k here's my take on the TINI vs TIKI.

TINI.
likes -
- better mode spacing - 1 - 38 - 145 - 380, so usually 145L is what I would use more often when outside.
- has a battery indicator.
- dual buttons, so you can have primary mode say at 38L and toggle back and forth with the 380L turbo by pressing the 2nd button... without having to cycle thru all the modes.

dislikes -
- no direct access to low.
- heats up quite fast at turbo 380L.
- no constant ON at 380L.

so basically for the TIKI, it is quite the reversed.
likes -
- direct access to low.
- cannot feel the heat at 300L due to the plastic body.
- constant on at 300L, but will throttle down after 1min.

dislikes -
- don't like the mode spacing of 1 - 15 - 60 - 300...i tend to find the 60L abit lacking so usually go to 300L which is a bit too much sometimes.
- no battery indicator.
- rubber button, would much prefer the plastic buttons as on the TINI.

the red/blue indicator meanwhile is decent from 5m away... anything further than 10-15m it looks like someone left their remote controlled toy lying around...

anyway, main reason I got the TIKI is to replace my olight i3e on my car keychain...making the whole package lighter by 10gms...which doesn't sound like alot but its noticeable especially going from 65gm to 55gm.
the TINI meanwhile would still be my primary keychain light on my house keys...

This post has been edited by Everdying: Jan 31 2020, 09:18 PM

i think u confused urself with the TIKI there

but ya, that's another one...accidental activation of the TINI...it sometimes happens in my pocket too...tho not too often.
there's actually no lock-out mode on TINI...just the demo mode.

hmm, here's another thing about the TINI that in hindsight makes no sense...
the head is actually chrome coated plastic while body is aluminium...
the TIKI meanwhile is reversed... a metal alloy head with plastic body...

so for my TINI... its been abused by my keys until the chrome coating has worn off... so now i get alot of light bleed from the side of the head...




This post has been edited by Everdying: Feb 3 2020, 07:11 PM

replaced my well worn Tini with the newer Tiki GITD aka glow in the dark...which doesnt glow that long

easier availability.
in the end dont want to deal with any potential warranty issues also.

i have the tiki LE on my car keys...after awhile of using it i felt confident to put on my house keys instead since that one takes more abuse...
so decided to get another Tiki but the UV model...then saw got GITD so why not...

hmm...i havent really tested how long down to the minute...
but its definitely nowhere near seiko lume etc...thats why my tritium glowring is still on the keys.

nitecore SE is ok, but they really need to stop using that UI of demo / daily mode with no real lock-out.
at least if they recessed the buttons would help abit with accidental activation...

hmm black aux is red and blue.
transparent is white and uv.
can't really do a comparison there.

well depends on ur usage.
technically red / blue can preserve night vision...and of cos the white cri can use as emergency light for camping / blackout etc.
but imo, all the aux are just gimmicks...unless its the uv on the gitd version since it can then charge the glow.

maybe ur blue skew more towards white.. gg.
anyway this blue is barely 1 lumen...

the 1xAA that i'm using now is a manker E11 that i just leave in the car...
the rest just lying around collecting dust now like a zebralight sc52w...

aside from my neck hurting...
for home use is hard to say since there's no specs that states how many lumens etc each mode is...
so if the low isnt low enough...well prepare to get blinded at night

as for discharge..thats anyones guess since its not something popular...leaving battery in wont matter since its li-ion...unless it discharges in a day

This post has been edited by Everdying: Apr 2 2021, 04:13 PM

hmm that site actually shows 2 diff lights...1 with xhp70 another with xhp110...
and there is no info on what the lumen steps are...as in whats the lowest / middle / high etc...so if low is like 100 lumens...thats quite alot for home use...
also i feel that listing is a con...cos the max lumens for those are like at least 3000 lumens?
and assuming that guy is using the max lumens for illuminating that SUV there...which at about 10m away...well it doesnt look like a 3000lumen beam...my rm20 mydiy light also looks the same...

anyway walking dog...some variable one from 50-300 lumens max can already...
just to add on...something small like a nitecore tiki works extremely well already for that purpose...and u can always have it on ur keychain...

This post has been edited by Everdying: Apr 3 2021, 11:12 AM

better just buy this...
https://www.lelong.com.my/panasonic-ncr1865...7-01-Sale-I.htm