Say what? S2 3D? for the M43? And I’ve already ordered S3 2B? Oh brother! Gotta look into that…
The sample Meteor arrived today from RMM, and this thing is exquisite! The machining and finish are simply spot on, unbeaten at any level. The feel in the hand is superb, it’s so stinking cute you just want to get 3 or 4 of em!!! He sent HE-2 cells with it for consistency across the board, they’re on the charger.
Noctigon’s first step up to the plate is a grand slam home run in the bottom of the 9th! Very well done, whatever corroborations were needed on this it was worth every bit of time and effort applied. Thank you, for entering the game with such Pizzazz!
Your thoughts echo mine. I sat it down and compared it side-by-side with every Fenix, Nitecore, Niwalker, Olight, and other premium light I have, and this is as good or better than all of them. I would say that as an overall package, the light is currently unrivaled.
Not that it matters much, my TM26 was the newer 3800 lumen version. I don't care about the internal battery charger which I never used. I just want something significantly brighter flood wise. Will the Meteor do that with the XP-G2?
Mostly a matter of taste I believe, do you find the UI to bring to you any advantage, then that should make the difference. The higher the lumens the harder to notice the difference.
If you want it to be a real flooder, you could also get some different optics to swap into it; it’s about $6 for a full set of 4 optics. From throwiest to floodiest, the optics are: 10507, 10511, 10508, 10509. Each produces a wider and smoother beam than the one before it. The Meteor comes with 10507 optics, and you can swap any or all of them pretty easily.
I really like the 10508 for floody lights; it barely has a discernible hotspot and mostly just gets gradually dimmer from the center out to the edge of its 180-degree-wide beam (good for biking). It and the 10509 look very similar to a reflector-based light with a frosted lens, like the Zebralight ‘F’ lights. For throwier lights I like the 10511 — not quite as throwy as the 10507, but it’s much smoother and lacks the 10507’s solar-flare-like corona artifacts.
I’m still trying to figure out if I can afford one… and I have until the XP-G2 3D version comes out to decide. 3D is the sweet spot for pure neutral white in Cree emitters, and this light makes one hell of a nice flooder.
I’d like to see a beamshot of the 1D dedomed to see if I can stand the tint (I’ve yet to be pleased with any dedomed CREE tint). Unfortunately, so far nobody’s posted a beamshot of that emitter. :weary:
I don’t really want to spend this kind of money on an emitter with tint I might hate, especially given the complete absence of beamshots. I haven’t even been able to find a beamshot of a dedomed 1D in a different light.
FWIW, tint is remarkably difficult to show effectively in beam shots. Cameras and monitors simply don’t have the right sensors and emitters to portray tint accurately.
I did the deed and ordered one in stone white with S2 1D’s dedomed. Depending on how easy it is, it may get half dedomed XP-L V6 3C’s after it gets here.