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1. organic355 - Member

   Cant decide whether to just spend £26 on this chinese CREE XM-L T6

   http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170692029675?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_9737wt_922

   or spend a bit more and go for the Magicshine MJ872

   http://www.magicshinedirect.co.uk/product01.htm

   Ive got a joystick mk2 for my helemt so want something for the bars and cant decide whether to spend the extra cash.

   Any advice?

   Posted 5 months ago #
2. Northwind - Member

   If you stick an 872 on the bars a mk2 josytick won't be doing an awful lot on the head, can't keep up. I think you'd be likely to find you're better with the 872 on the head and the joystick purely as a backup. (872 was to be a bar light for me, but I tried it on the head just out of interest and never went back)

   XML-T6 isn't a good bar light, very spotlighty. Not bad on the head if you like chase-the-dot,though. Wasn't really a fan, it's bright but I'd sooner have an old P7 (well, in fact, I sold my XML and kept my P7)

   Posted 5 months ago #
3. organic355 - Member

   what about the MJ-870 for a tenner less?

   one thing I wasnt sure about with these MJ lights was the o-ring mounting, is it pretty secure?

   also what is the official magichsine website? or am I better getting one off ebay? Is the website I linked to Legit?

   Posted 5 months ago #
4. organic355 - Member

   Thanks northwind Any other thoughts?

   Wheres the best place to get the 872?

   Posted 5 months ago #
5. seanoc - Member

   The XM-L T6 is a really bright but, as mentioned, there's a really annoying spot in the light distribution. Also the bar mount is not big enough for an OS bar; so I swapped it out for the O ring style which is plenty secure enough.

   It's good as a head torch for running though.

   I'd get the MJ.

   Posted 5 months ago #
6. organic355 - Member

   Ok I will but where from? It's £30 cheaper on the website I first linked to than on what inthinknis the official magicshine website, is the one I linked to not uk based, looks like paypal only.

   Posted 5 months ago #
7. transapp - Member

   Or you can buy my nearly new MJ-836 for £45....

   Posted 5 months ago #
8. who - Member

   transapp,

   I replied to your for sale ad saying I'll take the light subject to seeing some photos but not heard back

   I'm even more keen now you've dropped the price £5

   Can you drop me an email

   Cheers

   (sorry to hi jack the thread organic355)

   Posted 5 months ago #
9. Northwind - Member

   (fwiw I'd definately rather have transapp's MG-836 than an XML-T6)

   organic355 - Member

   Wheres the best place to get the 872?

   I got mine through ebay, just for the better protection- there's been a few fairly shady shops reselling magicshines in the past, and it's hard to know who's good and who's bad.

   Posted 5 months ago #

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