Small and medium size lights are all fine and dandy, but they are not able to provide the combination of both throw and power that I have come to like oh so much.
Manufacturers do provide plenty of high power non-throwy flooders, and they also provide some large throwers that have not quite the power of a big flooder.
Here, we have what appears to be a good faith attempt to provide an enthusiastic level of throw along with an enthusiastic level of power in a factory light. So why knock it?
Five XHP35 in a large light looks like an appealing alternative to the RC40 replete with its six XM-L2 that provides only half the power of this item.
This light occupies a unique, salient point on the size/power/throw continuum, so I eagerly await it.
Manufacturers need to go back to 3 x (blank) emitters like the TK75, 70, and BTU Shocker. There just isn’t enough range available in the smaller cup SR King-sized multi-emitter lights.
I have been thinking about what you mean by three emitters per large head diameter light. I see your point: Three decent size reflector wells in a large head diameter flashlight with XHP35 emitters would provide for ample power and nice throw, too. Make that five smaller reflector wells, and you have more power, but less throw. Same situation applies with other emitters, too.
It looks like this light will have in-light charging capability, but with eight 18650 cells that are not in a pack, so that the cells can be charged using an external charger and the user can choose his own cells. I want to firstly be able to select the cells that I want to use, and then to be able to charge them outside of the light. If that is the case with this light, count me in: The throw and lumen specs that this light offers are what I want. I know that I can’t get big throw and big power performance from a small light.
+ agree, the tk75 is a good example which imo the 3 reflectors are better over the 4 .Not as many petals, just a better beam …………… Not the best upgrade and still dont know why they did not throw some xpl HI’s in the 2015 edition. Offer a 5000k option and a home run…………pretty much anyway.
Wow that is a lot of money, even if the battery pack is included. But even if there comes a version without battery pack and 8x 18650 it still will be around $375.
Does anyone know how long it will run in turbo max mode, 12,000 lumens, before stepping down to a lower brightness? I’m assuming it won’t run a full hour at 12,000 lumens.
I was waiting for the Olight X9 (12k lumens), which seems like it’s in production limbo, and was pleasantly surprised to see the Acebeam X65, an actual existing product, is available. However, if the X65’s turbo max runtime is only about a disappointing 5 minutes, like the X60, I might just wait to see what the Olight can do before making a purchase.