Fenix TK35 XM-L T6 - review (BEAMSHOTS e COMPARISON)

My beam has a fairly green tint and I'm not sure if I just lost the tint lottery or they're all like this. Seeing a green tint is much more obvious when compared with another white led. It's a lot of work to return it just to see if the tint will be better but I'm curious to know the odds. Anyone have this problem and got better results after returning it? I've had mine only 10 hours and other than that the light is fantastic. A little throwy though... anyone heard of a workable diffuser?
 
My beam has a fairly green tint and I'm not sure if I just lost the tint lottery or they're all like this. Seeing a green tint is much more obvious when compared with another white led. It's a lot of work to return it just to see if the tint will be better but I'm curious to know the odds. Anyone have this problem and got better results after returning it? I've had mine only 10 hours and other than that the light is fantastic. A little throwy though... anyone heard of a workable diffuser?

The tint is always a lottery. Mine is ever so slightly green-yellow on the lowest level but on the other levels its very white.

Is yours greenish even on the higher levels?
 
The tint is always a lottery. Mine is ever so slightly green-yellow on the lowest level but on the other levels its very white.

Is yours greenish even on the higher levels?

Greenish at lower level is normal and due to the LED technology itself.
 
My beam has a fairly green tint and I'm not sure if I just lost the tint lottery or they're all like this. Seeing a green tint is much more obvious when compared with another white led. It's a lot of work to return it just to see if the tint will be better but I'm curious to know the odds. Anyone have this problem and got better results after returning it? I've had mine only 10 hours and other than that the light is fantastic. A little throwy though... anyone heard of a workable diffuser?
I have three xm-l flashlights. Talking about the tint, one is pure white (Catapult), one is too cool (Neutron) and this TK35 has a slight green note on low but in general it's a good tint. I think that tint may vary between different samples.
 
Thanks for the nice review, mefistofele8. That and the generally positive reports from other CPF'rs were sufficient to knock me off the fence. Mine should arrive from GoingGear early next week.
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I have three xm-l flashlights. Talking about the tint, one is pure white (Catapult), one is too cool (Neutron) and this TK35 has a slight green note on low but in general it's a good tint. I think that tint may vary between different samples.

Its funny.....every beamshot I've ever seen of the catapult looks yellow to me. I have several thrunite p60s and they look yellow too. I actually prefer blue white to yellow white. Its why I never bought a v3.

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Thanks again guys :D
@ recDNA: I think i really won the tint lottery with catapult. I can't detect any bluish/greenish/yellowish note. However this doesn't mean that every Catapult has a perfect tint.
 
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Definitely not as much as the lower levels but still noticeable when compared with my p7. By the way, I tried a filming light diffuser on it and it worked a little too well... lost a lot of the brightness. The diffuser would need to be fairly subtle. Anyone thought of using a curved lens of some kind to widen the hot spot kind of like the zoomable lights?
 
Much to my surprise, my TK35 from GG arrived today, and I am well pleased. To me it appears very well built, and I have no difficulty operating the buttons while holding the torch in the "overhead" position. There seems to have a very slight hint of green in the lowest mode, but all the others are quite pleasing to my eyes. This has got to be the bargain light canon of the season!
 
Does anyone know if this regulates 2 18650 as well as 4 CR123As? I know some lights only do one or the other. Thanks!
 
I don't know if you test for weapons mounting, but how do you think it would work as a weapon light? Or do you think it could even be mounted on a weapon?

For good reviews of possible weapon lights, please check out NutnFancy's channel in youtube. He reviews mostly weapon-mountable lights and gives you the run down for each.
 
Nice review and great comments. I might have missed it but did you mention if the battery carrier is a parallel or serial arrangement? Based on runtime, I'm guessing parallel. Another question I have is whether this flashlight can accommodate a D26 or D36 drop-in?
Thanks,
Wilkey
 
Donut hole, doughnut hole

Help :sick2: my brand new TK35 has donut hole! I got it from an US eBayer. What can I do now? Do they have an authorised repairer in Australia?
For a hundred dollar flashlight I expect more than this. I will try to contact Fenix. Beamshot will follow. Stay tuned.

Here come the beamshots

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Help :sick2: my brand new TK35 has donut hole! I got it from an US eBayer. What can I do now? Do they have an authorised repairer in Australia?
For a hundred dollar flashlight I expect more than this. I will try to contact Fenix. Beamshot will follow. Stay tuned.

It's normal, mine has one too. All my lights with SMO reflectors have one.
 
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i might be the oddball here but i like the tint of that catapult light better .on a couple shots it was outshining the fenix as well.

nickbose:why does your beamshot look so colorized?
 
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i might be the oddball here but i like the tint of that catapult light better .on a couple shots it was outshining the fenix as well.

nickbose:why does your beamshot look so colorized?

It's underexposed to show the donut hole more clearly. But it does have a bit of greenish tint as confirmed by selfbuilt.
 
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Are you serious? I'm not exactly a white wall hunter but it just irks me when I see how smooth the shots on selfbuilt review are http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?312880-Fenix-TK35-%28XM-L-2x18650-4xCR123A%29-Review-RUNTIMES-BEAMSHOTS-DETAILED-COMPARISONS

Can some other TK35 owners give their verdict here pls?

You can still see it in Selfbuilt's review - looks like a halo. It also looks like a close-up shot so it's a lot less pronounced. The hole is normal but how green is the tint? Mine is warm on low/medium (like TK40) but bright white and very cool on high/turbo.

Another user's review claiming donut hole: http://www.thebrightsideforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=586


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I would really appreciate it if a TK35 owner would post or PM me the exact dimensions of the battery tube. I understand that the given measurement is this here: Diameter: 43.64mm / 1.72in, but I am looking for the actual length and width that is in the following photo exactly where the light is being held...

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Any help is greatly appreciated. :)
 

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