After a break of about 5 years, i am getting back into the hobby again!
Found the BLF Q8 and ordered one. Got it at usd 37 shipped, can’t be beaten value with 5000+ lumens and capable of hitting 6000 with spring bypass, good batts? 50k cd, neutral white? Sign me up! I saw the Sofirn BLF Q8 with XP-L HI (100k cd) and it is a really tough call, in the end i still prefer the original one with neutral white.
Ok I came across this puppy. RMB 358 (usd 52). Not exactly the same design as the Haikelite MT03 but quite similar.
Not sure about the driver used. Hence would be unable to confirm the performance.
Any thoughts or anybody can share any info? I wonder if it is capable of around 9000 lumens.
I’ll translate the claimed specs
Dimensions：Head diameter 66mm Body tube 50mm Tail diameter 53mm Length135mm
Weight : 465g
55 deg C for the thermal regulation point
Product parameters:
Emitter:7070
Aluminum Alloy body with HAIII Anodize black surface Finish
Battery: 4x High Drain >10A button top 18650
Switch: Side electrical switch with big Transparent rubber boot
Aluminium OP Reflector
Ultra Clear Double-sided AR coated Glass lens (99% Light transmision )
Double O rings; IPX8 Waterproof
With standard Tripod hole
Max Brightness:13000 LumensNW ;
Max Runtime: 58 days
Brightness Level: (Digital current regulation)
Low Low: 10 Lumens (28 days )
Low: 150 Lumens (35 hrs to 10% power)
Middle: 1000 Lumens ; (480 minutes to 10% power)
High: 2700 Lumens (250 minutes to 10% power)
Hidden moonlight: 0.6 Lumens ; 58 days
Turbo—13000lumens —–2.5 minutes (thermal control) step down to
6000 Lumens—–2 minutes (thermal control) step down again to 2400
Lumens (300 minutes to 10% power)
Overclocked descent55 degrees 2.4 A-2.6A
6000 Lumens55 degrees 1.4A-1.6A
Timed Temperature stepdown and thermal regulation
Size: 135mm length x65mm Head x53mm body
Weight：460 Gram
User Interface:Single Click-on ; Single Click-off
Hidden Moonlight (press and hold switch in off status; easy to access)
Low Low-Low-Mid -High-turbo (Long press to change
modes ; with last mode memory)
Quick access to Turbo (Double click after you turn
on the light) ; Turbo can be memorized.
Click+hold+flash signal to lockout the light;
loose the flashlight body to unlock.
Switch LED indicator:
100~50 power: Blue LED on
50~9 power: Blue LED flash twice every 2 seconds
Blow 9% power: The flashlight will flash fast and step-down to moonlight.
The indicator LED will be off on Moonlight mode to extend the run time.
Internal parts:
40mm Haike Copper DTP Emitter board
20 gauge thick copper+silver wires
5mm thick internal integrated emitter shelf
double silver-plating copper-alloy springs
Caution:
The Turbo mode gets hot very quick!!!
So do use this light in right way!!! Turbo mode is never a daily-use mode.
Low-mid-High modes are bright enough for daily use
Keep the light away from Children!!!
Thanks for all the info, i know i can always count on BLFers.
I think if it can achieve 8000 or 9000 lumens it is still a very decent light, chinese LEDs or XHP70. Just that the efficiency might be different, though with 4 x 18650 that would not be so apparent except in a few extreme usage cases.
Sillen, do update this thread after you have received the light, maybe you might even be able to do a ceiling bounce test + lux meter and see how it fares relative to your other known lights.
Oh….it uses the 7070 emitter, it’s already in the description, though the listing title is wrong. Gotta go Taobao and search what the heck is that.
If i can get it to around usd 40 for 11/11 then it’d be great.
Confirmed with the seller via aliwangwang chat, it’s 7070 alright.
15 watter basically. 1700lm. 5100lm light. Compared to the BLF Q8, ain’t that bad esp if you want a floodier light, could be cheaper though. (for me it’s usd 52 from Taobao)
If only these are 20W, then it’d be very decent as well.
I might as well pay double the price and get double the lumens, same form factor, with a Olight X7 branded + reliable flashlight with more resale value.
Ok it’s more like usd 113, not usd 100. (there is a rmb 100 coupon voucher, can see it when you add to cart) https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0d.6639537.1997196601.169.702a7484WP4sMa&id=538622408534
We then consolidate it with other stuff and ship it over, for normal goods it’s quite cheap even by China standards. Folks in HK, Taiwan, Malaysia etc do it this way from Taobao.
If we are lucky, we might see some Taobao sellers offering either a 10% or even 20% discount on 11/11 singles day, which is a very very big thing in China.
It’s not tooooo bad, esp if you do not own the BLF Q8 or something. \
Do a ceiling bounce test and see what it can do.
Unfortunately in this case, it’d be very difficult to dispute via Aliexpress’s ESCROW service to get a partial refund. You can try though, if you have the time and can prove with pictures that the LEDs used are not XHP 70.
I believe it’s quite unlikely even though Cree’s spec lists it that way (the chinese usually don’t do it such a way), even the chinese specs show it as 6V 2500mA and 12V 1250mA, 1500-1900lm. 15W
It’s most probably not a 30W emitter, efficiency performance aside.
Mail’s in! No batteries until this evening. Got my LX1010BS Portable Digital Lux Meter at the same time so will put this next to BLF & Sofirn Q8 and see how we go.
Edit: First impression, it’s brighter than Sofrn Q8. Will have to wait until it’s dark to do an amateur ceiling bounce. Sure gets hot quick!
