That is exactly the reason why I did not buy it.
Dedome makes tint greenish, the PDT makes the tint neutral or cool depending on your preference. All of his lights now that are dedomed get PDT.
Mine is a Fiat Lux due to the super focused hot spot and brightness being among the best of the batch he made, and it also has Fiat Lux and V54 engravings. A very beautiful little light for my pocket and throws very well.
Dedome makes tint greenish, the PDT makes the tint neutral or cool depending on your preference. All of his lights now that are dedomed get PDT.
Mine is a Fiat Lux due to the super focused hot spot and brightness being among the best of the batch he made, and it also has Fiat Lux and V54 engravings. A very beautiful little light for my pocket and throws very well.
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Yes, on low, and somewhat on medium. If you use an m2x-ut javelot for its low setting, you’re missing the point. It’s a thrower, not well rounded edc.
A picture is worth a thousand words. Below are several. In all modes and in comparison with other throwers. Pictures are courtesy of FlashLion.
From my point of view, Olight M2X-UT is a great thrower but this is only version 1.0 and it has an ugly green tint in all modes. This is especially evident in comparison with other throwers as you see from the pictures below. When the manufacturer does not specify the tint bin of the LED in its flashlight as Olight did with Javelot, most of the time it is because there is nothing to boast about in that department.
Also notice in the pictures below how much light M2X-UT wastes by spilling the light at your feet rather than throwing it at a distance. Notice the beautiful narrow beam pattern of ThruNite TN32 in comparison with the ugly spilled beam of Olight M2X-UT.
M2X-UT problems in version 1.0 could be easily fixed by:
- selecting a LED with fewer lumens but better tint
- redesigning the reflector not to spill the beam but focus it to be thrown farther
The redesigned reflector would more that compensate for the lost lumens in the better tint LED and would most likely increase the throw of this great de-domed flashlight concept.
I still want to buy M2X-UT but not until Olight fixes both the ugly green tint and redesigns the reflector for better beam pattern in version 2 or later.
Damn. Well I must have won the tint lottery because mine is nowhere near as bad as that.
I am happy you did, Sarge930. I hate to hear a person buy something only to be disappointed in the purchase later.
Let’s play which one is the Vinh light dedomed and which one is the m2x-ut javelot dedome…
And I messed with the distances so don’t judge it by beam size, just color, because one is closer and one is far
The left one is M2X-UT, the right one is Vinh’s
You got it, sir.
Anyone actually happy with the tint in their Javelot? Man, I really want this light, but green is just...blah!
I had two of them. One was perfect and the other had a slight slight slight green tint but nothing like what other people had
Hello Sarge! That would be me! I qualify for selling you a M25C2vn Fiat Lux!!! :bigsmile:
My M2X was not that bad of a tint. I sent it to Vinh to improve the tint but mostly to make it ~ 300Kcd compared to stock version 164Kcd.
Don’t really see much difference of spill b/w the TN32 and M2X. In any event, “What is wrong with some spill at your feet?” I use ALL my high powered modded throwers to walk my Husky!! Spill at ones feet is a good thing!
It is the same reflector as my M3X which puts out a decent amount of light[spill/throw] both peripheral and a down range for throw.
Yes, a picture CAN be worth a Thousand words, a Picture can also “ALTER” the real life tint of a flashlights beam! By no means is the M2X A “Coolish” type of tint,it is domeless.On the other hand,In REAL life my M2X in STOCK form did NOT look nearly that Green. Furthermore my TN32 looked much more cooler than the photos reveal!
s. I don’t see you buying this light. Olight is NOT going to change the reflector for You or anyone else,with good reason,it works fine!
Can't stand it anymore. Am just going to buy it.
I JUST REMEMBERED THIS!
I do NOT know when the transition will start. But a member on the other forum emailed Olight and they confirmed that the M2X will now have the XPL emitter. This was on March 27th,2015.
Will the M20SX and M3X Javelot follow???
Here are a few of his posts:
“Olight confirms via email, that the led has changed from XM-L2 to XP-L.”
This following info. by Olight I DO NOT believe!
“Olight tells specs are the same, with this update.”
SEVERAL OF MY MODDED LIGHTS[Specializing in THROW] Would have an XPL emitter if it could throw further than an XML2!
If your interested,written info. begins on post #233/page #8 and Photo of Customized-not dedomed XPL LED on post #249/page #9.
*new* Olight M2X-UT Javelot: 800+ meters throw on 1x18650! | Candle Power Flashlight Forum!
One thing I want to add is that it has visible PWM in all three levels.
My sample has the best dedomed tint I have ever seen. The dedomed led also has a layer of some protective stuff. My m2x did not have that layer. And tint is not as good.
The M20SX or M2X has PWM on all levels?
No, only the M20SX javelot. Something to do with the blue side switch on the tail. According to selfbuilt (review to the old M20s-x), it is necessary to use PWM to sync the two switches… The frequency is around 1100 HZ. I am very sensitive to PWM and hate it very much. It is noticeable but not acceptable. Still wonder why olight cannot use higher PWM like 10kHZ.
M2X javelot does not have that.
Oh, one more thing about M20sx javelot is it wines on all levels. That does not bother me as much as PWM but still worth mentioning.
It also has the feature of double taps gives you high and three taps to strobe, just like the M2X. I like this feature and keep my light on low level. If I need high, just double tap.
Overall I like this light a lot mainly because of its perfect dedome tint, tactical nature, its form factor, and the feel of it in my hand.
Bad things:
1. PWM at 1100 HZ on all levels.
2. high pitch noise on all levels. not too loud though. someone may not even notice.
3. beam is not perfect clean but acceptable for me.
4. the high is of course not high enough for BLFer at puny 800 lumens. 