In case some of you have forgotten, I am referring to this light...
Good build quality for a budget light. Feels a tad more expensive than it is. Only one tiny nick in the machining not made by me. It did well at work last night. Has 3 modes, bright, less bright, and strobe. Switch is nice, but you have to wait a few seconds before cutting back on or it will jump to a lower mode.
Appears very bright and well-driven and better in throw mode than some other less-well-driven XM-Ls. First impression in the dark: a good amount of light (but truth be told, I'm sick of zoomies. This may be the last one I buy). It beats out my Trustfire Z3 XM-L somewhat easily and may even be brighter than my MC-E 2 x 18650 light. Supposedly 630 integrating sphere-measured lumens. Honestly, it may be. I don't want to sell it short. And I've only fed it one 2800 mAh crud UF cell.
Sorry for sucky pics. Tried to hold the camera with one hand and snap a pic of Canso (beneath) and Z3 (top) with the other hand. Need to get better camera.
Can tailstand poorly. No noticeable drop in output over a 10-min run, but no anti-roll, and when extended, pretty long for a single XM-L unit. Overall, I am happy and think if you're wanting a single XM-L unit zoomie, this may be the very best around.
My friend's vehicle lit up from 75 feet or so...
