Review: Trustfire T2 - XP-G R5 - 5 mode - 1 x 18650

I've ways liked the look of that torch. A real classy act! One day I'll get one but will be certainly upgrading the driver. I don't really understand the thinking of putting modes at 100%>95%>90%>Strobe>SOS. :P

Joking aside, I only see a slight difference between high & low in the photos and none between high and medium.

The camera has problems , as it adjusts to the amount of light [ Full auto point and shoot ] , so it becomes difficult to show the real difference in output .

With a XM-L , medium actually looks brighter than high , because High has so much output the camera increases shutter speed to compensate and due to the amount of light , over compensates .

400+ to start

275 and 137 , and most of the light is concentrated into the hotspot [ focused ] , so if I had a 35mm SLR I could do some real nice beams showing throw and then that would be something [ but I dont have $1000 to spare ]

Hmmm 30 mill lotto this week end - Time for a new post ...

Looking good Matt, thanks a lot for the comprehensive review! Frontpage'd and Sticky'd.

I hope this will help ...

Ok , here the camera [ different camera ] is not affected by the hotspot or bounce back from the wall ...

Here the Trustfire T2 has a ping pong ball over the bezel while it tailstands ...

This camera takes a more accurate representation [ variation in output ] , but is awful outside and under exposes badly ...

High in the picture , is about what low looks like to the naked eye , actually it doesn't make it . Low to the naked eye is brighter .

It would be nice to capture a true = to the naked eye , image .

How can you give it 10/10 with a "bad" memory implementation? 5 second for it to remember is too long. In the past Trustfires always had "good" memory :-(

- Vikas

9 out of 10 over all .... I deducted one point for the lack of a true low mode ... [ I called it across the board ]

10 out of 10 for build quality ... [ the body ]

So I give it 9 out of 10 over all ... 1 point deducted for the lack of a low mode . [ 137L is not really low ]

I hope this clears up any mis-understandings .

I just tweaked the post - so hopefully no more mis-understandings [ over all rating 9 out of 10 ]

whats the purpose of that thread on the rear of the light ?

Yes = It is a tripod mount , fits my camera tripod no worries .

Isn't this light the one Trooplewis has been saying is his favorite ?

I like the side clicky

Great review as usual old!

That would be correct (not to speak for Troop, but he did call it his favorite at the time he received it and I had been thinking about getting this one for a long time based on his glowing recommendation which seems to be corroborated by Old.)

Damn you OLD. I just had to get one.

Absolutely. I've had mine for about 2 months, and love it. Especially the side clicky, and the stainless end pieces. Very classy looking light, easy to pocket, natural to hold. Even though it throws well, there is a lot of spill with it too.

I wonder if they will come out with an XM-L version of it soon? No real reason not to...

Old , or anyone that knows , is the pill solid or hollow under that black disc ?

I'm still waiting for mine. It had better come tomorrow!

Black disc , that is just an insulator , what you mean does the pill have a dirty great big hole in it where the emitter sits = no ,

but is it hollow like a p60 pill , to accommodate the driver = yes

poor bugger , Im think the same thing every day , Im also waiting on a order not the T2 but a Solarforce order suposedly posted 7-18 registered ??? no sign of it when I enter tracking number doesnt exist , I know how ya feel ...it had better come today...maybe 2mora

EDC, did you ever get your T2? What do you think of it?

I bought this flashlight and it's pretty nice, I just wanted to know if I need protected cells for this because I have a bunch of salvagaed laptop cells in good shape, does the lamp come with protection circuit?