Since no one really knows what they will end up getting (unless they ordered black) it's just not worth the $5 saved by preordering this light and ending up hating it. I will wait and see what you (hopefully lucky) folks get once they deliver before I buy one. There were just too many unknown variables that we never got answers on unless I missed them.
Anxious to see a couple things...
TIR or reflector?
Performance - does it overheat quickly?
For those that bought both XM-L2 CW and XM-L NW... how big a difference?
More importantly, if you ordered "titanium grey" what color did you end up getting? Gray as in the original pics? Shiny @ss gold as in the later pic? Or some oddball color in between the two?
Sure hope you all get them quick because I really do want one! :p
Well, the way I see it, instead of spending $20+ for a new pair of protected 18650s I can spend around the same amount for a new 16340 light and batteries. That way I can diversify my flashlight collection to different types of batteries.
But I might still order this light if the reviews state it does handle 70mm protected batteries.
It does specify an optic instead of a reflector along with the form factor, not sure a reflector would fit(unless it’s a Zebralight type floody) , I think we should assume it will get warm on high, and color is negligible to me as I just didn’t want black.
$5 is worth a gamble, we still end up with a light not much bigger than its gas tank of a battery.
Don’t have to wait that long, still 314 available at $35 each. But delivery would likely happen only from April 8 onwards cos it’s Tomb-Sweeping Day (Qing Ming Festival) from April 4 to 6, with April 7 (Sunday) as a working day for businesses that work on a weekend in China.
I don’t regret it either - gold, gray, somewhere between - really not an issue. I wanted it for the size of it and if it isnt exactly what I had hoped, you can bet a driver swap and optics swap will follow shortly.
do not count too much on that, inside that short body there may only be space for TIR-optics, and a driver upgrade (being BLF-infested I assume you want more) might produce too much heat for the (probably plastic) TIR.
i have to say i’m a little nervous as this is a bit of a blind leap…as a newb, will my dd (and limited but slowly growing understanding) i’m going on the decision based on this being BLF (which is a great community!)… fingers crossed…!
Has anyone heard any updates on when these are shipping out? It’s not that I mind waiting, but the lack of info is a bit annoying. I recall reading they should ship out on the 5th, well it’s now the 8th and I’ve not heard anything.
I honestly don’t mind if they don’t ship out for another week - but I’d at least like to know that is the case.
I haven’t gotten one yet
Where did you stand on that list of names on the fancylights page? Guessing it may just take a little time with all those, but no one else here reported back.