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He was active yesterday, giving him a little adver!
How do you like your P200 LR? Which emitter did you get?
I have been wanting to try the twist head to change output levels for a while now... $99.90 seems high but changing levels without bumping a switch looks like a winner...
The PRO model puts out allot of power. I have the SFT40 5000 in his Sportac V2 drop-in inside a Malkoff MD2. The turbo is a monster!
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Mine has the 519A 4500K. I'm liking it a lot. The output pattern is of course a bit different from the majority of my lights using 'conventional' reflectors, as expected - but I'm finding it very useful in practice. Its LED:OTF ratio is also pretty high, so there's little optical waste / inefficiency, which doesn't hurt. I'd 'buy it again tomorrow if I lost mine today'. It's also likely the shortest 1x18650 light I have w/ a 'proper' switch, and that too is a +.
Regarding the interface: Historically, I generally avoid all rotational interfaces w/ flashlights, as most I find fundamentally flawed, and I did not really expect to like it much. I tried my first one (also ET) primarily to get the emitter it featured, and figured I'd try the interface too. I think the P200LR is my third ET light using that specific control interface. Clearly I was surprised, and have found it to be an excellent and very practical control interface in actual real world use, and the more I use them, the more I like them. I still can't imagine another rotational control I would like, but this is the exception. The old dog can still learn a new trick, and this is a good example;-) Lesson: As long as I'm still breathing, I need to keep an open mind. The configurable level for two of those output settings is also a big +.
I must also say that now having more ET lights than I ever would have anticipated, I believe every one of them is worth what I paid for them. They may all die tomorrow, but so far, they have been a good value (from my perspective). Add to that having the advantage of the best distributor support I think one could find for lights from a non-U.S.-based manufacturer, that has contributed to my satisfaction. A direct e-mail always gets me a
very fast response.
That light you're considering seems to be a very nice design for a $100 TAC light.
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