MTL-TL
Newly Enlightened
Please help me decide which to go with for throw and output. Dont care much about runtime, I want the killer.
Olight SR51 vs M3X
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bighest
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I would say go for the olight SR51. watch these
M3X
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASH0WXioYe8
SR50 (SR51 not done yet)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFpGKzpOmMg
from watching those I would choose the SR51 as I preffer the SR50 beam to the m3X and the SR51 will be better
M3X
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASH0WXioYe8
SR50 (SR51 not done yet)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFpGKzpOmMg
from watching those I would choose the SR51 as I preffer the SR50 beam to the m3X and the SR51 will be better
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MTL-TL
Newly Enlightened
In this video, M3X is much brighter than SR50. And in the comparison video by goingear between 50 n the 51, the SR50 appeared to have a tighter n more defined beam than the SR51. Thats why I can't pull the trigger on any of these. Cant post the link here, typing on my iphone but u can easily find it on youtube.
Glenn7
Flashlight Enthusiast
Gotta agree with you on the 50 Vs 51, 50 is a better beam - but 51 is cheaper.
MTL-TL
Newly Enlightened
I just pulled the trigger on the 51 in the hope that they will some day release a smooth reflector for it. It should then beat the 50 n M3X with no problem.
goose2283
Newly Enlightened
My SR51 arrived yesterday, and I'm very happy with it. I love the form factor of the side-by-side 2x18650 lights. Build quality is excellent. The beam has a funky pattern to the corona, which I attribute to the OP reflector. That's only visible when hunting the great white wall; outdoors, the beam throws a terrific distance with a tight, bright hotspot.
I used to own a Catapult V2 XM-L. I'll be doing a comparison with its new owner shortly, and we'll post beamshots.
One final thought I'd like to mention: The tint is quite nice. I'm not usually a fan of cool white, but I can't detect any blue in the SR51's beam at all. On low mode, the corona takes on a very faint green tinge, which seems to be quite common with cool-tinted XM-Ls. The Cat XM-L (cool) does this too, although my Spark SL6 and ST6 lights do not (they're neutral tint).
As for M3X vs SR51, I can't offer an opinion, as I've never handled the M3X. I heartily recommend the SR51 on its own merits!
I used to own a Catapult V2 XM-L. I'll be doing a comparison with its new owner shortly, and we'll post beamshots.
One final thought I'd like to mention: The tint is quite nice. I'm not usually a fan of cool white, but I can't detect any blue in the SR51's beam at all. On low mode, the corona takes on a very faint green tinge, which seems to be quite common with cool-tinted XM-Ls. The Cat XM-L (cool) does this too, although my Spark SL6 and ST6 lights do not (they're neutral tint).
As for M3X vs SR51, I can't offer an opinion, as I've never handled the M3X. I heartily recommend the SR51 on its own merits!
MTL-TL
Newly Enlightened
Congrats on the new acquisition. Mine is in transit, can't wait till it gets in my hands. I hope it will make me forget my Jetbeam RRT-1.
