Even the regular price of $6.07 is great, but FocalPrice was very accommodating with giving me a new $2 coupon code just for me since the other "2OFF5" one didn't work for some reason. So for $4.07 I'll be pretty happy with this I think. It looks stellar this one, and maybe, just maybe it could be multi-mode. How do you understand this quote?
It looks like the Sipik SK58 definitely has either a Cree or an OSRAM too, most likely an OSRAM. And very possibly it could have three modes, judging from the following Alibaba page translated through Google: http://tinyurl.com/24gccvb
Hey there Anduril. For me the C78 is totally out just for its looks. It's much longer and has a much bigger head than the Sipik SK58. It also has a bump-style tailswitch. A real ugly prize winner in my opinion. And costs wayyyyyyy more, almost $4 more than the SK58! ;)
I own both, the 'No. 5 Super bright" and the SK58 (which arrived today). Even looking almost the same, the SK58 is indeed superior.
Both are using Osram leds.
SK58:
+ less wobbly zooming mechanism
+ lanyard hole is now on the side (meaning perfect tailstanding)
+ brighter (YMMV)
+ no flicker issues whatsover, driver pill seems to be better contacted with the body
+ looks better, even the knurling is a bit better imho
- led shape visible on full flood(!), that's a premiere with a f2t-light for me
No. 5:
+ slightly wider flood
+ clicky feels a bit better
Both feature they same kind of over-current protection (on LiIon light turns off immediately after a short light burst). Both are 1-mode. Still, the driver PCBs look completely different (well, the downside).
Both have a rather bad tint (blueish and greenish). I think the tint will vary a lot, no matter which model you buy. The Osram GDP is on of the most precisely color-binned leds on the market, it's pretty obvious those budget lights are using second quality golden dragons with varying brightness and tint.
Hi there phlowcus, thanks for your observations! By any chance is the SK58 a multi-mode? The product description on Focalprice sort of leads me to believe that it is.
Pull it forward then unscrew it. There may be quite a lot of threading. They are harder to put back on as getting them past the metal O ring is a pain.
In my opinion: Romisen RC-29 >> C78 >> DX Flood-to-Throw Zooming 3W .. just looking at the build quality. The Romisen has a nasty sharp switch... and is a little to big headed ;-). Review of the RC-29
I finally received the Sipik SK-58. It's a very nice little flashlight for the money. The beam is ugly though, unlike the generic "No. 5" zoomable light, which has a truly beautiful beam. But the overall quality of the Sipik blows away the generic version. I need to do a proper review on these soon.
On a related note, C78 1xAA flood-throw light is really cheap at Focalprice:
The description says it's 2xAA, but that's wrong. Focalprice's descriptions are terribly most of the time. But it does appear to be the same C78 that most reviewers at DX seem to like a lot. It seems too long and ugly to my eyes though.