I have several, including Malkoff "Warm" drop-ins, that have the 5A tint Cree emitters. The difference in how usable the beams, and realistic the color rendition is compared to standard Crees, Luxeons, Seouls, etc. is so great that as far as I'm concerned they are all obsolete.
at this moment, I use flashlights most for all kinds of electronics inspections, where the SF L1 LumaMax does the job very, very well indeed.
It may have uhhh, not my favorite color of light, but as long as I'm not in the woods, that's no problem.
Got a L1 on the way, since I won't be so eager to carry a full-size light with Malkoff drop-in when the weather gets hot. It will get one of those Q3 5A emitters, whether I do it, or have to pay someone to.
With the low and high modes, plus a diffuser to go from spot to flood, it should make a wonderful EDC light. Thanks for the mini-review. Even after reading anything and everything about it on the forum, it's still nice to hear more good feedback, especially after finally putting money on it:thumbsup:
Hopefully it will become THE one that "constantly and consistently impresses" me even more than the others.