Got three C01 today and all clips are pretty stiff.
Hi Jon, the Fenix E01 is my current EDC and daily messing about light! I was expecting something similar in high CRI warm white but the floodiness of the Yuji is just impractical for outdoors, I canât even look at certain things under the hood of a car due to the diffusion so unfortunately for me, even though I really wanted to love the C01, itâs going to be a shelf queen. Also, every time one loosens/tightens the E01, there is this feeling of amazing build quality that simply doesnât come across in the C01. Not saying itâs badly made at all, though.
Cheers!
I mean the emitters used in these two lights are in a completely different league of output and profile/beam. This light was always intended as something closer to the Photon, as modding that and other keychain lights woith Yuji 5mm emitters is what inspired this AFAIK.
Sounds like the SST-20 version might be more up your alley but if you need more light, single AAA might not be the way to goâŚ
a red sst20 would be nice 
My first two arrived yesterday. Originally ordered on 23 Nov.
Both clips are as flexible as olympic gymnasts.
Sorry to hear that. 
I ordered 21 November & mine should be here today. According to the USPS they are âOut for Deliveryâ.
It will be interesting to see what I get in the âClip Lotteryâ. 
My CO1âs arrived today, 36 days after order was placed.
Impressive, well built little light!!!
Fit nâ finish is excellent on the ones I received.
And indeed I was 100% on the âClip Lotteryâ⌠9 for 9!!! . 
All 9 clips are total crapâŚâŚ 
They bend like they are made of leadâŚ. 
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- Order placed - 21 November
- Posted with China shipping - 7 December
- Delivered in Glencoe, AL USA - 27 December
Sofirn, any chance of C01 Pro with Osram 96 CRI LEDs?
My lights arrived yesterday in the UK.
The clips are trash, but this is only a minor annoyance as there was some debate in development as to whether a clip would even be included or might cost extra.
Everything else about the lights is as I expected when I placed the order. I love the light quality - the high CRI and the almost even field (slight hotspot on the 5600, barely noticeable on the 3200, you wonât notice either if youâre not pointing it at a white wall) make it very pleasant.
The output level is interesting - itâs perhaps a little brighter and floodier than I was expecting. I was considering gifting one to a relative who needs something for reading in church but itâs too bright for that - much more than a mini maglite or the âlowâ on my other AAA lights. Of course weâve discussed how itâs not enough to light up a dark forest track or for search and rescue at sea. Between those extremes, however - indoor use, something to keep in the car, or for outdoor tasks such as map reading or whatever - itâs just what I want. Enough light to do the job when needed, and no risk of retinal injury.
I was looking for low-cost lights to keep in bags, jacket pockets and the car and provide decent illumination at times when I would otherwise be using my phone or the tiny light on my keychain Swiss Army knife.
If reliability and durability are as intended (and I wonât be using them as hard as some of you have been already) then this project is a triumph. Congratulations to all involved (except the muppet who was in charge of QC on the clips).
Really like the quality of mine. Like the cylinder shape too.
That is just too funny!
youre feeling the O ring!
if you put the worn down Oring from your Amazing Built E01 on your Amazing Built C01, you will get the same Amazing Feeling!
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here is a guy that thinks his Fenix is worn out (the O ring gets looser with age):
[QUOTE=KnifeStyle;4730771]Back when the Fenix E01 came out as the keychain light equivalent of sliced bread, I bought a black one and it was so nice to look at I couldnât bear to carry it on my keys. It hung around in my gear for a year before I finally got the nerve to put it on my keys during my freshman year of college back in 2009. Today, that poor light is now nearly pure silver with a mirror finish as the anodizing has worn off. At least every few months, the head comes loose and I end up with the head and battery in a pants pocket. The batteries never seem to last whenever I carry it, even when I use lithium cells. But itâs trying, so I kept it around even as they released an array of nicer options in the years since.
Today, I once again changed the dead batteryâŚand low and behold it still has a nice beam. While Iâm sick of it as a keychain light because the head keeps twisting to and fro, either draining the battery or losing it entirely, Iâd like to give it an active retirement. Where would be a good, sensible place for a dead-simple AAA tube light that isnât in my daily rotation of on-body gear? Iâm debating leaving it clipped to the top loop of my backpacking tent where it can maybe see use if my headlamp ever goes dead, or possibly lashing it to something with a larnyard like those pens at the bank. Iâd love for it to just break out of warranty so I can move on, but it looks like this little guy just has to be stubborn.[/QUOTE]
FWIW, my C01 has the same âfeatureâ, the head came off in my pocket yesterday, and I did not even have to wait for the O ring to age. This proves that the C01 and E01 have the same Amazing Quality!.. LOL!!!.
another example of the Amazing Quality of the Fenix E01
And of course the Sofirn C01 has the same Amazing Quality:
No Orings were harmed in the making of those videos⌠:person_facepalming:
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What a great post! I like your attitude, and agree with everything you said about the barely visible little hotspot :-). Slightly surprised the light is too bright for church, but, I have not tried, so will respect your experience.
My clips are very stiff, the first thing I did was remove them⌠I feel like a traitor, and slightly guilty for making Sofirn include themâŚ
Enjoy your High CRI!
Merry New Year!
Jon, Iâm not dissing the C01 at all, just that the threads and o-ring on my 7-year-old ECDâd E01 âfeelâ better. I never said one is better than the other at all.
I understand, agree, and hope you took no offense at my sense of humor.
The difference in âfeelâ you are experiencing (and I agree there IS a difference in feel),
is Only because of the differences in the O rings.
The âfeelâ has absolutely nothing to do with the threads, which are equally sloppy on both brands, as demonstrated by my rollAlight videos (which are with O rings installed btw).
you could put your Fenix head on your Sofirn body, and the âfeelâ will match the Fenix Body⌠its the O ring, not the threads⌠reallyâŚ
dont take my word for it⌠check for yourself⌠it could be a real eye opener, it was for me
got mine today after ordering on 11-23-18.
still in shock.
Hope you will recover soon 
+1 . :+1:
âstill in shockâ ⌠Hmmm, is that a good thing or bad thing?? :question:
Well, it looks like I have a long wait ahead of me. I ordered mine December 10th. It has been stuck in the GUANGZHOU Sorting Center since 12-12.
Lumintop also has a magnetic tail cap for the Tool AAA in black. I know because I ordered one. I just canât remember who I got it from, it think it was Ebay.
I ordered November 10 and mine is also still in Guangzhou. Iâm on âbuyer protectionâ extension #3.
I wish you luck.
Mine arrived to Portugal today (supposedly)! (Ordered on 10th November)
Letâs see how long until it arrives home!
At least it is not completely lostâŚ