Any Reviews on Surefire KX2?
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I picked one up from an ebay seller for ~65 shipped. I bought it to use with RCR123 cells in my E1L body. I'm not sure what the upper limit for voltage is but I know it doesn't turn on with 3V primaries at all. Also, as I don't have any 2 cell hosts for it I don't know if there is a difference in brightness between 2 cells or 1 cell. That being said, on to my impressions:
Mine gives a very nice white (much less blue than my Q5 drop in for the C2) on both low and high. I like that it comes on in low first. If I need something in the middle of the night I don't like being blinded going from high to low. The low setting is near perfect IMO for night activities like hiking, setting up a tent, etc. It puts out a usable light without completely ruining your night vision. The high setting is substantially brighter than the low (obviously). I have an older KL1 head (square beam style) and the KX2 seems to throw better and be marginally brighter, with better color. I say marginally brighter because I can tell that it is brighter by eye, but I have no way to measure the difference, and the white wall difference isn't huge. I don't have a worthwhile camera so no pictures, but I hope that helps a little at least.
Mine gives a very nice white (much less blue than my Q5 drop in for the C2) on both low and high. I like that it comes on in low first. If I need something in the middle of the night I don't like being blinded going from high to low. The low setting is near perfect IMO for night activities like hiking, setting up a tent, etc. It puts out a usable light without completely ruining your night vision. The high setting is substantially brighter than the low (obviously). I have an older KL1 head (square beam style) and the KX2 seems to throw better and be marginally brighter, with better color. I say marginally brighter because I can tell that it is brighter by eye, but I have no way to measure the difference, and the white wall difference isn't huge. I don't have a worthwhile camera so no pictures, but I hope that helps a little at least.
I haven't measured the run times. I think my results would much different than advertised as I am only using one RCR123 rather than 2 primaries.
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How would you characterize the beam pattern? Is it like the L1 and E1B where there's a useable spill portion?
I haven't used either of those but I am betting the optic used is the same. Sorry I don't have much to compare it too. It has a nice round hot spot, then a narrow darker ring, then a nice even spill. Definitely not all throw, although it does that much better than I expected it to.
