Review of Nitecore TM15 Tiny Monster Triple Cree XML U2 LED Flashlight

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Coming from a flashaholic, this is my "current" favorite light. It is bright, even brighter than my Olight SR90 intimidator. The Olight is more of a thrower, and thus illuminates farther than the TM15, but to my eye not as much total light. What I love about the TM15 is that it is very small. Quite amazing how much light comes out of a package that is so small. I like the user interface too. Takes a little bit of getting used to though. Very pleased so far.

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The Amazon product description DOES NOT specify you need to use the 'longer' protected 18650 w/PCB Li-Ion batteries (~68mm vs ~65mm long). It does have the built-in charger, so you might just need to buy the four batteries.

Confirmed to fit: EagleTac 3100mAh Protected Li-ion 18650 Rechargeable Battery (1 x 18650)

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This thing has some hype from the manufacturer, and some favorable reviews on respectable forums [eg candlepowerforums]. So, does it live up?

Oh. Hell. YES.

For intense, detailed, knowledgeable technical review and comparison to other Nitecore lights, see the review by "selfbuilt" on candlepowerforums at . That guy is the best flashlight reviewer in the world. The rest is just my own personal experience/opinion so far.

Exterior Design: It's thick enough to hold the 8 CR123 cells or 4 of the 18650s. But it still feels good in the hand...not so thick that you feel like you might drop in. And it's short. I actually like the length pretty well in everyday[night] use. From photos it looks like the short body puts the switch in an awkward spot that would result in accidental switching. Not so, at least for me.

Operation (switch): The switch takes a little getting used to, because the half-push (very similar to slr camera shutter release buttons) is the one you want most of the time. And then to turn the light off you hard/full push. In everyday[night] use, I find myself mashing down first, which blinds the holy hell out of anything in the beam direction [because that's "turbo" mode at 2400 lumens]. Then I remember to just soft push and get a regular amount of light [from memory of the last soft push setting]. After that it seems "intuitive" to soft push for toggling through brightness levels. Then to turn it off it's still takes an active thought to remember that the hard push will turn it off.

Brightness: Oh. My. GOD. On turbo, it's simply amazing. And it's very "throwy", ie it projects a relatively narrow beam that projects a very long distance. I love illuminating the opposite bank of the lake with it. Probably annoying the hell out of anyone over there. It's also superb at illuminating trees from 0 to hundreds of yards away. On lower levels, you get what you ask for...the 2 higher levels are actually quite bright. For simply walking on a path/trail, the lowest level is plenty.

Haven't actually camped with it yet. Also haven't: submerged it in water, frozen it, heated it, exposed it to rain, sleet, snow, or wind; or exposed it to tyrannasaurus or other megafauna. Will update once these are complete.

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Amazon does a good job of describing the features of the light so I won't go into that. Just make sure you use the longer 18650 batteries. I made the mistake of ordering the wrong ones. I currently use the Nitecore 3400 mh 18650 batteries and they work great. The light has really good spot beam and the LED light is able to penetrate darkness much better than candescent bulbs. Im able to fit it in my pocket or use the nice holster that it comes with. Its comes standard with me on fishing trips and camping trips. It operates while being submersed in ocean water not rinsed with fresh water for days. I really like the cool blue button glow and the charger. Overall a solid Chinese product.

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Bought this as a present for a buddy in the security industry. He loves it. It's a LOT bigger than I thought it would be. I was picturing Surefire type size. Nope. Not at all. But he loves it.