I just ordered a TR-J12... I think its a steal at $55 shipped. It was around $80 at the end of 2011, lots of satisfied BLFers since then, and its slowly managed to drop in price since then. I don't think it will dip too much lower than $55, given where the DRY and Skyray King are currently priced.
Based on some of the comments in this massive thread:
https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/5619
Post #203:
"Ceiling bounce back lux test: My DRY 5A NW arrived and scored 202lux @ 3,4A tailcap reading(~40w?).
Trustfire TR-J12 scores 298, 50% higher @ 2,2A(~30w)"
Post # 191:
ergotelis posted this on CPF:
"Trustfire 3*T6: 1470 lumen
Skyray 3*T6: 1610 lumen
Fenix TK70: 2290 lumen
Trustfire TR-J12: 2386 lumen"
Post #107:
member 2100 posted these ceiling bounce numbers after 10 minutes of thermal warming at its highest setting:
"00:00 - 29C - 286lux
05:00 - 42C - 267lux
07:00 - 44C - 264lux
10:00 - 46C - 263lux"
I still don't know how well this compares to the TR-J18 though...????