this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2024
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The full review is available here

English review at BLF
German review at my website

Summary

The Mateminco MT70 MINI-S is a nice thrower if you can live with a few limitations. Minimal UI, simple FET driver, only IP65. In addition, the manufacturer does not see a reason in advertising their product with any kind of runtime or documenting it in detail.

In some ways, the LED is also a disappointment. Bad color rendering, slight green tint. The round light emitting surface – which has recently become increasingly popular with flashlights, doesn’t help either.

This review was sponsored by flashlightgo.com, a Chinese shop with a large selection of flashlights.

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[–] IMALlama 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for the review!

Why would a round emitter surface be worse than a square one? It seems like round would work better in a reflector for a uniform beam.

[–] SammysHP 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Oh sorry, maybe just bad wording. I meant that the round light emitting surface (which usually helps to improve the beam and reduces artifacts) is not enough to make this a better light.

[–] IMALlama 1 points 5 months ago

Got it, thanks!