Hi everyone, I am new to the forum but an active reader for some time now. I own about 40 different flashlights -mostly from budget sites from China. I have passed on many of my experiences and "finds" to other friends for their enjoyment as well. Great forum… look forward to contributing.
My son and some friends are in Law enforcement and are "experimenting" using this recommended flashlight for their everyday carrying use on their belts. They, like me have been enjoying it…. But…
Personally I love this X2000 zoomie, it is so practical and versatile in just about any circumstance… there are just a few “issues”
Just so you know… I myself have several of these with different mods, and about a dozen other "zoomies" from several sites including UltraOK. I have also moded out this light to a XM-L T6 with 2.8 Amps… -just for a “look” to see how it would perform…and have not been impressed, the throw spot was too big and still too dim -the old Q5 in this light still shines the best. All the zoomies from the last several years are all about the same performance wise, more or less no real improvement here.
Why we like it:
-small and short. 1 cell size
-very easy one hand on/off AND sliding zoom –your other hand stays free, your flashlight at your eye level, or easily in your hand
-many hours use on one full charged 18700
-very nice tight beam for throw, a “light tunnel” or in a small rooms -zooms out for wide exposure
The problem:
-quality stinks, switch fails, threads strip
-like everyone… I want more light! Could be brighter…
I also have some other flashlights like the Solarforce L2P and L2T and like the “brightness” of the Xm-l T6 drop in. And -there is no question that the quality of these is vastly superior to any of the cheep zoomies I have.
So what I want:
-A zoomie light with a bright XML –with the optics tailor made for the XML (not just a rehash of some old lens used for XRE’s or XPE’S) –design something that works!
-Packaged in a small L2T (or preferably shorter yet) frame for one hand on/off and zoom out/in function, the L2T would work great with the rubber handle grip. Driven at perhaps 1.5 Amp
-could be “thicker” (but not longer) and be able to use an 18650, or 3 AAA OR an 26650 battery… -several hours use on a charge…why not?
-higher quality for everyday use… with large easy to use threads.. the battery could be changed out daily and still be fine after many changes.
-give me a high quality pouch that fits a 2” belt loop too
-be relatively inexpensive… $20-30 bucks seems reasonable
In short… give me a shorter version of the L2T with a good bright LED AND the zoom in and out feature…that could work on the three battery types… Someone do this and a million law enforcement personal and a few other millions like me will snap these up in a second!
Tell me what you think… do you want one too?