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That's a great point that with the larger spill, it can be blinding even at sharp angles. I've already experienced that as well. The Mini AA has so many good points going for it. I will say it feel like I have nothing in my pocket EDC'ing the Mini AA. For EDC I went from a small 1xRCR123 (FF3), to a medium sized 1xAA (NDI) to a larger 1xAA (Quark Ti AA Tactical), now the Mini AA, the lightest of all.

Glad to see I'm not the only who bought 4. 😉
 
The mini just on medium I believe here:

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Another admirer of the Mini:

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I've got a tree line about 30 yards behind my house. The Mini 123 on high lights it up better than my 2D Rebel maglight. Very impressive light.
 
Clarification: I have the MiNi 123 version!

I am so with the sentiment here!

I will try to post beamshots tonight as well, but this is the first light in recent memory that I actually said "wow" outloud when turning it on! [Others in that group for me include the Modamag Drake and the EagleTac M2CX4.]

It is also the ONLY light in my collection where I honestly feel that medium is perfect because BRIGHT IS TOO MUCH.

Let me repeat that and make sure it is in the proper context, because, you see, I am a lumenophile and a luxwhore. I love light! And I am really saying that, somehow, the bright is TOO MUCH. Well, almost. I mean, I am in *•.•:*¨¨*:•♥LOVE♥•:*¨¨*:•.•* with it (!:kiss::twothumbs:naughty:!) but feel GOOD about staying at medium.

This has never happened to me. Ever. Not with the Fenix TK11 when it first came out, certainly not with my somewhat disappointing Pilot Whale with its highly-touted Ostar emitter...

I am beaming with delight at this little guy. I am showing everyone I know (something I have also not done) and buying them as gifts now.

This is a remarkable light, an inflection point of great little lights.

What's crazy? The small light realm is just starting to heat up with competition... so it will only get better. It is my daily mantra now: what a great time to be a flashaholic!😀
 
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windstrings said:
The cool thing about that story is that your eyeball is receiving only a tiny spot of that total light "like a light meter".. since we know it covers a much larger area, that goes to show you how much light its truly putting out!
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+1 Another thing I love is the long cord that comes with it for neck carry, this thing is light to me. Another great gift in the box I did not expect, especially for this price point.:thumbsup:
 
This light is a winner. I just received the AA version. Small, good levels and spaced well, easy one hand operation, priced right. This is the light I will recommend to new users wanting a general use EDC for their pocket.
 
LightWalker said:
Can someone post a photo of the neck lanyard?
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Ask and you shall receive. Mine measures 21 1/2 inches ior 54cm. Quick shot with a phone camera, much better photos later.

My mother-in-law wants a mini after seeing mine. 🙂
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HarveyRich said:
Just received my MiNi 123. Tested it using AW protected RCR123 (3.7v). It clicked off with the battery at 3.1v at 30 mins on high. Using primaries, the instructions indicated that it should stay on for 1.2 hr. The run time on high seemed somewhat short to me. Anyone else test theirs either on primaries or RCR123?

The AW can be recharged after the PCB circuit kicks in, at least. I haven't had such luck with Ultrafire or Trustfire. They seem to kick off at a lower voltage too. I don't know what others have used to kick-start their Ultra or Trustfire batteries after the protection kicks in, but if one can't reuse them, they are useless as protection except to keep the battery from venting and exploding.
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I'm no expert but in some of my travles I've noticed rechargeable batteries don't seem to hold as much juice as primaries?
 
Ilikeshinythings said:
I'm no expert but in some of my travles I've noticed rechargeable batteries don't seem to hold as much juice as primaries?
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That varies, alkaline has up to 3000mAh, but only at very low load, NiMH has 2000-2700mAh and the high capacity NiMH can only hold that capacity for a short time.

I.e. with a high power load that is expect to empty the batteries in less than a week, 2700 mAh batteries are the best.

With a high power load, that will empty the batteries in a few months, the 2000 mAh precharged NiMH batteries are best.

With low power loads alkaline batteries will last the longest time.

A high power load is a load that will drain the batteries in less than 10 hours when constant on.
 
Nitroz said:
Ask and you shall receive. Mine measures 21 1/2 inches ior 54cm. Quick shot with a phone camera, much better photos later.

My mother-in-law wants a mini after seeing mine. 🙂
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Thanks, it is pretty long but that can be fixed. 🙂 I think I should hide mine when I get it from all the women I know because they will probably want it. :duh2:
 
Received my Mini-123 today, and I just want to add that I find it to be absolutely wonderful in terms of style, finish and output. I love it.

Frank
 
LightWalker said:
Thanks, it is pretty long but that can be fixed. 🙂 I think I should hide mine when I get it from all the women I know because they will probably want it. :duh2:
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Lol! It has a button on it that allows one to adjust the tightness and desired circumference. Does that make since? 🙂
 
My M123 has a nice vanilla/slight green tint to it which I think is excellent! I could not have asked for a better tint. Thank God it's not blue tinted.
 
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