I ordered one just recently, if this one has SOS, and not just HI,Lo, & strobe, did I get the wrong model?
1476879
Mine has hi, med, low, strobe, and sos. If yours does that, it's the same model.
318234
If you have three modes Low,High and strobe, you have the real thing UltraFire WF502B CREE T6 XM-L 1000 Lumens . If you have five modes it is a cheap copy and dim display. I have bought 3 and got the right one twice E-cloud and prettylight and a fake from SunnyStore8 with a LED array 1/4 the size of the real one.
1476880
This one has five settings, high, medium, low, strobe, and SOS. I would have preferred a simple on/off switch only with no other options but it is bright and that is what I was looking for. Hope that helps.
63186
I got the Astar as well. I didn't notice until I saw your question and had a look. Is it possible that Astar is the model and not the brand? Also, shouldn't there be another "s" in the name? /jk
357693
Does not look like they are shipping the same model anymore. I got a one mode model.
936122
No, it defaults to 1st brightest mode each time you turn it on. Strobe is 4th push.
1277574
The one that's showing on your email is the one I bought, then returned. It may have been a fluke that it only worked for a few hours (a lemon?). I had read great things about it, but it just didn't work out for me. I don't know which is the newest model. I would go to the Panasonic website for that info. Hope this helps. Good luck.
955916
No, but check out stream light. They have a version that is even brighter and may have a strobe. Good luck
1392173
The one I got probably was. It was a total knock off and piece of junk. I tossed it in the trash.
97953
Yes it is. You will need to order a flash diffuser because the strobe does not come with a diffuser.It also comes with a case and a float strap.
2239897
No, I guess I received one of the good ones. It's bright, and has lasted several months so far. Sorry to hear about your experience. I know how frustrating that can be!
2170877
I have the older generation model of this and it does not have strobe. Not sure if UTG is producing the next generations of this light with strobe but I know that some of them are starting to incorporate that feature.
610954
The one I received was not the one I ordered. The one I ordered had a built in battery meter, and the one I received didn't. Sounds like you got stiffed just like me.
1303684
I honestly don't kno if the model number changed ,all I kno I love my camera..the night vision on this camera is better than any of my other cameras.. :)
539489
Not sure especially since I returned the flash and bought a flash from sony
589600
The one that I just bought was a genuine new HP. If it's different than that when you receive it, just return it.
819922
Yeah. Standard beam is the default. Hold on or Click on is full on. Tap on twice and you get the strobe.
270135
It's apparently hit or miss. The ones I ordered are great. They have bright, dim and flash.
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I have not ordered that specific item -- here are links to what I have ordered: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009GERVPS/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009OY4UZE/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009GERVPS/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (same item, different seller from above) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009OY4UZE/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (same item, different seller, again. The links look the same, but the actual sellers are different for both the long and short flashlights) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009GERVPS/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (Same seller as last, niceshopping2013) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GN5QZTQ/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (This one was not as bright as we thought it should be, and failed to function completely after something over a month. The seller was TrustEHarbor) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FTUCMQQ/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (Short but darn bright, I got two at one time, both great. Seller hkbayi.) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009OY4UZE/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (I got 3 of these, all great. Seller Sunlight.) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008MEU2F4/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (This looks like the one you bought, I bought mine on 1/16/13, and it's still working like a champ. The seller for mine was East Face Sci&Tech, cost me $72.59 with only the holder, no batteries. You might have a defective unit, I have bought only one of these monsters, and use it a decent bit. The batteries last a long time, I use mine only occasionally, but still bright and not recharged for nearly a year and a half now. If you're much of a tech, you might look for a bad solder connection or a switch problem?) Of all the lights I've bought, all were good or great, minus the single dimmer one I specified above. I hope this helps a little, you might also want to complain to the seller, too.