(prototype) the GT Mini

As of right now it just looks like a d1s where for $4.95 you can get a different look and a different microcontroller + firmware. If it had a non-group buy price of more than $40 but because of that was able to use a high power boost and xhp35 or something, or even just something different from 1+fet, it would be more attractive.

What light level do you want on your target?
0.25lux is seen as bright as full moon in a clear night. This is what ANSI use.
A more practical reach is normally between 1/2 and 1/3 of the ANSI reach.

You can calculate it from the candela value 135kcd for the MiniGT.

scr(135kcd/0.25lux) = throw in meter

I hear all these rationalizations and wonder if everybody has 7 of the same shirts, same pants, same shoes in their closet. . . then I realize probably most people actually want a light to do something different as they only have 2 or 3 anyway, but by the time you hit 200 lights in your possession you don’t care what it offers just that it looks different, you know you’ll make it offer what you’re looking for when it’s all said and done anyway. :smiley:

I USED to want something different, then I remember when I had 29 lights and was showing that last one to the neighbor his wife said “29! Geesh! How many lights do you NEED!?” and I immediately said… “30.” :wink:

It’s always about the NEXT one, not the last one. LOL

Amen

my wife says “Ah men!!!” :person_facepalming:

Good one chinooker!

Would you rather to wear the same shirt every day without washing? If not then you see how one light that can be used day after day is different. Also, there’s some people out here who actually care how good something comes from the start, rather than just buying the new shiny thing only to immediately rip the guts out. I would rather like to get one of these, if it’s not going to be identical to the d1s in basically every aspect. See, no matter what random thing I buy, whether it’s an oil lantern, a typewriter, or a flashlight, I expect it to work as well as possible. I don’t buy stuff to sit in a sealed case for 50 years, I buy it to use. So I’d like this to not only look different, but have its own niche.

spaceminions, nobody knows that better than I. All my lights are sitting ready to go with charged cells at all times. They get rotated. :wink:

I still do try to keep my lights fitting different roles, so when I’m going to use one I have to pick it for what it does, as it relates to what I’m going to be doing. When I go out, I usually carry at least 3, sometimes 5 or 6, to fit changing demands. :smiley:

Reminiscent of the old saying “Never bring a knife to a gunfight!” :wink:

I literally have 3 to 4 lights on my person all day every day, and my Texas Poker is around my neck virtually 24/7/365.

(And once in a while a light comes out of the box good enough to make even me leave it alone. Maybe not very often, but it does happen.)

Was that machined by Fred of Photon fanatics?

Yup. I don’t bring so many around with me; 2-3 is fine. I do want the out of the box item to be good enough it’s hard to criticize, and I think making this a mini xhp35 light like the bigger sibling could be a neat option.

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Thanks TK. :wink:

Very interested with this one. 18650 form factor is perfect for me. 18350 would be awkward to handle with it’s big reflector.
I never like D1S for it’s linear driver and weird looks. I really hope this one uses constant current buck driver and XPL-HI, could be a great host for Nichia 119D.

- Clemence

A buck driver would be equally cool, yeah.

I am trying to decide between this light or the Convoy L2 as my next thrower. Since the price of the two is more or less the same (Convoy L2 is slightly cheaper with GB code), would love some opinions.

I already have the following throwers, and I like all of them.
Haikelite MT07S (XHP35 HI version)
Haikelite SC01
Emisar D1S

That gives me 33.75m. That can’t be right.

this really looks cute but deadly throw and lumens, what about the button will it be illuminated ? M4D M4X your daugther is so lucky to have it already and play with :smiley:

also how far off a release is this thing, this year i asume?

few weeks to go on sale I think ;)

I am negotiating with another spot for beamshots

hope I can make a session again in a few days

I shoud have one :slight_smile:

What are you trying to calculate?

The measured lux in post #2 should be about 750 meters. This is the ANSI-FL1 rated distance which is not that practical in the real word, but is helpful for comparing lights.

Joe was saying you can expect a nice bright hotspot out to 250 to 375 meters.