[Available again! - BLF special edition light] new Sofirn AAA twisty high CRI 5mm LED

This project came and went so quickly!

Love my c01 lights, though I wish the beam was a bit narrower. Super excited about the c01s. Have one so far but holding out on more until if/when they release a L-H mode order.

I bought one for $9, and a 2nd one for $10. Usually there’s a coupon floating around. For one I used a $4 off AliExpress coupon. The other was on sale.

You could ve used the coupon for the C01 also so its still the same difference

all gone.

Buggar it.

You lot are 16 hrs ahead of us…
We can Never catch up clock wise…

they are still on ebay

Well yes, but for more than double the original selling price. :disappointed:

Actually sofirn change SP10 V2 to SP10S by using LH351D 5000K 90CRI, and same UI.

If you like a BLF version, I think use Anduril UI is cool. But it needs Toykeeper’s help and a interest list. :smiley:

Anduril, AA, count me in! 14500 only, meh.

Gizeh Magnets fit? Awesome. I harvest those whenever I find an empty pack. Was too lazy to research which magnet might fit the c01. This is perfect. Just wait and they will come to you for free.

Oh yeah. I will take three or four of these. AA/14500 SP10v2 with Anduril. Yeah. Perfect
Please make some other colors than red and blue. And make one with clear anodizing or in stainless steel please :slight_smile:

Look at the Astrolux A01, they have a pretty green, orange, purple, a nice grey…

Barry, guys….can we please move the discussion about SP10S and Andúril to the general Sofirn thread, see link below? I try to collate all the information into the corresponding thread about new lights whereas this thread should be about the C01 only. :wink:

Thanks a lot for your understanding.

This is great news, need more flashlight models with emitters LH351D !!! I think many will be interested in the LH351D 4000K 90CRI and maybe even 3000K. Good to have a choice. I use TIR - optics in my Sofirn SP10b, maybe a Sofirn will also sell such an option?

I’m so sad. I have a few of the original black ones in 3200K and love them. This is the perfect little light for so many things! So I ordered a bunch of the blue and red ones. They’ve been stuck in transit somewhere in China since February. It looks like I’ll be getting a refund but I was really hoping to get the lights. Did I miss out?

@Barry or anyone from Sofirn

Is there any chance that we will get more 3200K C01 some day ?

I understand Sofirn doesn't have any 5mm Yuji 3200K leds left and that even Yuji shop is out of stock on these ones but maybe it's possible to have a C01.v2 with an other led like the Yuji smd version ?

I already have a C01S but don't like it as much.

Finally getting around to posting some pics and thoughts...

Lovely little retro lights. Well made, high CRI and with nice tint.

I really like the 3200K warm white C01, especially at night when my eyes are adjusted to warm white indoor lighting. The tint is nicer than a warm white high CRI SST-20 (HB4 bin) and significantly nicer than a warm white 90CRI XP-G2 (unknown bin, inside my DQG Tiny AA II). Not sure how the tint compares to a warm white Nichia as I currently don't have a light with such a LED at hand.

The tint of the 5600K C01 is very similar to a 219BT-V1 sw57 R9050 (the sw57 seems just a touch more pleasant to my eyes).

I think the C01 has a certain nostalgic charm to it :LOVE: .

I completely agree about the nostalgic charm. The look of the open metallic cone and the wonderful color of the 3200K reminds me of certain incandescent lights I remember from the 1970s and 80s. Meanwhile, the smooth turning of the head reminds me of analog control knobs from the same time period. It might seem silly to get this excited about a ~$10 Chinese flashlight, but the little C01 brings me a lot of happiness. I’m sad that I didn’t get more of them.

I wish I had a warmer Nichia for comparison. The warmest I’ve got is a Massdrop Brass AAA Pocket Flashlight with 219B. It doesn’t list a color temperature but I think someone here tested it around 4200-4300K. It’s very pretty but at night, I think I prefer the color of the Yuji at 3200K.

I’m not holding my breath but I would love to see Sofirn make more of these! Especially the 3200k variant.

How does this light stack up against iTP A3 EOS?