there was a delay in the shipping initially, but once it was en route it was here in 48 hours or less. makes me feel very special.
I was shooting some video, deleting stuff i didnt like, re-doing it, then my batteries died, and my other set is dead. for the camera, not the laser. 26650s last an obscene amount of time unlike the crappy rechargeable AAs my camera uses. all the more reason to make sure the next camera I get uses Li-ion batts. so here is a single teaser pic, later I'll do an add-to review with some starter stuff, then later more science-y stuff as I have time to really fiddle with the BE and measurements and such
Already I can say, this laser gets warm pretty quick, as should be expected when you hold something this powerful. It ignites cardboard the second the focal point hits it. it is really a new level of burning beyond the traditional class 4 that you expect of 1W or so. confirmed it can do solder.
Oh yeah about that, grey forgot to tell me they got the 4W focusable, which is good because I have found the BE impractical for any burning, at least up close.
I'll jabber more in the review thread, I leave you with a size teaser. shown is the PL-E pro with BE attached next to a ruler, a DominatoR host, a Lazerer Rifle, and a purple 501B. normally PL-E pros can be shorter, but these require the extra battey and extension tube for full power, it can hardly be said to be lasing with one battery. I suppose you might be able to use two IMR 18350s to shorten it a bit, but expect this laser to suck those dry fast. real fast. Here I am still jabbering: