I got a set from KD when they have the offer and I believe I got the MIMIC set.
The set that i got was exactly the same as what manafont is selling as mimic copy.
1. Sky Ray logo different from original and is smaller.
2. Lanyard is different from original and is dark brown with lower quality
3. Driver board is different with rough edges.
4. Spring end is different. rattling sound even with 4 battery inserted and screwed tight.
I do not have an original copy to compare the performance…
All these photos of original are compared with the reviews posted in BLF.
If you read through the comments you’d see that no one has both the mimic and the original SR king. We can’t definitively say which one is better until someone can compare one with the other directly.
Is the one sold at CNQG (CNqualityGoods) original Sky Ray King? I do not see a Sky Ray king logo onto the torch? Is this reliable to buy it from there? I checked with Manafont and they only have the NW, but its the original Sky Ray King.
“T6” is a brightness bin, not a tint. A NW Sky Ray King would typically have CREE “T6 3C” XM-L emitters, where “3C” is the tint bin (a designation which relates to colour temperature). When you don’t see a tint bin listed (just “T6” for example), it’s almost always some sort of cool white tint. The ones at Manafont are CW, not NW. The black SRK at CNQG uses U2 1B emitters (where U2 is the brightness bin (slightly brighter than a T6) and 1B is the tint, which is in the CW spectrum).
See the Chromaticity chart (as well as more info on brightness bins) here: Cree - Flashlight Wiki
I’ll let someone else chime in on the quality of the Black SRK from CNQG as I don’t have one. It’s not an original, but that doesn’t necessarily equate to inferior in the budget flashlight arena. In fact sometimes it’s the opposite.
hm, i looked for the Sky Ray King and i found many light´s. I looked at manafont and saw there are 2 SKYRAY King´s. the one for 43,75$ an d one for 54,80$.
I asked at the live support and the Lady told me, that this is the same Light.
Is this true? why is the one 10$ cheaper?
Has someone in these Forum the Torch and know what is the different beetween the 2 Lights.
thx 4 answer
I have checked with Ella from Manafont. She claimed its the NW version they are selling…So, I ask her to confirm again with her dealer. She replied me and said she confirmed with her dealer and its the NW version.
I just purchased today with free shipping from Manafont for $54.80. CNqualityGoods with their shipping cost me around $61.00
I’m not defending Manafont or anything but I took the chance and bought the SRK from them. Tested it out and it is neutral white. No defects from what I can tell and I’m satisfied so far.
I just bought one of these awesome torches (as we call em over here) and wondering what 18650 batteries are good for it.
Looking at the Ultrafire ones on eBay, but noticing they come in different mAh. Is it better to go the highest mAh possible (they range from 2600 mAh to 5000 mAh.)
I don’t know a great deal about batteries, but what would people recommend for this torch? The higher the mAh the better?
I order the Skyray King from Manafont…But, it seems he sends me the Mimic instead. The lanyard he provides is dark brown compared to the lighter one instead and I paid more for the original. I am pissed right now.
