Good evening guys. I headed out to the park with the intention of doing a full blown long range beam shots, but sadly my Iphone4 cam couldn't keep up. It was useless and I own no other camera (but I'm now in the market!). Those will come soon. This isn't anything official, just my thoughts.
Summary: SKYRAY 3800
| Battery: | Double 18650 |
| Switch: | Reverse Clicky |
| Modes: | High - Med - Low - Strobe - SOS |
| LED Type: | Cree XM-L |
| Lens: | Glass |
| Tailstands: | Yes |
| Price Paid: | 52.50 |
| From: | Manafont.com |
| Date Ordered: | June 2011 |
Pros:
- Insane Output
- Better quality than the same 'ole TR-1200 host
- Great Flood
- Output/$$$ is as good as can be imagined
Cons:
- Leaves some to be desired in the "throw" catagory, but it's not a thrower, sooooo.....
Features / Value: 4/5
The light lived up to all the hype in my book. It's a well made light at a fantastic price and very bright. It includes the disco modes that most of us are against, but we'll just have to live with it for now. I took it out to the park and couldn't capture the beam profile or intensity with my phone camera, but it illuminated everything! I was standing down a fairly narrow walkway with forest on each side and it lit up as far as I could see. The end of the trail was approximately 200 yards away and there was no noticable hotspot or intense illumination. To it's credit, the HS-802 thrower didn't put a spot out that far either. So I was pleased.
Design / Build Quality: 4/5
I've only owned the light for a week and haven't used or abused it aside from tests for this review, and a little of my own amusement out in the parking lot. I am happy with the build quality compared to my TF-1200, as there are a few differences between them. The main battery tube is slightly thicker on the Skyray, and it just generally feels solid throughout. The have been no questionable threads or light flickering or anything of the sort. It was perfect out of the package from MF.
Battery Life: 4/5
The great output described above will obviously come at the price of battery life, but nothing extreme. I found the tailcap measurements to be 2.73A from 2 fresh Hi-Max 3000's and 2.78A from 2 fresh Palight 3000's.
Light Output: 4/5
Light output is awesome, but again, I was hoping it would have a tad more throw. The sheer volume of light kinda makes up for that though, as it puts a smile on my face as it powers up.
Summary: 4/5
Overall, I would give this light a 4/5, it's as good as you'll find for $50 at this time. There are things that could be better, and there are things that also plesantly surprised me for the price. I would recommend this light to anyone here, you really can't go wrong.
Trustfire TR-1200 L SkyRay 3800 R
The hotspot is quite a bit bigger as you can tell. But the intensity is the real story here, the Skyray really pours out the light. It's quite a difference in person, I am very very pleased.
