Hard to say without seeing a pic, but it doesn't sound abnormal. All XM-L lights can produce a 4-petal flower pattern up close (looks a little like a four-leaf clover as well). Not sure what you mean about the "random shade", but it is not uncommon to see minor variations in a hotspot with smooth reflectors.Its actually not a full circle donut hole, but more like a random shade. It is very subtle, it is only noticeable when white wall hunting, and I can only see it when the brightness level is 50% and lower, anything brighter it will be gone (eye perception perhaps?). When I put the light just few inches away from the wall, it looks like a shape of flower with 4 petals. I try it with both regular and turbo head and same outcome, so I assume the problem lies on the emitter, and not the reflectors. I do not have this with my other light, so I am curious if anyone else have the same problem?
Hard to say without seeing a pic, but it doesn't sound abnormal. All XM-L lights can produce a 4-petal flower pattern up close (looks a little like a four-leaf clover as well). Not sure what you mean about the "random shade", but it is not uncommon to see minor variations in a hotspot with smooth reflectors.
Ah, now I understand. I've seen something similar on a number XM-L lights (i.e. the small dark ring around the center of the hotspot). I suspect it is a focusing issue with the reflectors, but am not sure of its source. And my Thrunite Scorpion does have it as well - it just doesn't show up in the beamshots. The effect is subtle, and hard to describe (i.e. not a solid ring, just a portion of it - which is why it looks "random" in a way). You can only see it on a pure white wall.It looks like a smaller dark ring in the middle of the hotspot, with some very subtle cloudy shadow inside the dark ring, thats why I call it "random shade".
Ah, now I understand. I've seen something similar on a number XM-L lights (i.e. the small dark ring around the center of the hotspot). I suspect it is a focusing issue with the reflectors, but am not sure of its source. And my Thrunite Scorpion does have it as well - it just doesn't show up in the beamshots. The effect is subtle, and hard to describe (i.e. not a solid ring, just a portion of it - which is why it looks "random" in a way). You can only see it on a pure white wall.
Cool light...
Looks like it violates the Gladius patent on multiple fronts. Something the Chinese knock-off artists and their importers don't seem to have too much problem with.
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,281,815.PN.&OS=PN/7,281,815&RS=PN/7,281,815
The momentary full brightness mode is located on the opposite side of the lockout.Two questions before I pull the trigger on this light, If you half press the tailcap switch in the "momentary full brightness" mode and then rotate the ring to lockout will it keep the light on in full brightness?
There's at least one german dealer that currently has the neutral version in stock but they won't ship international so that will likely not help youSecondly, Is there anywhere to acquire a neutral white version at this time?
Helmut is correct - you would have to program the infinite brightness/constant-on mode to full brightness to have it stay on max continuously. Although you physically lock out the switch from this mode, there is no need to - the constant on mode will leave the light on with a single press. There is no way to lock the light on from the momentary max mode (without first going through the other 3 modes to the constant-on mode).Two questions before I pull the trigger on this light, If you half press the tailcap switch in the "momentary full brightness" mode and then rotate the ring to lockout will it keep the light on in full brightness?