thinking of the Romisen RC-F4, or E4, G4 and the Trustfire TR-C2

I'm looking for a 2 123 light....I'm looking at the Romisen RC-F4, RC-E4, RC-G4 or the Trustfire TR-C2

has anyone any thoughts on those comparing brightness, runtimes and which would give more of a floody beam .....they all seem to be roughly the same $$

I will be going for the TR-C2 very soon myself. I already have a UCL lens with LDF on it in the proper size, that should take care of the floody aspect. I like the idea of easy upgrades too.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.7463

compare the beam shots on the DX and the Kaidomain sites for the TR-C2...why are they so different? photographic technique vs qualitycontrol of the lights? diff reflectors maybe? diff version of the same model? the KD shows it as a 4 mode light while the DX site does not mention modes at all...strange to me

They don't give much info do they. I bet the photo set-up is on the fly each time but who knows! I have a question if I will get a single mode light like I hope, but at the price it should be worth the gamble.

why do you like a single mode more than a multi? better runtime if using other than high mode and sometimes BRIGHT is too bright....what is the advantage of single mode if they were same price?

umberto said:

I'm looking for a 2 123 light....I'm looking at the Romisen RC-F4, RC-E4, RC-G4 or the Trustfire TR-C2

has anyone any thoughts on those comparing brightness, runtimes and which would give more of a floody beam .....they all seem to be roughly the same $$

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I've got an F4, C3, and M4 on order right now. I'll post a comparison with beam shots when they all arrive. Check out this thread to see how the F4 compares to other lights!

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/176577&highlight=romisen

Phyte

I'm still into dedicating particular lights to specific roles at my house. It keeps more lights in rotation, and keeps me sane since I made a deal with myself that there still isn't a do it all light. At least yet.

Few flashlights are so excellent as a Romisen RC-E4 with a drop-in XML T6 LED upgrade. The bright mode is quite bright. The medium is nicely mediumy. And the low mode is an energy-saving 60ish lumens, just right for your journey to the center of the Earth. With a good Redilast 3100 mAh battery inside, it might work on low mode for 3 continuous days.

I took out the original Q2 LED from my RC-E4 and put in a drop-in replacement XML T6 LED meant for an Ultrafire WF-501B/502B flashlight.

Note that while these Ultrafire flashlight bulbs will fit into the Romisen RC-E4, the reverse is not true. The Romisen bulb will NOT fit into the Ultrafire flashlight.

Yes, all things considered, this upgraded Romisen RC-E4 might be my favorite flashlight.

Battery Endurance Test.
Flashlight: Romisen RC-E4 with XML T6 LED (low mode).
Battery: AW 3100 mAh 18650, bought from Lighthound.
Starting voltage: 4.21V
19:05 > 3.78V
24:20 > 3.69V
38:00 > 3.56V
42:00 > 3.52V
46:00 > 3.48V
50:00 > 3.44V
58:34 > 3.33V
61:10 > 3.31V
64:10 > 3.29V
68:00 > 3.21V
70:00 > 3.12V
72:28 > 3.01V
At about 74:30, the LED shifted by itself into bright mode and would not change out of it. The beam was still somewhat dim though. The battery was on its last legs.
75:00 > 2.71V (end of test)

Time in hours:minutes, y'all.

Battery Endurance Test.
Flashlight: Romisen RC-E4 with XML T6 LED (low mode).
Battery: Redilast 3100 mAh 18650, bought from Lighthound.
Starting voltage: 4.23V
13:15 > 3.89V
16:23 > 3.85V
24:00 > 3.72V
32:25 > 3.62V
36:18 > 3.58V
40:00 > 3.55V
46:30 > 3.50V
49:00 > 3.48V
54:00 > 3.42V
57:15 > 3.38V
60:00 > 3.34V
62:30 > 3.32V
66:40 > 3.30V
70:00 > 3.26V
72:22 > 3.17V
75:00 > 3.04V
77:45 > 2.89V

Test in progress.
Panasonic Industrial 3100 mAh.
Starting voltage: 4.20V
10:00 > 3.91V
16:10 > 3.81V
25:40 > 3.65V
30:30 > 3.60V
32:45 > 3.58V
36:00 > 3.56V

Here's the rest of the test.

Battery Endurance Test.
Romisen RC-E4 flashlight, XM-L T6 bulb upgrade, low setting.
Battery: Panasonic Industrial 3100 mAh.
Starting voltage: 4.20V
10:00 > 3.91V
16:10 > 3.81V
25:40 > 3.65V
30:30 > 3.60V
32:45 > 3.58V
36:00 > 3.56V
41:00 > 3.52V
47:30 > 3.46V
53:15 > 3.38V
57:45 > 3.33V
61:00 > 3.31V
64:09 > 3.29V
67:10 > 3.23V
72:00 > 3.02V
73:15 > 2.97V
75:50 > 2.55V