Just a heads-up on the sale of my Silva LX2 headlamp on eBay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290361424753 I've moved onto a Stenlight and the Silva has sat in a cupboard for six months, so it needs a new home.
I used an original LX for about 12 months underground with no issues until it died, victim of the curse of the K2 Luxeon emitters. This is the uprated version with an improved emitter and was supplied to me under warranty.
A couple of comments that I've not put on eBay 😞
(i) The Fenix HP10 retails for £50 and is a better and brighter lamp, albeit it will not run from a rechargeable battery* and as such has a shorter run time than the Silva
(ii) The light cast by this lamp has been described elsewhere as "bright white" - I disagree and think that the Silva has a mild purple tint, which makes it less suitable for photography
* not officially, anyway: watch this space...
Hello again darkness, my old friend...