LED Lenser P Series

I recently purchased a P7 Led Lenser torch. It stopped working after only a few uses. I had previously owned a Led Lenser which served me well for a number of years. Unfortunately I would never even consider purchasing another. Show details

Warranty – Make sure you read the fine print with the 7 year warranty. Only covers you for 2 as they lose your registration. Anaconda registration doesn't count. Show details

Very expensive rubbish no customer service very poor product – Purchased a P7r core and it 2.5 years old has had little use and when I used it the other night I noticed to light was dim so I charged it and made no difference so being 2.5 years the battery would need replacing ordered a new battery from led lenser at a cost of $60 in my opinion very expensive but considering I paid $139 for the flashlight it… Read more

was worth it .The new battery arrived I charged it overnight and checked it the next day and light was still dim and then I noticed the bulb had changed colour to a brownish orange look hence the dim light .I contacted ledlenser two weeks ago and no response on the box it states a 7 year warranty but in very fine print on the back of box it then states you have to lodge warranty several weeks after purchase date.I would never recommend this company or products they sell as the after sales service is non existent there warranty conditions are ridiculous and the pr7 core is rubbish to only last 2.5 years at a cost of $139 and I might add with minimal use in very good condition .I have never posted a review before but this company has got under my skin if I could rate lower I would…….. very very poor product no customer service and not worth the money

The best penlight I have ever seen – I am a Security Officer working at a mall, so it isn't necessary for me to carry around a flashlight - except for when a situation occurs when I do (Murphy's law). We recently had a power outage and I was the only officer who had a torch on my duty belt. This, along with checking the outside perimeter of the building, warranted me carrying it… Read more

every shift on the included holster.

The P3 is tiny - as in smaller than a large pen, however, it throws out a clear white beam visible for at least 50 meters. A simple twist of the torch head changes the mode from wide to narrow, once again exceeding expectations and more than that, practical.

I can't recommend this flashlight enough for people who "don't need one" - it is so small you won't notice it on your duty belt and when you need it, it'll perform to your expectations.

One note - unlike other flashlights I've used there is no indication that the battery is low / running out of power. The flashlight either works or it doesn't - there is no gradual loss of light. The batteries (AAAs) must be of the highest quality (ultimate lithium) but with 6 hours run-life, you'll be going through 1 battery every 3 to 6 months. I make it a habit to change the battery every time I need a new notebook.

Hope this review helps, I'd say go ahead and buy one (but make sure it has the included holster as the "metal pen holder" was the first thing I took off.

Not bad – The P7.2 has a nice white adjustable beam that is very good to see detail under 150 mtrs which is all you really need. Pocket size at 130 mm and under 200 grams. Might get a couple of hours on high mode, so I always carry spare batteries. It has a half push button function to give maximum brightness, releasing the button turns it off without… Read more

having to operate the switch repeatedly. I use this function frequently. It has a nice smooth focus function which is easy to use but can’t be locked. It’s reasonably robust and all aluminium construction. What I don’t like about the torch, is that to switch it off, you have to push the end switch twice which can shorten the switch life and it’s also inconvenient. This is not a torch issue, but the 4 alkaline aaa batteries can leak if left for long periods which may destroy the switch as it is part of the battery holder. So when not using the torch, as a precaution,I remove the batteries. It’s not overly waterproof, so don’t submerge it. It will work with rechargeable batteries, but you will need to remove them to recharge of coarse. I’ve had mine for 4 years now, I wish it would break, as I would like to get a rechargeable model.

Great Torch and a Great Company who stand by their product – Bought the P17 about 5 years ago for my security work and used it then for about a year, and since then on and off only when needed. Recently the torch would only work intermittently and charge intermittently. Seemed the battery wasnt connecting or charging. I thought it would surely be out of warranty by now and tried to buy a battery off their… Read more

online store, but unfortunately that type of battery was was no longer available.

Called their distributor Zen Imports only once, they made NO excuses and simply said send it back to us and we will have a look. Within a week I had back a brand new current P17R.

