ShiningBeam Romisen RC-G2 III
vs
DX Romisen RC-G2
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Summary
Battery | 1 x AA |
Switch | Tail (Forward Clicky) |
Modes | 1 |
LED Type | XP-G R5 (SB) and XR-E (DX) |
Lens | Glass |
Tailstands | No |
Price Paid | $16.75 from SB $11.99 from DX |
Note: ShiningBeam price does not include postage. It was $23.50 total to Aus with shipping.
Pros
- Excellent thrower for a AA
- Very nice design
- Feels really solid
- Simple to use (On/Off)
- Battery availability
- Square threads
- Forward Clicky
Cons
* Single mode may be a con for some
* Can not tail stand
This will try to review both of the lights as well as show the differences between the both of them.
As you can see below they are nearly identical in appearance apart from the RC-G2 III has a green GITD tail cap and the RC-G2 has a orange tail cap. For all pictures unless stated otherwise the RC-G2 III (SB) is on the left and the RC-G2 (DX) is on the right.
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The picture below shows the RC-G2 III (SB) with a pill that screws in to the reflector. Also notice there are no threads on the inside of the tube on the head end.
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And now this picture below is the RC-G2 (DX), you can see the pill screws in to the body/tube.
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Below is the RC-G2 III (SB) with the pill removed from the reflector.
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Below is the RC-G2 (DX) with the pill removed from the body, notice the threads on the inside of the tube.
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Below you can see the threads on the RC-G2 III are a lot thicker, they both have square threads even though it doesn’t look like it from the photo. Needless to say the tail caps are not interchangeable, neither are the heads due to the different pill configuration as shown previously.
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Below is a size comparison, left to right:
Thrunite T10, AA Battery, Romisen RC-G2 III
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And again below is another size comparison, left to right:
Nitecore EA4, Romisen RC-G2 III, Thrunite T10, Thrunite Ti, Nitecore T2
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And lastly for now below is a beam comparison, RC-G2 III (SB) on the left and RC-G2 (DX) on the right. What it doesnt show is the DX one is cooler and the SB one is more like cream moonlight hotspot. You can sort of see the cool hue around the DX version in this photo, it shows a little purple in the photo but its blue, and the SB version looks to have a slight blue spill tint in the photo but it is near pure white. Also the DX one appears to have a tighter beam.
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As for which one throws the furthest? I hope to have some beam shots to report back with tonight when it gets dark.
Beamshots are done.
Below the furthest white box is about 75 meters away, the tree trunk in the background is about 100 meters.
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Below focused on the shed.
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Below focused on the tree in the background, approx 100 meters away.
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ShiningBeam Silver versions is here
DX Black version is here
DX Silver version is here
The black RC-G2 III at ShiningBeam I am pretty sure is out of stock forever, Bryan (from ShiningBeam) said that his next version will have have a XP-G2 LED and be called the RC-G2 XP-G2.