Great review! I was curious as to why you didn't like the ThruNite Neutron? I really like the interface on the Neutron but this Xeno seems great at it's price point!
Well I guess I overlooked your review of the Neutron but now I seen it so I answered my own question. Thanks for the reviews! It looks like I will get a Xeno!
The weather finally improved so I decided to take some new outdoor beamshots quick. I wasn't happy with how the others turned out. The camera and lights are at a slightly different angle to the target. The modified location moved me about 6 ft closer to the crabapple tree. I'm just going to call it 40 ft. I'll say the tree behind the crabapple tree which is visible in some shots is 55 to 60 ft. The white post sticking out of the ground is about half way inbetween the two. These shots really give a better idea of the output. The E03 really is insanely floody.
I’d love to tell you, but as soon I could get a semi-stable reading I shut it off. It sure wouldn’t be long. That is way too much power for a light this small.
(I can hear the scoffs already over that last line. LOL)
EDIT: OK I tried it. It was uncomfortable after 3 minutes, but it was tolerable. I kept it on 3 more minutes and switched it back and forth between my hands. It was very hot, but it almost felt like I could keep that up indefinitely. Who knows... :) I wouldn't recommend running it for more than a few minutes, but I also wouldn't recommend a LiCo cell @ 1.8A. That's just too hard on the cell.
I received my Xeno E03 Warm Red yesterday. It really is a quality build light. Bright and mine has a very nice warm tint. Still like my Thrunite 1c, though. It has a way lower low than E03.
I Just bought the Red Cool white version, Will be my high output light on a mt hiking trip as I'm going lightweight now. will be leaving my Solarforce L2 with kadoiman XML drop in.
Do you think its bright enough as compared to the L2 with xml?
I have what is supposed to be the Neutral White Zeno, but I can't imaging a light being any warmer than mine is. It is rather nice, I like the warm beam, but it is pretty yellow, far from being neutral white.
I received a WW version today from Tactical HID and I'm very pleased with the color. I was expecting a darker brown/orange color but this light seems more of a what I would think a neutral tint would be. This is my first WW/NW so please keep that in mind. The hotspot is larger than my Eagletac P20A2 MkII XM-L which is good for what I want to use it for.