I suspect this is the place:
Thanks for the beamshots! Now I know I made the right choice. Buying an imalent light is like rolling the dice. Build quality is like an ultrafire. It says mine has been shipped out. I’m very excited to get it. I love the throw compared to the X7. I didn’t get the x7 because I’m not a fan of the blue accents they’re putting on everything now.
Thanks for the beamshots! Now I know I made the right choice. Buying an imalent light is like rolling the dice. Build quality is like an ultrafire. It says mine has been shipped out. I’m very excited to get it. I love the throw compared to the X7. I didn’t get the x7 because I’m not a fan of the blue accents they’re putting on everything now.
Where did you see that it was available in neutral white?
Acebeam’s website; second picture from top.
This is certainly a pleasant surprise as their K60 and K70 are only available in cool white.
I wanted to order one from HKequipment, but no option for neutral white. Hopefully they will offer the option soon.
Just got the X45 in 5000 K (5035 K measured) and have some bad news. It has the worst green hotspot I’ve ever seen (tint shift duv 0.016). I think they just picked the highest output bin possible with no regard to tint. CRI (Ra) 67, R9 –53, TM-30 Rf 70, Rg 90.
Measured on high, since the batteries are not charged. Also notice the huge tint shift between hotspot and spill, I think it’s also the worst I’ve measured.
Everything else on the light feels super nice though. Except that the turbo max is still annoying to activate…
Output is there though, significantly more than with the X7. Quick ceiling bounce test says about 65% more but that’s only a rough estimate.
Budget is like beauty its in the eye of the beholder. Budget doesnt always mean cheap. $250 could be a budget purchase just as $20 could be to me.
Some people worked and now have lots of disposable income. I’m not one of them I’ll never get a light over $50. But I’m not going to hate on someone for getting a $300 light just because I can’t afford it. As popular as acebeam is, your words of no discount no purchase they don’t care. If you check the top flashlight forums people are chomping at the bit to pay full price. Just like I bet you can’t afford the new 2017 Mercedes s550 go to Mercedes and cry about no discount no purchase and see what they tell you. A premium product gets a premium price. A discount isn’t something that’s demanded. A budget isn’t a set thing, it goes by what you’ve done in your life and that determines your disposable income. Budget also is making smart purchase. $159 for a light that breaks with no customer service. Or $250 for a light with known customer support and build quality 5 year warranty. The Budget purchase is the more expensive purchase. The cheaper light woll cost you more in the long run in money and time.
All ligjt gets cheaper in time.
Blf has members that can help work deals. But the way I see it, you see BLF as a union type deal that its here to get you a lower price on a new light. BLF isn’t here to strong arm any manufacter for you. We arnt entitled to anything by being a member. In fact it would be much more budget to build a light like this yourself. Could probably do it for $100 or less in parts. Now that’s what BLF is here for.
In short stop being a envious hater, just because you cant keep up with the Joneses and afford what the next man can. I bet you could deliver pizzas for just one weekend and make enough for this light then quit
R9: –53. Duv: 0.0162. If you’ve ever wanted to simulate red/green colorblindness, the X45 is the light for you!
Nice one thanks! After reading maukka’s posts, this light is heading fast towards a purchase I’m not able to afford as well, haha! 
I hear ya, sometimes just get a little aggravated. People think blf is a flashlight union that they are entitled to special treatment for being a member.
I enjoy blf for all the builds and mods. Just started modding for myself recently.
He asked what BLF stood for. And to me that would be him starting a mod thread and cloning this light. Or taking a similar ultrafire showerhead ligjt and building something similar to this with it. That’s what BLF is here for. Not to strong arm manufacters for a discount on a light that’s not even fully released yet.
Edit to reply to both post.
Yes light manufacters will give discounts. Not always right out the gate. Its in beta testing still. Once the flood of orders slows the price will drop just like the tn42. It all takes time. Its not drop the price $100 now before its out of beta testing or I refuse to buy.
This ligjt isn’t sold as a thrower like the tn42. Its set up different its made to light up a nice wide area a few hundred yards back. I have c8s with almost 800 yards of throw but it wouldn’t light up a area like this ligjt would. Two different worlds, so yes the tn42 should out throw any ligjt stock
I agree that value is an incredibly subjective thing. I cannot get my head around the Hanjo, McGizmo, or SPY 007 lights, but they are very popular lights.
Seriously, I mean if everything is super nice with nice machining, finish fit and feel, why on earth finish it off with a shady emitter? The whole purpose of neutral white is that there are folks out there who don’t look just at lumen numbers of a cool white emitter…
The thermal stepdown seems to be well optimized. It lets the handle to reach 51°C while the fins in the head get to about 75°C. This is the first runtime test with turbo max using a fan and the stepdown occurred at 3,5 minutes. Output drops down to 27 percent and if the stepdown lumens stated by Acebeam at 4000 are correct, then the initial output is 14600 lumens and 13900 at 30 sec. Those seem to correlate reasonably well to the quick ceiling bounce test I did comparing the output to the X7.
No. It never was and never will. You could read post #57 again, but I suspect you are either not able or not willing to understand.
Did some measurements with a light box (head’s too big for my sphere) and got 15790 lumens at 0 sec and 14890 lm at 30 s. Averaged and referenced to Olight X7 and MecArmy PT60 on high.
This light is not designed for throw, but if throws in the neighborhood of the TK75vnQ70, then I am interested.
This light is not designed for budget, but if I want it, I will do something productive for society, and then divert some of my reward toward this light. Or, I will divert some of my reward that I earned in the past, when I was young and able to do something for society.
This light is not designed for high cri, but if it is not too strong of a tint that I subjectively dislike, then I am interested.
This light is not designed to be of size for routine carry, but if I want to carry it during my nighttime walks, then I am interested.
This light is able to unleash its full power; it is not excessively factory throttled, so I am interested.
This light is basically configured so that at its maximum output mode, it can not run for hours without getting hot or running out of power. That is why I am interested in this light. I do not want my max throttle choice to be too conservative. I want to let it all loose in a brief blaze of glory, if I want to.
Thank you maukka, for getting a sample and providing detailed information about this interesting light.
Of course. However, Maukka wrote: “It has the worst green hotspot I’ve ever seen (tint shift duv 0.016). I think they just picked the highest output bin possible with no regard to tint. CRI (Ra) 67, R9 –53, TM-30 Rf 70, Rg 90. Measured on high, since the batteries are not charged. Also notice the huge tint shift between hotspot and spill, I think it’s also the worst I’ve measured.”
This should raise concerns. I don’t consider myself a tint snob, but there are limits… It’s a point of concern…
I’ll have some real life beamshots soon, but here is the X45 (left) next to the Olight X7 with a duv of 0.008.
Is that the cool white version of the X7?
You know, the tint of the NW Acebeam EC50 gen II (Acebeam EC50 Gen II 5000K review with measurements (XHP70, 26650) | Candle Power Flashlight Forum) looks really nice (at least on my computer). Perhaps you can someday include a comparison with this light as well. Thanks for the effort in advance.