And that will depend on what each individual wants from the light. It’s a very subjective thing, flood vs. throw.
For me, and EDC needs a balance, with a lean towards flood. This light with a 15 degree TIR might do the job, maybe a 25 degree.
Any specs on the TIR dimensions? Is it even accessible in case we want to experiment?
My bet is that it will be floody. So it will just be a larger TF Mini-01 with longer runtime. But if it has more throw than the TF Mini then I’m interested.
I think Tecmo was implying that an XP-G2 R5 produces similar, if not practically identical, amount of light to an XM-L U2, while producing a tighter, higher-lux beam that appears brighter than the same amount of light in the XM-L’s floodier beam.
the smaller emitter lends itself better to a small light than the XM-L. Sometimes I get carried away…
I’d like it to be sub-$35 too, and would probably only pick one up for under $35. But with the retail prices of the other DQGs I can’t see it being below $40. Maybe with a group buy price…
There have been more than a few high quality offerings in the compact 18650 EDC that are priced in the sub $20 category. Lets hope this one is priced competitively so that the many can own one. Sell them for $20 and I will buy more than one. Otherwise I’ll pass.