Thanks for posting these. great shots! Never did do any extra mods as cooling has been sufficient. Have been using 2 18500s
Ordered this from DD on the back of this review, got it in 11 days. Well pleased with the quality, just need it to get dark now!
Got my STL yesterday, took 9 whole days :-). Had fun playing in the dark. Very impressed with the throw.
The pill in mine (ordered from DinoDirect on 24th October) looks a bit different
Some indoor comparison shots:
Mine is hybrid of these 2 :D
Bought from Manafont.
As soon as I get mine from DD for $36.49 I will post pics.
^ Please do - let's see if your bargain calculated in USD differs from mine calculated in Euro's
how2:As soon as I get mine from DD for $36.49 I will post pics.
How did you bought it for 36,49??
I bought 2 for some 43$ each from dinodirect, with 20% discount.
Now price went higher, 63$ without discount.
I noticed thad on DD, its like the put prices higher after I buy some cheap flashlights. Like they are following my steps there :o
I used the Save15 code someone gave these codes on this site.
jamesearljonesisascab:Pill looks just like the one for olight m3x
The pill in mine (ordered from DinoDirect on 24th October) looks a bit different
Some indoor comparison shots:
My pill looks the same as yours , also bought from DD.
I'm hoping that the picture doesn't do this justice. This light is considered to be one of the best XM-L throwers around and I can barely see the hay bale at 235m. I don't own a dedicated thrower but hearing numbers like 400-500m distance then seeing this at 235m I must admit I'm a little disappointed.
Seeing a reflective sign at 350m means nothing since if it wasn't reflective you'd never see it. Make a building or tree visible at that distance and it will mean something. One day I will get a thrower and this light (FandyFire version) and the Crelant are the ones being considered. Now I'm not sure.
I'm hoping that the picture doesn't do this justice. This light is considered to be one of the best XM-L throwers around and I can barely see the hay bale at 235m. I don't own a dedicated thrower but hearing numbers like 400-500m distance then seeing this at 235m I must admit I'm a little disappointed.
Seeing a reflective sign at 350m means nothing since if it wasn't reflective you'd never see it. Make a building or tree visible at that distance and it will mean something. One day I will get a thrower and this light (FandyFire version) and the Crelant are the ones being considered. Now I'm not sure.
Taking good pictures with IXUS without manual settings is too hard :D
Yes, that 235m picture doesn't do justice... Last night I was on a walk and could light up barn at that distance.
(note: picture is from 2009, now there is no forest... there was quite storm over year ago)
All the first pics are under exposed.... like this.
Newer pic from same spot...
place is this
"Seeing a reflective sign at 350m means nothing since if it wasn't reflective you'd never see it."
Last electric poles are about 350m away.
It's tint (my is from DD) is very good, for me - refreshing - because it is warm yellow, almost like incadescent light. Its a refreshment to me because i have lots of lights with white, bluish even purpleish itint, etc.
Mine has purplish tint :(
M3TAL_L0RD, would you say that the beam of the STL has a donut hole? Looking at some of your beamshots for me it sure looks that way.
I was reading throught this topic - this Skyray has 2 group of modes?
loosen the body from head slightly to go to 5 modes and tighten for 3 modes
M3TAL_L0RD, would you say that the beam of the STL has a donut hole? Looking at some of your beamshots for me it sure looks that way.
Didn't notice in use, but now tested and it has hole in beam... when shining wall closer than 50 cm, further than that I can't see hole. On high hole is much harder to see and makes me see spot all the time :D
This is what I mean, comparable with the T40CS, it's not harsh.
Your mouse over here https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/2903?page=1#comment-86807 shows the blackhole
UniqueFire UF-2100 - High (1/8 CTO tint mod)
Mouse over: Sky Ray STL-V2 - High
Hikelite:M3TAL_L0RD, would you say that the beam of the STL has a donut hole? Looking at some of your beamshots for me it sure looks that way.
Didn't notice in use, but now tested and it has hole in beam... when shining wall closer than 50 cm, further than that I can't see hole. On high hole is much harder to see and makes me see spot all the time :D
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This light is from DinoDirect.
M3TAL_L0RD: Hikelite:M3TAL_L0RD, would you say that the beam of the STL has a donut hole? Looking at some of your beamshots for me it sure looks that way.
Didn't notice in use, but now tested and it has hole in beam... when shining wall closer than 50 cm, further than that I can't see hole. On high hole is much harder to see and makes me see spot all the time :D
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This light is from DinoDirect.
Proves nothing... camera just doesn't pick slightly darker spot so easily.
50 cm away (can't see darker spot by eye, yet)
15 cm away (can see spot easily, camera starts to pick spot about 20 cm)
about 5 cm away
loosen the body from head slightly to go to 5 modes and tighten for 3 modes
Mine is different: head tightened - 5 modes, loosened - 3 modes.
^^ Indeed... But perhaps not the cause of the potential donut hole mentioned above (which at least I cannot see).
Looks like the led itself. Good thing anyway this is a thrower so it will be used just a bit further away from the target