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I have only seen knurling this good in pictures of much more expensive lights. It is similar to an SK68 except that it is smaller, more compact but less cooling. The only shortcoming is that it has only one mode. I have two more on order and am holding my breath till I see whether they are as good as the first one.
A while back I did a runtime test on a whole heap of cheapo AA lights. My search skills have deserted me tonight or I'd give you a link. But I wrote it here and it was a year or two ago.
I don’t understand what is hard to manipulate. It may be 2 1/2 feet but I move around it easily with this small lap top, nearly tablet size. I could trim it down, but reducing the resolution would lose the content. There may be a way to display it smaller here but allow a user to view the original, but most would not do that and miss the main content. I don’t suppose I can have only a detail visible unless I upload a trimmed version and show it instead. Did it take too long to load?
Part of that was humor, sorry… you can set it to a relative size so that it scales with the users page. You use the same source image, it just changes the browser rendering to scale properly, and people who want to can still easily see the original.
Mostly it’s just because it’s a bit of a pain on lower-resolution mobile devices.
I vote SK68! The 3 mode version, with the upgraded XML T6 LED! So pretty, SO BRIGHT! $10 shipped!! http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Upgrade-800Lumens-9W-CREE-XM-L-T6-Mini-LED-Torch-Focus-Zoom-Flashlight-Free-Shipping/997633297.html
Will run on regular AA battery (so great to give as gift), works best on Sanyo 840mah 14500.
Way WAY better than normal SK68, has low and high brightness, beam is BEAUTIFUL compared, way brighter too!
Fritz, that’s a nice looking light, can you say exactly how it compares to an SK68? Does it have as much flood? If both run on AA is it as bright as the SK68? I like the knurling, too bad it doesn’t have a pocket clip though.
Definitely a SK68 Sipik, or a good quality clone that has the three modes. ( the low mode is in that 70 - 90 Lumen range, very floody when zoomed back, and has good run time on the low mode. ( i get over 6 hours on a Eneloop on low mode.
They’ll all need an LED upgrade to make “flood light with super high lumen”, but you’ll really like the result, and it’s a great (easy) way to get into modding.
You’re in the Right Place to get your answers, regardless…
I have Both the Original SK68(not the upgrade), and I much prefer the SK58. It just looks so much more polished, and the Beam is Beautiful. SK68 is a little brighter, but I just prefer the fit&finish of the SK58. True, it doesn’t have a pocket clip, but it Does have the Best Lanyard I have seen on a True “Budget” Light, By FAR. As a matter of fact, I prefer This lanyard to the lanyards on my Fenix, Nitecore, and Inova lights, although I Do like the Nitecore lanyard. I run Sanyo Eneloops, and the Beam is plenty bright, for a “Floody Beam” Light. It’s my Favorite “Budget” Light, and it’s not even close.
In general, SK58s are a Sipik model that preceded the SK68 and its clones. They had Osram leds originally but many now for sale are upgraded to XR-E and drivers similar to SK68 1 and 3 modes. The differences are largely esthetic, but they are slimmer and have less cooling. The lens is slightly smaller. I gave two for Xmas this year.
The reason I posted the picture is that I received one from the source I indicated that had build quality and especially the knurling on the head that I consider exceptionally good for a low priced light. The knurling on 58s is square rather than diamond. On this light it is aggressive in the width, depth and spacing of the grooves, and in addition there are micro-grooves on top of each rectangle to further enhance grip. This example does not have a brand name on it, so I have only the source to identify it. I hope the two more I ordered from the same source will be as good, but I can’t be sure even of that. The great thing about flashlight collecting at this time is when, for six dollars and some cents, you receive a “commodity” item with unexpectedly thorough and artistic workmanship.
Quick easy mod for the SK68, get a 16mm sinkpad, reflow a XM-L or XM-L2 on it (I prefer 4C tint, but 1A is alot more white to the eyes), then pull the crappy XR-E out of it…even though you aren’t going to push massive amounts of current thru the XM-L, even with the boost circuit it will throw a bit more light. ALOT more light if you run it with a 14500, but it will get warmer ALOT faster too…I also even go as far as taking epoxy and epoxying the star down to the aluminum pill and discard any of the lousy hole cover that fits over the emitter (the thing that causes the rings)
Anyone claiming a stock SK68 pushing 800 lumens is blowing smoke!
If this is truly a XM-L, going price for a emitter and a SK-68…if it IS a true XM-L…might be a good deal…but it ain’t no 800 lumens
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