kosPap
Flashlight Enthusiast
(wouldn't mind if it was moved to the Reviews section...LOL)
well today I received my SunwayLED M10R XRE R2.....
and seems I am glad I was fast to order the light 'cos the LED is being replaced by a XPG R5.....I am all for throw these days and could not risk a wider beam.
So...Why I bought the light
I had been tempted by the JetBeam RRT-0. Indecisiveness and lack of the necessary funds kept me from it...Then SunwayLED came, the RRT-0 was updated to an XPG, and I got a new seasonal job. Within the first week I started the process of buying the M10R....
This is my first Magnetic Control Ring Light, and if I waited any longer I would entirely miss the generation of. Who knows, in a year or two you might have all-programmable lights from every manufacturer (or maybe a combination of both methods, yeh I wish!).
And I do like the looks...Lots of clean lines and squared edges, a striking difference from the Icon models. It is almost Teutonic. And the RRT-0 seems so busy and extravagant, especially at the tailcap.
The M10R is as fat as any CR123 light should be and it beats the competitor regarding length...had the RRT-0 been a bit longer I see no reason not to go to a slim 18650 light....
more Body & Style Impressions
The light is almost what I expected...
Anodization is grey black though I expected it to be a dark brown one.
It is a bit longer than I thought, but the control ring is less raised than I thought would be.
And it smells funny! Grease like, exactly like some oil covered tools do, after you take them off the packaging
There isn't a tailcap and you can access the switch from the back...there are 2 tinny holes at opposites sides around the tailcap bootie and seems you open it this way.
So batts are placed unscrewing the front end...good enough, but like another member commented, there should be some more threads there...It takes only 1.5 revolutions to put/take the parts together...
Form & Function
Much will have to be said when I start EDC'ing the light clipped in my left jeans pocket...
There is a lot of movement in that place, punishing the wire clip of the Akoray AAA I EDC at work...Both lights are the same height and carry the same with only the botton and rim showing....
So I would like to see what happens to the Sunway Clip....which has to small projection on the ends that clip around the light body... Lets see how they affect the pants cloth...BTW the altter is enameled and a bit rough at its sides (yes i can be that picky LOL)
I also wan to see what happens with the control ring when I will carry it this way. Will it turn to another mode?
For the moement I will not comment on the click feel of the magnetic control ring.. I have not used it enough.
But I do like the placement of Low at one end and strobe at the other. If you want to EDC it you can leave it at low or twist it at that level easily before putting the light on. If you are using it "Tactically" you can easily jump form High to Strobe...
Performance
One cannot say that it is an eye scorcher, at least with the XRE...
But I am gladly loosing some lumens for the FLAT constant current regulation. (please see Selfbuilt & HKJ reviews)
I immediately took some measurements comparing the M10R to 2 other EDC lights. My venerable Rexlight 2.0 that was blessed with a crazily LOW Vf Q5 (up'ed the performance of Eneloops 100%) and a tricked out Ultrafire XPG
So....Performance is right between the two... Not a bad choice, for me at least!
The bad of it....
The M10R offers no proper function with Rechargable Li-Ions. Looking at the spec sheet that came with the light we see a handwritten 0.9-3.2 Volt note....
AND a small sticker on the light level specs...it says 60 lumens for the medium setting, but underneath the original printed text said 20!!!
Exactly what most users here would wish for!
BTW lightbox readings show that medium is at 50% of high. Not that bad but at close range it does not seem like that.
Furthermore...by comparing the High mode reading to other lights measurements I strongly believe that this is not a 190 lumens one...My various Q5 drop-ins fall at the 500-520 range so in extrapolating M10R output I would say it is at 150 real lumens.
SunwayLED M10R XR-E R2 Eneloop Readings
As an afterthought to my review, I measured performance with an AA Eneloop
..............A draw.....Lux @box
Low............0.84.............182
Medium.......2.05.............280
Impressive huh? Now why didn't Sunway will not sell stand-alone M10A and M20A bodies?
Comparison Pics
from the left: Rexlight 2.0 AA, UltrafireA20, M10R, AkorayK102 AAA, FenixL0D-CE, 18650 IMR
It's a pity
but so much effort launching a new company with promising lights and to spare the cost of a good translator...
Here is the back of the packaging
That "Flashlight Elf" needs explaining....
