The old version was quite different indeed. I have one. It can run on 3xAAA or an 18650. It’s actually a pretty decent light for $10 that I paid for it, but $10 will also get you a Convoy s2+ which is even better.
(Friday 3/16/18) The Zanflare F1 is on Lightning Deal right now for $18.99 for CW or NW version, with free shipping for prime members in US. I don’t know about other countries. It ends at 2:30 am EST.
Sorry, unfortunately it looks like the deal has already expired. I posted right after I found out about the deal and bought one. They must have sold out quickly.
Geez - if I only had a use for that many AAs. I just bought 4x Eneloop Pro cells.
Also - LOL at the $47 Astrolux MF01 clone - it’s now over $100! I just wonder what kind of moron is buying these at the higher cost to keep driving up the price.
1. It isn’t a knockoff. Same light, same manufacturer, different branding.
2. $77.99 for the MF01 is a sale price (through 4/4).
3. For $77.99, you get it shipped from China in ~2 weeks, rather than the US in 2 days.
UI is unfortunately not what I care for and they hide it in double-talk “Hold the On/Off button for one second to instantly turn off light.”. Sorry is it one second or instantly…. it can’t be both… and unfortunately it’s clear it is one second hold, and not instant as a click just sequences the mode. UI failure for me, but someone must be buying this type of UI as they are not the first to adopt this disaster
Just FYI... ThorFire and Astrolux both owned by the same parent company. BangGood... So seeing those offered by ThorFire on Amazon is just a way of BangGood getting the Astrolux brand into the Amazon US market.