In HIGH mode the P7R will do a stepdown after 30 seconds to 80% (800 lumens, not recognizable), then after another 60 seconds there is another stepdown to 45% (450 lumens, recognizable), and then it will decrease brightness linear to 30% during the next 2 hours. From there it takes another 15 minutes and some more stepdowns to 15 and 8 % and some blinking until the P7R switches off. Ledlenser’s signature brand experience cannot be complete without our top-notch torch accessories to keep your bond with our products solid and reliable. Browse our extensive collection of torch accessories and give yourself a pleasant and worry-free experience with our iconic lighting devices.

Half-pressing and holding the switch in allows for 320 lumen turbo (boost) output – this allows for short/tactical use, but means that you can’t permanently run the light at 320 lumen.I will quote from a review I´ve found in the german TLF. A fellow forum member measured the time for the P7R: The zoom end of the beam gives an almost circular bright hotspot with no spill beam, producing an impressive pencil beam of light that is very useable. Runtime Whilst this light has an impressive beam at both ends of the zoom range, things do get a bit funky in the middle of the zoom range (in particular closer to the zoom end of the scale) as the below photo shows. This beam artefact is less obvious when not looking at a white wall! Although the manufacturer’s specification indicates 4 hours run-time on high mode… in reality I’ve, actually, found this to be more like 90 mins.

The larger and slightly more expensive LED Lenser P14.2 uses 4x AA (a battery combination that can reach 1000 lumens from some manufacturers). Unfortunately, the maximum output of the P14.2 is no better than the P7.2 at 320 lumens, though runtimes will obviously be better. The P7.2 Torch has a CREE LED light chip which, when combined with the patented Advanced Focus System (AFS), delivers an excellent level of lighting performance, that uniquely combines lens and reflector to deliver a wide superior homogenous flood beam for close-up visibility, together with a sharply focused spot beam for long distance visibility – resulting in one of the world’s best focusing systems for LED torches. The focusing system is really good and offers that important switch between a high-powered spot, and a nice wide beam. Today I’m going to be looking at the Ledlenser P7.2 torch, with a special view to assessing its suitability as a camping torch. OverviewThe flood is perfectly even and ideal for short range, while at full zoom the range is quite impressive. The only downsides IMHO are the early stepdown to 60% in high to protect the LED ( while the light itself is not really hot, only a bit warm…) and the switch which is a bit stiff and needs much force to press. As I wrote the cold white XM-L LED in my P7R has been replaced with a neutral white XM-L2 so I could not make a representative review. But if you just want to see some images, go to the TLF, it´s german though: