Thank you! I really enjoy the time I spend here 
I was the one that commented…
Really didn’t like the 3 mode as much as the Single mode. Reason being that the switch is not as good quality for changing modes on some deals. Bought a few sets as gifts. The worse is 3 modes with the Silver head. I got to cannibalise the sets to make up a few good sets. The driver is not connected properly and such.
Dream Toys – Good…
http://www.ebay.com/itm/330763502763?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&\_trksid=p3…
Wholesale China – Sucky…
http://www.ebay.com/itm/110880126428?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&\_trksid=p3…
Toptom Single mode – All in working condition.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/290656051103?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&\_trksid=p3…
Focalprice – Bought on 4th Feb. Used everyday as night lamp… Indestructible…
http://www.focalprice.com/LF571B/Sipik_SK68_Mini_Adjustable_Zooming_LED\_…
My silver headed one is very OK, switch works good and it is good to have one weaker mode that makes it last longer on a charge.
It might be very OK, but is it Ultra OK?
Yes, it is 
>>>>>It might be very OK, but is it Ultra OK?
hahahahah.
Bahhhhh…. I was about to reply with that same message. And then I read yours!
I don’t get the point of your post
I’m not entirely sure either. But guessing I think they were trying to say:
-there are possibly hundreds of different SK68’s & clones out there (see the link they posted)
-and as there are so many clones, you cannot reliably know what you will get from any seller (as it might vary from shipment to shipment)
That said any SK68 is cheap enough that it’s unlikely to really matter. Pretty much all of them seem to work and are built in a similar fashion. If you get a poor example simply bin it and buy another from someone else.
Is the SK68 (or clones) the farthest thrower available for the size? I mean I can easily tuck this thing in my back pocket and not even realise its there…
Anything else this pocketable, that can throw farther? doesn’t have to be 14500…
I got one from here http://www.ebay.com/itm/Newest-7W-CREE-Q5-300Lm-LED-Adjustable-Focus-Mini-Flashlight-Torch-AA-14500-/230818456987?pt=US_Flashlights&hash=item35bdda259b and it’s a nice well made light
My is noticeable brighter on a 14500, although I wouldn’t say it really throws any further, but it does illuminate things better at the same distance.
As for throw, it’s very good for the size. But I think more powerful offerings will top it.
This is my sk68 on an Eneloop vs my EagleTac D25LC2 (XP-G). The EagleTac runs an 18650/2xCr123, it’s slimmer than the sk68 and only slightly longer.
@ 105 feet:
@ 189 feet:
On a 14500 I’m sure it’d do better, but I’d say the EagleTac would still be out throwing it for a similar overall size.
Thanks Chicken! I think I have to have an Eagletac light, impressive shots
Alex, PM Kreisler. He is always going around giving people discounts on them.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/400276119390?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2648
Under $6, one mode, quality was just fine, as was ship time. Older emitter though, an XR-E, but not noticeably different in brightness than the one I have with an XP-E.
Try here http://www.ebay.com/itm/Newest-7W-CREE-Q5-300Lm-LED-Adjustable-Focus-Mini-Flashlight-Torch-AA-14500-/230818456987?pt=US_Flashlights&hash=item35bdda259b I just got one shipping was fast and they are nice lights.
An SK68 clone with an XP-E? Interesting. Don’t happen to have any beam shot comparisons do you?
No and I gave it to my son. These clones really are a lottery man. You never know what is going to show up when you order one. Same thing with the Ultrafire C3 Stainless - I have one of each with different emitters, otherwise identical.
So I got the “DayXmas” seller version today. This is the “UltraFire 3-mode”. Looks nice. A few scuffs on the black paint near the back. The sliding zoom lens isn’t “smooth”….not super loose but it is pretty easy to move back and forth……doesn’t feel like it’s a finely tuned instrument. The light works well. Always comes on to “high” mode which I like, so it can effectively be a 1 mode unless I want to turn it down to LO. Forget the blinky….don’t know why they bother. Never gonna use that mode. I guess I don’t LOVE the slide to zoom because in reality I want it to be in the middle. I don’t like to see the freakin outline of the LED chip, but I also think it’s too diffused when pulled all the way back. The threads on the tailcap are fine and maybe even lubed. There is a small black O-ring there. Also an O-ring around the threads on the front cap that holds the plastic lens.
I left it on High for 15 mins and it was slightly warm….not hot at all.
Note that the package came from WWW.EACHBUYER.COM listed on the shipping label (on Ebay it was seller “DayXmas”). I went to that website and they actually had a 3-mode listed for 6-something whereas I paid $7.80 I think.
DayXmas sent a nice email the day after I ordered, and the light made it here in 11 days (bought on 9/11, here on 9/22).
I haven’t heard a peep from VIKICOMPANY on my single mode “UltraOK ZS2”……although I have high hopes that it may have a smoother zooming ring. It is single mode, but I’m thinking I don’t REALLY care about switching to low mode on my little AA light, so if the construction feels better, and it’s only 5 bucks instead of 7, then maybe that will be the one I give as a gift.
I need to compare the light output with my Eagletac P100A2. The feel of the “metal” on the Ultrafire vs the Eagletac is remarkably similar….the little crosshatch pattern, etc. For $7.80 I’m happy vs the $40 I spent on my Eagletac several years ago. I much prefer having some of these cheaper lights around so if the kids grab one I’m not saying “give me Daddy’s flashlight back please”.
In some ways the Ultrafire Sk68 is almost too small for me….prob just because I’m used to the Eagletac 2AA size. Maybe I just need to get used to it. Any recommendations for a sub-$10 2AA light that has a good (enough) quality like these Sipik clones?
Just a quick note - both of my UltraOK ZS-2s (one is a 3-mode, the other a 1-mode) have superior fit and operation over the Sipik or Ultrafire versions i have had. Tighter tolerances and a rubber o-ring seem to ensure this.