What budget light is this...1 AA throws well and is small?

Trustfire S-A2 is the best AA thrower I have seen. I don’t own a zoom torch so I can’t compare to those but as far as conventional optics go it is the best I’ve seen.The S-A2 has a small, very focused hotspot. Also the Skyray S-A1is a very good torch. Both of these have multiple modes though. The Trustfire always starts on high with no memory and throws a bit better so it might be a better choice for you.

To follow up with this thread...the answer for me was two-fold. Ultrafire BJO8A (single AA) XR-E using 14500 (brighter) or AA and an aspheric from a Sipik SK68 with an added forward clicky.

I also made a second version with a TIR that I already had in place of the aspheric using the same Ultrafire light and all the other changes.

It's bright, it throws, the head is no bigger than the body, it's small and easy to carry and yet the laws of physics are still intact :)

any pics? interested to see it...

Dude, all you did was replicate the SK68 and MrLite: https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/2887#comment-51787, that and violated your own rule about AA primaries and "but I want to make sure there are no fixed aspheric single AA models..."

Your bed doesn't have a good side does it? :)

This light (which no one else recommended) is an AA light. I gambled that 14500 would work. I made it an aspheric since no one knew of a fixed aspheric single AA (I also made one version a TIR). I had an end use in mind. I didn't have as many "rules" as you seem to suggest in your literal reading of my posts.

This isn't a SK68 because it has better heatsinking abilities, doesn't "slide", doesn't have sharp edges and is well made...that's not the SK68.

It's what I suggested from the beginning when you suggested that physics wouldn't allow what I was after. Several others seem to be interested in this light as well now. I never suggested I was reinventing the wheel. I was ready to buy the wheel if it existed as I wanted it.

Dude.

Well, since what you're after is largely arbitrary (and in hindsight seemed to be pretty flexible despite all the groaning about the recommendations), I suppose you could always claim to be inerrant. That which isn't falsifiable isn't in the realm of the sciences in the first places.



I was ready to buy the wheel if it existed as I wanted it.

The MrLite is pretty much exactly what you ended up with. A cylinder w/ a TIR at one end that's probably even brighter on that 14500. Really nice 5kK tint, too.

I was just pointing out the irony of dismissing what everyone said and then proclaiming individual victory at the end after laboring to replicate their suggestions. A lessor man would be claiming "told you so" right now. IOW, I'm not angry or gloating, just amused.

Glad that I could bring a smile to your face. Good to see that you don't consider yourself a lessor or even a lesser man.

I didn't dismiss what everyone said no matter how many times you repeat this. The comments I made in another post initially were because initially I was getting no responses or no helpful responses. After that post is when the suggestions came. You know this however since I've pointed this out before (you're not a politician are you?).

I did check out Mr.Lite and all the others. I was looking for single mode and a smooth cylindrical shape and initially (and ultimately) an aspheric but I made a TIR model as well.

The irony is that you bother to post when you have nothing constructive to add.

By the way, I posted as a follow-up. People in the future will search (all) threads and someone who was interested in the same things I was may have drawn the wrong conclusion had I not bothered to follow up with what I ended up doing.

I know it drives me crazy when I search posts on a certain subject and then the thread just stops with no resolution.

The aspheric doesn't throw any better than the TIR.



The comments I made in another post initially were because initiallyI was getting no responses or no helpful responses. After that post is when the suggestions came.

That reply linked above which essentially answered the question was 4hr after the initial post. I'm not sure what the expectation here was.

The problem seems to be that you dinn't consider what others might construe to be interesting or useful as "constructive". I suppose that's your right, but it's also mine to observe this. You could've gotten more or less what you were looking for by simply following the advice in post #6, but instead elected to act all recalcitrant for a dozen post until you ended up in the exact same place anyway. It doesn't really matter since it's a forum designed for discussion, but poor behavior should be pointed out so as to be avoided in the future. We all make mistakes, but I cop to mine, like expecting a sane reply to advice in the first place.

You're not a stalker are you?

I have two lights that are exactly the same except that I've put a TIR in one and an apsheric in the other. The aspheric is brighter than the center beam of the TIR and therefore it should throw further and does.

My Uncle used to have a dog that chased and barked at cars. Ultimately it didn't turn out well.

Unfortunately, had you actually gotten the Mr.Lite, you would've ended up with a light which has a sharper and more concentrated focus than what's possible from the sk68 aspheric. But heaven forbid paying attention to advice which you asked for.

It's also notable that members who reply to threads get auto-notified of comments, so there's no need to feel self-important about getting replies to your comments.

is the Mr. Lite still available anywhere? 5kK tint and TIR sound like what i'm looking for.

I don't know if the BLF edition is still available, but it's largely the same thing as this http://lightake.com/detail.do/sku.MrLite_J4_XR_E_R2_4_Mode_180_Lumens_LED_Flashlight_Silver_(1xAA)-33098

Review:

http://www.jayki.com/11435

I'm not sure if the tint in the one I got was good luck or what, but old5470 did note that the tint in the silver one he got is slightly warmer than usual. I'd say it's maybe closer to 5.5kK, but definitely not as cool as any of my CW lights; it's quite pleasant IMO.

The main issue I had to "fix" with the light was the metal button which rattles slightly, but that's mostly a cosmetic issue. The beam is incredibly tight for a AA light.

BTW, the img host old used seems to be down. The one wall beamshot that's still up (which seems to show the f20 more focused) is misleading since the minimal corona on the J4 is already saturated in the photo. The beam it outputs is actually a very sharply defined circle, as if those two beamshots are swapped.

I have the black one. You can probably find more impressions of it on this forum since there was long thread leading up to it and a lot of people got it.
http://lightake.com/detail.do/sku.MrLite_J4_XR_E_R2_9_Mode_180_Lumens_LED_Flashlight_Black_(1xAA)-33007

However, if you're looking for functional throw in a smallish light, the romisen g2 is going to be similar least not much worse, even with the OP reflector, simply because it has a much bigger head.

doh! kind of pricey for a AA light. maybe i'll try waiting for "The BJ" to go on special again.

Yeah, not the cheapest, but build quality on it is on par w/ premium light. Everyone should have a G2 though, if only because it's the light which pretty much started the budget side of the hobby.

Now that's irony.

Greta, or her sycophants rather, would've just banned you after that second reply instead of acting reasonable since I don't necessarily feel poor behavior alone warrants it. Also, there was a guy complaining about making comparisons to CPF in the other thread, I think you should go take the issue up with him.

Most fun thread I've read on BLF for awhile, and all over an AA light, go figure. Usually takes a monster thrower to get into this kind of spirited debate.

FWIW, the XP-G Xeno is hands down the best AA light I own.

After that I like the Jetbeam BA10, it also throws pretty nicely. Both are on the upper edge of what I would call a budget light, but they are both worth the $$



Self-important means feeling one so unique that others will tailor themselves specifically for you, that you're worth "stalking", etc. I don't think you're replying because I'm special enough to warrant it, but rather because you're angry that you get called out on hypocrisies, and choose to project that upon others.