Which one is the "real" Sipik SK68?

Defnitely an Osram Emitter, i have several other Osram lights with the same emitter.
As for the original Sipik and the various clones, i have one of every variation i could find, and so far the only “real” one, and best one i have is the red one in this pic.
it cost around 9 bucks, single mode, has an EZ900 series XR-E, runs well on both AA alc. and a 14500 lithium, has a glass aspheric lens, and so far is still the brightest of them all, with the best Neutral white tint in stock form.
The others in the photo are the various clones i could find and test.
The original is found on the Sipik website here:

- http://suofulan.1688.com/page/albumdetail_29167096_855762054.htm?imageNum=22
and:

Did a quick search on ebay just now for cree t6 14500, this one is $8.14 shipped, says five mode, but that includes zoom in/out its just hi/med/strb.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1600Lm-ThorFire-CREE-T6-LED-Zoomable-Flashlight-Torch-Lamp-AA-14500-5-Modes-/190927316614

Just thinking about it for now, maybe look for a XM L2 for more efficiency. Maybe not, cheapest looks like $27.

I have some marked Sipik and these are not the ones I like best, but maybe you get better ones from the Sipik Web site, for one reason or another.

Mine is a glass lens and 14500’s work fine. Went from about 100 lumens[primary AA] to about 300 or 400 lumens W/ 14500 Battery. I got it off of Ebay a year ago

1600 lumens!!! lol!! I have never seen one exaggerated that much!!

Mine was advertized as 300 lumens, more like 100-150 lumens. With a 14500 I am guessing it is 300 maybe even 400 lumens.

It was my first torch!! I got it for about $7!

Who is the real Mr smith? :)

The Real one lives 3 doors down from me!! lol!

If there are glass aspheric lenses, I wonder if they are cut and polished or only molded. I suppose the plastic ones are molded and that plastic can be formed that accurately by molding, but I think you could tell molded from polished glass by how clear it is as a magnifying glass. One usually can tell how a drinking glass was made by looking at it.

anyone knows this product? i wonder.is it fake,or…pressure switch for sipik sk68?? is it possible?
http://kiev.ko.olx.ua/obyavlenie/fonarik-sipik-sk68-c-vynosnoy-knopkoy-ID74wGX.html

That does look like a remote switch. The switch is in the tail cap that screws off, so it would be easy to make a remote replacement for it. People use remote switches for lights on guns and what not.

i got a version with xml u2…its brighter.and-i love it.from kaidomain.

Do you have the link? I don’t see the u2 version on their site??

-Jamie M.

sadly not available any more…sadly but i can ask morning for it.sure they have it.

I bought and gave away one of these http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Upgrade-800Lumens-9W-CREE-XM-L-T6-Mini-LED-Torch-Focus-Zoom-Flashlight-Free-Shipping/997633297.html . One might get the light and the XM-L for a little less than that price, but not by much. It loses some throw but puts out more total light.

here is it: http://www.kaidomain.com/product/details.S023854
take this,its brighter

Ahh, I thought it was XML2 :frowning: nevermind for that price.

-Jamie M.

there will be NO diffrence between them…its a driver for nimh also…i have changed the led for xml2…its no sense…few lumens.forget it:) extremly cheap this one…

I have purchased 4 Sipik clones from eBay in the past. All were very low quality. Just received the Sipik I purchased from Gearbest today. It seems to be a real Sipik SK68. Well made and brighter than all my clones. It is also a bit smaller in size. And has a real Q5. Unfortunately I paid a lot of money for it. It broke the bank. I used my Gearbest points to ease the pain a bit. $2.61 :slight_smile:

I’m also a fan of Sipik’s - can you please share the links? Both for fake ones and real?

I also used Sipik but i was not much happy with this rechargeable battery light.