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How many here have a collection of the 14500 size lights?
Im starting a Ti 14500 collection. Find them to be the perfect size for my pockets.

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Not really a collection but I have 8 to 10 lights of that size laying around. I do EDC a modified Acebeam TAC AA because it is about as close to the perfect EDC light that I have found I just wish there was a separate switch to change the modes. A few were purchased on sale specifically to use as gifts. I'm sure my collection will grow as new lights are produced until I find the perfect light.
 
ghostguy6 said:
Not really a collection but I have 8 to 10 lights of that size laying around. I do EDC a modified Acebeam TAC AA because it is about as close to the perfect EDC light that I have found I just wish there was a separate switch to change the modes. A few were purchased on sale specifically to use as gifts. I'm sure my collection will grow as new lights are produced until I find the perfect light.
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Yeah I understand, for my the reylight lanapple triple gets massive pocket time.
I just sent the apollo for triple 519a, but I have a feeling the reylight might reign champ. It has a better switch IMO.
 
My Ti 14500 Collection includes-

McGizmo Mahi
McGizmo Haiku
McGizmo Mule
FireArc Nebula
Mirage Man 14500 E-Series
TnC Extreme II
 
My 14500/AA collection includes

Acebeam Pokelit AA Copper
Acebeam Pokelit AA Titanium

Convoy T3 Copper
Convoy T3 Titanium
Convoy T6 Brass

Emisar D3AA

Lumintop Tool AA 2.0 Copper
Lumintop Tool AA 2.0 Titanium
Lumintop Tool AA 3.0 Titanium
Lumintop GT Micro Copper

ReyLight LANapple Brass
ReyLight LANapple Copper

Wurkkos TS10 V2 Copper
Wurkkos TS10 V2 Titanium

Xeno ES1 Cu
Xeno ES1 Ti
 
jacobd said:
How do you rate the NTG35 4200k against our beloved SW45K?
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Im very impressed with the NTG.. it is more rosy than the late run of sw45k D220 which have been drifting higher than DUV -0.0065.

The NTG runs closer to DUV -0.0090, which is where older sw45k D200 used to reach

the more I learn about the NTG, the better I like it
Zak recently did a Skilhunt M200 review (with a 519a 5000K), and swapped in an NTG35 4200K.. it actually increased throw by 30% and doubled the candela per lumen from 5 to 10.. Im surprised to learn the NTG thows so well

he wrote:
"I tested a Noctigon NTG35 LED in 4200K, which resulted in about 5% less output, but 10 cd/lm and 238m throw on T1 along with rosy tint. I really like the increased throw in a high-CRI everyday carry light,"

For myself at this point, I would choose NTG35 4200K over sw45k D220. The NTG has output on par w 519a, which is about 30% higher than sw45k, and personally Im not a big 519a fan, because I find the tint a bit greenish.. which Zak's review confirms. He measured 519a DUV up around 0.0040 (above the BBL, not below). I have found similarly greenish positive DUV in my experience w Domed 519a.

So, by pretty much every metric, I think the NTG is superior to both the sw45k as well as the 519a.
 
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jon_slider said:
Im very impressed with the NTG.. it is more rosy than the late run of sw45k D220 which have been drifting higher than DUV -0.0065.

The NTG runs closer to DUV -0.0090, which is where older sw45k D200 used to reach

the more I learn about the NTG, the better I like it
Zak recently did a Skilhunt M200 review (with a 519a 5000K), and swapped in an NTG35 4200K.. it actually increased throw by 30% and doubled the candela per lumen from 5 to 10.. Im surprised to learn the NTG thows so well

he wrote:
"I tested a Noctigon NTG35 LED in 4200K, which resulted in about 5% less output, but 10 cd/lm and 238m throw on T1 along with rosy tint. I really like the increased throw in a high-CRI everyday carry light,"

For myself at this point, I would choose NTG35 4200K over sw45k D220. The NTG has output on par w 519a, which is about 30% higher than sw45k, and personally Im not a big 519a fan, because I find the tint a bit greenish.. which Zak's review confirms. He measured 519a DUV up around 0.0040 (above the BBL, not below). I have found similarly greenish positive DUV in my experience w Domed 519a.

So, by pretty much every metric, I think the NTG is superior to both the sw45k as well as the 519a.
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Brilliant info thanks Jon!

Sounds like I might need to investigate some of these. I'll email Hank and ask if he sells them loose :)
 
AA and AAA are 90% of what I'm interested in. This is because they're the perfect size (AAA for summer and backups, AA for winter and more powerful needs), and Eneloops are the best batteries, by far.

For the first point, I think everyone forgets the AA size is almost literally had the same hero arc as the 9mm Luger round; invented about a century ago, disparaged as being too big, then too small and wimpy, and all-the-while, it's been here, slowly growing and improving in performance to defend the crown of "the standard size."

Eneloops are the ultimate level of the AA with a pretty great capacity, STANDARDIZED SIZE, stable output, low self-discharge, a huge lifespan, and all in an inherently safer chemistry to carry next to you wedding tackle.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE that almost every 14500 light I take can use an Eneloop, and they often still perform quite well. The performance is also pretty shocking. The Manker Striker (Murder Bezel, haha) throws shockingly far for the size. My Eagtac D3A with the SFT-40 3000K is absolutely insane...WITH JUST AN ENELOOP! Being titanium, it gets too hot, too fast with a 14500, and I don't want to light my pants on fire. The AA Haiku has the most beautiful beam you'll ever see. The Malkoff MDC AA is the single best light, period. Perfect mode spacing, a great reflector (I love the high CRI SST-20 in it), user serviceable, and you could literally throw it through a windshield, and it's be perfectly fine.

Everyone who loves AA lights needs an MDC AA, and if you EDC an AA, the Eagtac D3A is essentially the perfect EDC, and it comes in a range of emitters (the SFT-40 burns batteries, and there is no LVP, so a neutral 519A or SST-20 is a great option).


Last time there was a similarly themed thread, here is where I was at:
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Post in thread 'Show your AA flashlight'

hellboy90 said:
Lets show your AA, 14500 flashlight
Here I have Jaxman e3 and convoy t6 🔦
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Oh, lord...The titles of this thread has flashlight, and it's not plural...

So... AA/14500 is kind of 90% of what I am interested in...so, MAYBE I'm a real outlier here, hahaha.
AA is life, Eneloop is life.

Headlamps (the best size of headlamps):
Acebeam H16
Skilhunt H150 (3000K and 4500K)
Zebralight H53FcN
Nitecore HA11
Nitecore HA23

Not pictured (Cause I recently gave it away: Manker E02 II, warm


For the flashlights...
2xAA (not my favorite format):
Nitecore MT20A
Nitecore MT2A Pro...
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Since then, I've added a McGizmo Haiku in 4000K 519A (strangely, better than I expected, even though these are hyped to the moon), a Kosen Malkoff MDC AA in 1800K (which I was curious about, and have since come to love), and Eagtac D3A with a SFT-40 3000K (the best AA EDC), an Eagtac D25A with the SST-20 in 4000K (also a great EDC if you want immediate access to a lower low than the D3A), the Manker Striker (so dorky, but throwy), and a Convoy T2 UV (cured the resin on my windshield repair kit like a week ago!).

For AAA lights, since then, it's been a pair of McGizmo sapphires in both the 3000K and 5600K, then a pair of Manker E02 III's.
 
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