MTE M-2 beamshots

Actually, I don't think you *can* shill since we know you are a seller. And it doesn't sound like you are inducing anyone to shill, just providing lights so people can do beam shots or post honest reviews.

We have had dealers here say they would give people lights and then give them a kickback on any lights sold as a result of the review. Now that is inducing people to shill. And we've had "members" whose only objective is to talk up dealers. So it has been a problem in the past, but I don't see anything wrong with what you are doing.

Lets please keep this on topic and drop the name calling (Unless it has to do with a particular "Greta"). At the lowest common denominator, BLF likely exists and thrives because of her selfish ill doings, and I think we can all pretty much agree on that. If there is a problem with a member, we need to notify Mr. Admin and tell him why. He will always address an issue head-on, just as he has done many times in the past.

Greg is putting his company reputation on the line and stepping forward for the shootout, which shows he's ready to back his claims at the risk of a potentially negative review. Your Devils Advocate: Would you stake your company products against a competitor unless you were sure yours would beat the pants off the competition? I would never take that bet unless I knew it as fact. If he's correct, then he deserves the bragging rights he's left in prior comments and everyone wins. Google will find more than one positive review on the MC-E version of his light (sourced from other vendors), and its been a winner to more than a few discerning flashaholics. As long as the optics favor the new XM-L version and its equipped with a suitable driver, this might very well be something we would all want in the upper scale of our collections. We all want to know which lights are the best for the money and why. That's what this is about, and I say "BRING IT". Smile

Thanks Cab, we're looking forward to it. Is this an MC-E equipped light? Can you tell us how many amps it draws on high at the tailcap? How do you like the tint and quality of the beam in its various configurations? For a light this powerful and compact, does it do a mediocre job in transferring heat to the head and body? Does it have multiple modes? What are your overall impressions?

You take good beam shots so we're looking forward to the larger pics and comparisons when you can get around to it. Thanks for sharing.

Hi everyone,

I for one am happy to see dealers post here, as long as they are legitimate, honest sellers who know something about their product and don't post false claims or off-topic links to improve their search rankings. So as long as they are honest and unobtrusive, they are welcome. That way we can have a more open exchange between sellers and customers without dealers feeling the need to employ shills. Instead of hiding what they really are, dealers can simply present themselves as dealers and admit that they come here to sell us a product. That's fine, as long as they don't spam us. We can understand that they are simply business people who want to sell us their product, and we'll use our own good judgment to decide if we'll buy from them or not.

As for reviews of lights provided by a seller for review purposes, I personally don't have a problem with them. I have personally received a few lights from Manafont for review purposes. However, we should always mention prominently that the product was provided for review. And we should make sure to mention the negative aspects of the light. Yep, they all have negatives. :) If the company is straightforward and honest, they won't insist on a 100% glowing positive review. And if they do insist, then I'll never do another review for them.

I agree 100%, and thats something that you wont find in many of the reviews over at the other place. To do so might risk having your comments being edited or deleted.

The whole thread needa a remake. :) This is it the 1st post im aware of that has some yo-yo bashing asociated.

It is quite unusual for BLF (corrected) with members going arguing heavily to each other. Let's keep it that way.

A review of the flashlight in question seems strongly advised provided the owner wishes to do so.

Let's wait for a eventual review... if not leave the thread as is. Nothing good can come up with keeping the current discussion on the back burner.

I didn't understand that, did you mean CPF or BLF?

I apologize for being a whiny @#$@!... It's not often I get called a shiller (still don't know if that is correct) and Ass-Clown in the same day. It was worth it to find out what both those terms are. I am up for the Pepsi challenge when I get restocked on lights.

This is random but has anyone checked out these little AAA Maratac flashlights out? A customer sent me the link and said he kept one on his neck as a backup flashlight at night and I had to buy two... I am obsessed with it, I tossed my Lowe's 357 battery keychain light and put it on a little lanyard. Don't know who these people are, don't get any kickbacks, no shilling my nillings...but I keep it on my keychain and it kicks ass.

http://www.countycomm.com/aaa.html

If anyone buys one of the stainless ones let me know how you like it. I was thinking of buying two of them right now but I just realized its just my obsession with flashlights driving me to do it so I stopped myself. The black one on my keychain seems like the paint is coming off, probably to be expected but still kind of bummed. I think the stainless might be better for finish reasons but I don't want the extra weight on my keychain since it already has like 30 keys.

