In case this interests anyone, here is a picture of the X2R with an S2+ 18350 tube next to its older brother, the X5R.
I measured the tailcap-current today with my new multimeter and it was 1,61 / 0,72 / 0,08
So very similar to the manufacturer values.
Head temperature in Celsius
Im sorry that i can not tell the exact range in yards to the white camping table in my outdoor shots. Ive ordered a laser rangefinder
Great review. I like the look of the easily unscrewable head. However the S2+ has a much better range of tints.
For someone who ‘just started with photography’ your pictures are fantastic!
And I agree… a macro lens is simply a must-have. I have two of them and they are about 40 years old!
(auto-focus is pretty much redundant when taking macro shots anyway… and you can buy the older stuff much cheaper 
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Good review & excellent pictures.
Thanks PD for the additional driver info and S2+ tube lego
Pretty nice light for the money. Love the Convoy Grey so I had to buy an EE X2R
This would be a good gift light for the non-flashlight friends without getting into chargers.
I went Grey in 3A tint for $15 shipped right now
As for tints, it can be any or emitter you wish it to be. Driver will be on the difficult side.
Thank you but i think its really down to the right equipment in my case. I just watched some youtube tutorials about product photography. Thats the good thing about youtube, i did the same with areal photography after i bought a small multicopter (drone) 4 years ago. I had no idea about video editing and i bought a cheap software and watched some tutorials. Thats actually the fun and interesting part of it, to learn that new stuff and when you reached the goals you will loose the interest. After i edited some movies i had no joy anymore and the drone is unused since 7 months or so, i need to sell it soon. In those 4 years i bought a new model every year, of course i sold the predecessor everytime. I think the key is when you have fun about doing something. In my school time i had not much fun in school, i had not much fun in learning english. As a 13 year old you have other things in mind and its like somebody forcing you to learn things. In the late 90s i loved the “yahoo chat” and that was much better for my english 
To the product photography, i dont use flashes, just normal studio lights and you cant go wrong there because what you see is what you get. I have no idea how i would use flashes and set them up correctly and all that. Its much easier with permanent lighting and i think you really just need the right stuff. My lens is like a cross between macro and portrait, so its not really a full macro lens according to photography forums.
Where is the cheapest site to order the X2R from?
And PD: I think you should start a X2R mod thread, this one is going to be very popular. 
At the moment definately gearbest. Ali Express has it for 17 dollars. Couldnt find it at banggood or fasttech. Gearbest offered no coupon for it because the price is already pretty low.
Not sure if it cheapest but I ordered from GB $15 Don’t think BG will sell that brand 
Eagle Eye X2R LED Flashlight - 3C TITANIUM GREY
Searched Ali and only one for more $$
Tried searching images and all link to here or GB.
Thanks! ordered 1A version from GB for $14.39. coupon doesn’t work because it is “already on discount”, like 80% of all the items on GB.
I read somewhere EagleEye gives12% BLF discount on their Ali shop, although that may have been about their new 26650 light.
Has someone already modded the light to give 3A on the LED? 1.6 is a little to less for my purpose…
At 3A, the light on high will be only about 30-40% brighter than stock, but would deplete the battery about twice as fast. This light at “only” 1.6A is brighter than the paper numbers would let you believe. For the price, give it a shot, I am sure some good mods will come from this light eventually.
I have already several lights with XM-L2 operated at 3A and below. For my purpose this will not be enough. Battery deplation is not important, because enough spare batteries will be available and furthermore I could still switch to lower modes.
I would say the 1.6A at the tailcap is not that bad and makes it compatible for beginners and as a gift because you can use the light in high mode all the time, the head temperature was not to high. Of course its not the brightest light in that size, the Astrolux S1 or Convoy S2+ 7135*8 are better suited for brightness junkies.
Yeah, if you need the 3A or above, then the convoy or BLF A6 would be better for you. I have been less excited about lights over 3A for EDC due to battery issues lately. This X2R is pretty sweet for the onboard charging and the 1.6A is plenty bright for a tube light. Love my BLF A6, but it is a different monster with the heat and shorter run times on the higher modes.
Fantastic mod host though! (well, for what I want at least)
making this into triple xplhi or just changing the driver will not damage the function for charging?
well iam reading on youtube channel many customers comments about this lights-disfunctional after arrival…sadly.
I have bought 3 so far, gifted 2 of them to friends. All 3 are still alive and kicking.
Those same people on YT may not be smart enough to check retaining rings and are using “Fire” batteries. YT and Amazon reviews are not worth the time to watch or read 95% of them.