Macs EDC XM-L has landed

shado

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Just arrived today :) I will try for some beam shots tonight, but my first impression is that it's a real thrower :devil:

Copper Tri-EDC / Copper EDC XM-L
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Copper Tri-EDC / Copper EDC XM-L
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badtziscool

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Can't wait to see the beamshots! You wouldn't happen to have an sst50 edc to compare it to, would you? I'd like to see the output differences between the two.
 

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XM-L emitters produce slightly smaller and brighter hotspots than SST-50 emitters produce. The XM-L may be somewhat brighter overall but it's not going to be a significant difference at the power level the Mac EDC runs at.
 

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XM-L emitters produce slightly smaller and brighter hotspots than SST-50 emitters produce. The XM-L may be somewhat brighter overall but it's not going to be a significant difference at the power level the Mac EDC runs at.

Yeah, I kinda figured that would be the case, but I just want to see how significant it would be. I love the sst-50 in a p60 format but in mac lights, I wish it had just a hair bit more throw and with the xm-l, I'm sure it would turn it into my perfect edc light.
 

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Shado, how long ago did you order? I ordered about 6 weeks ago and have yet to even get an email Reply from him....
 

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Schweet... Can't wait for SST-50 comparison shots.. Please do some beamshots tonight.. I'm dying to see them.

I did take some last night with my wife's camera, but they didn't turn out :shakehead Tonight is a no go but, I will take some good shots Friday night :thumbsup: The XM-L was brighter and had better throw!
 

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I did take some last night with my wife's camera, but they didn't turn out :shakehead Tonight is a no go but, I will take some good shots Friday night :thumbsup: The XM-L was brighter and had better throw!

I figured the XM-L would be brighter and have better throw.. But hows the beam profile and how is the cleanliness and tint compared to the SST-50.. In my experience XM-Ls have a lot of color shift across the beam. Did Mac source some really good xm-l's ( or maybe some fantastic, well suited reflectors) or is the sst-50 still the most consistent and "coolest" emitter running?
 

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Shado, how long ago did you order? I ordered about 6 weeks ago and have yet to even get an email Reply from him....

I have one E-Mail from you on 8/22 inquiring about an order status and replied to it on the 24th. Did you send one earlier? I have your lights in process now to ship next week as long as my board shipment arrives.

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Just arrived today :) I will try for some beam shots tonight, but my first impression is that it's a real thrower :devil:

Copper Tri-EDC / Copper EDC XM-L
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Copper Tri-EDC / Copper EDC XM-L
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Thanks
Todd

Wow, those are gorgeous! I changed my order to copper as soon as I saw that it was available. But I gather from my exchange with Mac that he orders the copper stock on demand, so I may be waiting quite a while. Sigh. But clearly, it will be well worth the wait.
 

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OK, so today went better and I got some shots. The shots were taken using fresh batteries,

AW IMR 16340 in the SST 50-EDC
UltraFire 18350 in the EDC XM-L and Tri-EDC

All lights have a cool tint and were on the highest setting.

EDC XM-L
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SST 50-EDC
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I took these a few months ago,

Macs SST 50 EDC
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Macs Tri EDC
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I hope this helps :wave:
 
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whizdumb

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Wow that SST-50 makes the XM-L look like its a neutral tint. Thanks for the shots Shado I really appreciate them.
 

badtziscool

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Thanks for the beamshots. Did you mean to say 18350 or 16340 for the sst-50?

Looks like the xm-l has a brighter hotspot than the sst-50 but the beam profile is actually very similar. If anything, maybe the xm-l has a slightly tighter hotspot, but not as much as I would have thought.
 

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Thanks for the beamshots!

I'm getting excited for my XML, I went with Ti thought about asking for copper to match my TRI-EDC, but I'm happy with my choice.

My SST-50 had the narrow body, a bit tighter and 18mm batteries is exactly what I was looking for. I am used to the high first TRI and kind of prefer it now.
 
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