That was all folks! Stay tuned
well today I received my SunwayLED M10R XRE R2.....
and seems I am glad I was fast to order the light 'cos the LED is being replaced by a XPG R5.....I am all for throw these days and could not risk a wider beam.
So...Why I bought the light
I had been tempted by the JetBeam RRT-0. Indecisiveness and lack of the necessary funds kept me from it...Then SunwayLED came, the RRT-0 was updated to an XPG, and I got a new seasonal job. Within the first week I started the process of buying the M10R....
This is my first Magnetic Control Ring Light, and if I waited any longer I would entirely miss the generation of. Who knows, in a year or two you might have all-programmable lights from every manufacturer (or maybe a combination of both methods, yeh I wish!).
And I do like the looks...Lots of clean lines and squared edges, a striking difference from the Icon models. It is almost Teutonic. And the RRT-0 seems so busy and extravagant, especially at the tailcap.
The M10R is as fat as any CR123 light should be and it beats the competitor regarding length...had the RRT-0 been a bit longer I see no reason not to go to a slim 18650 light....
more Body & Style Impressions
The light is almost what I expected...
Anodization is grey black though I expected it to be a dark brown one.
It is a bit longer than I thought, but the control ring is less raised than I thought would be.
And it smells funny! Grease like, exactly like some oil covered tools do, after you take them off the packaging
There isn't a tailcap and you can access the switch from the back...there are 2 tinny holes at opposites sides around the tailcap bootie and seems you open it this way.
So batts are placed unscrewing the front end...good enough, but like another member commented, there should be some more threads there...It takes only 1.5 revolutions to put/take the parts together...
Form & Function
Much will have to be said when I start EDC'ing the light clipped in my left jeans pocket...
There is a lot of movement in that place, punishing the wire clip of the Akoray AAA I EDC at work...Both lights are the same height and carry the same with only the botton and rim showing....
So I would like to see what happens to the Sunway Clip....which has to small projection on the ends that clip around the light body... Lets see how they affect the pants cloth...BTW the altter is enameled and a bit rough at its sides (yes i can be that picky LOL)
I also wan to see what happens with the control ring when I will carry it this way. Will it turn to another mode?
For the moement I will not comment on the click feel of the magnetic control ring.. I have not used it enough.
But I do like the placement of Low at one end and strobe at the other. If you want to EDC it you can leave it at low or twist it at that level easily before putting the light on. If you are using it "Tactically" you can easily jump form High to Strobe...
Performance
One cannot say that it is an eye scorcher, at least with the XRE...
But I am gladly loosing some lumens for the FLAT constant current regulation. (please see Selfbuilt & HKJ reviews)
I immediately took some measurements comparing the M10R to 2 other EDC lights. My venerable Rexlight 2.0 that was blessed with a crazily LOW Vf Q5 (up'ed the performance of Eneloops 100%) and a tricked out Ultrafire XPG
So....Performance is right between the two... Not a bad choice, for me at least!
The bad of it....
The M10R offers no proper function with Rechargable Li-Ions. Looking at the spec sheet that came with the light we see a handwritten 0.9-3.2 Volt note....
AND a small sticker on the light level specs...it says 60 lumens for the medium setting, but underneath the original printed text said 20!!!
Exactly what most users here would wish for!
BTW lightbox readings show that medium is at 50% of high. Not that bad but at close range it does not seem like that.
Furthermore...by comparing the High mode reading to other lights measurements I strongly believe that this is not a 190 lumens one...My various Q5 drop-ins fall at the 500-520 range so in extrapolating M10R output I would say it is at 150 real lumens.
SunwayLED M10R XR-E R2 Eneloop Readings
As an afterthought to my review, I measured performance with an AA Eneloop
..............A draw.....Lux @box
Low............0.84.............182
Medium.......2.05.............280
Impressive huh? Now why didn't Sunway will not sell stand-alone M10A and M20A bodies?
Comparison Pics
from the left: Rexlight 2.0 AA, UltrafireA20, M10R, AkorayK102 AAA, FenixL0D-CE, 18650 IMR
It's a pity
but so much effort launching a new company with promising lights and to spare the cost of a good translator...
Here is the back of the packaging
That "Flashlight Elf" needs explaining....
That was all folks! Stay tuned
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