By some strange coincidence, the one I ordered on the weekend arrived today too. I subscribe to their mailing list so get promotional stuff now and then - the only sort of spam I *do* tolerate. When I saw it marked down in price I couldn`t resist.
I was surprised at the fact that it doesn`t use a collimating lens - nice to see more manufacturers who realise Luxeon LEDs work well with reflectors! It`s a quite deep, mirror-smooth reflector and unfortunately the beam is a bit ringy for a LED, possibly partly to do with the fact that it`s also low-dome in there. The center spot is quite well focussed, smooth and even too - the ringy parts surround it. The colour is a little on the pink side though only a little (it`s a lot better than my green/purple KL1), the brightness is very good for a 1-watter and the overall fit & finish are pretty nice too. It`s a big light, very long (3AAs so it was expected), has a good mass to it so the heatsinking is probably great. Quite an elegent smooth sweeping curvy shape, relying on the inward-curved sides of the body for grip. No idea about the electronics inside yet but given the fact that it`s a 3AA light, it`s probably just resistored. No big deal there though.
I`ve only played with it for a little while, but for the on-sale price of £20 it`s definately a good buy. Even for full-price of £30 it isn`t bad. Not really EDC material (too big) even though it came with a belt-holster too! A nice one to have around the house though. Another good`un from Nuwai!
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Maplins do ship internationally if any overseas people want to buy one, though I don`t know their shipping charges and wonder if it`s also only a limited avaliability item? It is marked down in a catalog clearence sale.
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