26650 46mm head zoomie

these lights all suffer from a long focal length lens (thin) that makes a tiny hotspot, while the Uniquefire UF-T20 has a much shorter focal length lens (thick, curved) that gives a much bigger hotspot, with the same throw (in other words: more output without loosing throw).

The UF-T20 is still not a 26650 utilizer or with 2 batteries in series especially, this seems especially tempting for MTG2 use…

I searched the model to see what you were talking about and found there happens to be a Wallbuys group buy for the UFT20 in effect, a screw focus instead of push/pull, I had thought about it before but $17.50 is more tempting… WallBuys.com is for sale | HugeDomains

I don’t think you will be happy with the MT-G2 beam with an aspheric lens. I have tried a few different lenses on MT-G2’s and never really found one I liked at all.

I do like zoomies and if I could pick this one up cheap enough I would.

I like the mtg2 zoomie as a novelty item. The honeycomb-esque die is neat.

What is it you didn’t like exactly? Beam collimation, output? You have much more experience in anything like this I’m glad for your input/advice :slight_smile:

I do like this even as a zoomie too, especially for around $30, with a reflector/large head and using 1-2 26650s anyways though. I just figured the amount of metal for heat sink, head size, reflector and rare 2x26650 would be perfect for MT-G2. If not that I’m sure modders would like it to increase power to an XML2.

I always have hope with a zoomie, then I get it and am disappointed, say I’m not going to buy a zoomie again, then later get tempted with another cheap zoomie…

According to Taobao, even if you are buying it in China, the price for this light plus extension including shipping is ~37USD.
In the description, the seller said 2.8A was also available. And it has XML2 0D instead of XML (also noticed this in toysareforboys’s nice pictures).

figures

awesome new zoomie, not easily available

i’ll be ordering 2 in a group buy or from the usual vendors….

could we see the pill?

I so strongly prefer zoomies for a camping light that I’ll probably pay someone to make 2 copper pills for this if it is as good as it seems.

is the extension exactly the same as the body tube (interchangeable)?

nevermind all that about the pill

it had been awhile since I looked at the tabao pics :slight_smile:

if everyone reading this thread requests it from fasttech, problem solved!

https://support.fasttech.com/tickets/RQST

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.88.cC0uha&id=21915176047

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Hey what’s up man? Long time to chat.

What I don’t like about it is that you get this big ugly honey cone shaped die pattern and still it doesn’t throw worth a darn. I was actually going to buy a similar zoomie and put one in because I like zoomies a lot. But after seeing what they do I was not impressed at all. Plus you lose so many lumens with a zoomie that it’s kind of a waste.

If it has good heatsinking I would put a de-domed XM-L2 and push it around 6 amps or so. If the heatsinking isn’t that great then I would use a XP-G2 de-domed and just go for a really great throw and enough flood to be a nice walking light.

I kind of agree with that mtg2 zoomie assessment

i wouldn’t mind having one - it would have a massive amount of flood - great for blanketing an area with a nice tint…and no hotspot. that tripod mount and a gorillapod could make it a handy work or car camping light. zooming out would be for when you want to see something further out - you lose a ton of lumens…which is a waste of power…but if that’s occassional/short use, it is at least handier than carrying a second light.

the reason i won’t have one, comes down to cost. $70 is better spent elsewhere…and xml can flood well, and throw great.

in fact, i’m quite sure i’d use dedomed xml

You guys are probably right, I have not seen an MT-G2 zoomie. Love the tint and output though, and with the extra lumens it creates could be worth it even with the problems you outline, but probably not for the price. Still, I like this light and want one at around $37, filled out the fast tech request form too.

Heya, yeah I kinda took a break from the site for a while. Not from using my lights though, just from reading and drooling over more :slight_smile:

I have a couple of 7g5v2 (reflector head and 67mm? aspheric lens head) and I have 3 pills, sst-90 green, xml2 dedomed and mtg2

mtg2 is great with the reflector. it is kind of cool to play with the mtg2 and aspheric…(outside, the waffle pattern isn’t as noticeable, especially if you slightly defocus), but I don’t have any real use for it…

i would buy one of these. is it any brighter on 2 cells?

I’ve tried it both on one cell and two cells and I didn’t notice a difference. I’ll pull out my DSLR light meter and see what it says :slight_smile:

EDIT: Confirmed. My DSLR light meter found 1% or less difference in brightness between 1 cell and 2 cell (measured in the very center of the hotspot when on full flood).

-Jamie M.

Am I crazy for wanting at least one so I can have one stock…and then another with an MT-G2 in it? For science?

BLF member in good standing.

Well then in that case, I suppose I must order at least one for now!