NEW NITECORE MH27UV!!!

Just heard they announced the UV version of the MH27. Everything is the same except the green led is changed to UV. Price also stayed the same. I think I want one!!!

Anyone would be be interested in a group buy? 25 people and we can get them.

Dammit, just when I thought I needed no more... They should have made this one to begin with. I wonder if it still has that police mode.

I might be interested depending on the price.

Count me in for a group buy. I was thinking about picking up a second MH27 for the car anyways.

Just realized, this would make the 5th time this year I've said "this is my last light for a while". And to think I just received another Zebralight today. Pathetic that I only lasted hours before getting suckered into another light...oh well.

would that wavelength work well for animal urine?

We made a video of the light in use if any of you are interested:

Im interested in a group buy.

I am interested in the group buy. Maybe even for two.

posted a review! It's amazing! Just like the MH27 but with the added UV feature!

What interests me is what they are doing with a 1944 Battle-of-the-Bulge map of Bastogne?:thinking:

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I like the up/down mode buttons, would make mode switching a lot nicer only many lights. (though this of course applies to the regular MH27 as well)

love the UV addition! Cannot stand the police strobe it literally has no purpose. Had the MH27 since it came out and its an amazing light. Now if NC would only invest in some NW XP-L HI V2 emitters and start stuffing them in some of their lights especially this one Id buy it all over again.

Just received my MH27UV. The UV led is not true 365nm. Cannot check new USD$100 bills like my CU6. Red security line does not florescence.
CA DL does not florescence a green DOB, hidden photo florescence but not as colorful as with the CU6.

It looks more like a 395nm UV LED. A very good 395nm UV LED since I cannot actually see much visible light, only the reflection/florescence.

Should have waited for a review first! lol..

That stinks. What is 395nm used for anyway? I have a Eagtac D25aaa uv but I think it is pretty useless since its not 365nm.

After that news I think I will wait for MH27UV V2 to come out. Haha.

I have both MH20GT and the MH27UV

The hot spot on the MH27UV looks dimmer and smaller than the MH20GT which doesn't make sense based on the specs.
It has a deeper reflector and a bigger head so MH27UV should have better throw.

I do not have a Lux meter but have a Sekonic photographic meter that reads EV.

The MH27UV has a lower EV at ~2ft than the MH20GT.

MH27UV reads 15.0EV max and the MH20GT reads 15.3EV which confirms what I see.

Thought it may be the battery so I swapped the NL189 batteries between the 2 lights and produces the same result.

If we use Lux = 2.5 × 2^EV.

Then we get:

MH27UV = 15EV @ 2FT = 81920 lux => 30442 cd
MH20GT = 15.3EV @ 2FT = 108094 lux => 37478 cd

These are relative numbers since the test is done under constant room light.

Later on tonight I'll test at my backyard to compare real-world throw.

rs4ever said:

Just received my MH27UV. The UV led is not true 365nm. Cannot check new USD$100 bills like my CU6. Red security line does not florescence.
CA DL does not florescence a green DOB

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what about this one
Nitecore Tube UV 365nm 500mW (Spring of 2016)
true 365nm?

jon_slider said:

what about this one
Nitecore Tube UV 365nm 500mW (Spring of 2016)
true 365nm?

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Loosk like they are using the same 500mW UV LED in the tube UV as the MH27UV. In that case you'll get the same result as me.

There is also a small possibility that the MH27UV I received got a wrong UV LED? I doubt that but something to keep in mind.

rs4ever said:

Loosk like they are using the same 500mW UV LED in the tube UV as the MH27UV. In that case you'll get the same result as me.

There is also a small possibility that the MH27UV I received got a wrong UV LED? I doubt that but something to keep in mind.

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You may try to file a return, I guess.

vadimax said:

You may try to file a return, I guess.

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I would love to but sending it back to Hong Kong to HKE is not cost effective.
Postage back to HK is 1/2 the price of the flashlight itself.