Waiting for the SureFire LX1...

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Agile54 said:
Al when & where was this announced? Guess I slept thru it, my age is starting to show.

Could you also speculate w/ an answer re. LMs legitimate question above?
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The LX1 wasn't in SureFire's 2011 catalog, and wasn't on display at SS2011.
It dropped off the list of priorities for production given all the other things SureFire has planned.

I agree that its the two-stage push-button pressure switch that really sets it apart from the like of the E1B and that SureFire haven't shown anything that can fill the gap of the LX1.

I dare to dream it may make it back onto the aspire to release list for 2012 but I feel that depends on how well SureFire get on with their proposed new products for this year...
 
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Size15's said:
The LX1 wasn't in SureFire's 2011 catalog, and wasn't on display at SS2011.
It dropped off the list of priorities for production given all the other things SureFire has planned.

I agree that its the two-stage push-button pressure switch that really sets it apart from the like of the E1B and that SureFire haven't shown anything that can fill the gap of the LX1.

I dare to dream it may make it back onto the aspire to release list for 2012 but I feel that depends on how well SureFire get on with their proposed new products for this year...
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Ah, the voice of reason/sanity has spoken, thx Al.

Looks like we're on the same page here, see you back over on LF.
 
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What a shame. The l1 is my favorite surefire. Currently I've got 2 (different generations) and no other surefires. I was waiting for the LX1...and have passed up multiple other surefires. Guess I'll have to consider what to do next...but the backup is not the same light. I may have to consider other brands. Hopefully surefire will be ok, but this strikes me as a bad move. Oh well...
 
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prof said:
What a shame. The l1 is my favorite surefire. Currently I've got 2 (different generations) and no other surefires. I was waiting for the LX1...and have passed up multiple other surefires. Guess I'll have to consider what to do next...but the backup is not the same light. I may have to consider other brands. Hopefully surefire will be ok, but this strikes me as a bad move. Oh well...
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Simple... HDS clicky or rotary. Much better than the L1 in my opinion (and a lot of other CPFers as well) 😀
 
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🙁Two years to the day, and the LX1 is defunct.

A moment of silence, please.

I guess selling my L1 was a bit ill-advised.

Mods, shut this one down, it's over.🙁
 
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I see the LX1 is for sale on a certain website. Its going for $159.00.
80 lumens for 2 hrs and 10 lumens for 30 hours.
I thought the LX1 was shelved from Surefire? I was unaware that this light existed. 😕

I will check tomorrow and call the company to see if they actually have this light.
 
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They just need a new webmaster...

Mikellen said:
I see the LX1 is for sale on a certain website. Its going for $159.00.
80 lumens for 2 hrs and 10 lumens for 30 hours.
I thought the LX1 was shelved from Surefire? I was unaware that this light existed. 😕

I will check tomorrow and call the company to see if they actually have this light.
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Fire kylin VL1
It's got a Q3 XR-E and a reflector.

I don't know.... Don't respect cloners much but hey hey, it's not really a clone if Surefire doesn't make an LX1!!!
Right 🙂
 
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Mikellen said:
I see the LX1 is for sale on a certain website. Its going for $159.00.
80 lumens for 2 hrs and 10 lumens for 30 hours.
I thought the LX1 was shelved from Surefire? I was unaware that this light existed. 😕

I will check tomorrow and call the company to see if they actually have this light.
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I called today (nightvisionplanet.com) and the representative stated that they had only one in stock and it was sold.
They do not have anymore and do not expect to obtain any.
 
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Mikellen said:
I called today (nightvisionplanet.com) and the representative stated that they had only one in stock and it was sold.
They do not have anymore and do not expect to obtain any.
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I am pretty sure that the representative got the L1 mixed up with the LX1.
 
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Wasn't the L1 their best selling light? And yet they scrap it's upgrade? Doesn't make sense.
 
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Brasso said:
Wasn't the L1 their best selling light? And yet they scrap it's upgrade? Doesn't make sense.
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Precisely! But the new EB1 available with an L1 style twist tail cap might be the answer to the LX1.

Not sure if EB1 would make it into production though.
 
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Sgt. LED said:
Fire kylin VL1
It's got a Q3 XR-E and a reflector.

I don't know.... Don't respect cloners much but hey hey, it's not really a clone if Surefire doesn't make an LX1!!!
Right 🙂
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It's now got an R2 upgrade apparently, I also think that cloning to this extent is very bad practice, though agree with the irony that they made a convincing 'clone' before the official one made it out the factory.

Take a look at these pictures of it though (not a sales link and in chinese so no way it would be helpful as direction to where to buy one): http://www.shoudian.com/thread-144131-1-1.html

It seems on some versions they went the whole way and even printed all of Surefires info etc on the side. It's truly incredible the level of similarity to the genuine one though, look at the tailcap in the rear, even the insides seem the same.

FireKylin also seem to produce exact clones of most of Surefires product line and more, including a AA E1B! I'm amazed that; 1 they can get away with it, 2 I hadn't heard of them before and 3 how good quality the clones seem to be made to.

It's worrying if you think about it, as if they make them with the same markings etc as the originals I can't see how they can be told apart (other than the obvious reflector/lense distinction on some models).


This link shows the innards as someone mods one: http://thebrightsideforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=808
 
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pjandyho said:
I am pretty sure that the representative got the L1 mixed up with the LX1.
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Could be but do a search for Surefire LX1 flashlight. If you see nightvisionplanet pop up click on it. It shows a picture of a shortened LX2
and also provides the specifications of 8- lumens on high and 10 lumens on low. The LX1 picture is very cool looking. BTW, if you search for nightvisionplanet directly in the search engine it will not show up. You first have to type in Surefire LX1 flashlight and then look for nightvisionplanet.

Specification of Surefire - Lumamax LX1 and LX2 Ultra Compact Dual Output Flashlight w/ White LED
Low Output: 10 lumens (LX1), 15 lumens (LX2)
Runtime High: 2 hours
Runtime Low: 30 hours (LX1), 40 hours (LX2)
Weight (w/ bat.): 4.2 oz.
Length:5.4"
Bezel Diameter: 1.0"
Batteries:Two - 123A lithium (included)

[TD="width: 159"]High Output: [/TD]
[TD="width: 399"]80 lumens (LX1), 200 lumens (LX2) [/TD]
 
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Again I don't believe nightvisionplanet. As someone mentioned, they needed a new webmaster. C'mon, only one LX1 in the whole of the United States? That's almost as close to a lie if it's not a lie by nightvisionplanet. Surefire said that they have dropped the production plans for the LX1. How then is NVP able to sell off an LX1 when Surefire is not producing any? To be frank, I half wished that they did in fact sold off an LX1. At least there is a glimmer of hope that more would be coming.
 
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Mikellen said:
Not sure what you mean? Anyway, the picture looks just like the LX2 except shorter. Maybe its a fake. I'll call tomorrow and verify.
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What I meant was that if you read the thread 😀 you'd find that SureFire has never manufactured this light for sale. There may be a few prototypes kicking around SF headquarters, but the light basically never existed.
 
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He was probably mistaking an L1 for the never-produced LX-1. If he wasn't simply making a simple mistake, then...let's be polite...he was telling stories.

Mikellen said:
I called today (nightvisionplanet.com) and the representative stated that they had only one in stock and it was sold.
They do not have anymore and do not expect to obtain any.
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