It looks like youve found yet another fine example of the venerable C8 at a great price. The driver retaining ring is a great touch and should make those fancy 4A boost drivers a breeze to install. :bigsmile:
Thanks for the great review. I’ll grab one on my next order.
What do you think of this light with the OP reflector as apposed to one with a SMO?
Thanks RaceR86, missed that
18sixfifty, agreed. This is the C8 to get. Plus, you have options when you order. Cheap C8s on eBay are $11 or so… for four more the quality goes waay up.
FlashPilot, I like the OP better. It throws less, but I prefer more flood anyway.
Minor addition to review: This model does not have the brass inserts on the body tube ends. As the lowest price model in the line-up, it’s understandable.
For some reason I was under the impression that the C8 was quite a bit larger than it is. After reading your review, it seems that it’s actually quite small.
That’s a really nice light for the price too, value for money wise, this even beats the A60 ? looks like it.
Thanks Spasmod, I appreciate it.
The Jacob A60 will outthrow the C8, even an XR-E based C8. I prefer the C8 because of the size and a little more flood. Having the OP reflector balances it perfectly for me. Probably not for everybody though.
i have the convoy and kd, both are almost identical besides reflector.
i prefer the kd, it throws further and have a nicer warm tint. flood/spill equally the same.
if you dont mind paying about $5 more, id go kd, but if your on a tight budget, the convoy is super nice. one of the better lights out there for that price.
My Lightmalls C8 with U3 emitter has been arrived and I am very satisfied with it. Before I ordered Lightmalls C8 I was doubting whether I should went for Convoy, but at last I prefered the smooth reflector more.
Next, I am hoping someone will order the KD XM-L2 C8 and post a review about it
I found another error; I calculated the throw wrong by shortening the distance by one meter when calculating it. It went from 11.2kcd to 21.2kcd. Much more typical for a C8.
Nice review, pictures can hardly wait for some beam shots, the Lightmalls C-8 was my first budget light thanks to reviews like yours it fit size fit my needs perfectly and the C-8 s exceeded my expectations of out put I agree the C-8 is a must for 1st time flashaholics looks like I missed out on a better price from fasttech. Get those beamshots up