hi, i am new to flashlight and dont really understand what brand to get. Therefore, maybe there are experts and collectors in this forum that can guide me what to get.
i am planning to get 4 flashlights which come with xml Led. Here are the type of lights that i am looking for:
the brightest thrower with 1*18650
the brightest flooder with 1*18650
the brightest zoomable with 1*18650
the brightest multiple LEDS (3or4or5 LEDS) with 2 or 3*18650
For a thrower, I'd get a KD C8 from kaidomain.com ($25) If you want to spend a hundred bucks and get a bigger light, get a Tk35 or TK41 from Manafont
For a Floody 18650, if you want to spend $40, an S-Mini from Shiningbeam.com Your basic P60 drop-in style light is also quite floody, so a Solarforce L2 or L2p with a 3-mode XM-L or the Ultrafire XM-L from manafont in an Ultrafire 504B or SkyRay body would be just fine. Just be sure you get a drop-in with an OP (orangepeel) reflector, not SMO (smooth) and it will be less spot and more flood. You could get a MF body and drop-in for about $21 total
A zoomie XM-L? I'd save my money and skip that one.
I don't know squat about multiple-18650 battery lights, they scare the hell out of me
I'd say none of these lights is actually big ...All of these lights are small considering what we used to use .I wouldn't be worried about size with an xml light unless you want one to go in your pants pocket.