Got it today.
Wont have time to make a real review till the end of the week, but already made some pictures and first impressions (pics later).
Some points:
- Case is cheap, but reasonable. Foam cutouts for every part, nothing to complain about
- The light is lighter than it looks like. Doesnt feel heavy at all, and you can still grip it ok (at least with my hands, my sister might have problems).
- There was NO DOCUMENTATION WHATSOEVER included. Or maybe i didnt find it, but i did look for 5 minutes. Makes me wonder in regards to replacement bulbs, etc.
- The yellow-filter is coated on both sides, and the yellow beam (at day) looks nearly as bright (60-70%) than the beam without the filter.
- I am not really impressed with the battery. It has 3 leds, and they are reasonably bright (about 15lumens is my guess, its more than a p0d-q4 on low), but internally it seems to be an unbalanced 3s2p configuration. I think i wont charge that light unattented. The on-off button is part of the battery. It is sealed by the end-cap and an o-ring around the button.
- The machining on the light looks good. There is nothing to complain around the exterior (no marks on the aluminium, etc), and all the threads are very clean and turn smoothly.
- There is a "fine-focus"ability present (you can move the bulb around 5mm inside the head up and down. This is a different rotation than unscrewing the head with stops on both ends (not the maglight type).
- There are lots of tiny screws to fix stuff, but nothing seems to be potted/glued into place.
- I could not test is out outside yet (sun is still shining), but did some indoor tests: 5s to full brightness they claim is a bit to short. Its more like 20s to full brightness, and 5s to 50% or so. (Only the first 0.5s or so are dim).
- Beampattern is a bit odd, but i still havent had time to tune the focus. The very outer part of the spill is cut of a bit by the crown prongs. And also, there are some artifacts at the very outer rim because of reflections on some of the orange peel on top of the reflector. Not noticeable when using, but on the white wall it is.
- Its bright, alright. in a direct test, it put out more light than my 4*P7 @2.8A homebuild. Its not really a super-thrower (OP reflectore that isnt that huge), but still beats that light by a factor of 2 at least (side by side against my wall). Otherwise, i dont have any light of the same class to compare against (I do not think that you would even notice a fenix in the same beamshot
), but i might make a car-headlight comparison tonight or tomorrow.
