AA-zoomie at dx

I'm always on the look-out for AA-zoomies that look less ugly than the sk68, I like this one (it has a good size lens too), and ordered one, $7.24 at dx, I will give an update about the quality when it arrives :-) :

That does look very ice. If Roche made a Zoomie, that is what it would look like.

DX always has some stuff nobody else has. :slight_smile:
This one looks even better i.m.o., but it seems to have crappy intestines…

It will not have the quality of a Roche of course. (and not the throw: 'beam range 150cm' :bigsmile: )

I agree about the looks of that one, very nice, I had not seen it before. The build quality looks very very cheap though, and the led is a dubious chinese one.

The intestines might be the same as that AAA zoomie I did that short review on.
It’s the same LED and only takes AA, not 14500.
It’s overpriced… :frowning:

WB had it on promotion or group buy about 6 months ago. Anyway they have it cheaper with wallbuysfantasy coupon than DX.

Ah, the pictures on Wallbuys make it look cheaper ;-) . Anyone bought it? the coupon works, just checked.

Wonder how it compares to the “classic” zoomie:
Torchlight C78

My guess is that the performance will be just the same. It is more that I like the looks of this one than anything.

Looked over the spec. This may perform better than C78: XP-E R5 vs Q3. And looks “modern”.

IIRC R2 is the max bin for XP-E. Anyway, Chinese bins claims are about the same as Chinese lumens, you can’t trust any of them :wink:

Could be an error. This page now says XP-G R5 (but the link still says XP-E R5):
http://www.dx.com/p/trustfire-r5-a3-cree-XP-E-R5-3-mode-230-lumen-memory-led-flashlight-1-aa-1-14500-39062

Emitter BIN: XP-G R5

The r5-a3 has always had a xpg. The light from the OP shows a xpe in the picture, and -coming from dx- it could be any bin, but more probably a q5 than a r3 (which is the top bin for xpe).

Nice looking zoomie. Good knurling, has heatsinking, and overall looks cleaner than a Sipik 68. Also appears to use a larger 20mm lens.

I expect in performance it’s probably the same as a Sipik 68.

…it’s probably that lens that everybody uses…
I think the sk68 lens outperforms those.

It depends on how you define performance: the (indeed in many flashlights widely used) lens has a larger diameter and longer focal length than the sk68 lens, it will have a bit more light loss than the sk68 when zoomed in, but also the (smaller) hotspot is a bit brighter than the sk68. Throw is highly appreciated here at BLF.

So I notice… :slight_smile:
I’m more a OTF lumen guy I guess…

I’ve always loved the form of the c78.

SK528 looks good. Will get a few if there is a group by for it. :bigsmile: