I’m always excited by new AA/14500 offerings and this one looked appealing …but then it occured to me that aside from the OSRAM it might be very similar to another light already in my collection. Although it would be fun to compare the XP-L Hi to the CSLPM1.TG’s performance.
(Sorry, I couldn’t resist some fun with a visual comparison, it’s a Friday.)
It is indeed unibody!
It's plausible that the driver is double sided, with its rear side also housing the brass tab (positive terminal), which goes through the drilled base.
Here's a few close-up pictures of the driver and its back side.
I know I promised that I would be publishing some beamshots this weekend, but unfortunately the area I live in went into lock-down due to Corona, so we're only allowed to stay outside of our homes up until 6.00pm
I think the lock-down restrictions will be raised to 9.00pm from tomorrow onwards, so if that's the case, then I'll definitely be grabbing some outdoor beamshots pretty soon!
Yeah, the UI definitely needs work. 2click for strobe is pretty hideous.
Moonlight would be nice, if not a must (at least for EDC).
Even if not an “EDC” light, I mostly use my GTmicro in basically only 2 modes, moonlight (reset down to 1 from the default 3/5/whatever) and wide-open. Even low is “too high” when I just want to see the clock across the room, etc.
Backlit switch only if constant, not “breathing”. That’s one dealbreaker for me. F’n creepy…
Does not look like. However, I am not trying to buy. The flashlight is interesting, but to be honest, I am not satisfied with the modes and most importantly: the price. Not willing to pay for it like D4V2
Confusion is obvious with modes. The title indicates 900lumens …