Just got the K5 today and I thought I would do a quick opening and my thoughts on it.
Big hole in the box. Didn't look like it actually hurt the case.
but the case has issues. Not well made and I would not trust the handle to carry this thing around very much.
Recommendation: Forget the warranty card and pay us for the return shipping instead!
What you get. Light, extra pushbutton rubber, charger, cables, car adapter.
Color issues
Looks worse in real life. The head is Matte Black. The Control ring is Grey. The body is shiny black.
Not acceptable at ANY price.
AR lens
I think the carrier will hold protected cells. Mine are unprotected and there's lots of room. In fact, I wouldn't use unprotected in this. They slip out of the carrier, because there is no tension to speak of.
The spring is not centered and if you just slap in the carrier and screw it together, it jams instead of falling into the center hole in the carrier.
Not good at any price.
That's the voltage reading. On high I read 1.5 amps, so that's what? 4x1.5 amps, because the batts are in series?? I dunnow.
Lots of springs, lots of resistance. Springs everywhere. Don't they ever learn?
My camera would not take the beam as I saw it, either that or I didn't see all this. To my eyes the beam was bright white. I have to say, it's the tightest beam on an XM-L2 that I have ever seen.
It measured 101,200 lux at one meter on high.
Glam shots?
Guess you know, I prefer my Maglites to this light.
All in all, I am glad I did not pay money for this light. I would have been seriously disappointed! The different colors in the body and the general workmanship are not at the point where I would want to pay big bucks for it. The light is probably worth it, just because of all the electronics and all the work that went into it, but the color difference spoils it all for me.
I don't know what I will do yet. I really don't want to mess with it at all. I have zero interest in throwers any more and don't want to tear everything apart to do an MT-G2. I don't really want to do a giveaway just yet either, so it will go on the shelf till I figure it all out.