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Are these legit? Going to buy a couple. Been looking at these carry lights but this one on eBay has a green strip and looks different from the all black one on Amazong.
I cant say, but for $5.00 shipped I dont really care ...here is what I do know... I push the button and light comes out .
Lumens represent total light output, regardless of direction. Candelas measure brightness in a specific direction.Simulated 2000 lumen via focusing?
pfff hell if I know lol. I just plopped batteries in to make sure the things worked so I knew if I had to bitch to the seller ordering fake china shit from overseas in bulk selling in the states as real merch. lol It's a light it powers on and makes dark areas light. If I need something for a long span of time 99% of that time it's because I'm under a car and well doing shit that holding a flashlight isn't going to work anyway and I have drop lights and painter lights for long jobs that need two free hands. If you want a light for your glove box, tool box for a quick grab and light an area up to find where you dropped a socket or to look under your dash or something, maybe for computer work then these are fine. Would I really trust one to take on a weekend camping and to light the way for those female members of the family making their 50 trips a night to the bathrooms through the woods um probably not.Whats the life span on 3AAA on high?
lol no. I had both lights on about 5 minutes combined to check them out.So... you're not sure then
I know it can be hard to figure though, being that CREE's are special.
Special in that they don't emit light. They suck darkness. Makes it more difficult to figure run time.
Exactly!This really puts things into perspective after you've spent major coin on other lights. Sure, they might have more modes and lumens and a higher quality beam but for the vast majority of tasks, meaning day to day use like looking under furniture or walking around your yard at night you don't need ultimate reliability or water resistance or a perfectly shaped beam with the optimal color temperature. You just need LIGHT to illuminate darkness, and you can buy a whoooole lot of $5 lights for the price of a $100+ light. At this price, these are more or less disposable. If they last a few years you're getting MORE than your money's worth.
This really puts things into perspective after you've spent major coin on other lights. Sure, they might have more modes and lumens and a higher quality beam but for the vast majority of tasks, meaning day to day use like looking under furniture or walking around your yard at night you don't need ultimate reliability or water resistance or a perfectly shaped beam with the optimal color temperature. You just need LIGHT to illuminate darkness, and you can buy a whoooole lot of $5 lights for the price of a $100+ light. At this price, these are more or less disposable. If they last a few years you're getting MORE than your money's worth.
Any red lenses that fit this?
so am i wrong in just cutting open laptop batteries and taking out 6x18650 and charging in d9 charger?
Wow these are great for how cheap they are. Slammed in 3 AAAs into one...Wow its bright. Just purchased two of the 2 battery and charger set so well see how those perform when they get here.
Jezus. EIGHT days shipping from NJ to Northern VA. That's DHL for ya LOL
The Cree XM-L T6 is only capable of 975 lumens max and this probably uses a knockoff Cree emitter made by Latticebright, I also don't think this is even an Ultrafire which is already a suspect brand. If I had to guess I would guess that this is a 200-400 lumen light that will eat through batteries. Of course it's still a big step up from non-led flashlights so if you don't care about efficiency this wouldn't be bad to have as a knock around light.
A good cheap 18650 light with a legit cree emitter is the Convoy s2, it can be had for under $15. A step up from that would be an Olight, Armytek, or Zebra but each of those options gets more expensive.
^ This, I was going to say roughly the same thing. Cree Data Sheet shows XM-L specs
http://www.cree.com/~/media/Files/C...d-Modules/XLamp/Data-and-Binning/XLampXML.pdf
I'd bet dollars to donuts this thing has a LatticeBright LED, and they suck big time.
Best Budget light you can get is a Convoy S2+ direct from Simon.
As soon as I saw DHL, I knew it would be rough. I'm in Columbia MO FYI. I have no idea where my package is headed. St. Louis was 2 hours from me.
Time and date Place Message
Thursday, Apr 28, 2016 10:18 AM Des Moines , IA Processed Through Sort Facility
Monday, Apr 25, 2016 2:32 AM Saint Louis , MO Tendered to USPS
Sunday, Apr 24, 2016 4:38 PM Saint Louis , MO Arrival Destination DHL eCommerce Facility
Friday, Apr 22, 2016 6:58 AM Secaucus , NJ Departure Origin DHL eCommerce Facility
Thursday, Apr 21, 2016 9:03 PM Secaucus , NJ Processed
Thursday, Apr 21, 2016 8:37 PM Secaucus , NJ Arrival DHL eCommerce Facility
Tuesday, Apr 19, 2016 11:47 AM N/A En route to DHL eCommerce Distribution Center
Tuesday, Apr 19, 2016 11:45 AM N/A Electronic Notification Received: Your order has been processed and tracking will be updated soon
^ This, I was going to say roughly the same thing. Cree Data Sheet shows XM-L specs
http://www.cree.com/~/media/Files/C...d-Modules/XLamp/Data-and-Binning/XLampXML.pdf
I'd bet dollars to donuts this thing has a LatticeBright LED, and they suck big time.
Best Budget light you can get is a Convoy S2+ direct from Simon.
^ A small selection of ones I have by my desk, not even counting the monster throwers, etc. Get a decent light in the 4200-4500K color range. Get good batteries for in AA (Eneloop, Eneloop pro, Fujitsu, Imedion) or 18650 (Panasonic, Sanyo, Samsung, Sony). You'll be impressed with light output and runtime.
Nice collection, is that an Olight S1 third from the right? The S2 is my first good light and while I wish the color temp was a little warmer I really like it. It's nice having that much light in such a small package.
When I first started doing research I didn't understand how people ended up with large collections but I'm already trying to figure out what I want next, I'm thinking something floody with a warmer Nichia emitter.
Now, given that they were $5 a piece and shipped for free, they were worth every penny so I have no complaints.
Just don't expect this awesome torch you think you are going to get, because you ain't gonna get it.
That's weird.
I ordered mine on the 23rd and I'm maybe an hour and a half east from Columbia. It shipped from NY and is now in KC which is west lol.
This thread desperately needs a meme picture making fun of flashlight nerds.
So mine just hit Kansas City.
So...NJ>St.Louis>DesMoines>Kansas City>?
I can only imagine their condition if they arrive.