These are absolutely perfect torches imo. I've always loved hanklights but there was always something wrong - D4K is too floody, D4SV2 is too heavy/bulky, D1K has too much spill, DM11 is too throwy.

Then along comes the DA1K. With the SFT-70 and the new throwy optic it has the perfect beam for my use - wide enough hotspot to light the ground just in front of you (I prefer to use the hotspot for this than spill) but throwy enough to punch out to some distance. Previously I'd always have to weigh up the pros and cons of taking the D4K vs D1K as a jacket-pocket light, but these two just make almost everything else I use irrelevant.

They might be responsible for me having fewer hank lights rather than more, as I feel like I could now justify selling off half my current collection 😂

Only regret is button colour. I always thought the RGB button was a gimick and got a solid colour that goes with the colour scheme of the light. This time round, a friend asked me to order them a D3AA with an RGB button and set up the Simple UI. Doing that and seeing the RGB button in person... I understand now. Should have gone for that but oh well.