Their online booking and servicing system was easy, efficient and instant.

I was very impressed at how they sorted this out and the ease that they did it with.

Its funny but when I bought this brand torch the others laughed at how much I paid for it but now I know why I did, the products are great and are backed by a great company.

LedLenser you have me as your customer for life I wish more companies stood behind their products as you do.

Thank you for looking after your customers.

Can't live without it – I've owned a large number of torches over the years for work and the Lenser P7r is the best, I like that you have a spot or spread beam. I work in roof voids and for most jobs the spread beam lights the whole roof void up. Likes Charger Variable beam 1000 lumens it's very bright It's pocket sized and light 7 year warranty Dislikes It… Read more

doesn't have a flat base so it doesn't stand up. I have to carry a spare torch to do this. I can't exchange standard 18650 batteries, it needs to be recharged on it's charger

I highly recommend it.

Best flashlight I have ever owned – I recently replaced my earlier model P7 with the latest P7. The first one died after 9 years and a huge amount of use, and could not be repaired, but even so Zen Imports gave me a generous discount on the new one. Extremely bright and very reliable. The first one had a problem after about 5 years with the end cap switch, and a new one was sent… Read more

overnight with no questions, no returning the unit etc. Just a phone call. These torches have a 7 year warranty and the company is great to deal with. I'm a happy camper!

Bright! And my warranty issue was dealt with perfectly – I was given this as a gift many years ago. It gets intermittent use, but every time I use it I am impressed with how bright it is. A few weeks ago it wouldn't turn on. Playing with the switch showed the problem to be the switch. I contacted the local distributer by the web interface, asking what can be done to repair or replace the switch, and… Read more

received a mail moments later saying they had received my mail and would be in touch(it was Saturday).

Monday I get a mail asking for the model number and serial number. I sent a picture of the detail. the next day I get another email saying that their stated warranty ran out in 2013, but if I gave my address they would send me another switch/battery holder(it arrived today).

I am impressed, to say the least. I understand that Australian consumer law now has 'implied warranty', but to not even have to remind them of this was a surprise. And I would have been willing to pay a reasonable amount for a new switch assembly, given that it is over 10 years old.

Not happy ledlenser – Same as other complaints I payed a lot of money for the torch then six months later had to replace the battery mount and switch assembly called ledlenser they were happy to replace it at $19.95 I think I put new batteries in put all together the device started playing up 4 weeks later (not turning on). I thought ok new batteries opened the device… Read more

and it all fell apart in my hands I checked there was no corrosion which sometimes occurs due to bad battery it's build quality is just terrible for a rugged torch. Very disappointed I'm going to contact them and ask for another but for free this time I've brought a similar device in every description from Bunnings for half the price and had no issues with it. The p1 with one AAA battery was great the head torch after watching all the reviews on tube wasn't very good either.

Battery case fell apart – My P7 worked well for a few months, nice & bright. However, I was having trouble turning it on - The battery case had disintegrated, rendering the torch useless. Would not recommend.

Great torch for as long as it works – My brother, father and I all bought our own P7 torches. After a couple of years only 1 out of the 3 is still working. Expected more than that for the price. Show details

Magnetic charger failure – I have had the P7R for just over a year and found it to be reliable until having recharged it a number of times I find the magnetic contacts have little power and keep falling off the two contact points. Most annoying and disappointing considering the purchase price. Show details

its not better than any $20 torch – I bought p7r core for $160 with discount . its obviously not better than any $20 torch . i needed a torch not computer. since i bought it around 8 months ago , i couldn't use it properly , its very complex to use it. I wasted my money . Show details

some parts are very low quality – Having purchased 2 LED Lenser P7 torches with pressure switchs and rifle mounts the main rear switch on both have failed some of the parts have fallen apart where the battery module connected to the body of the torch ie the 3 spring loaded contacts on the front of the battery module. Show details

led lenser p 14 – wow!! the brightest light I have ever experienced with a flashlight. We have two acres and this torch lights up the whole front yard. Boost function great! Have only just purchased this light but have several other model led lenser torches and have had no troubles with any of them.

