I wouldnât want to trust only a tripod mount on a bouncy, pot holed bike ride with such a heavy light. I would feel more confident with some kind of large strap(s) or circular clamp holding the body.
heres a vid of a bike mount and a thread with some picsâŚscroll downâŚ
Thatâs a good idea, a remote battery pack and while weâre at it, how about a short replacement for the battery tube with connectors for the cable going to the remote battery case. One can dream
Thatâs what I meant. Itâd be two caps with contact boards and a cable to connect them. If it was used with the upcoming extendable battery tube, battery life could be made virtually limitless. Iâve seen pictures of a solution like this, but no details. It could work with 3d printed parts too, which would keep weight down further.
I used a â50mm quick-release truss clampâ to make a tripod mount for my Noctigon Meteor M43, which lacks a threaded hole. The Meteor and Q8 both fit nicely in the 50mm truss clamp. I stretched some old tubes onto my clamps to increase friction and prevent scratches.
For mounting to a bike or ATV, connect another smaller clamp to grip the handlebars. This makes the lightâs angle easily adjustable.
Be sure to use a quick-release truss for the lightâs end, so you can easily detach the Q8 when youâre not riding. It seems the smaller diameter clamps arenât widely available with quick-releases.
uhm⌠I was in the first batch list for the Q8, but then I gave my reservation up to someone else because I was in tight circumstances⌠but now of course I regret :s I payed 40 USD for the D4, which is worth it, but this massive light for the same price was just a gift⌠wondering what is the lowest price it has been sold after that. I remember deals around 50-55 usd⌠has it ever dropped to 40 again?
Have been playing with my new toy - BLF Q8 and still loving it.
While playing with the Q8 last night I noticed something that is not on the ownerâs manual or the cheat sheet so I thought I would post my observation here to see if I can get more information on this unlisted âfeatureâ.
Ok so this is what I did:
1) From off, hold and ramp up the brightness till it started to ramp up and let go of the switch.
2) Hold and ramp down the brightness and HOLD the switch down until the light is at the lowest brightness (indicated by one quick blink of the switch).
3) Let go of the switch, within 1/2 second push and release the switch one time.
Doing the above, the switch will blink once and will no longer glow green until you turn on and off the Q8 again.
Now Iâm not sure if this is only happening on this version of the firmware (if there has been different versions for the Q8) or I just have a special Q8.
Thought I would post it on here and see what you guys think.
I ordered 3 Q8âs from the first batch for friends and me. However one of three got the button light broken. I remember this was an issue on the first batch. I contacted the miller some time ago, but i heard he was very busy with personal stuff. Can someone here tell me i this is a problem i can fix myself. Or can i order some kit with parts to replace something?