Amazon.com.au:Customer reviews: Ledlenser 501046 P7 Professional LED Torch, Black. Upgraded to 450 lumens, High Performance, Compact, Powerful, 1.5 V, 13 x 3.7 x 13 cm
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Well I guess with a torch like this you in inevitably compare it to the previous models. In my case the MT7 which I suppose by most standard is pretty ancient 😛 Well as for the P7 there definitely is no shortage of power 💪🏻 the 450 lumens is incredible for a Compact torch and does not fail to impress 👍🏻 now when it's in flood light mode it shows a pure light but when it is on spot there are rings out from the centre. One of the features I like it may seem trivial but it is great that the torch can stand up on its end. A good way to light up a room for example 😁 the older model couldn't do that as you can see in the photo😐 as far as ergonomics go they have smoothed it's profile and I find it difficult to go from flood to spot just using the thumb and index finger on the slide. I find I have to use the index finger over the tip of the torch to bring it back from spot to flood mode. No real big deal I guess but I think a small Notch or Groove would improve that 🤔 I love the versatility of 3 power modes, great design there😜. I personally don't use the holder it comes with, I prefer to have it attached to the belt loops on my pants with that little clip as you see in the photo. That way I can just use it from the hip if I need to or take it off or together 🙂 All in all I would say a great, powerful compact versatile waterproof little pocket rocket!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pocket Rocket 😎
By Kurly on 14 February 2021
Well I guess with a torch like this you in inevitably compare it to the previous models. In my case the MT7 which I suppose by most standard is pretty ancient 😛 Well as for the P7 there definitely is no shortage of power 💪🏻 the 450 lumens is incredible for a Compact torch and does not fail to impress 👍🏻 now when it's in flood light mode it shows a pure light but when it is on spot there are rings out from the centre. One of the features I like it may seem trivial but it is great that the torch can stand up on its end. A good way to light up a room for example 😁 the older model couldn't do that as you can see in the photo😐 as far as ergonomics go they have smoothed it's profile and I find it difficult to go from flood to spot just using the thumb and index finger on the slide. I find I have to use the index finger over the tip of the torch to bring it back from spot to flood mode. No real big deal I guess but I think a small Notch or Groove would improve that 🤔 I love the versatility of 3 power modes, great design there😜. I personally don't use the holder it comes with, I prefer to have it attached to the belt loops on my pants with that little clip as you see in the photo. That way I can just use it from the hip if I need to or take it off or together 🙂 All in all I would say a great, powerful compact versatile waterproof little pocket rocket!
I had one of these and foolishly left it behind in a hotel room. The replacement was a Led Lenser P7.2. The 'non-leak' Duracells leaked and the clever little multi-switch packed up. So I replaced it with this 'standard' P7 because it is claimed to be 450 lumens against the 350 lumens of the P7.2.
I also found a replacement battery/switch cartridge for the P7.2. The fact that such a thing is even available suggests that I am not the first to have had problems with the 'clever little multi-switch'!
I will shortly run a comparison test for their relative brightness but the first thing I notice with the standard P7 is the sequence of settings with its multi-switch whereby it returns to the 'OFF' state in between each of the three brightness modes. In contrast, the P7.2 cycles through the three brightness modes before returning to 'OFF'. This latter method is better.
EDIT: Less than two years after purchase, and having cobbled it back together numerous times and just put up with the poor performance, it has finally given up the ghost all together. I am dismayed at the terrible quality of materials and workmanship. See the photos for details.
I bought the latest model of the P7 to replace my old one, which I gave to my mother. That old model is going strong nine years after purchasing it, but my new model, at little over a year old, is dead already. It hasn't been a patch on its predecessor: the battery life has been absolutely dismal, giving me only about ten minutes of usable light from fresh batteries; the variable brightness function has stopped working; and the material used for the battery casing, being a cheap flimsy plastic, has cracked, so the batteries no longer stay in place. I am bitterly disappointed.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not Built To Last
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 November 2019
EDIT: Less than two years after purchase, and having cobbled it back together numerous times and just put up with the poor performance, it has finally given up the ghost all together. I am dismayed at the terrible quality of materials and workmanship. See the photos for details.
I bought the latest model of the P7 to replace my old one, which I gave to my mother. That old model is going strong nine years after purchasing it, but my new model, at little over a year old, is dead already. It hasn't been a patch on its predecessor: the battery life has been absolutely dismal, giving me only about ten minutes of usable light from fresh batteries; the variable brightness function has stopped working; and the material used for the battery casing, being a cheap flimsy plastic, has cracked, so the batteries no longer stay in place. I am bitterly disappointed.
Bought at a discounted price as a deal of the day, but still the most expensive torch I've ever bought. Had some difficulty opening the battery compartment, it was tight, very tight. But eventually succeeded and inserted the batteries (provided). This is a very powerful little torch, much more so than any other I've bought. It actual lights an entire room.
I would definitely buy again, but I am looking for a Ledlenser rechargeable, but I'll only buy when price is reduced by deal of the day or similar. But don't get me wrong this is a very powerful, well made little torch. Only one slight reservation, registering for the 7 year warranty, the website did recognise any of the numbers I tried. There is some suggestion of counterfeit in some of the reviews, but I am pretty sure Amazon would not allow such a thing.
DO NOT BUY ONE OF THESE TORCHES UNLESS YOU DO NOT MIND WALKING IN THE DARK The quality and function of this torch is completely different to the P7.2 purchased IN 2017 and it is still going. The P7.2 works fantastic, this one turns itself of for no reason, turn it back on and it goes into a flashing mod within seconds. The torch when turned on lasts about 30 secs then goes into disco mod. (Do not mind dancing but not tripping when it keeps flashing on and off) 3 times i have had to return it and there will not be a 4th. I have tried to contact company direct, but they have not got the decency to respond. Amazon have been brilliant in quickly replacing the unit. I personally think they should remove it from sales. If they had 0 as O/All rating it would give it that.
Torch is standard Ledlenser quality, but the Battery compartment Cap at the base is almost impossible to open. I had to struggle with it for several minutes, and it needed a lot of huffing and puffing and gripping with a cloth while twisting fiercely, to get it to finally open. Very annoying experience. And the metal clip at the base of the cap for fixing the lanyard made it nearly impossible to get a good grip when trying to unscrew the cap. Why have they made it so difficult to load the batteries ? Not every customer is a heavy-weight wrestler.
