Very nice. Throw some Zebralights in there and the Sportac PH10LC2 (good quality, nichia 219c with 90+ cri but chinsy headband) if you get a chance! Maybe some budget options like the thrunite TH20 or Acebeam H40 would be nice.
Budget options are affordable, but Zebralight is too expensive, so only if they will support this project. It would be great to add it here, maybe they will send one. Eventually⌠MaybeâŚ
There is seriously so much great headlamps to test, like Magicshine - it would be great if this comparison became so big it would include most of the well known headlamps.
Not many manufacturers want to support âYes I will make a big comparison, it will be greatâ project, so I got only 10 headlamps. And buying that many headlamps isâŚexpensive. Now I might be able to get Nitecore, Sofirn and other well known headlamps. Just give me some time and I will make it fat and juicy
I understand the constraints. And I really appreciate the effort. But so far the thread simply does not live up to the title, actually itâs far from that.
I suggest adding at very least:
D10 (the king of budget headlamps)
Nitecore NU25 (by far the most recommended among ultralight people)
Lumintop HL3A (I do feel that it deserves mention by being a twist on the most popular flashlight recently)
Some YLP Panda (lots of good reviews)
Some Zebra (many users swear by them)
Maybe some members could help by lending you their headlamps?
FireFlies PL47G2 is a pretty good headlamp combined with the Armytek headband. Insane turbo levels and good combination of throw and flood for camping trips.
Mocarny, itâs not an Ultimate Headlamp Guide! cos most of those lamps sucks as a headlamps. They are front heavy and used headbands do not allow a stable mount on the head in any activity faster than walk.
Currently it can be only âultimate angle light guideâ ;).
I admit, currently it isâŚâpretending-to-be-ultimate-but-not-yet headlamp guideâ
GuysâŚI hope it is helpful even a bit for now, I will be adding more headlamps, but you know, âa journey of a thousand miles begins with a single stepâ.
Headlamps are made for work and close up taks. Some people use them for mountaineering, caving or exploring abandoned buildings so they need to be reliable. Lumintopâs HL3A is merely a toy by having no stabilisation, an unreliable driver with a UI made for toying around and not suited for tasks I mentioned before.
Zebralight MkII and MkIII headlamps were great, their overall quality and reliability was higher then Armyteks but they are not produced anymore, and the newer Mk IV generation is till now on plagued with issues and UI bugs.
Olight has no interesting headlamps and the H2R has a lot of hidden issues and is to some degree dangerous to use.
YLP is interesting, maybe it could replace Skilhunt? But is has no moonlight mode.
Skilhunt used to have the best bang for the buck headlamp but in the last year their prices skyrocketed making them no so budget anymore.
The Convoy headlamp is obsolete.
Sofirn SP40 is nice for the money but the by fat better H03 used to cost almost as much.
The Armytek Wizard Pro WW is IMO the best general purpose headlamp currently available now.
BUT
Armytek is juggling with their prices which means they are screwing their customers.
Wizard Pro WW was for more than two months available in Poland for 55$, now it costs almost twice as much at a whopping 95$.
I wouldnât give 95$ for a flashlight knowing that itâs worth 55$.
For 10$ more I bought my virence.com custom Nichia E21A Wizard.
Hi everyone, Iâve just updated my review!
Thanks to BLF user Agro we have Boruit D20 and Eagle Eye X1R⌠Agro, do you even remember you lent me those headlamps? Yes I know itâs been a long time.
Yeah, I didnât forget. I know it took a while but I didnât need them in the meantime so I just waited. Thanks for the review, you have a nice collection of models already.