These are the best I can do in the 7:00 pm available Las Vegas light . . .
I included my naked 980L because it is about as natural, polished aluminum as you can get. An older silver L2 on the other side and my Dry for size comparison. Not sure if the JM07 would polish up this good . . . and I don't think I want it to be that shiny, anyway.
Actually, Foy is burned out on silver. I came real close to accepting a trade offer from another member for his gun metal JM07. My instincts tell me to hang on to it however, and I fell in love again after the blue boot booty change.
Is that L2 ano silver or polished? I'm between the "white" and gun metal, not sure If i'll pull the trigger yet, but my paypal finger is twitching between the two....
I hope I'm not pushing it too far, but... do you have any other gun metal flashlights to compare? If you don't feel like going out again, any room shot would do, or even tomorrow... No hurry. I probably need to sleep on it anyway. ;)
Thanks again,
Viktor
P.S.
I'm thinking about creating a video how-to post a mouseover. ;)
It seems that some time after their order of "whites" was produced, their manufacturer decided to offer the white version on the Chinese market. It would seem we can expect more silver/white copies soon.
Hank mentioned that the manufacturer did not respect their agreement.
If he's mistaken, this might be false news, but I believe his intel.
Well, if nothing else, there will only be 50 with the intl-outdoor web address engraved on the side.....
As for JM07 Pros with the dust silver finish ("stone white"), but obviously without Hank's web address, I have already seen these advertised on one other site.
I just wanted to provide a quick update after spending a few more days with this light.
Of the five lights I got from Int'l Outdoor, this JM07 Pro is turning out to be the thoroughbred of the bunch. Its ascending three mode UI, comfortable fat body and versatile all-purpose OP reflector, not to mention it is more than bright enough, makes me wish I had a less pretty one to knock around.
Not a single, functional hiccup and I like the new blue boot.
That's a tough comparison. I like them both but I'm surprised at how the JM07 has become a go-to light. It's bright as heck and I need to measure run time because it seems to have double the run time of any P60 I have. I keep forgeting it has that big King Kong in there. Seriously awesome flashlight but better to get the black or gun metal.
I'm telling you; I think I've drank the 26650 Koolaid.
I did a run-time test with a King Kong 26650 charged to 4.22 volts.
Flashlight on high.
time
Foyometer
9:21
170
9:29
145
10:04
145
10:32
158
11:00
160
11:20
135
11:21
122
Looks like you get just about two full hours on high. After initial sag, it stayed pretty strong and even read a little higher for a while, although it didn't seem brighter to my eye.
Hi, Foy. I have the JM07 on the way from CNQG as a replacement for out of stock item. I asked for gun metal version, but the CS rep I was talking to seemed confused so I'm expecting black . Anyhoo, I love the blue boot - is it this one from IOS?
Another question: CNQG lists this as current regulated - does that mean an unprotected 26650 battery is ok to use or is there some special care I need to take?
I can confirm that I got just about the same runtime with a KK and I can also confirm that this is an awesome, incredibly useful light. Mine is sitting in pieces waiting for me to get the time/interest to make it a triple XML light.