Got home late last night and it had arrived from Going Gear. Not much time for romancing the light...but one thing I don`t like, low mode it to low. Lower than the S15...a light that has a good useable low mode. I feel it is a waste of a mode given the light has a moon mode. The moon mode is brighter than the S15. So the effect is two very close modes. Beyond that complaint, NICE!
Nice wide hot spot, wider than my S15...this might be sample dependent, rather than by design.
Tint is good. Might be a hint of green there...but if not for the history of green tints in these "S" lights...and the fact that I`m looking hard for it...might not even notice it. So, a noticeable improvement over the older tints of the S series (at least in my sample).
The middle mode level is great, for sure where it will spend most of it`s time when in actual use.
Smooth transition from the wide hot spot to the wide spill portion (looks to have plenty of energy in the spill too).
Instead of a blue switch cover it has a clear-ish one...but looks black-ish. I can kind of see the ring area beneath it that I think is the part that lights up red when the batt gets low. Have to wait and see as I don`t have any drained down 18650`s.
Hopefully some of our reviewers can get some reviews up soon. My first impression is a very positive one. Accept for that low mode choice.
Nice wide hot spot, wider than my S15...this might be sample dependent, rather than by design.
Tint is good. Might be a hint of green there...but if not for the history of green tints in these "S" lights...and the fact that I`m looking hard for it...might not even notice it. So, a noticeable improvement over the older tints of the S series (at least in my sample).
The middle mode level is great, for sure where it will spend most of it`s time when in actual use.
Smooth transition from the wide hot spot to the wide spill portion (looks to have plenty of energy in the spill too).
Instead of a blue switch cover it has a clear-ish one...but looks black-ish. I can kind of see the ring area beneath it that I think is the part that lights up red when the batt gets low. Have to wait and see as I don`t have any drained down 18650`s.
Hopefully some of our reviewers can get some reviews up soon. My first impression is a very positive one. Accept for that low mode choice.
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