tiny for a 14500 flashlight with sideswitch. Sure a Zebralight might be shorter, but the E11 is much thinner. I really like this tiny form factor.
Anti-roll is nice.
UI is ok, but not great. Needs a shortcut to max power instead of strobe. I understand Manker fixed this in their newest light (MK34). I’m also not a huge fan of holding the button to turn off. Works ok, but takes some getting used to.
Beam is quite floody. Not surprising given it is an XPL in a tiny OP reflector.
Bezel is not glued (yay for modding!)
Button protrudes and isn’t super-stiff. Accidental pocket activation might be a problem.
My conclusion: I like this light. It’s my slimmest AA-size sideswitch light. Very nice.
Of course as with almost every light I buy these days, I expect to mod it to my preferences.
Planned mods:
Driver swap to 15mm FET driver with moppydrv.
For the emitter I’ll probably replace with an XPL HI 5A2 tint on a direct copper MPCB.
Graphs and pure lumen numbers are not everything
Check THIS direct comparison GIF between E11 and MI7 on High with 14500
from the german TLF forum (from user kj75)
For me the “winner” is clear, much better EDC capabilities because of much broader spill.
YMMV!
K.
In this image Klarus Mi7 looks so much better than Manker E11. How come the difference is so dramatic? I like the looks of Manker E11 much better, but Klarus Mi7 seems to be a better light and much cheaper too (in real life, not MSRP).
Update:
Here is the same Klarus Mi7 review by kj75, where the animated gif comparison comes from, this time in English.
I have both lights, and the differences between mine aren’t nearly as profound. In fact my Klarus is less flood… due to it’s tighter hot spot it seems a bit brighter.
Not only those parameter but also the focusiong: matrix, spot, weighted average…
I can assure you it makes a lot of difference for a thrower and a flood light.
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