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Greta said:
And IMO, your posts border on "thread trashing" in a sorta/kinda way. As a dealer for a competitor, IMO it is very inappropriate for you to be making such unsubstantiated allegations. Please step it back... and remember your new status. It does change things. :tsk:
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My humble appologies to foursevens and CPF community.
 
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ronniepudding said:
I'd like to see a AA version that can run on a wide range of voltages.... 14500, CRAA, L91, or Eneloop.
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Seconded! The earlier Mini AA was my indispensable back-up light for several years, exactly because it is a multifuel beast, taking all of those cells plus the AAA versions (i.e. AAA, L92 lithium, 10440 li-ion, etc.) without needing any modification, even a wad of tinfoil. I still keep one in my daily carry bag for that reason.

The biggest feature missing from the old Mini AA was a genuine sub-lumen moonlight mode, and this new Mini Mark II promises to remedy that.
 
I would love to like these new Mini but if the original Mini is the template then no thanks.

I had nothing but negative experience with the Mini and they all cross thread too easily for me and the mode selection seemed to have a mind of its own especially as the battery wore down.
I liked the screw on clip on the 2aa though but this new one seems to have a snap off clip which I want no part of at all.

I would be thrilled if this were not the case in these new ones.
 
Regarding any difficulty with a twisty that has a clip like this it looks to me like the clip is very removable so I don't see any problem with that. For all the Mini's I've bought from 4sevens I've never felt a need for a clip on one anyway but a couple have a short lanyard on a tiny keyring attached. Best carry method I've found for this size light is the small square Fenix pouch so you can put it in a pocket easily without worry of scratches from keys etc.
Like this:
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AVService said:
I would love to like these new Mini but if the original Mini is the template then no thanks.

I had nothing but negative experience with the Mini and they all cross thread too easily for me and the mode selection seemed to have a mind of its own especially as the battery wore down.
I liked the screw on clip on the 2aa though but this new one seems to have a snap off clip which I want no part of at all.

I would be thrilled if this were not the case in these new ones.
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I've used Mini's for years and one of them gets used every night. I've never had a problem with cross threading on any of the 7 I've got including one Titanium Mini. Just saying - it's maybe a manual dexterity issue for some or if you have shaky hands but I don't believe that is a common issue. The threads are relatively high threads per inch for a good reason. I find a quick gentle twist works best when changing modes and if you set it just right you can change modes one handed by just squeezing the front half to the back half and then holding or giving it a tiny more twist to keep it in that setting.
Still hoping to hear a price point on these and hoping it's close to current Mini's ....
 
lampeDépêche said:
Ouch--that's a sore point. For reasons best known to them, 4/7s has never been a big supporter of neutral tints or high-CRI lights. They always seemed to go for cools whites and maximum lumens, tint be damned.

I hope they have changed their ways on that score, too! I'd take 800 lumens--even 500 lumens--of really quality tint and CRI over 1000 lumens of angry bluish white.

Even better if they give us an option.

(I should say that their Atom 0 Titanium has one of the nicest Nichias in my collection--that time, they really nailed the tint and CRI).
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4/7s has made some lights in neutral,warm and HCRI but nothing recently that I know about. The complaint from 4/7s has been that neutral doesn't sell well and makes for additional cost in production IIRC. I like the Mini but the lack of neutral has been a deal killer for any additional purchases.

This Mini Mk II looks like an innovative design but I still really want neutral for a small EDC. I am somewhat skeptical about the 1000 lumens. Not so much that 4/7s can't deliver but the practicality in such a small light. Probably requiring the use of a proprietary battery and almost certainly very limited due to battery capacity and overheating issues. Still the Mini Mk II may be a good light on more common batteries but unless there is a neutral I don't see one in my future.

In fairness to 4/7s lumen numbers pique interest and sell lights and there are a lot of consumers who will buy on those numbers alone.
 
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matrixshaman said:
I've used Mini's for years and one of them gets used every night. I've never had a problem with cross threading on any of the 7 I've got including one Titanium Mini. Just saying - it's maybe a manual dexterity issue for some or if you have shaky hands but I don't believe that is a common issue. The threads are relatively high threads per inch for a good reason. I find a quick gentle twist works best when changing modes and if you set it just right you can change modes one handed by just squeezing the front half to the back half and then holding or giving it a tiny more twist to keep it in that setting.
Still hoping to hear a price point on these and hoping it's close to current Mini's ....
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Boy you sure told me?
Shaky Hands? Manual Dexterity?

I gave all of mine away,no problems now.

Just saying.
 
matrixshaman said:
Regarding any difficulty with a twisty that has a clip like this it looks to me like the clip is very removable so I don't see any problem with that. For all the Mini's I've bought from 4sevens I've never felt a need for a clip on one anyway but a couple have a short lanyard on a tiny keyring attached. Best carry method I've found for this size light is the small square Fenix pouch so you can put it in a pocket easily without worry of scratches from keys etc.
Like this:
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That's a nice flame-job. Here's another I found in the archived section of CPF.

~ Chance

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Photo Credit
- 127.0.0.1
February 2012
 
That's the Olight magnetic charger. Wonder if the battery is also the same that comes with the S1R.
 
Foursevens more or less pioneered the neutral and high CRI market with NW and high CRI versions of the Mini 123. I have one together with my car keys and it's still going strong after all these years.
I admit that it's getting a bit dated output wise, so an upgrade would be nice. But if it's not high CRI, I'm not interested.
So please release a high CRI version of this new light!
 
maukka said:
That's the Olight magnetic charger. Wonder if the battery is also the same that comes with the S1R.
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Foursevens calls it their "Flex Charger" and looking at the pictures, the battery which comes with the light is Foursevens-branded.
 
Ryp said:
2.17" vs Olight S Mini 2.15". I was right, the S Mini is shorter :p
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both are amazingly small lights wow.
the clip attaching mechanism seems the same on both models.
 
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