Useless – Absolute waste of money, owned 2 and both had switch failures early in their life. Great torch for the short time it worked but only got a 3 months of use. Warranty seems non existent and after the 2nd failure I didn't even try. I have collegues that have had similar experiences so I am baffled by the 4/5 star ratings.

Expensive, but a great torch – Picked this up online after buying the smaller P7.2 version to carry in my work bag. Nice and bright, beam is easily adjusted between spot and flood by sliding the head forward and backward. It doesn’t seem to generate much heat while in operation. It has 3 modes of operation - boost, which is achieved by holding the tailcap button in. Releasing… Read more

it leaves it in high power mode, and pressing it again puts it in low power mode. Press again to turn it off. Anodising durability is dubious - it scratches easily. I also own the P7.2 model, which is virtually the same but approximately half the size. It has the same power and projection in all modes, but the beam is narrower due to having a smaller head/reflector assembly. The P14.2 & 7.2 both use 4 alkaline batteries installed in a cartridge which slides into the torch via the tailcap.

Awesome product and great customer service! – Purchased a P5.2 with a custom inscription initially but then decided I wanted to buy another smaller torch (the P3) to replace one I had lost last month. I sent an email to the company asking if I could make a swap and also cash in on the free shipping over $100 deal and they immediately cancelled the order and refunded the payment. I then… Read more

purchased two torches on a Thursday and they were delivered via Australia Post on Tuesday.

BUT the small torch was missing its carry pouch on arrival :( Sent another email and they're now sending me a new one.

GREAT productand awaesome customer service to back it up. Couldn't recommend higher. Reading other reviews here it seems pertinent to buy only from the supplier's website (ledlenser.com.au). Awesome experience, very happy customer. Pricey, but QUALITY!.

Very Nice Torch P7R – I have several torches and this is the one i go to everytime. love the magnetic charging base. easy to change from spread to pencil beam. pricey but worth it.

counterfeit products – ebay is full of counterfeit led lensar products,they look exactly the same, this would explain some bad reviews, only buy their products from re-sellers or distributors as determined from their web site

Poor quality – When I first used it, the torch worked very well, and threw out a lot of kit. However when it came to change the battery the screw cap on the rear broke under very little effort and I could not change the battery. When I attempted to get access from the front of he torch, I found it to be poor made with cheap/weak parts and glue.

This is a very powerful torch – Brought the P17.2 after buying 20plus chinese 18650 torch and this thing eats 99% of them.Was quite expensive at $157 but u get what u pay for. The throw on this torch is unbelievable,i can see foxes eyes at 300mtrs easily.IT is the size of a maglite 3d size torch so is a good size torch and have found battery life is good.Also own the P7.2 which is a fantasic torch that can fit in most pockets.

All this from a single AAA??!! – We are dyed in the wool Led Lenser owners, having a big X21, a P7 (with order just gone in for 2 more for kid's bike lights), and a H7 headlight. Love the quality of them, and their focus system is the best I've seen. Bought the P2 to replace a P3 that some mongrel workmate lost on me. I use these things in my work ... and need to shine them in… Read more ·  1

people's eyes a bit (healthcare), so didn't necessarily want the zombie-blasting power of the P7's.

The P3 was a beaut unit, but I felt that the P2, with its single AAA battery would be better for the application than even the P3 with its single AA.

The P2 comes with a battery, a pocket clip, a lanyard, a decent carabiner, and and a quality nylon belt pouch. Well presented. Battery easily inserted by unscrewing the base, which is protected by a rubber O ring. Switch is incorporated within a rubberised mounting on the base. I like the fact that the battery size is readily available. Very easy to always have a spare on hand, or to buy in some far flung speck of a town..

