I received my Fenix E30R a couple days ago and I am torn. I love the idea of an 18650 light this small! The hot spot is large and soft which I also love. It may not be the best for showing off to friends or something but for usefulness as an actual flashlight it is great. The tint is a little green/yellow compared to the E18R and new PD35 though. I had bought an E18R about 6 months ago or so and am absolutely amazed with that little guy. There is nothing I don't like about it. The PD35 V2 is also excellent but the hot spot is tiny compared to just about all of my other lights. It is great for throw but if you are walking in the woods the hot spot is too concentrated. That all being said, I feel like Fenix may have either missed the target with the E30R or maybe they had the wrong target. OR I am being ridiculous which is quite possible as well . I think they would have been better to NOT have a 1600 lumen mode on the E30R because it gets super hot super fast and I really don't think you are going to use that level unless you are showing it off or something. I think they should have either just eliminated the 1600 lumen mode and added a 3-5 lumen mode or they could have just copied the E18R but added the 18650 option.
Anyway, I just thought I'd share my pic and thoughts on these lights and see if any of you had similar thoughts or if I am being too picky.