any budget xpg2 AA lights out there?

I got a FourSevens Mini Ma XP-G2…$39. I run it on a 3v lithium AA primary. A nice little light.

The mini is a great choice. I picked the preon just cause I have the hi cri and coolwhite to compare.

For brightness differences, there’s no chart per say but some good info if you look up magnetic control ring lights. Quality infinitely variable lights step up in a fashion that’s noticeable to the eye… Which if I remember right is roughly 40% increases in brightness to be visible to the eye

i know that the difference between 360 and 650 lumens from my zebra (i believe those numbers) isn’t THAT big in real life
but side by side you should be able to see the difference between xp-g and xp-g2 (mainly in throw)

The XP-G2 tint is nice and white. No sign of the green meanies.

What infinite variable lights are out in XP-G2?

Yeah i think this is where lots of people just get confused on flashlights .It seems people shop according to specs and boys being boys think that bigger is better .So now we have chinese vendors lying to people who miss the fact that there is virtually zero difference between a 800 lumen light and a 500 lumen light .

I proved this to myself a long time ago when I took 7 Tank 566's and rubberbanded them all together in a Chunk -O-Light.

Clicking each 170 lumen light on one after another proved to me that ..

Two wasn't twice as bright as one ...

and with each click ..adding 170 lumens ..nothing very exciting was happening very quickly .. each added light didn't add much light to the beam .

but a +1000 lumen light 2 years ago seemed pretty impressive to a noob like me .

I don’t know of any yet. But I may send a Sunwayman off to my favorite modder to get one as it’ll be months before we see anything. Ualnosaj might be able to pull off a limited run batch :wink: should I ask him?

Thats a good way of saying that Bob.

How does this theory apply to neutrals. I just ordered a neutral thrower with lesser lumens than the cool white. Will there be any perceived difference? Will the neutral actually let me to see more? What differences will my eyes see?
I’ve seen some discussions about this somewhere, but I’ll have to admit I didn’t really understand it all.

I figured the neutral would help me understand what I was seeing better.

Depth perception with neutral and especially High CRI is a lot better than with cool white lights and outside in nature the most rare color is blue... so a lot of the high power blue light gets rather absorbed than reflected back.

OTOH, cool white is better at low lumination conditions since you’re not going to be seeing much color anyway, and CW reveals edge contrast better. IOW, neutral and warms work best at higher modes.

Yes, cool white looks like a 2D cartoon picture with pronounced edges. The only thing missing that it paints the outlines black. ;-)

Your welcome Bob

Sometimes when I read comments posted on BLF that bulb (led bulb) comes on it my head and I say to myself, self, that is exactly how I fill but could never put it in words that anyone, including myself could understand. I have typed many post and never hit the save button because I could never make them make since to myself…. :bigsmile: Probably just like this post.

Just bought on impulse a Maxtoch ED5R-7, it arrived today, what a great little light!!, nice and bright on AA, the blurb on the site said, “50% brighter with a 14500” which I took with a pinch of salt until I tried it, and boy, they weren’t kidding,lol, amazing output from such a little thing.
Very nicely made, put in a bid on an ebay auction and got it for £8.
Isn’t it good to occasionally get something that EXCEEDS your expectations!

Jake25 is offering up the L3 which has an xpg2 in the newest run. I don’t think it supports 14500’s though. It’s a twistie with no memory so I bout a bunch :slight_smile:

I’ve just been cheekier and bid a fiver……we’ll see :smiley:

Are these any good to you? http://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/research/theses/matkovic/node17.html

Don’t think you’ll get one at that price gords, usually the winning bids are around £10-12 when I’ve tried in the past.
The “buy it now” price is around £20.
But, no harm in trying, lol

not exactly budget but I spotted this one a few days ago.

…although I am not sure whether this might be a misspelling because I never saw a ITP A2 or any ITP with a XP-G2.
Maybe it is a special edition as in the XP-G S2’s or it is a custom one… :quest: