I thought it was discontinued more recently? Either way you can get the H51 from Flashaholics still, but I'll admit I am holding out to see what any replacement might look like.
The replacement was/is the H502, been using one pretty much daily for around 1 year now for reading my Kindle at night.
It's a ok torch.
Decent output and light weight and great for close up work.
It's a terrible hiking torch though as the beam is THAT diffused and spread out that it's tough to see anything more than say 2 meters away.
The H600 on the other hand is a fantastic night hiking torch, great run time, great beam pattern, still fairly lightweight and because it has a more focused beam it allows you to see clearly where you are putting your feet.
About 15 years ago I worked in an outdoor shop in Salisbury and the only torch ever talked about was the Maglite range. Reliable, durable (several people claiming to have driven over theirs without any damage), waterproof and certainly the larger ones were very bright.
Is Maglite still considered as one of the better brands to buy today?
Hi Kev,
The Maglite range are pretty much useless these days.
You can find torches with higher output, better built, lower weight and just as tough for less money.
They have started moving over to LED's in the past few years, but they are years behind companies like Fenix or Zebralight.
You can also get LED upgrades for most Maglite torches, but unless you change the entire head the beam quality is shocking, there are more dark spots than not.
