ShineOnYouCrazyDiamond
Flashlight Enthusiast
Here are a few lights I have and the pluses/minuses with each model:
-T20C2 neutral – good bright light, tremendous throw but spot way to tight for close-up use, perfect size for what I am looking for, good Lo, Med, Hi settings but inconvenient UI.
-MG L-Mini II – too cool white, not as bright as advertised, good cheap 18650 light but very limited range, nice wide spot but too much light lost to spill.
-TK40 – this has just the spot and spill I am looking for but it just too large. The MC-E also has a nice warm/neutral to it which is very appealing.
-M2CX4 – great warm hue, too tight spot for up close.
-Quark 123(2) – Good 17670 light, the spot is a little to "mushy" for my liking – not as well defined as the TC20C2 or the TK40.
So, here is what I would really like in a nice portable light for easy carry: a light the size, weight and shape of the TC20C2 which takes one 18650 light; has a regulated output on one 18650; runtime at least 1 hour on Hi; Lo, Med, Hi UI of the MG would be nice – strobe not necessary; a spot/spill like the TK40; and a neutral to warm color like the TK40 or M2XC4 neutral. So does this exist?
Some lights I have looked at the reviews for but am just not sure about are: Olight M20 (spot maybe to narrow, too cool color), T100C2 (spot maybe to narrow), WolfEyes MC-Explorer (head maybe to wide). I know there are other out there like JetBeam but don't have any hands-on with them.
Suggestions appreciated.
Once I find that one right light (yeah right!!!
) look for some of these in the MarketPlace.
-T20C2 neutral – good bright light, tremendous throw but spot way to tight for close-up use, perfect size for what I am looking for, good Lo, Med, Hi settings but inconvenient UI.
-MG L-Mini II – too cool white, not as bright as advertised, good cheap 18650 light but very limited range, nice wide spot but too much light lost to spill.
-TK40 – this has just the spot and spill I am looking for but it just too large. The MC-E also has a nice warm/neutral to it which is very appealing.
-M2CX4 – great warm hue, too tight spot for up close.
-Quark 123(2) – Good 17670 light, the spot is a little to "mushy" for my liking – not as well defined as the TC20C2 or the TK40.
So, here is what I would really like in a nice portable light for easy carry: a light the size, weight and shape of the TC20C2 which takes one 18650 light; has a regulated output on one 18650; runtime at least 1 hour on Hi; Lo, Med, Hi UI of the MG would be nice – strobe not necessary; a spot/spill like the TK40; and a neutral to warm color like the TK40 or M2XC4 neutral. So does this exist?
Some lights I have looked at the reviews for but am just not sure about are: Olight M20 (spot maybe to narrow, too cool color), T100C2 (spot maybe to narrow), WolfEyes MC-Explorer (head maybe to wide). I know there are other out there like JetBeam but don't have any hands-on with them.
Suggestions appreciated.
Once I find that one right light (yeah right!!!
) look for some of these in the MarketPlace.
