I bought one of those (branded Thorfire) a couple of years ago, for (can’t remember exactly) less than $ 10.
The build quality is good though.
But it needs a better lens, because the stock lens is rather flat (big focal distance), but with a better lens the head moves to far forward…
It’s in pieces now, maybe i’ll finish the mod some day… :partying_face:
Yeah, that’s been mentioned and discussed in one of the previous threads about this.
Notably, Simon’s honest about the light. Remarkable. Tells you and shows you it’s a LatticeBright.
It’s a good pointer to give anyone who’s actually intending to buy one of these things, if they mention that before buying one
(It’ll be sour grapes if they’ve paid more for one from one of the bogus-claim sellers)
Yeah when I saw he honesty says LaticeBright I rewarded him by ordering on.
Yes horrible blue light but I have 3 of these and the Simon one is clearly better with a smooth zoom, came with lubed threads.
Wow, this is just the same light that was the cheapest of the “XM-L T6 2,000 lumen Zoomable” off Ebay like 6 years ago. I hate when people spew this dog pish. I get it’s how people learn not to get took and everything, but come on. Nice thread The Miller. I’ll keep my eye out, if I see any they coming back here.
Believe it or not, the Navy endorses these claims, they actually trained a special Seal team of bloggers to spread the word. This was exposed by an investigative report
I wish some publication like The New Yorker or The Atlantic would research this —- where are the flashlights being made in China, who makes them, and how do they get to distribution in the US under so many different names and claims? Is it resellers being offered them dirt cheap who paste the names and claims on? Or is it some middleman who batches them up in this misleading fashion and finds fools to sell them?
saw the atomic “as seen on tv” light at rite aid today.
couple of folks looking at them.
they put them back on the shelf when i told them they were a $6 light with slick marketing.
the manager said oh really?
showed him one i bookmarked on my phone.
then told the group to visit this site.
didnt tell them they may very well spend more than $29.99 after they look around here a bit!