Switching for this model is simply on or off - there is no boost function ... and I don't need one. It also has the capacity to send morse or to signal by pressing the button lightly.

Focus of the beam is achieved with a one hand (if necessary) sliding in and out of the head - out for spot, in for flood. There isn't a whole lot of adjustment in the focus, however again, this isn't really an issue with such a tiny unit. It is amazing that one can buy a torch this small and efficient which actually has a viable focus function - great for the price!!

The light output is perfect ... and difficult to believe that it is produced via a single AAA battery. Indeed I have now replaced the P7 - which I had previously worn on my belt daily ever since I bought it quite a few years ago - with the P2. Much smaller, slimmer and extremely lightweight. One literally does not notice it there, and it does most of the things that the P7 would do in a general sense - useful for those odd times when you just have to have a quick light source.

For wandering around our 13 acre property, avoiding snakes ... and watching for canetoads (or even the odd hare/fox) to shoot, it is just fine. While the P7, on a new set of batteries, would allow me to reliably pick out a hare at 140 metres+, I would say that this little fella would do the same over around 50 metres .... which is still plenty for me. When out looking for targets I would normally have the rifle with a more powerful scope-mounted light with me anyway, so the P2 acts only as the primary detection unit. Obviously in larger areas one would use a larger torch ... such as the P7 or X21 ..... horses for courses!!

The other reason that this light is invaluable is as an emergency tool to assist one find one's way back to wherever if out hiking, and where one may inadvertently lose track of time (as has happened occasionally over the years by me at least). The unit, as I said above, is no load whatsoever to carry ... and if one forms the habit of simply leaving it on the belt, it will always be there for "those" moments!! I used to always carry a 2XAA cell Maglight for this task ... but these have been well and truly put out to pasture by the LED Lenser series.

The lesser points .... hard to really criticise - but I do wish they wouldn't put the light switch at the base of the unit. Terrific functionally, but a real pain when one DOES keep it always on the belt. Many a time while driving I have discovered the P7 switched on and busily heating up/wasting batteries - from having made contact with the seatbelt latch or the car seat itself due to the exposed position. Maybe if it had a function built in where you could choose to ... say hold it on for a couple of seconds, to make the switching on a very deliberate thing, or even relocate it altogether as in the X21. To be fair though I have not had this problem with the P2 yet - too small to become an issue so far ... but it could still occur under some circumstances.

The other thing I have noticed about this particular light is that the beam seems to have a purplish haziness about it. This doesn't detract whatsoever from its brightness or usability .... it just seems a little surreal and unnatural. The other LED Lensers we have all display just a crisp white light.

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Lastly, like all other LED Lensers (as far as I'm aware) the light isn't "regulated" - which simply means that as the batteries lose power the beam gets dimmer. I would prefer a regulated light ... but in my experience the models on the market tend to have weird batteries that cost nearly as much as the light.

Overall, terrific value for the money, well made, surprisingly efficient, and a potentially very valuable addition to anybody's kit. Soooo light and easy to carry around, genuine one handed operation, great light from a tiny package, quality build.. Not much ... would prefer "regulated" light

Lenser Head Lamps H7 / H7R series – I've used 2 of the expensive LENSER head lamps. The worst was the H7. The actual LED lamp is very bright and the dimming function is handy but the build of the head lamp as a whole is very cheap. The battery case which sits on the back of the head band has cheap tin parts that quickly corrode. The AAA batteries don't sit properly in the case and… Read more

after a few uses the cheap thin lead conductor failed and repair is not possible. The cheap elestic head strap stretches and rots from your sweat. The second older model LENSER head lamp I have also has a cheap elestic head strap that rots. Whilst the LED lamp is fine, the head lamp soon becomes useless as the parts that make up the overall headlamp fail. My advice is to buy a cheap version and carry a spare or use a professional head lamp not a LENSER.

unreliable, cheap components that corrode, cheap elestic head strap that rots, cheap conductor lead that breaks.

quality issues – We use these torches on daily base. We have 2 of them including the h7 (which is a head torch) We love to work with them they are tough and provide long Battery life (we use rechargeables as cost of AAA batteries is high). The only issue is the on/off Switch which stop functioning every couple of months. We send it back to "zen imports"the… Read more

agents. And receive it back couple of weeks later.

