It's time for me to get an P7 or MC-E flashlight.

Hi !

Last night my friends and I made a campfire. Like always I brought a lot of light with me (D10, L4, P3D, Solarforce L2 with DX sku.11836 R2 drop-in, PrincetonTec Quad, M@g85 and my Power on board HID). Yeah, that's a lot of light.

So... one of my friend got an MTE P7 and I played a lot with it all the night and now I really want a P7 or MC-E flashlight !

What impressed me the most: output and flood. The beam was large, the spill was bright and the throw was correct. I know that the MTE is nowhere near 900 lumens but the output was great.

So here some requirements:
18650
flood beam with bright spill
not too big (MTE is smaller than I thought)
a lot-o-lumens
regulated

I took a look at the MG PLI, Dereelight CL1H V4 with MC-E, and RX-1. Those Solarforce L950m or L1000 are out of the questions because they way too big.

I couldn't find lumens rating for the Dereelight

So what are my options for a P7 or MC-E flashlight that meets my requirements ?

Thanks !

One of my favorite MC-E lights is the OLight M30 on 2x18500 batteries, but if you want 18650 batteries, check the EagleTac M2C4.

Another, cheaper option is the Epsilon ED-P71, it uses one 18650 battery.

EagleTac M2C4 is an outstanding light, very nice beam, and very well-made (especially the upgraded second run).

Also, you may want to consider the Pilot Whale which uses yet another multi-die emitter (the Osram 6) and is pretty cool. Check the excellent comparo here:
https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/236315

+1 for the Epsilon ED-P71 if it's size fits your need.

Some of my P71 pics:

http://s671.photobucket.com/albums/vv76/_Thomas/Epsilon Review/

MG PLI. Compact, affordable, single 18650, nice beam profile, low/med/high (no SOS/Strobe) and candle mode.

I can't find the mg PLI on the shiningbeam website. Where do you guys find it.

Thank you all for your answers !

The Pilot Whale looks like an incredible light but it is too expensive.
I'm more looking at ~100$ lights.

The Epsilon looks great but the beam do not seem to be floody
And I'm looking for something portable or semi-portable.

Anyone know how much lumens the MC-E for the the Dereelight CL1H V4 is putting ?

Other suggestions ?

Thanks !

underconstruction said:

I can't find the mg PLI on the shiningbeam website. Where do you guys find it.

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Er...Shiningbeam. It gets sold out quickly everytime. Contact them for an update on next shipment perhaps.