MG PLI MC-E....now in Warm White??

[sol-leks]

Wow, this light just keeps getting more and more attractive to me, I am definitely going to have to buy one at some point. They also have the RX-1 in ww now too.

Are there any other MC-E lights in warm white? I don't think I've seen them.

 

[PhantomPhoton]

Eagletac has had their M2SC4 in neutral white out for a couple months.
Malkoff has had his M60W MC-E out for a long time.

But other than those two I don't know of any other manufacturers offering a stock neutral white MC-E option.
It's a shame isn't it?

 

[sol-leks]

yer darn tootin

 

[NonSenCe]

i thought that the neutral tint eagletac m2 used three cree leds, not mce.. weird how i have mis-read/and misunderstood that..

i also believed that shiningbeam was the 1st to offer a complete flashlight with warm tint mce.

( i chose the rx-1 with warm tint mce.)

btw they are only few available of them.. maybe some more coming later but now only few.. so act fast if you want one.

 

[flatline]

I've been patiently waiting for this warm PLI to become available for some time now, so as soon as I saw shiningbeam's post that they were listed on his site, I ordered one. Now I can impatiently wait for it to arrive

I'm hoping it's suitable for belt-carry.

--flatline

 

[Linger]

it's a bit heavy. A lot of material around the bezel / head of the light, maybe this thermal mass helps with heat dissipation. Do you need the throw on a regular basis? as it's form factor of any other d26 style light, you could go with a C2 or a Solarforce L2 with mc-e drop-in and have a light that's a bit shorter and a fair amount lighter. Now I love the PLI (and the PLI loves me) and it the slimmest mc-e throw light out there. Combine that with the 'adjustable' bezel you can smooth out the beam for detailed work or bring a bit of that donut back when you're gathering as much into the hot-spot as you can.

 

[Vermonter73]

Dang it! I just bought an MG PLI a few weeks ago, in the crappy camo no less, because I needed a bright bike light ASAP.

Now I'm gonna have to buy one of these as well

 

[flatline]

I think this new batch is also camo.

I should have mine in a couple of days, so I'll try to remember to give a report on it. I'm not concerned about the camo since nobody will see it in its holster (and once they see how bright it is, I bet they won't care what the flashlight looks like).

--flatline

 

[lightfire]

i thought that the neutral tint eagletac m2 used three cree leds, not mce.. weird how i have mis-read/and misunderstood that..

i also believed that shiningbeam was the 1st to offer a complete flashlight with warm tint mce.

( i chose the rx-1 with warm tint mce.)

btw they are only few available of them.. maybe some more coming later but now only few.. so act fast if you want one.

I have a neutral tint m2xc4 with the 3 r2's. Wish I had of gotten the cool bright white instead; these neutral tints do not do anything for me.

 

[rookiedaddy]

Fyi, on EagleTac M2 series...

M2C4 - Seoul Semi-Conductor Z-Power P7 D-Bin LED
M2XC4 - Triple CREE XR-E Cool White R2 LED or Triple CREE XR-E Neutral White Q3 LED
M2SC4 - Quad-emitter Cree MC-E 11W LED in M-Bin WD (Cool White) or K-Bin 5A (Neutral White)

M2SC4 available since late Sept '09... :nana:

 

[Yucca Patrol]

I'd buy one of these in a second if it was not that ugly camo.

 

[sol-leks]

I'd buy one of these in a second if it was not that ugly camo.

I still want it, but the camo is definitely horrific.

 

[pipspeak]

yes, the camo is horrific... not even very good camo colors IMO.

Anyone know if there's a lumens difference between the warm and cool/neutral MC-E emitters?

 

[flatline]

Cool white version claims 700 lumens on high.
Warm white version claims 600 lumens on high.

This is from the description given on Shiningbeam's site.

In regards to the camo: I'm surprised that people are making such a big deal over the camo. This clearly isn't a light you'd wear to a formal occasion (it's too big/bulky), so what do you care what it looks like as long as the finish is durable and doesn't interfere with the function of the light?

--flatline

 

[sol-leks]

Cool white version claims 700 lumens on high.
Warm white version claims 600 lumens on high.

This is from the description given on Shiningbeam's site.

In regards to the camo: I'm surprised that people are making such a big deal over the camo. This clearly isn't a light you'd wear to a formal occasion (it's too big/bulky), so what do you care what it looks like as long as the finish is durable and doesn't interfere with the function of the light?

--flatline

I'm not apying too much attention to the lumens ratings as they are always off especially with MC-E's and P7s. Warm whites are always slightly less bright. I don't think we are really complaining, I know I would still buy this light if I could afford it regardless of the camo, but we are in a flashlight forum and it is fun to nitpick......and it is really really ugly.

 

[flatline]

I just thought of a benefit of the camo: people will be less inclined to steal it from me.

--flatline

 

[pipspeak]

in my case it would be a household light that I'd see every single time I walked past it on a shelf, so not being fugly matters

I'm curious if anyone owns a PLI and an RX-1 -- I'd like to understand exactly how the smaller head affects the beam profile, particularly the spill pattern

 

[NonSenCe]

about ugly color.. paint it if it bothers you.

rattlecan mattblack sold pretty much everywhere.

-friend of mine painted his rx1 (with copper color) and put some clear on it and now 3 months later its still very nice..

i am thinking about doing the same with mine when it arrives. (not fan of that bluish gray it is)

 

[GlobalPlayer]

Hi,
Just ordered a cool white one (MG PLI MC-E);
Warm white version - 7C or 7B tint - looks perhaps a little too warm for me.
I don't like the camo, but in the dark I won't see it
lovecpf

 

[PLI]

Hi,
Just ordered a cool white one (MG PLI MC-E);
Warm white version - 7C or 7B tint - looks perhaps a little too warm for me.
I don't like the camo, but in the dark I won't see it
lovecpf

I've got this one and I intend to purchase the W tint version :naughty: ... I would like to know how warm is the 7C/7B tint :twothumbs
Is it almost like an incand tint ?