The thing that’s rather amazing about the MS18 is that after it steps down from 100,000 lumens, it maintains something like 30,000 indefinitely using the cooling. The turbo has the “Oh my God!!!” Factor for me every time I do it, even though I have a number of lights in the 10,000 to 20,000 range
I can run a large light on low mode for super duper runtime, or I can run a small light on max mode for maximum performance to size ratio, but with low runtime. Or I can run a medium size light on medium mode.
Size, power, runtime. I pick the two I like and then I have no complaints about the third one. Mostly I like low runtime, and the most power per given size. So far, I do not own a large size light with a single XP-G2 emitter. But, if I were a runtime connoisseur, I certainly would. More than one. A lot of large lights with lots of battery capacity, with a single teensy weensy itty bitty tiny emitter on top. But no, not me, so far. Only lights that have low, medium, normal and mega peta exa Turbo mode that is capable of a brief blaze of illumination glory, then time to refuel. I use low mode as a practical tool. I use turbo to make life exciting. And/or to briefly brightly illuminate a large area, then quickly throttle back when the small target is identified.
The X50 is a light that does all of this very nicely, in a mid-size package.
I agree completely. I’m always most interested in flashlights that are the highest lumens or candela for their size.
The size dictates how or where you carry the light. So for each of the main size classes (keychain, EDC, jacket pocket, soda can, monster size) I want lights with the maximum possible brightness and throw.
Acebeam seem to have the brightest soda can size flashlight available, as well as some of the brightest or throwiest lights in other size classes.
Of course, I don’t just chase high numbers. The ideal flashlight as has a good UI, runtime, CCT/CRI, switch, pocket clip, quality, cell replacement and probably loads of other things.
just received the light 2 hours ago. What a nice light. Specially after upgrading the bezel to a stainless steel one. Now the light is even more classy.
I might have to get one of these bad boys. I have a 14,000 lumen light that fits in my pocket and the 100,000 lumen MS18 that is massive, but nothing in between.
The 1lumen review said he was only getting 30,000. How is the output? I want something that’s incredible
The only reason for a non removable battery is controlled obsolesce. In 5-7 years when the battery goes bad , the whole light goes in the garbage. They wont be making a battery for replacement and if they did id would cost more then the light to buy one.
Ya that drives me nuts too. Like why doesn’t my expensive electric toothbrush take a 14500 battery that I can swap out when traveling and toss in the trash after 500 charge cycles
There is no link. The seller just happened to bring in 2 pieces of the SS bezel. I grabbed his only new unit of x50 and 1 piece of the SS bezel before he can put them up for sale.
Not really anything in the description about the switch, and no photo of the tail end but I’m assuming it’s a mechanical tail switch because of this sentence:
“Using threads to conduct; positive and negative in same pole battery design with single barrel body to ensure that the integration of switching and signal function for the tail and to enforce reliability and durability”
(I guess they’re trying to say it’s not an “unreliable” e-switch setup with 2-piece tubes?)
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Also, this sentence is the closest thing I can find that describes anything about the UI:
“Ease of use, easy to turn on and off the light, to switch between various modes, and easy to hold another thing while using the light, etc.”
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And what’s going on with that pocket clip, what is the standoff/block underneath it?
The “One Touch Strobe Switch” Looks like it connects where the Proprietary charging cable connects, I’d like to see a photo of that installed, looks like it hangs off the side?
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I’m guessing the LED is an SFT40?:
“Up to 1,700 lumens, long-range beam up to 330 meters (using flat LED, most efficient and long-range beam in same size light)”
Yep, not interested in proprietary batteries. Besides that, they don’t list the UI anywhere that I can see. Is this another of Acebeam’s double-click to turn on lights? :confounded: