here very recently. Pretty darn decent thrower and just can’t beat the price for the quality. It’s not an A60 throw nor does it have quite that deep a reflector but it’s not that far off either considering its dimensions in ratio. Well built btw. Aluminum reflector (SMO), glass lens. Nice lasering hot spot. Hate the 5 mode BS though. Driver swap in future. Good shootin’ light. Fits 1” rings. But I digress.
Your light looks like it’ll really smack it out there with that very deep reflector. Kinda like another A60 in depth but with that OP hybrid surface you get more spill and with an XML, who knows what it really pumps out? Prolly the real deal. Of course the A60 is still the standard IMO. It also has a 50mm diameter reflector compared to your’s which if a true C8-style comes in at about 40mm. Right there the A60 could likely still out do it. But that unique deep reflector with an XML & amps, now that has me wondering.
Interesting for sure. We’ll see this in upmarket C8 variants soon (e.g. XinTD and Romisen).
I like deeper reflectors. Even though deeper won’t necessarily boost throw, the amount of light in hotspot and corona increases—so more light gets collimated by the deeper reflector (illustrated by Mag Rebel and Mag incandescent reflectors). Please correct me if that’s overly-general 0:)
A friend has it. It pulls 2,65A on high. The reflector is as deep as my Unqiuefire 2190.
I can test it tonight (2190, Deep C8 and XinTD C8), but haven’t a camera (my brother has it for his holidays).
I do not believe it is real Ultrafire as the little logo above the word Ultrafire looks different and the cuts in the battery tube for the logo is not flattened out. There are shallow cuts, but the tube does not get flat if that makes sense.
However that being said, it throws well and is plenty bright. Pulls 2.75 amps on a full battery.
Does not have as much spill a my Uniquefire UF-V3 but throws as far.
Reflector appears to be plastic and has orange peel for the lower third of the cone. Has GITD gasket in head.
Easy way to spot these things is the tailcap comes all the way to the edge with no visable shoulder on cap.
The tail cap was only screwing on about 1 1/2 threads when I got it, didn’t feel secure so I switched the battery tube around and was able to screw it into the head 2 1/2 turns and then on the other end the tail cap screwed on almost 2 3/4 so now it seems like it will work OK.
Just noticed mine says U2 on side, these others just say T6.
Nice light for the money, may order another from Manafont in the future.
I’m back. The flashlight is the T6 version and pulls 2,65A (4,10V Samsung 18650). It has a GITD O-Ring under the lense and a GITD rubber cap (17mm, bigger as the normal Ultrafire/Trustfire caps - maybe the 16mm Solarforce fits.
One third OP refelctor, the rest SMO. It has nice beam, but the range of the Uniquefire UF 2190 (XM-L T6, Nanjg 2,8A driver, 4,10V Samsung 18650) and XinTD C8 (XM-L U2, Nanjg 2,8A driver, 4,10V Samsung 18650) was a bit better.
But this two flashlight cost about $30 each.
sanely driven and that’s why it’ll prolly last. Except for the 5 stupid memory modes, excellent on shootin’ stuff. IMO, one of the very best bang for the torch bucks on e-Bay or anywhere bar none, if not the best. I doubt there’s another light on there that equals it dollar for dollar.
When you think about what a typical Sippy 68 clone goes for this is only about $2 more. Insanely good deal. The aluminum reflector alone would cost you near to that plus coupled with a nicely finished glass lens, solidly made pill, and tail switch - forget about it. Drop the $7 and thank me later. I bought 15 of them. Like I’ve said, when I really like something (and it has to be da**good quality for the buck) I buy it in bulk. When I say I buy something in bulk you should at least buy one of it.
and some to keep ready for potential future bartering. When I go through each of these lights, they’re cleaned-up and Lumatic-certified head to toe and ready for business. If I give one to a friend, good neighbor, I know I’ve given them something clean & tight that could come in very handy someday. So it’s not a need but a friendly vision.