lol this is rather off topics. I have MT07 and MT02 i wished i had MT03 but i’ll wait for Utorch UT03 and Q8. Hear this! you’ll love it. Those are solid light loving mine so far.
Thanks hikarinoob, yeah it was but a pleasant surprise at least.
The UT-03 does look interesting with the fins that are meant to be added, but it doesn’t look as chunky as the Haikelite and the prototype is apparently 400 grams vs 600 grams on the MT03. I know mass doesn’t mean better cooling but a larger diameter means more surface area to dissipate heat
anyone had this issue with the DT70, that even with a fully charged battery, when running in turbo, two of the 4 XHP-70 flash?
Is this an issue or is it a warning signal? My other DT70 doesn’t do that.
Never read about it. Really weird to see it like that. I’d say contact vendor asap; maybe you’re still in the DOA period?
I got from Gearbest. They won’t pay return and return from Australis is about $70aud. That mean i lose momey. Or I can get $8 points and keep the product. Haha
Not the best customer service.
I thought they had like a 3 day DOA period where you don’t have to send the light back. I’d check that out first. Otherwise you could contact Gearbest here at BLF (Jona), and see what she can do for you.
Thank you for that. I didn’t know and found it in their warranty. But the customer service never agrees or says anything about return shipping reimbursement. And always say they can refund the product in points and not PayPal. Good thing you told me this. Now it’s in written from their website. Let’s see what they reply.
Correct. And together with Paypal you stand strong.
FWIW, I just received this light last week and they have upgraded the “springs” in the battery holder. It now has some pretty beefy coil springs in the battery holder, not the metal tabs shown above (I’ll post pics when I get home). All of the batteries are at the same height when placed in the holder. I have been really impressed with it in general too. The build quality is excellent. The LEDs are perfectly centered, the reflector and lens are flawless, as is the body. I really like the OLED too. It’s nice to be able to gauge how much battery life you have left by just checking the display. And of course it’s ridiculously bright. The beam leans towards being throwy, but it is also pretty floody too. It heats up very quickly on the two hightest settings (16000 and 8000 lumens), but the thermal protection kicks in and it drops down to 1800 lumens then. But it’s a great monster light to have in my collection. It has dethroned my L6, which used to be the brightest light I had. I also picked up the Imalent DN70 on a flash sale a couple of weeks ago, and I’m equally impressed with it. Has all the same great build and overall quality of the DT70. It’s a nice little baby monster light.
^ Hey thanks for the info. The new coil spring version is discussed in the previous page as well. Glad you like yours! :partying_face:
Where did you get your DT70? if they really solved the problem i’ll be getting DT70 too.
I think DN70 is a great light, on ceiling bounce it is as bright as my stock Convoy L6. None of my lights including the single cell Haikelite are as right on turbo well not until Emisar D4 arrived that is.
“The” problem, as in one? There are multiple problems. You’ll just need to cross your fingers and hope you get a good one with no issues.
agreed, the brand doesn’t emit much confidence, that is what holding me back from imalent DT series.
a bit of topic:
as singular and plural form in english sometime i didn’t realize it, as my native language have different ways of dealing with plural so if things aren’t as clear as it should be i apologize. For example in my language the same word can be use as plural and singular by using the sentence differently.
I know the DT70 can be had for about $180 and the 16,000 lumen is enticing, but I’m not gonna buy it. The UT-03 on the other hand is only $65 (plus batteries) and is around 9,000 lumen.
I’m wondering how much difference you really see between 9k and 16k (or is it closer to 13k?). Idk, but it seems a better choice in my opinion. Hopefully it will be released in the next month or so.
Not much i think but we like numbers and figures. I have seen review claiming it is a 13k light as you said. Cant wait for UT03 too, but people probably gone for BLF Q8 instead.
Both are so cheap, I plan to get both. Lol
It’s $160 for the DT70… Price will probably going down too (just a guess) if we wait a little longer. And you also get four protected 30Q batteries with it. I requested a review for this battery to HKJ some weeks ago, so hopefully we’ll see within a few months how well it performs. So the way I see it you pay only about $100 for the light itself. So it’s really interesting now… as long as the light works, and is not flimsy.
I think there is a huge difference beam wise between the DT70 and UT03. The way I see it, the UT03 is a superdeal, but the beam is pretty conventional: triple XHP70 in shallow overlapping reflectors. You get a wide beam with little throw comparable to that of the X7 or TN36. The DT70 on the other hand has about 50% more output (realistic value), which is a lot. But the reflectors are fairly deep for a soda can light, and the domes are shaved. You get a lot of throw… and the tint is also nice it seems. KG Tuning (mostly CPF) is really pleased with the beam profile compared to the X45…
At least this is my guess. When it comes to beam profile I should like the DT70 a lot… I think someday I will get an Imalent. Don’t know yet which one, and don’t know when: they just keep changing/re-iterating models. I mean I must get one at least “to get it out of my system” of overthinking what it’s like.
(P.S. Here’s a beamshot of the DN70, also with shaved XHP70; it’s a glorious beam profile with a really nice tint… über 1.000 Beamshots mit Lampenbildern | Taschenlampen Forum)
i dont even know how to open my DN70 would be sweet to shave the dome off but i already like the beam pattern. The color on my DN70 is also toward neutral but not as neutral as the light in my BLF A6 or Astrolux s41 nichia 219b. I kinda like the tint on DN70 but the A6 is better.
Just like you i might get another imalent but at the moment it is not a priority since Q8 and BLF GT are almost ready not to mention UT03 and i would also like to know how DX80 turn out to be and we might get better discount toward DT70 not to mention another light such as Astrolux MF-01 which is probably 3 months away?
Your DN70 is already shaved; that’s how you get the extra throw and a slightly warmer than cool white tint. This is definitely one unique feature of the DN70 and DT70: factory shaved XHP70 emitters.
Defintiely looking forward reading reviews of the DX80. If I’m not mistaken this light has built in charging as well. But… I believe it’s a 4S2P configuration… 4S charging… hmmm…
Also really like the MF-01 as well… So many lights… :sunglasses:
I forgot DN70 it is shaved from the factory :person_facepalming:
What a year right? i just got active againt recently so i dont know how it is compared to 2016 and before. But i am glad i joined again and boy this year is awesome.
oh Dont forgot Emisar D7. :partying_face: