Thanks Dale…yes it was a surprise to me also to see how much light comes out of this little thing.
“Nice review, especially appreciate the tailcap current. Looking forward to this light being released, I can see picking it up. As far as AAA goes, this does it all. I like being able to start in moonlight mode OR a normal mode if desired with one click. Also tailoring the moonlight mode sounds fun, but I am guessing it is not super practical.”
Thanks Sbslider…No problems taking the current I try to get a tail current any time I can with the lights.
The moonlight mode stays set after you set it one time also , really not that big of a deal in the end.
“AAA powered lights are my weakness. I’ll wait to see what the headband looks like though, if it’s a solid rubber type (eg armytek, xtar) and no plastic parts that might break I think it will be a great lightweight option. Only other one I’m aware of is the Fenix HL10”
I am with you on the headband Mrmatt……maybe they will make a nice one for this little light.
I guess what I meant by my comment is I am not sure how much of a practical difference it would make to be able to tailor the moonlight mode. Although I think I did see in another review that it is a pretty wide range of adjustment, even to slightly above 1 lumen, so perhaps this could be handy if you knew you needed a bit more umph in some situation. I could see that being handy for camping, likely a bit more output from a moonlight mode would be good in the outdoors compared to inside.
You are right the moon mode does have a wide range and I have now carefully counted each step and found that there are 21 levels instead of the original 16 I had stated.
I have seen so many times where a number of people either complain about a moon or firefly mode being too bright or too dim on a given light for their liking. Some like a super low moon while others like a little brighter moon mode , I am sure according to their own eyes and how sensitive they are , how good the individuals vision is etc……
That was what makes me like the ability to set the moon mode to each persons desired liking , as then there is no complaints and you have your own perfect moon level for your eyes once you set it where you like it for yourself.
Again this is a personal observation and the adjustable moon mode may or may not be liked by others as well as it is by myself.
I have looked at a few of these review, and each shows the user interface sheet screenshot. Some of those user interface sheets mention dragon breath, and others do not. How I saw how to get into that mode was to turn the light off and continue holding down the switch will get the light into dragon breath mode. In this mode the there is a light behind the switch that pulsates slowly.
Hmm… I wonder how effective this will be as a headlamp.
It’s probably too focussed for close up things and not bright enough for distance.
It’s a ‘must have’ though, i ordered a grey one with XP-G3.
Purchase from Manker at your own risk. Manker’s 5 year free replacement warranty is a scam. HKEquipment sent me a defective U23. They wanted me to ship the light back to Hong Kong at my own expense, even thought I ordered from their US warehouse. I contacted Manker directly and they refused to replace it or even send me a replacement driver. Manker said I had to pay to ship it back.