Ex11 cr123a
D11.2 AA
EZAA AA
IFE1 cr123a
The last one you listed is gorgeous (IMO) but dang it’s high.
Nice lights, too rich for my wallet :)
I was looking at them on goinggear..same price BTW...wish the AA version would take 14500's..don;t think they do..shyed away because of that fact..
Wow, looks like MF is going high-end, carrying the 'good stuff' too.
The biz model works. And over at another site, they were saying "All those lights at DX and Manafont sites are....".
Yep ... looks like I need to raise my prices too..
EDIT: the ezAA's take the 14500 .. just no increase in light ... only runtime .
My recollection is the D10 / 11 series do take 14500s. But the driver is designed so that the light output on a 14500 is exactly the same as it is on a regular AA. Putting in a 14500 might give you more runtime but won't turn the light into a pocket rocket.
The drivers in the EX/D10 i know for sure run regulated above 1.3-1.4V. So a NiMH loaded with full output current will be slightly dimmer than anything above 1.4V, however anything 1.4V and above will give the same output So we have a buck/boost driver here. This is a far superior driver than those that just overdrive emitters on higher voltages, normal boost drivers - those are not true regulated drivers, however they are unfortunately the "norm" in budget lights.
The EX is the 123 version, the D is the AA version, both using exactly the same driver. The 11 models are higher output 150-200 ish lumens anyway. The EX11 doesnt state version 2 in the description (but could be). The D11.2 is stated as a version 2. I would strongly recommend the version 2 if you want the shortcuts to high/low and to have a more hidden strobe and SOS.
I like the old ones better modded ...then you end up with a better light .