Here is a video review on the Nitecore EC4 - courtesy of Banggood - Beam shots added

LED Flashlights – General Info 18650 Flashlights
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Here is a video review on the Nitecore EC4

My thoughts are expressed in the review, but to sum it up, I was impressed with the quality of the light.

Overall fit and finish were great.

User interface was good. Handy quick modes and hidden blinky modes, with lockout and standby features.

The lack of weight is a plus for anyone wanting to save weight in a pack or camping gear.

I just would not recommend it for modding, as the unibody cast construction is just too light and too little metal, for any serious modding. That's just my take on it. Watch the long, boring review if you wish. I tried to cover all of it's features and how the user interface worked for someone using it for the first time.

The light was provided by Banggood, for review. I did not pay for the light. If I was to buy, I would want to look for a price under $50. I think it is worth it in the $40's range, but not higher than that, unless it was going to be my primary and only light. Then it would be worth it in the $50's range.

I will add beam shots tonight, if it doesn't rain too hard.

Look for a giveaway of this light, in the near future.

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Beam shots have been added in the OP.

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I already watched the video on Youtube and I want one. However, price will be a deciding factor on whether I do buy one. I did a quick check on Amazon and they were $60+, I don’t need one that badly. If I can pick one up in the $40 range I’ll probably do it when I get some spare cash.

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Thanks for the vid review OL. A very informative review on what seems to be a nice light.

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Blah youtube blocked at worked. Subscribed. Watching at home. That color temp is making me cold :smiley:

Thanks for the review.

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Yeah, $65 is too pricey for this light. I purchased one with a 20% discount, kept it for about a week then sold it. Overall, it’s a nice light but I had no need for it. It feels great in your hand but it’s hard to pay that much money for it when there are cheaper lights that out throw it and have a better look and feel. I did a comparison between the EC4 I had and a XinTD V5 XM-L2 U3 1A and the XinTD out threw it and the beam looked a lot nicer as well. It’s hard to beat that $30 price on the XinTD.

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I am now with my EC4 recently arrived. Sorry, but interface of EC4 is 500 times a best value over the XinTD. I really like the explorer “2 switch” interface of Nitecore.
EC4 is ver compact and offers a great runtime, a perfect flashlight for a weekend without battery replace. Is a flashlight for a real use, not for a Wow throw!

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That is a really nice light, I like ultralightweight, but agree there's not much to mod about it. I would hope that it opens up for an emitter swap and that's all! Thanks for another nice review :-)

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Thanks for the review OL..

You were one of the first that helped me to pronounce flashlight related words like 18650 etc in English.

ps. I almost spit on my keyboard; not sure if anybody else heard that.. but listen at 14:02...

Old Lumens, he confused 2 things. Direct what?

just joking.. but funny nonetheless

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Thanks for the review.

Excellence job.

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Didn’t have a chance to watch the video ’til now, I liked the UI better than I expected. Nice light.

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Chibi, I thought it was even funnier when, at 16:27, Justin said the lockout was useful for when you didn’t want the light to touch itself. :smiley:

Guys, doing a vid like this is just not easy… it takes forever and there’s so many distractions…

Lockout is necessary for storage with cells installed, without it, you’ll find a pair of totally dead cells a few weeks down the line.