain you can hold it in your mouth if you need two hands
to operate something and you need a light pointing somewhere. It's small
enough to fit inside. Obviously a headlamp is going to be better, but it'll
work in a pinch if you need two hands for something. So for the pros of this
thing: It's very bright for such a small size. It has a slick design both in
aesthetics and the way that it functions with the two different modes. It's also
super convenient and handy to have, and it's really small so it just kind of
disappears into the rest of your loadout when you're not using it. It's not this
huge mag light that you're taking around with you when you're traveling. So for
some of the cons: It's really minor but this logo is a little bit off-center. I
don't know if it's just this specific version but those little design details
matter and it doesn't look the best. With it being so small it's also kind of a
double-edged sword so, you know, it could be a little bit easier to get lost if
you're more of a clumsy person or you don't store this in the right way. And
the last thing, this thing is a little bit expensive. At the time of posting
this review, the Beta QRv2 from Prometheus Lights comes in at $59. That may seem like
a lot for a light this small however, you'd be hard-pressed to find something
as small and as bright and as of high quality than what we have here. So thanks
for taking a look at the Prometheus Lights Beta QRv2. Be sure to head over
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next video.
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