Crelant 7G5CS

[roadkill1109]

There you have it folks! Let's continue to support our suppliers and distributors!

After all, they do give us our flashlight fix. hehe....

[rdspear]

Lastly, you ordered a V2? Why? Prefer that over the 7G5CS?

Sorry if I wasn't clear. The lack of low power and the strobe were what was keeping me from ordering the v2. Now that it was solved with the CS, I went ahead and ordered the CS instead of one of the alternatives I was looking at.

Being a newbie, I wasn't aware of all the channels/geographic coverage. Hopefully ordering from IO won't be a problem - it does appear to be shipping from China.

Also looks like I missed out on some goodies

[roadkill1109]

Yeah, that's right, Hank (from International Outdoor) is a reputable seller. You can count on it. I get all my lights from him.

[rustlerdudr987]

personally i would go with md-lightsourse because they are in the US and cheaper and you get free batteries.

[roadkill1109]

depends on where you are actually. if youre in the US, get from Madecov, if youre in the asia-pacific (like me) get from Hank or even from Andy at Crelant. Either way, you will receive the light and need not worry about the vendor.

[BWX]

I like my V2, seems like a ver high quality light to me. Strobe in the mix sucks but not a huge deal.

[rustlerdudr987]

Is it me or does anyone feel like a gray flashlight with a black collimating head is going to look weird?

[roadkill1109]

not so bad. it just might take getting used to.

[rustlerdudr987]

Ordered a new 7G5CS with collimation head from madecov (aka MD-Lightsource)

[CamoNinja]

Sorry did'nt read all the post but does this light out throw the the new T40 cs ? Thanks

[rustlerdudr987]

probably but no one really knows yet but with the collimation then well hell yes lol.

[roadkill1109]

Sorry did'nt read all the post but does this light out throw the the new T40 cs ? Thanks

The V1 would, the V2 however is almost a tie, about 40k lux for each. The V2 (or CS) with a collimator head will hit 90+k lux, putting it close to the "big boy thrower" range of 100k lux and up.

[rustlerdudr987]

Got my 7G5CS on wednesday from md-lightsource (it took only 3 days from order time)and I have to say this thing is amazing the tail cap threads are anodized which I thought was a plus, there are some things I noticed that I thought I would share. The anodizing is really soft first off second the ramping is really un-smooth at the higher levels but it's not that bad and last is the reflector has a couple Imperfections on it but they are really hard to see so that shouldn't matter. Overall I am very pleased with this light and if anyone has any questions I will try my best to answer them.

[jvmjr]

How is the beam? Throw?

[madecov]

Anodizing is type II
Not my first choice, but it is easier to do a different color other than Black and keeps the cost down.

[rustlerdudr987]

yeah the anodizing is not the best but it works fora somewhat budget light and as for the beam and throw they are really nice with both heads.

[SamF]

the tail cap threads are anodized which I thought was a plus,

Question about the threads: does this mean one can unscrew the tail cap a bit to insure that it is not unintentionally activated? I just bought a v2 myself and overlooked the no anodizing issue in the reviews. I need a light I can throw in an equipment bag without having to worry about it coming on.

Thanks for your help.

Sam

[rustlerdudr987]

yes that is exactly what that means.

[oohsam]

I'm unable to locate a pressure pad for this bad boy....Anyone able to find one that works successfully ?

Cheers

[rdspear]

The ramp-up and -down is indeed a bit odd - a few slow steps, then a rapid smooth descent, and the same on the way up. I'm not always sure that it's at full bright. The anodizing does seem soft - the surface is almost slippery. And I have a bubble or two in the reflector, but I think they're small enough to not impact the overall performance. It certainly does light up the night, out-throwing anything else I own. Between this and a new sc600, plus a couple smaller AAA(P1A), AA(I-mini), and 2xAA(P100A2) lights, I think my shopping spree will end for a little while.

[turboBB]

The ramp-up and -down is indeed a bit odd - a few slow steps, then a rapid smooth descent, and the same on the way up. I'm not always sure that it's at full bright.

The 7G5CS should flash 3 times when it hits max brightness while ramping. Is it not doing that on yours?

[harro]

I have to say that new 7G5CS looks damn near the same as the SMW T40CS

Not wrong there. I got the SWM, but if i can sneak a 7G5CS into the house without THE higher authority finding out, that'll happen too!!

[rustlerdudr987]

Yeah my flashes so I know it's on high and also has some of those small bubble in the reflector.

[papageorgio]

How are people liking the Neutral Versions VS the Cool Version? I'm torn...I like neutral lights, but i want a lot of POWER, how nice is the Neutral tint on this compared to say a Zebralight H51W or Malkoff M61W...those are NICE.....Is this comparable in terms of tint??