[Fun] [Merged] 300 lumen Cree Flashlight (Q5) @ $7.10 USD (or cheaper) (free s/h) + review

[Andro]

Thanks for the post. Just wondering thou. Before i saw this post i was looking around the net and noticed flashlights under 10 bucks but with higher lumens using 1 AA battery also. So i'm just wondering why stop at 300 lumen?

Edit: Sorry i meant AA battery lol.

can you post a link?

[eugene188]

Doesn't DinoDirect sell fakes? What happened to that DinoDirect person?

I am pretty sure all of these sights sell fakes/knock offs.

i wish there was a version of this light that had multiple modes too. I have been looking but don't think i have found a light that has adjustable focus, multiple mode, single AA battery for a good price.

I did find drivers u can change out, but that requires soldering.

[Jimboski]

I am pretty sure all of these sights sell fakes/knock offs.

i wish there was a version of this light that had multiple modes too. I have been looking but don't think i have found a light that has adjustable focus, multiple mode, single AA battery for a good price.

I did find drivers u can change out, but that requires soldering.

Even the one OP listed? I mean If that's a knockoff then I'm really Impressed of the quality If It Is fake that Is.

[nedjel]

Thanks OP! Will be good for traveling.

[burnt_toast]

ordered 2... Thanks OP

[Oxygen]

I am pretty sure all of these sights sell fakes/knock offs.

i wish there was a version of this light that had multiple modes too. I have been looking but don't think i have found a light that has adjustable focus, multiple mode, single AA battery for a good price.

I did find drivers u can change out, but that requires soldering.

I doubt that people would make an knock-off of an knock-off, but even if they do as long as the counterfeits uses the correct bins of stated Cree emitters, a driver capable of regulating proper voltage to drive said emitter, and a decent reflector you wouldn't be able to tell an difference between them or even an actual brand version beam-shots. However there are some exception to this for each emitter have different attributes most noticeably tints and output as they haven't properly been able to create a sterile environment/perfect replication technique for cree emitter, thus there's sight difference in each emitter and different grades/bins for them(i.e. Q,P,R, etc.). That's enough rambling for now, but one last important note is a rough estimate to when there's a noticeable visual difference in beam output is approximately increments seventy lumens.

[atxavier]

I doubt that people would make an knock-off of an knock-off, but even if they do as long as the counterfeits uses the correct bins of stated Cree emitters, a driver capable of regulating proper voltage to drive said emitter, and a decent reflector you wouldn't be able to tell an difference between them or even an actual brand version beam-shots. However there are some exception to this for each emitter have different attributes most noticeably tints and output as they haven't properly been able to create a sterile environment/perfect replication technique for cree emitter, thus there's sight difference in each emitter and different grades/bins for them(i.e. Q,P,R, etc.). That's enough rambling for now, but one last important note is a rough estimate to when there's a noticeable visual difference in beam output is approximately increments seventy lumens.

a cree led in aluminum host with adjustable focus which takes single AA battery for only $7, no complaint at all
bang for the buck

[ji2o0k]

I really am looking for a good single AA battery flashlight with multiple modes since i'm not always out camping or i'm not always trying to lightup the whole neighbourhood. Found a couple on alibaba.com but the shipping made it come to $20.

i wish there was a version of this light that had multiple modes too. I have been looking but don't think i have found a light that has adjustable focus, multiple mode, single AA battery for a good price.

hey man, you can try this torch:
http://www.meritline.com/throw-zoomi...--p-74278.aspx

I bought 2 of these when they went down in price for I think about $8.99...or $7.99....

It does have 3 modes....high, normal and strobing....and if I remember correctly, it does zoom (kind of)....you twist the head and it narrows the throw of the torch...

However, it isn't as bright as the Sipik68 and the zoom isn't as powerful...

Good enough for around the house use and it uses a single AA....in terms of size, it is a little longer than the Sipik68 so not as compact...

And the Sipik68 feels sturdier...

Gluck!

[bylo]

I got my TomTop yesterday and I'm very happy with it. However, upon close inspection I see that the lens housing has a crack in the metal across the threads. From what I can tell with a magnifying glass this isn't intentional. One clue is that in a dark room I can see a small amount of light "leaking" out from the side of the housing. It also doesn't look like it will affect the life or performance of the flashlight as long as I don't abuse it physically.

Has anyone else encountered something like this in their flashlight?

Is this something I could RMA with TomTop (i.e. has anyone had RMA experience with them)? Other Chinese online sellers like DX and FP have sent replacements for defective items in the $5 range without asking me to return the original. Anyone know if TomTop does as well?

[toysareforboys]

...without asking me to return the original. Anyone know if TomTop does as well?

Not sure, but macro DSLR that crack and send Sandra a good pic of it, I'm sure they will just send you out a replacement, maybe just an empty host? sales191@tomtop.com

-Jamie M.

[bman77]

Not sure, but macro DSLR that crack and send Sandra a good pic of it, I'm sure they will just send you out a replacement, maybe just an empty host? sales191@tomtop.com

-Jamie M.

+1

tomtop has been very helpful to me in the past

[bylo]

Not sure, but macro DSLR that crack and send Sandra a good pic of it, I'm sure they will just send you out a replacement, maybe just an empty host? sales191@tomtop.com

-Jamie M.

Great idea. Who needs a macro DSLR? This is what my Canon SD1200 P&S can do:





You can see in the second photo where the light leaks through the cracks. I'm posting this so that everyone can check their flashlight for this defect.

[Loomy]

it is not clear to me where the cracks are, possibly because you said you could see them in a dark room, not where the picture was taken

[bylo]

In a lit room you (well I) need a magnifying glass to see the crack. I first noticed the crack when trying out the flashlight in a dark room. The photos above were actually taken in a dark room as well, but the camera's flash makes it seem otherwise.

In any case, look at the lens housing, front centre, in the first photo. Look for a vertical line across the threads (that are cut inside the housing.) Then look at the second photo in the same place (but now upside down) and see the dot of light that's leaking out of the middle of the crack.

[eugene188]

hey man, you can try this torch:
http://www.meritline.com/throw-zoomi...--p-74278.aspx

Ah. thnx for the heads up. It looks much cooler than the one I found at buyincoins. I just wish this version of the sipik one had multiple modes..

Even the one OP listed? I mean If that's a knockoff then I'm really Impressed of the quality If It Is fake that Is.

Yea I am pretty sure most of these lights are fakes/knockoffs/rebranded things. I looked through a bunch of lights on alibaba.com and many of them were the same, with just some other random name on them. Seems like some of them had different drivers to give it different modes. And then these same ones are on DX and buyincoins, etc. They have UltraFire, Trustfire branded ones. I'm no expert in flashlights, but seems to be some generic make or something.

Having said that, if these lights are as good as everybody makes them out to be...for under $10? fake or not....