Help me to choose: TR-J12 Cree XM-L T6 5-LED or FandyFire UV-S5 (SkyRay King clone)

Hi all.
A newbie here.

Looking for very bright light with budget under $60 and those two fits in that category.

What i understand the Fandyfire produces around 1800 lumes
and the TR-J12 should give around 2500 lumens.

After reading several days, i still don’t know which to get.

Tips please?
Pros and cons for those two?
Anything i really need to know about either of those?

I am going to use TrustFire Protected 18650 3.7V 2400mAh batteries.

Thank you.

Edit: added links to shop.

Welcome to BLF! I would go for the UV-S5 which is going to be safer because it is wired in parallel.

I have the j12 and the SRK, and to totally not help you, I like them both.

Although, I have to say that the SRK’s design — and everything about it (including the weird color that I actually like) — make for a very original-looking light that works and looks super. The J12 is quite a bit brighter than the srk, but becomes a heavy MONSTER with the 3-26650 extender. You won’t be sticking that in a cargo pants pocket, which I can do with the srk, which also fits in even a regular jacket pocket. Think big beer can.

Then again, the j12 is brighter. Hmmm. I already said that. How much brighter? Maybe 30-35%? It’s VERY noticeable.

Build quality on mine is superb.

Pretty much a coin toss for me. Manageable size and excellent ergonomics and very bright — VS — even brighter and nicely made but biggish (but good for knocking zombies and bad guys cold with one swift bonk).

I really like the J12 when I party at my cabin in WVa….lights up the woods really well!With 2 26650 it really isn’t much bigger that a 2/3 D maglight and has decent runtime as well.It also makes a good car headlight when lost on a dirt national forest road at night and you have a hard time focusing on the map!

Thank you all :slight_smile:

I actually ordered the sky ray king clone at the beginning, but delivery seemed to be backed up so i canceled it.
I’m sure it would have ben a great flashlight!
And what scaru said, propably safer choice.

However i can only afford one item :frowning:
Thus looking the brightest there is for my budget i guess i’ll go with the TR-J12.

Hopefully it is great :slight_smile:

How long does the SRK last before it needs charged? And does it get hot?