I was recently looking to get a new Fenix E01 to practice/attempt an LED swap for my aged and loved E01. Sadly found Fenix had discontinued it.
Was having trouble sourcing LEDs in quantities of less than 1000, found the high CRI Sofirn C01, got excited, then realised that had been a limited run.
While awaiting the C01 hosts, another 5mm AAA light caught my eye for a possible host candidate.
SBFlashlight just put his Klarus lights on clearance and amongst the gems is the Mi02. It’s a great performer right up there with the Fenix E01. I’m probably going to pick one up and see about swapping the angry-blue Nichia GS with a Hi-CRI Yuji, while I await the next batch of C01’s.
I will ask Barry when a new batch of C01’s will be made. Sofirn is going to use the rngwn-sourced leds for this new batch, and I hope that the host version can be added to the production batch.
I get the impression that new things at Sofirn start happening only after chinese newyear so maybe patience is still needed.
In case that new C01 batch happens, I am not sure if I will keep my interest in the hosts, as I prefere the lights potted and not having to order the LEDs separately. However, as that is not a reality yet, I will keep my interest in the hosts for now!