Fireflies E07 preview

I bought a used one so I don’t know the bin. I think fireflies just got the V3 cause it was V2 when I checked a few months back and Neal also still has the V2…so maybe mine’s V2. The person who I bought it from said he purchased it on October 2019. This probably doesnt help but the brightness is exactly double of the 5000k EC01. Sustainable output also seems to be very similar. It’s not that important but it would be nice if I could find out somehow. Is there a difference in tint between the V2 and V3?

There shouldn't be, but there's variances. V2 and V3 are output ratings, not tint, so it's output lumens, disregarding the tint.

While chatting with Fireflies, Jack was very kind to offer some face masks to include with my package. I asked if he can find some Level 3 or N95 face masks and offer them on his website, which would help so many people where facemasks and respirators, especially real Level 3 and N95 rated ones, are near impossible to find or extremely expensive due to supply and demand. The price is only going to go up at a very rapid rate given the world wide shortage.

He agreed to help and said he would like to do this to lend a hand to the world wide situation and not profit off of it. But I said given the time and effort he put into this and a family to feed it is justifiable to at least price this to cover the labor and overhead.

He searched around and talked to various sources and ended up ordering some samples from different manufacturers. He’s also asking for advice on ways to test them to make sure they are legit. Not sure if he will be able to test them as it seems hard to do without professional equipment. But he is talking to a contact that organized a large group donation to Wuhan that can point him to the right direction.

He told me he just sourced the very last 205 pieces of FFP2 N95 respirators from Russia and he is considering stocking some in the Calfornia warehouse for fast delivery to us.

He should soon offer them in the Fireflies store or you can also contact him directly for details. I would much rather buy these from FF than from random sellers on Amazon, Ebay, and Aliexpress where they can label the masks with any rating (e.g., $10 100,000 lumen flashlights).

Hey guys, I ordered the new 25 degree optic from FF and it arrived the other day.

QUESTION:
I cannot physically tell the difference between the new 25 degree optic and the older one. Would this indicate that I already had the 25 degree optic or is it almost physically impossible to tell the difference visually? Because when I hold the two optics in my hand and compare them side-by-side they look to be the same.

Thanks for your help regarding this.

Just shine it against the wall and measure the size of the hotspot. Then replace it with the other optic and compare. The difference in hotspot size is very significant so it is easy to tell.

K. Thanks. Wasn’t sure if there would be a difference in looks as well.

Got mine today with a 219B emitter. However, i noticed something weird about it, the light flickers for a few seconds on max ceiling. Do i need to return this one? Thank you!

Those 219b emitters don’t like being driven too hard. I actually kept my max ceiling set low as they will overheat and actually put out a purple tint that won’t go away when over driven.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but the damage may have already been done. It happened to mine initially as well.

they should not “overheat”, are you sure it’s not just the anduril blink telling you it’s at the top of the ramp? I dont remember if the stock E07 firmware has that or not

Hi! I know the quick flicker when reaching the ceiling ramp and the floor. However this one is a flicker for about 3 seconds then it disappears.

You should probably clean everything with alcohol (springs, threads, driver ring, and your battery + and -)

If you are using 18650 make sure to use flat top with their black adapter. If you are using 21700 make sure it is flat top and not too long (Chinese brand battery sometimes are while OEM brand is shorter)

fireflies E12

Nice looking light.

That thing better be factory spring bypassed. Wonder what the head with is. Maybe 45mm?

Once I told them to make and E09 and they made an E12 instead :smiley: I’m not complaining though.

Looks like they just stuck the ROT66v2 optic in an E07. So it should be the same bezel diameter as the ROT66.

Does seem like it. That’s means it’d be 50mm. I’d prefer something smaller with less throw. I like the floodier beam profile on my FW21 Pro.

This guy problem solves

i wanted to buy this one…are the owners here happy with this one?its a bit older model….

I’m very happy with mine but there’s supposed to be news of a gen 2 coming soon. Hopefully with a better optic.

really??? oh…again i have to wait:)