The MX25L3/C series is now shipping. All pre-orders are in route.
You just made my weekend. I wasn't planning a night hike tonight, but plans have now changed. I thought this was drop shipping from China, so I wasn't expecting to get it until next week at the earliest.
I received both of mine today also. My initial impression after playing with them for a few minutes each is that the MX25L3C (6x219) and MX25L3 (MT-G2) are both great. I do wish they had a more aggressive beacon (very short pulse your eyes couldn’t adjust to), but that’s a minor complaint since I’ll probably never actually use beacon mode for anything.
Is there a trick to using this thing? It won't turn on and I can't twist the control ring.
EDIT: So no sooner than I post this does it turn on. I still can't twist the control ring though.
Ha, I'm a dummy. It's not a control ring like I thought of it. It changes modes by untwisting the battery tube. I might have figured that out if I paid more attention to the manual. I'd expect that the modes would be in the other order, so I was twisting it the wrong way.
Which one did you get? My MX25L3 was pretty stiff out of the box. The MX25L3C was not.
BTW, the whole head turns relative to the body. There isn’t a “control ring”.
Apply a little silicone grease to the threads between battery tube and head, and it will turn much better.
It's still tight enough that I need my forefinger and thumb to turn it. I'll find out tonight if it's easy enough. I'm just glad I don't have to return it.
I started a thread here for more discussion.
Glad to hear they are arriving. Looking forward to hearing more field reports.