I've bought the new MP versions of the T1, T2 (three of them), and T3. All have had varying degrees of warm tint. Advertised lumens seem realistic for what you get out the front.
- The T1-MP was too floody for my tastes, so I sold it. But it does have 4 hours of regulated runtime, which is 3-4x what the 2007 version delivered.
- The T3-MP puts out a lot of light. It's not as much of a thrower as it could be for its size, but the hotspot is large and very useful. The downside is needing to use three 123A batteries.
- The T2-MP is my favorite of the three models I've seen. It has equal output to the Surefire U2 but a lot more throw. It even has slightly more throw than the T3-MP. It is about 1 inch longer than the T1-MP, but the body of the T2-MP is narrower. It's a strong candidate to replace the Surefire E2E incan completely, and a lot of other 2-cell incandescent lights, for that matter.
That being said, you really can't go wrong buying a robust Surefire incan host like the 6P and adding the best LED drop-in. I have a Malkoff M60 Q5 in a 6P and it screams. It matches the center beam intensity of a P60 incan running on
fresh batteries, and the M60 is regulated to run that way for 1.5 hours. The M60 also has a lot more sidespill and total output than the P60.
Of course, I recommend buying
both a Malkoff M60 and an Inova T2-MP.