Nice review thanks. Still seems very bright at 400 yards judging from your photos.
Excellent!
I think you are totally on point about the bezel. While it is always nice to be able to tell if the light was accidentally left on, on something so powerful, a slightly crenelated bezel isn;t just a convenient feature, it is a necessity. Especially so, if you live with people who don’t fully appreciate what a modern light is capable of.
Thank you …………
My pictures may not be 100% accurate , as I try to take them and make sure they are as close to what I am seeing with my eyes as possible but…………There is actually a lot of light down there and I can see the marker and trees plainly with my eyes when shining the light at them.
I have also watched deer walk across the field out there right at that same tree line and can see them plain enough to know exactly what they are.
EDIT: that white sand out there also gives a lot of reflection up closer so when the watermelons and corn get to covering the ground good I will try to remember to get a comparison photo at that time from the same spot.
Yea I have burned my desktop a couple of times just getting amperage readings with 2 of the high powered lights. They can and do put out enough heat to start a fire with some of the high output lights…
This is the performance of the massive Olight SR90 from the year 2011, but with a single 26650 battery, and maybe more throw. It’s also shorter than the C8. Wow!
This reinforces my belief that the “flashlights” they would be using in the movie “Alien: Covenant” set 90 years from now will light up the entire cavern with 100,000 lumens like pocket lights, and not an Ultrafire knock-off.
Thank you for the terrific review! Amazing!
Great review! I’ve been extremely happy with mine. Thrunite rocks!
Thanks the4ds9 and atbglenn………always glad to do the reviews and yea I am liking the little beast so far myself. :+1:
It’s a great light minus three things in my book…
1) No crenelated bezel (like already mentioned)
2) No anti-roll design. If you set it on its side, it tends to roll away
3) No USB-C… this is what all of our new phones use and its much nicer
It’s a nice light, but for these three reasons I think I’ll be selling both my tc20 and v6…
All good points depending on what the user is looking for though.
The Bezel we agree on for sure , however I personally rarely ever charge a cell inside a light. That is also just a personal preference of mine.
As far as rolling , that is also dependent on where you lay the light or if you even lay it down , it does tail stand well , so as long as there is a decent surface you should be ok to do that.
I wouldn’t think it would be used for much close up work , seeing how it is a thrower by design though.
You are right, all personal preference I suppose. Thanks for the great review! :+1:
My phone is USB-C, but that has nothing to do with how I feel about my USB Mini flashlights. I have plenty of charging cables that do both. Yeah, it would be nice to have USB-C on everything, but is not the reality yet. Hopefully, it will be soon.
As always I am glad to do the reviews. Also as mentioned in another post of mine recently , I do these not only because I like doing them and it gives me something to look forward to doing…………
But I do the reviews to help others see some of the features of the lights instead of just going on what is listed on the websites with the many times exaggerated photos and blown up specs.
Once the review is done my part is done other than maybe answering any question I can.
The information , pictures , video and testing I do is basically to help others draw their own conclusion if they like the product or if they don’t.
I get nothing more than keeping a light in the end , no matter if it is worth $10 or $200 , for my time…….lol
We cant make everybody happy… i am happy with my thrunite catapult v6… $20-$25 cheaper than manker u22… thrunite spent alot of time and effort on the reflector… this one came out great… watch catapult v6 reviews on the youtube… amazing small thrower light !
They really are great throwers for the size.
In my video in the OP at 15:00 of the timeline (or my youtube video) I do the outdoor footage comparing a highly modded Convoy L2 and the Acebeam L16 with the Catapult.
Is this available in NW yet? Looks like a nice “find the dock” boating light
The website shows them to be available for US , Canada and Japan.
Your pics are good as I have a tree around 400 yards away and the V6 lights it up strongly. I was really surprised and purchased another V6 after that. One thing I like about the USB port is that it allows the battery to vent if there is a battery problem instead of pressurizing the battery tube. I know this because every time I put the battery in the charging port flap pops open.
Ignore that last post……….it seems they list the V6 in NW on the site , but in fact it is only available in cool white.
Thanks again kirman………
I got to studying the pictures on my computer screen and then went out and shined the light at that same spot again (from the tripod) , using binoculars to see the treeline and marker.
The reflection up closer does make the light look brighter up close in the photo with the white sand , but at the treeline , in the picture that I enlarged , it is actually fairly close from what I can tell with the binoculars and standing right where I had the camera sitting to take the photo.
I guess what I am saying is , the picture is a little deceiving as far as the up close spill in the 400 yard shot because of reflection off the sand , but at the same time the light on target is represented fairly close to what I see in the enlarged photo at 400 yards.
From your pics, it's easy to see the reflection off the sand and doesn't take away from the actual brightness of the trees at 400 yards. I knew right away when I saw your pic it was very close to what I am seeing with my V6 at that distance. The V6 is a keeper, that's all I can say!