jzmtl
Flashlight Enthusiast
Received mine from 4seven today, quick service as usual.
Some impressions, the overall quality is great, both machining and anodizing are on par with all the big players. Clip is a little crooked and some paint on ridge has fell off but that's no big deal. The clip is also the only anti roll that's on the light, those machines flats serves no practical purpose on T series since the flared bezel and cigar ring prevent them from making contact. The knurling serves almost no purpose, reminds me of the knurling found on fenix P3D I have in both pattern and aggressiveness. But the cigar ring serves well to keep the light in hand. It feel smaller and lighter than both fenix's T series and SF's 6P, which is a good thing in my book since I feel the fenixes are bulky for the sake of being bulky, rather than functional.
Even thou the forward clickie is "recessed" in four crenelations, it's easily activated with thumb, thumb pad, or knuckle, although pressing against thumb pad is not comfortable to do. The forward clickie feels great by the way. The biggest complain I had about forward clickie on Chinese light is it takes too much travel to activate momentary, but that's not the case here. The forward clickie used here only need a light press, similar to the Streamlight I've tried.
The beam is very much throw oriented, very small hot spot. Beam is very smooth, I'm sure whitewall hunters will be pleased. :nana: Output is great, although currently I don't have anything to compare to. Tint is great, no blue/purple visible even shined against a halogen light. Haven't tried it outside yet, maybe I'll bring it with me when I go night ski this weekend.
Only complain I have right now is the crappy clip. I just don't get it, why is it so hard to make a decent clip on flashlight (this is not limited to eagletac)? Half of the light (and weight) sticks out of pocket when clipped, that's just asking for it to fall out. The lip is directly blocked by the cigar ring, so the only way it can be clipped is use another hand to lift up the clip first. I'm sure if whoever designed the light were to try to use the clip, he'd notice the problem right away. Oh well, at least a holster is included.
One thing I urge you all to do, is to disassemble the light as much as you can, tailcap included, and do a full inspection. On my unit I found a fairly large piece of aluminum swarf from machinging between tailcap and rubber boot. If I did not do so it probably will compromise the seal, and may even damage the rubber boot in long run.
All in all, I like the light so far, especially for the price, thumb up from me.
Some impressions, the overall quality is great, both machining and anodizing are on par with all the big players. Clip is a little crooked and some paint on ridge has fell off but that's no big deal. The clip is also the only anti roll that's on the light, those machines flats serves no practical purpose on T series since the flared bezel and cigar ring prevent them from making contact. The knurling serves almost no purpose, reminds me of the knurling found on fenix P3D I have in both pattern and aggressiveness. But the cigar ring serves well to keep the light in hand. It feel smaller and lighter than both fenix's T series and SF's 6P, which is a good thing in my book since I feel the fenixes are bulky for the sake of being bulky, rather than functional.
Even thou the forward clickie is "recessed" in four crenelations, it's easily activated with thumb, thumb pad, or knuckle, although pressing against thumb pad is not comfortable to do. The forward clickie feels great by the way. The biggest complain I had about forward clickie on Chinese light is it takes too much travel to activate momentary, but that's not the case here. The forward clickie used here only need a light press, similar to the Streamlight I've tried.
The beam is very much throw oriented, very small hot spot. Beam is very smooth, I'm sure whitewall hunters will be pleased. :nana: Output is great, although currently I don't have anything to compare to. Tint is great, no blue/purple visible even shined against a halogen light. Haven't tried it outside yet, maybe I'll bring it with me when I go night ski this weekend.
Only complain I have right now is the crappy clip. I just don't get it, why is it so hard to make a decent clip on flashlight (this is not limited to eagletac)? Half of the light (and weight) sticks out of pocket when clipped, that's just asking for it to fall out. The lip is directly blocked by the cigar ring, so the only way it can be clipped is use another hand to lift up the clip first. I'm sure if whoever designed the light were to try to use the clip, he'd notice the problem right away. Oh well, at least a holster is included.
One thing I urge you all to do, is to disassemble the light as much as you can, tailcap included, and do a full inspection. On my unit I found a fairly large piece of aluminum swarf from machinging between tailcap and rubber boot. If I did not do so it probably will compromise the seal, and may even damage the rubber boot in long run.
All in all, I like the light so far, especially for the price, thumb up from me.
