Surefire G2L (very confused)!

BUZ · Mar 27, 2008

I just recently purchased two new G2L's at a local store (got a good deal on em'), well this morning when I opened them up I noticed something weird. They both have the metal heads (plastic lens) however one has a perfectly clear lens and the other almost looks like a diffuser lens (kinda hazy). Also one has a smooth reflector and the other a orange peel reflector.

Anyone seen this before?

WadeF · Mar 27, 2008

Could you tell if the packages were open? Some people have reported stores having G2L's returned with G2 or 6P parts in them. People keep the more expensive P60L drop in, and return the light with a P60 in it. I don't know if this is the case, but can you tell if they are LED or incan inside?

Crenshaw · Mar 27, 2008

Metal Heads are normal, they swithed over to metal from nitrolan heads when they made the switch to LEDS, this is to help with heat dissapitation. but a surefire having a smooth reflector? theres something i've never seen....hmmm!

Crenshaw

BUZ · Mar 27, 2008

WadeF said:
Could you tell if the packages were open? Some people have reported stores having G2L's returned with G2 or 6P parts in them. People keep the more expensive P60L drop in, and return the light with a P60 in it. I don't know if this is the case, but can you tell if they are LED or incan inside?

Wade I checked and they were factory sealed, plus they have the surefire lamps in them! :shrug:

Illum · Mar 27, 2008

BUZ said:
I just recently purchased two new G2L's at a local store (got a good deal on em'), well this morning when I opened them up I noticed something weird. They both have the metal heads (plastic lens) however one has a perfectly clear lens and the other almost looks like a diffuser lens (kinda hazy). Also one has a smooth reflector and the other a orange peel reflector.

Anyone seen this before?

save the smooth reflectored light, you sir has just acquired something never released into the market before!

an INCOMPLETE [not DEFECTIVE] $μяәF!я€ part :wow:

WadeF · Mar 27, 2008

Crenshaw said:
Metal Heads are normal, they swithed over to metal from nitrolan heads when they made the switch to LEDS, this is to help with heat dissapitation. but a surefire having a smooth reflector? theres something i've never seen....hmmm!

Crenshaw

Thanks Crenshaw, I though the G2L's were still all plastic.

BUZ · Mar 27, 2008

Illum_the_nation said:
save the smooth reflectored light, you sir has just acquired something never released into the market before!

an INCOMPLETE [not DEFECTIVE] Surefire part :wow:

Notice the one on the right has a hazy lens, also has a smooth reflector!

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pbs357 · Mar 27, 2008

Nice rare find! Someone else here reported the same finding with a G2L recently. Kind of wierd, but they had an extra diffused lens in the bezel, and had a smooth reflector. Since you have one of each, can you post some comparison pics and beamshots?

***EDIT*** Beat me to it by a minute! Typing slow tonight, must be bedtime lol

Illum · Mar 27, 2008

beautiful! :wow:
you :rock:
post it in the "Post Your RARE/UNUSUAL SUREFIRES" thread

I dunno guys, I don't want to see a smooth reflector beamshot...its just not surefire :candle:

Crenshaw · Mar 27, 2008

holy ****, save that light! it could be a rare find..... smooth surefire, beamshots?...:naughty: save that lamp module, seriously...
and those a definetly LED verions.

no problem wade..

Crenshaw

BUZ · Mar 27, 2008

Illum_the_nation said:
beautiful! :wow:
you :rock:
post it in the "Post Your RARE/UNUSUAL SUREFIRES" thread

I dunno guys, I don't want to see a smooth reflector beamshot...its just not surefire :candle:

Am gonna sell it, let the bidding begin! :laughing:

WadeF · Mar 27, 2008

Fire them up and compare the beams on a white wall. I wonder if the smooth reflector and diffused lens would have more throw? Or maybe they have very similar beams. Maybe the new G2L's will all be smooth reflectors and a diffused lens?

BUZ · Mar 27, 2008

WadeF said:
Fire them up and compare the beams on a white wall. I wonder if the smooth reflector and diffused lens would have more throw? Or maybe they have very similar beams. Maybe the new G2L's will all be smooth reflectors and a diffused lens?

The diffused lens seems to smooth out the beam and have slightly more flood, the clear lens definitely throws a little farther.

Clear lens and OP reflector (left) & diffused lens smooth reflector (right).

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WadeF · Mar 27, 2008

Hot spot from the smooth and difffused lens, on right, looks tighter. You'd have to under expose the shots to see a difference in the intensity, if there is any. Thanks for the beam shots! They both look good. I wonder if it's cheaper to go with a smooth reflector and diffused lens. You should swap units and put the smooth reflector behind the clear lens and see what kind of throw you get.

jugg2 · Mar 28, 2008

I have heard something about the diffused lens on the G2Ls, but I have never seen a smooth P60L! Swith the smooth LED into the light with the clear lens and see how it looks.

defloyd77 · Mar 28, 2008

I've read about this before on here or edc forums (can't find it), but there were a couple other's with this. How about a shot of the smooth reflector and clear lens?

Found it https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/192930

Mercaptan · Mar 28, 2008

Try the smooth reflector + the clear window... I'm sure that'd be spectacular (and keep taking lovely pictures!)

BUZ · Mar 28, 2008

defloyd77 said:
I've read about this before on here or edc forums (can't find it), but there were a couple other's with this. How about a shot of the smooth reflector and clear lens?

Found it https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/192930

So it looks like there aren't too many out there, thanks for the link!

Listing both of them in the CPFmarketplace tomorrow morning.

Norm · Mar 28, 2008

Guess mode on, perhaps the have changed the specification through the run and are now using a diffused lens and a smooth reflector to achieve pretty much the same result as they get with the OP reflector. :shrug:
Norm

stitch_paradox · Mar 28, 2008

Mercaptan said:
Try the smooth reflector + the clear window... I'm sure that'd be spectacular (and keep taking lovely pictures!)

yeah I would like to see a picture of this too.

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