For this reason we bought an "eagle tac " torch for these times the p7 is "off duty".

(The eagle tac has lower run time and lower lumens incl it does not focus). battery life. lumens . company warranty service. on/off switch. changed every couple of months

Nice and bright! – These torches are expensive for a reason - they're fantastic! I have a P7 and it puts out an unbelievable amount of light. Great for spotlighting if you forgot your big torch, and is guaranteed to impress friends. From fresh batteries you can get about 10 mins of seriously bright light, a good 20-30 mins of still very bright light, and from there… Read more

the light gets dimmer and dimmer.

Don't get one as your primary torch for camping as it will eat through batteries fairly quick - although I used mine camping for a couple of nights (about 20 mins continuous use each night) and the output was still pretty good at the end of it. But that first spectacular light that you get from fresh batteries is worth buying a cheapo head torch and then using the Led Lenser for 'extra' activities. Light output = spectacular Relatively short battery life, will do a good couple hours continuous use, fine for this type of torch!

Excellent – As soon as I saw this torch wash away the light from my big LED mag-lite I wanted one. I paid a little too much for it, but I don't care. I haven't picked up my mag-lite since I bought my P7. That's not to say mag-lites are no good. They've just been superseded by new technology from Germany. Kind of blown away in fact. The P7 is just so much… Read more

brighter and lighter. Don't look into the light though!!! It's like looking at a welding arc. I love mine and take it with me always. Light weight, carry it in your pocket. Ultra bright light, spot to flood with one hand. Runs for 120 hours on 4 x AAA batteries. Tough and water resistant. Out shines any other torch of it's size or even much bigger torches. Not cheap. You get what you pay for though. Will not float.

Good – We have a P7 and also the H7R headlamp. Like the person before me said, the P7 certainly matches the light output of a great big MagLite (I had the maglite rechargeable) and really yes the P7 is expensive but if you consider the fact that the rechargeable maglite sold for something like $360 then perhaps it's not so bad. Besides the batteries last… Read more ·  1

you a lot longer (maglites run time I think is around two hours) and you have equivalent or better light output from something that is a hell of a lot smaller. Also you don't get the shadows, dead spots or whatever they're called when you go from spot to flood.

I know we will certainly be getting a 2nd headlamp from LED Lenser. I have put some electrical tape near the bottom of my P7 for those times when one needs to hold the torch in their mouth!

Yes there are a few small things I'd change just for personal preference but overall I think it's a fantastic product and well worth the money. It certainly lived up to my expectations of being a replacement for the big old maglite. Great light output and duration for the size of the torch and batteries! I would prefer if the on / off switch wasn't at the bottom.

Also would find it better if it cycled through the settings from low to high to off rather than high to low to off, but I guess it depends on the circumstances it's used in, not so great if you use it to go from bed to the toilet but it would make sense if you were a policeman or something ha ha. I find that with the low setting I have to double check that I've turned it off rather than left it on low.

Big output in a little pouch – I bought mine on Ebay and was a little unsure as to what to expect. I was surprised at the quality of everything from the packaging to the build and the optics. Zoomed out the light throw is incredibly even, zoomed in I can easily make out detail on the house, behind the house across the road (over 75m). I work as a building supervisor and… Read more ·  1

carry this with me in the tough little belt pouch all day every day. Every time I use it with a tradie I am asked what sort it is.

Well worth the $50 spent.

I bought additional batteries for it, but after 2 months am still using the originals. Really easy to zoom, great quality feel, easy to carry. It's hard to fault, but giving it a flat end would enable it to 'stand up' and illuminate a room by reflecting off a ceiling.

Great people to deal with, the unit I ordered works far better than I expected. Show details