This should be written somewhere and every new user must read it before open this forum.
Biscotti is miles better than old UI and well worth spending a few extra pennies on. Don’t forget that you can get Biscotti in any S2+ on request at Convoy’s AliExpress store.
Why don’t they make it standard?
The blf A6 with 30q is on flash deal at Banggood, which makes it very interesting, i was thinking of buying it as well, but almost holiday so bad timing for me.
I have enough S2+ es now. Especially when the clear (from GB finally) arrives. (Still waiting)
Generally, shipping of Banggood is way better then GB.
(A bit off-topic, but…) It’s also about what you’re illuminating. A cool-white LED is brighter than a warm-white LED, but if you shine that light on a red towel you’ll notice that the warm-white light shows up much brighter. That’s because the warm-white light has more spectrum in red, even though overall it’s dimmer.
If you illuminate white-paper, the cool white LED will be brighter. That’s how it’s measured. But that’s not how the natural world is structured. If you’re in a mature forest, there will be a lot of brown in tree trunks and leaf litter. Brown (which is really a dim orange), is better illuminated by warm tints. So your warm-white LED light may actually look brighter than a cool-white LED light.
On green grass, the cool-white will look brighter. Cool white is optimized for blues and greens. Warm white is optimized for reds, orange, and yellows.
Ignoring brightness, warm-white LEDs usually have higher color rendition than cool-white. Cool-white LEDs are generally around 65 CRI, while neutral is around 75 CRI. Of course, you can get premium LEDs that give much higher CRI, such as a Nichia 219 LED (my favorite). But you pay a price for higher CRI, with usually much less brightness.
Yes couldn’t believe you get a battery included for much cheaper than the A6 on its own. Lucky timing for me. :sunglasses:
Update: Tested my new light out last weekend on a camping trip. Very pleased with it. Good quality and a lot of light for its size.
Glad to hear that you are happy, with one fine BLF light!
I bought some stuff yesterday on gearbest and took this convoy version, was this a bad choice or? maybe i should have asked before i bought…
You can’t go wrong with a Convoy S2+
T6-4C is a nice tint as well and the blue one has a nice stainless switch!
I just ordered Desert Tan S2+ cant stop buying Convoy S2+ until you get every colors.
The only thing I don’t like about that version (firmware) of the Convoy S2+, is the limited mode selections (and the blink on low). But, it’s cheap, so if you’re okay with the modes, then it’s a great buy. There’s versions with updated firmware, but they’re more expensive. Also the BLF A6, but it it more expensive too.
At that price, even if you decide you don’t like it, you’re not out much.
the only thing i hate about S2+ is the blink on low to change group with standard firmware BLF A6 is superior, get S2+ with bisscotti or flash it yourself.
the S2+ is sometimes in flash sale for 10$ definately worth buying it
I wish the medium mode was 25, rather than 40. That would give it a good long run time with decent output. And, as a 3-mode light, that would be better spacing.
The better approach is to just get the one with bisscotti. I presume they’re all going to be that way, once the older model sells out.
any chance we can get moonlight mode on s2 convoy?
In fact, you can see the thing you shine the light on better with a warmer tint.
so a cool white may produce more light, but it doesn’t provide better vision.
Neutral white (5500 - 6000K) is great. And unless you want to look at food, high CRI is not worth the lower lumens and the higher cost. PWM or non-PWM isn’t an argument for people with normal vision, if the PWM is higher than about 100 Hz.
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It’s all a bit like “gluten-free”. Only 1% of the population is gluten intolerant but more and more people make it into an issue. Same goes for PWM and/or high CRI.
I do not agree. Tint and cri are the most important specs for me when buying/building a light… For me the cost of lumens is well worth it. You can see more depth and distinguish more with more cri and also with warmer tints, especially outdoors. For me it’s also less tiring on the eyes.
My sweetspot is still 4000-4500k. Cri, the more the better.
At the end of the day, it depends on what you use your light for. In most cases, however, I’m right.
Unless you’re on a gluten-free diet, of course 