Thanks,

Greg

Screw that other place ...Lets stop talking about what goes on over there ..who gives a shit ..Flashpilot I'd like to see you not give it to your buddy ...rather raffle it off on BLF . He's your buddy , you can do what you want .i just like the fact that someone who needs a free light gets one rather than Mr. professional reviewer .. or Mr. scavanger bird .. I don't like feeding the birds and the pro's don't need another light.

If I'm here in BLF it's for a reason. ..Some good reasons ... good people....good times ...good grief ..!!

Sorry Greg I wanted to give you some **** too but I think you figured out real quick that this is the wild west and if you pop into the saloon talkin trash they may just build a box for you and prop you up outside .//Figured you were from the west (denver) and woulda known yer ** might get shot off here ..Welcome to our town,...don't piss off the local boys , they drinks a bit ,As long as you have money you're welcome to sit down and play cards ..just don't cheat ,,You saw what happened to Mr. Shilling .

Oh yes. I stand corrected. What was i thinking?!? :)

Oh yes. I stand corrected. What was i thinking?!? :)

It was in a hurry and CPF was somehow easy to associate with such behavior. :P

Yeah CPF is harsh and not a lot of fun. I was a level 3 supporter for a while and now I no longer even go there, just too much hate.

Thanks,

Greg

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Yeah CPF is harsh and not a lot of fun.

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Speaking of which:

Guys, sorry for derailing the thread. I'm glad we have cooler heads here to calm things back down.

Don's not even gone for a day and all hell breaks loose

So, Cabfrank...let's see those full sized beamshots!

I just recieved one of those maratac aaa in stainless. I absolutely love it, and I see it being on my keyring for a very long time! Fantastic build quality, absolutely tiny and very nice modes. Mid, lo, High.

I was unaware of 'real' MTE products, and my very first flashlight was actually an MTE M3-2 with the MC-E from DX. I am guessing that is a fake then. At first I was impressed with the quality: lubed threads, nice o-rings. But by the 3rd time I used it, it was non stop flickering in all modes. The head was glued so I couldn't even pull it apart without making a mess of it.

Now I am curious about an authentic MTE, but they dont fall under the budget price I am looking for :(

Match, I think you only said what some of us, or possibly many, were already thinking. Better that it be said well once, and then we move on.

I would like to see more dealers with the confidence to submit their product to an unedited review. Even if the light doesn't get a 100% 'glowing' review the vendor will get some visibility for his product and gain some credibility for sponsoring an honest and open review. I may not buy this light, but I will remember the vendors behaviour and will be likely to look more closely at their next offering.

So you think the stainless is just a gram or two heavier than the aluminum? I think I'll have to get one.

I have shut almost everyone down selling the counterfeits. DX has a few left but they are a pain because you have to submit an IPR infringement form. I will take care of that this week.

Thanks,

Greg

i'll have some new ones posted here very soon, hopefully a little bigger this time. as far as reviews, i will do one soon. i did do a partial disassembly and took pictures, in case everyone didn't see that. stay tuned....

Hi guys i too have this light and it's a very nice light indeed, lovely build quality and a very smooth zooming motion.

The only real negatives i have with the light are that to get the most of the light it needs to be run on AAA primary's Nimh cells are noticeable dimmer, and also a better quality reflector and glass lens would be nice also.

I also got this light from Greg over a year ago, I can highly recommend buying from Greg I found him very helpful and was very quick to respond to emails including postage costs as i live in the uk postage wasn't the cheapest but was sent very well packed and sent 1st class airmail.

He also included some batteries for FREE so i could get the light fired up ASAP.

BTW this was my first proper led flashlight and started me on the flashlight collecting..

Here's a few indoor beam shots, the range is approx 30 feet.

LOW...

Zoomed all the way in HIGH

Part zoomed

Zoomed out HIGH

i hope these are big enough. this is much more of a pain in the a@% than i realized. the distance on both scenes is 45 feet. the lights are, in order, edit t-11(dx) mte-2(greg mcgee engineering) torch light c78(dx) and torchlight c78-2(dx). all batteries are black and red flame trustfires, full charge. the edit uses a 16340, the mte a 18650, and the c78's 14500's. i really hope this helps in some way.

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