I’ve got some more time with Falcon F15.
The switch clearly is some kind of e-switch. It doesn’t have an “ON” and “OFF” position but rather “A” and “B” - If I have the light ON, unscrew the tailcap, screw it back - it light is OFF. Click - it’s ON. Click again - it’s OFF. The switch positions got reversed which means that they are defined by software rather than hardware. The way they implemented mode group change makes me think it’s a momentary switch with extra clicks. It probably enables some UI possibilities not present in our e-switch hardware…
The zooming action is slow but passable. I learned to zoom out by putting my thumb in front of the bezel and pushing back.
It’s much faster and doesn’t require much force but zooming still feels sluggish. Waiting for the focus to get adjusted is annoying but other than this the light works well enough. I guess some people would like it though I still don’t.
The hole in the beam is actually more visible than I expected - the slow zooming action is responsible for that.
The exposed switch is a mixed blessing. Fingers find it very easily when I want to use it. But I’ve got a few accidental mode changes. And I blasted myself with momentary a few times. I’d rather not have that momentary at all…
On the positive side I really like the tint. And performance is definitely good enough.