Iām glad my post on the V20 was helpful, and that Buwuve started this thread! Thats what got me looking at the fasttechs new arrivals. I got a bit excited when I saw the price on this, very tempting for me right now. Iāve been looking at that light for about a year or so but at around $100 I just never decided. To make myself justify it even more Iāll consider the R01 being worth at least 11 bucks to me, meaning the V20 is only going to cost me $50.
I did read Selfās CPF review but I may have to revisit it because if I remember correctly something (negative) was said about the movement of the ring. Yes I agree a ring that is equivalent to a 3 mode doesnāt seem like it would make proper use of the design, it should be more variable but Iām no expert on the subject.
I donāt have any lights with ring control but Iām thinking Iād prefer a side switch over a tail switch because I feel it would be better for one hand mode changing during operation, but Iām not so sure about the ring, seems like that would be a little awkward with one hand and Iād be inclined to use my other hand to adjust.
I was also looking at the XTAR TZ60 with magnetic ring, I thought that seemed like a good light and Iām quite happy with their batteries and chargers, but that one is not variable just H-M-L.
So now Iām thinking about a light with a ramping side switch, seems like that design would be better than the ring for one handed output adjustment during operation. But at about half price here on the V20 it is very tempting after looking at it for so long. I do get a bit overwhelmed at all of the different choices available out there with these lights.
I donāt know about any other lights, but I have two of the Niteye lights, a TF20 and a TF25, both which have their ring control, and Iām pretty sure that I see more than ā3 modesā. I just tried it again just now, with both of them.
Jim
P.S. Some of the Crelant lights have a ramping side control. Been thinking about getting one those also :)ā¦
As far as Iām aware, the RRT01 and EYE10 have something at least similar to a visually-linear adjustment. I wonāt know for sure until mine shows up, but all the videos Iāve seen show that it has quite a bit of adjustment at the low end. The EYE10 has 11 detents along its range for preset levels, and the RRT01 is roughly the same but without the detents.
In particular, Iāve heard that a full 30% or so of the RRT01ās adjustment range is under a lumen, and in videos it appears to brighten smoothly when the ring is rotated beyond that. However, I havenāt seen any actual measurements of the output at regularly-spaced angles like selfbuilt did with the V11R.
I seriously considered a V11R instead (selfbuiltās EDC of choice), but the reviews I found made it sound like itās roughly the same quality and features (aside from having a clicky switch or not) so I went with the much-cheaper RRT01 (goinggearās EDC of choice).
AP01 (Pressure Switch) AP02 (Pressure Switch) AP-05 (Extender) C10R, Black C15A, Black C20C, Black M11R U2, Black M40A, Black R10A, Black R10R, Black T20CS, Black T21CS, Black T40CS, Black T60CS, Black V11R Mirage Set, Camouflage V11R, Black V20C + R01A, Black V60C, Black
Their features/quality never seem to justify the huge price increase over other lights when Iāve looked at them. Not sure why anyone buys them really, its not like buying an overpriced Mercedes and you at least still get chicks looking at you
I always liked the look of Sunwayman V10R Ti+. Maybe their pricing reflects their own R&D, QC and manufacture/tooling costs. Just because they are a Chinese brand, doesnāt mean they have to be as cheap as budget brands.
Maybe the same deal as with Nitecore? Hopefully no more vendors complain about FastTechās prices.
Awwā¦ now FastTech has the Sunwayman V11R, and for only a couple dollars more than the Jetbeam RRT01. I might have ordered differently if I had waitedā¦ but then again, maybe not. As far as I can tell, the main differences are that the V11R has a clicky switch and better throw, and the RRT01 has a better clip, lower low, one-handed use, and slightly shorter body.
On todayās New Product listings, of the 117 items, about 84 of them are e-cig related. This seems fairly common. I was just thinking about how much more efficient this would be if they had a separate new products section for āNew Electronic Cigarette Productsā, underneath the āNew Productsā in the drop-down, as they probably SKU as many new e-cig items as everything else. Thinking along the same lines, at the moment e-cigās are a sub category of āConsumer Electronicsā, again, Iām surprised they donāt have a stand alone category of their own for them.
Here are some links to the hottest Sunwayman flashlights. If you want another one use one of the following links and use the drop-down menu. This show all listed models.
Sunwayman V60C, XM-L U2 798-Lumen, Rechargeable Fully Variable Magnetic Control3*18650 / 6*CR123A / 6*16340 FT listed price $115,34 (BLF coupon) - Non aff-link
Sunwayman T40CS XM-L U2 5-Mode 845-Lumen2*18650 / 4*CR123A Powerful Long Shot - this is the genuine flashlight, the SmallSun ZY-T13 FT listed price $85,62 (BLF coupon)- Non aff-link
Sunwayman T60CS 3* XM-L U2 6-Mode 2100-Lumen Rechargeable Flashlight3*18650 / 6*CR123A / 6*16340 FT listed price $136,28 (BLF coupon)- Non aff-link
Pleeeease look into stocking insulator/centering rings for XP/XG 3.5x3.5mm LEDs. There's a self-adhesive version listed as having a 5mm opening, but it's not, it's just a round hole version of the XML size. And it also doesn't do reflector centering. I hate to order from someplace I'd otherwise have no reason to order from, just because the place I need stuff from doesn't have something simple like plastic insulators! 0:)