Hmmm, if i were to get a surefire, which one would you guys recommend?

Is there any tax on flashlights? Planning to get one from Amazon US.

I got the cheapest that I can find in Amazon,

1) G2 original - USD 34.98
2) 6P LED - USD69.99
3) TerraLux 220LED - USD33.94
4) G2Z original - USD64.99
5) E2E original - USD69.00

Maybe plus 2 or 3 more, but I will limit the price of each to <USD70.

Streamlights seems to be popular too, but too many choices. I only want to get those hard-to-find in Malaysia flashlights.

Others I can buy in this forums.

4sevens quark AA rocks 

wow, discussion on other non-sf topics get a couple responses in a day or more. start one on sf & we get dozens of posts in hours! i shud 'batu api' more sf topics eh? haha, jus kidding.

fwiw, i do not doubt sf build quality. i own a 6p & love it to bits. i doubt i'll get an m6 bcos its too expensive (bloke gear says rm1500+) & can probably get a similar throw performance from a dbs, tiablo or ET. once again, this is my opinion only...ymmv

+ 1 armorFiend

the argument for/against AA's vs CR123 has been discussed on cpf, go look it up. it basically boils down to personal preference imho. as a newbie im currently on AA's its more easily accessible, even tho im planning to try out rechargeables for the always topped-up cells option (turbo high on all the time no issues haha).

btw, i have an E01 (sorry walter, i broke my promise lol, couldn't resist) as well & i love it . purple beam aside, its small, light, long-running & good enough for most situations, as a soldier attests on the cpf thread.

Titanium Ra Clicky arrived today. It's gorgeous!

Enjoy it!

Please compare it to your Lummis, and post some pictures...

I don't have any Lummis.

Eiks, this is rather strange, because Titanium is consider the lighter metal as they are used to built the Airplan because of the lighter characteristic.
Even my titanium watch are much much more lighter the my stainless steel watch.
Maybe the technology that Ra Clicky used to built the flashlight is very much different than the other? 

Ti weighs about the same, if not lighter, than alu. Reason why they use it in aircraft is coz though its light, its pretty darn strong!

haha... polkiuj, thanks... that does "clear" things up a bit...    now where is my panadol...

btw, any new development on 4Sevens' MC-E?

I'm in Miri but origin is Kuching. I see that you've bought quite a bit of stuff in CPF ... do show us your collection and tell us how the drop-ins perform when you get them.

i am new to all these led flash.

anyone tried this ULTRAFIRE WF-501B?  claimed that 245 lumens, is it true? how is this UltraFire as compare to other brand like Fenix, EagleTac?

the price is quite cheap costs less than 100 included battery 18650 n charger.

strinq, i seldom go into CPF coz it loads prett slow.. dunno why but other forums are pretty fast... And yea, i could use the momentary on/off on the EagleTac P100A2, but strobe is more fun ma, kekee...

Polkiuj, ur right..it's 195 lumen instesd of 225.. and since then i have been EDC on P100A2.. Must be a bit blur after came back from watching Laughing Gor:Turning Point..  :>

speaking of p100a2, mine broke. haha

in CC now, home internet got problem, can't post any photos.

i think philightsophy got some photos, i'll wait for him to post.

got into a quarrel with my bro, got mad and threw the p100a2 full force onto the ground and the head snapped off.

no worries, according to phil, i'm getting a new head unit under warranty

he told eagletac that i dropped it from 4th floor, yet still can claim warranty.

the part that snapped off is kinda a weak point, once you see the photos, you'll understand.

now i understood why ET made a MkII for the T100c2 with the thicker head unit.

another member came into my flashlight family

Tiablo A10-G

oh phew.. good though

The cover or dome suppose to be tough, I've seen vids on how to solder these emitters and they appear to be durable. Did you wipe really hard?

hey thanks for mentioning 3 CPF members, didn't know MrGman did a huge list of lumen readings. You've spent alot of time in CPF? there's still alot to read about!

So the MCE quad LEDs are in series, thanks for clearing that up. I'll be checking info on SST on Mag and the cell you mentioned 

Hey if you can, show your SST-50 drop-in and 6P when it arrives, post some beamshots 

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Added on August 29, 2009, 10:47 am
Heys, just to update on Ultrafire charger. I've did a test today and left the charge until the green light came on, I probably noticed it 5-10 mins later. Took it off warm off the charger and do a DMM test and it shows 4.20. I let it rest for 15mins and it is at 4.19. It appears to be at a safe level. I won't be doing continuity test over the green light though, CPF members have tried it already to proof there's trickle charge on the Ultrafire WF-139.

