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, thereās 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 itās not going to be identical to the d1s in basically every aspect. See, no matter what random thing I buy, whether itās an oil lantern, a typewriter, or a flashlight, I expect it to work as well as possible. I donāt buy stuff to sit in a sealed case for 50 years, I buy it to use. So Iād 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. 
I still do try to keep my lights fitting different roles, so when Iām going to use one I have to pick it for what it does, as it relates to what Iām going to be doing. When I go out, I usually carry at least 3, sometimes 5 or 6, to fit changing demands. 
Reminiscent of the old saying āNever bring a knife to a gunfight!ā
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 donāt bring so many around with me; 2-3 is fine. I do want the out of the box item to be good enough itās hard to criticize, and I think making this a mini xhp35 light like the bigger sibling could be a neat option.
Thanks TK.
Very interested with this one. 18650 form factor is perfect for me. 18350 would be awkward to handle with itās big reflector.
I never like D1S for itās 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 canāt 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
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 
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.
Thanks! I knew Iāve seen it before, but I donāt think Iāve seen the in depth description of the build.
Very nice DB!
Throw (135,000) x 4 then take the square root for the answerā¦. 135,000 x 4 = 540,000 The square root of 540,000 is 734.85 so thatās the Meters in throw from the 135Kcd lux reading. (for those that donāt know already) This means that at 735M the amount of light hitting a subject will be similar to the light falling on same subject from a full moon. Iāve always meant to use a matchbook with a phone number written inside, could someone read that phone number by the light from this thrower at that distance? I found it to be true when testing the GT at over a mile across the lake, you could indeed read text illuminated by the GTā¦ even at 1.1 miles distant.
If you look at a full moon it just looks white, the eyeās pupil contracts and adjusts for the brightness, but if you set a camera for the light the moon reflects onto a subject on the ground then point the camera at the moon your image will be blown out. Similarly, even from over a mile away the GT is amazing to look at!
Hereās the light meter, illuminated by the GT from across the lake, showing half a luxā¦.
Thanks Eraursis1984, it was one of those projects that sort of got out of hand. lol Been wearing it around my neck for over 5 years now. Rebuilt drivers for it multiple times, it now has a Nichia 219C at 5000K making some 711 lumens from the little 10440 cell.
Will be interesting to see what the finals are on this little miniaturized version of the GT, I donāt have the GT anymore so this will fill itās shoes nicely.
Yāall know Iām not saying the Mini GT will throw a mile, right? But following the tradition of itās big brother it will still be a nice throwy light.
Itās a bit more 734m
Sorry for the confusion
ANSI value:
Square root ( 135000 cd / 0.25 lux )
Interested!! Looks cool. How does it compare to a C8s though? Just curious
Throw wise
And itās not even out yet duuuhhhhh Mikeadoo!! :person_facepalming: