MagLiteML50L LED Flashlight

This flashlight is an extraordinarily well-made and well-thought product which functions well, is reliable, and simply feels good to use.

It's not too small, not too big and provides a nice beam of light.

Quick delivery. Exactly what we were expecting. Very pleased!

***Updated: January 27, 2017***I've had the flashlight a little while now and have learned a couple of additional things about this flashlight.1. When your batteries start to run low, you lose the brightest setting. So if your 1st click was brightest, 2nd was medium, and 3rd was lowest, when your batteries are starting to get low, the 1st and 2nd clicks will just be medium brightness. When they get really low, all 3 clicks will just be the lowest brightness.2. The Quick Focus is nice, but I wish that finest focus was be all the way at one end and the widest all the way at the other. Unfortunately, it's not this way. The finest focus is in between the ends, for some reason.Downgrading from 5 stars to 4 stars because, while I still really like the flashlight, it's not "perfect".***Original Review***My kids and I "played" with this flashlight all last night to give it a good testing and so far, I really like it.The first thing I noticed about the flashlight was the size of it compared to it's Lumens, Beam Distance, and battery life. I feel that, for its size and the fact that it only uses 2 "C" batteries, the Lumens, Beam Distance, and battery life are excellent. I feel that this flashlight is perfectly balanced between size and functionality.This is my first LED Maglite. All my previous Maglites have been incandescent. I like that I will never have to change the bulb in this flashlight, as the LED is expected to last more hours than I will likely ever use this flashlight for (50,000 hours minimum).My old incandescent Maglites have a head that turns and turns. This flashlight has a Quick Focus feature that allows you to change the focus of the beam from narrow to wide with only a 1/4 turn of the head, which I think is great. Additionally, the head is unable to turn any further than this 1/4 distance, so you only have the 1/4 distance to move the head back and forth in. I find this helpful in learning what positions the head needs to be in in order to quickly achieve the desired beam focus you're looking for.My 1 year old daughter dropped the flashlight on the wooden floor from about a 1 foot height and it continued to function normally. I'm glad to see that the slightest bump like this didn't kill the flashlight. I would have been extremely disappointed if such a small drop did kill it. I don't plan to drop the flashlight often, obviously, but it does happen.I'm using Odec C Rechargeable Batteries, Deep Cycle 5000mAh NiMH Battery Pack(4 Pack) in the flashlight and it's working well with these so far. The flashlight has a Lumens rating of 490. We turned it on on High in a dark bedroom and, wow, did it light up the entire room! I love that I should get around 15 hours of use even on this High setting and around 112 hours on the lowest Eco setting. To me, that is amazing!We took the flashlight outside and did a distance test in the dark. We are about 700 feet away from the Stop sign at the corner of our street. We could not see the Stop sign in the night, but when shining the flashlight in that direction, we could clearly see the Stop sign. Impressive.Switching the flashlight between the 4 Activity Based Function Sets is really simple. I know that the instructions make it sound like knowing how far to unscrew the tail cap is a bit of a guessing game, but it doesn't need to be. Just hold down the on/off button first, which will turn the flashlight on. Continue holding the button down and then unscrew the tail cap just enough to turn the flashlight off. Then, while still holding the on/off button down, screw the tail cap all the way back in. Now you're in the programming sequence and the flashlight will cycle through the available Activity Based Function Sets for you to choose from. There are a couple of things I don't like about the Activity Based Function Sets, though.My 1st dislike is that there is no Activity Based Function Set which allows you to have the Eco setting tied to the 1st click of the on/off button. Actually, being able to program the on/off button for each of the 1, 2, and 3 click settings separately would have been ideal, but this is not an option. The 2nd dislike is regarding the Multi-Mode functionality itself. It can be a bit difficult sometimes to click 2, or 3, times in a row to get to the right setting you want. You really do need to be fully aware of which setting you are trying to get to *before* you start clicking the on/off button. It does take some practice and decisive clicking. I do like that the on/off button is extremely quiet when clicked, though.Overall, as you can tell, I really like this flashlight, and the price makes it even that much better. (I paid $35.) I don't think that I will personally be going back to the "D sized Maglites anytime soon, as this "C" sized Maglite is such a perfect balance in all areas that are important to me.

I have been wanting a flash light that can reach across the lake beside my house. This one does!! I have a dog outside that will bark at every deer, coyote or whatever he sees. Now I can shine this light and see incredibly far😊

Great flashlight- does what it is supposed to do and it is really well made.

I received this model as well as the mini Mag LED Pro as birthday gifts in Dec. 2017. They're both extremely well-built, and come with a lifetime warranty by Maglite. They're both extremely bright, even though they're LED. Up until recent years LED lights weren't as bright as lightbulbs, but they've improved substantially. Nowadays, LEDs are even brighter and whiter than lightbulbs with a longer distance. This flashlight comes with 3 different use modes, each with 3 different lighting styles. The first mode is for everyday use, the second mode is for first responders, the third mode is for outdoors/wilderness use. It is very easy to switch between the 3 types of modes, and the instructions to do so are in the manual. I would highly recommend this flashlight for home use, first responders and/or for use in the wilderness. There are guides online if you want to upgrade the batteries and LED bulb to a stronger, brighter model without voiding the warranty.

bright, solid flashlight. gave as goft and recipient was pleased