Hi and greeting to all my fellow lowyat.net forumers! I usually troll around the wii and xbox sections, didn't know that there is a Torchlight collectors post in lowyat.net too. Hehe.. I recently just bought another torchlight from Pelican. This time a Trekker light so I can go hiking in FRIM this weekend with my wife. It's black colour. My other ones are a Nemo and a Sabrelight which I use for Diving. No problems with either (so far), except that the Sabrelight was flooded during one of my dive trips. But I got it replaced by one of the Pelican distributors here in Malaysia and they were nice enough to inform me that the Sabrelight is not meant for diving (bought mine from hobby sports but they were kind enough to help me get replacement parts even though I didn't buy the Sabrelight from them). 

I think they are located in Jalan Klang Lama. They web address is http://www.peli.com.my. I can't remember the phone number of their showroom from the top of my head but I think it's on their website somewhere. I called them up and spoke to a girl name Angeline. She was really friendly. She said will help with the replacement of parts even though I didn't buy it from them. I felt bad so last Tuesday, I went back over there and bought a Trekker light and a 1500EMS case to keep my Ipod, PSP and handphone dry while I dive from them. Great customer service. Highly recommended!     

Btw, what do you guys think of the Surefire lights? Is it any good? What is the price range I'm looking at? Is it more expensive than Pelican lights? I saw some at the Curve the other day...

Hi Friedricetheman, thanks for your intro, info and welcome to the Bright Side!

About surefire lights, I'll let the owners comment But the price is a lot more than pelican lights. Slight cheaper than Surefire but of similar quality and popular are Fenix, Quark, Jetbeam, Eagletac, Olight, Tiablo and depending on which model you're looking at.

Are you looking for lights that are speficic for diving? I own Fenix lights and a Quark but I can't really say that they're good for diving. Even though manufacturer's spec is IPX-8 standard, I only trust these lights can be submerge in swimming pool 1-3m deep for limited time. But not so sure about higher preasure like diving. Perhaps someone here with that experience can tell us. Don't get me wrong but these lights I've mentioned are very good for their electronics, regulation, user interface, everday use and they can take unusual punishment. Just that diving category might be different.

How deep do you dive and how's your pelican nemo holding up? Can you tell us the model you're using?

yay! just got back my replacement head from philightsophy ystd

You know, i kinda prefer the various UI that these brands (fenix, 4sevens, etc) offer over surefire 

Ah yes.. 

Opps, here's the picture of the broken P100A2 head.
The broken area is where the thread is, the "neck" of the light.
The moral of the story is: If you are angry at a person, throw the light at him, not to the floor 

Found some discussions for Dive lights from CPF. Pelican, wolf-eyes mentioned and one guy recommending Intova dive lights with a Cree LED which he has been using for a year. Well if Friedricetheman still looking for dive lights 

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Added on September 11, 2009, 12:21 amHey btw, once all the Quark Ti arrives and distributed, want to have a Gathering?... Or earlier also can.

Would like to checkout some range of lights you guys have, and been playing around, modded and NEW ones. Would be cool to just chat and chill. I'm sure it'll benefit everyone and nothing's like real life BEAMSHOTS

I'm just suggesting and it'll would be awesome if a gathering like this can happen again.

not all flashlight...some other stuff like cell batteries, rechargable AAA, AA, and some cree r2 emitter for modding purposes.....

as for flashlight, i bought this;

MTE SSC P7 C-Bin 900-Lumen 8-Mode LED Flashlight (1*18650)
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.13060, after reading some review here, http://www.detailingbliss.com/forum/f75/pr...-p7-c-8701.html    it's more a flood than throw but from the review it's really got my attention....

and some other stainless steel AAA/AA flashlight....i'm a fan of those small light [ i means really small light ] especially made from stainless steel or titanium....

i bought some light from goinggear.com too [ of course with cpf discount coupon  ] , namely titanium Thrunite, titanium VersaTi [ useless light...lol], and stainless steel iTP upgraded light....

but out of all this, my favorite is still those Lummi Raw & Wee......argggh the waiting period is killing me now !!! and not to mention Quark Titanium AA 

Are those flashlights special for?

Camping

No electricity

Etc.?