New Convoy C8 – Clearly better

[giorgoskok]

I appreciate your work Jared. Thanks also to TK and Simon of course!!!
Tried firmware on a regular 8x7135 and i love it .

i will order the next few days

[Hunter]

OK, I will go now, I see I may be * because of one innocent question, O wait, there already is 15% discount available, if this were mentioned earlier I would not ask for discount and couse so much discomfort to all… I will just go and stand in the corner now…

[DB_Custom (Dale)]

I would just LOVE to see you guys talk down the price of a Filet Mignon at Cheeves Bros. Steakhouse. Name of the game and all that… talk down the bill at the Lawyer’s office while you’re at it (remember, while you’re negotiating it’s at $90 an hour!)

[J-Dub74]

@giorgoskok

I appreciate your work Jared. Thanks also to TK and Simon of course!!!
Tried firmware on a regular 8x7135 and i love it .

i will order the next few days

I’m glad to hear it. ToyKeeper definitely did a great job on this firmware. It should work well on several Nanjg type drivers. Oh and I also like biscotti better than biscuit but whatever TK decides to call it I call myself thankfull. :+1:

[jescereal]

Another vote for biscuit! And that is one damn fine light. It’s honestly perfect imo. I can’t wait to get my hands on it and some of its drivers! :heart_eyes:

[Streamer]

@DavidEF

@ToyKeeper

Okay, I get it. Asking for name input was probably a bad idea.

If nobody has any major objections, I kinda like “biscuit”.

I prefer “biscotti” for two reasons: 1) It sounds nicer, more refined, more serious. 2) I love coffee.

Give it a little flair: _ Bisque_

[BrianK]

Thanks for the work gents!

Even if I don’t take advantage of it in the ready made form it’s interesting to see what goes into the making of a light before the actual light is made. To me, what you gents do is akin to voodoo.

(I’m holding out for the upgraded driver and such so that I can upgrade my existing C8s should I decide to go that route. )

[pilotdog68]

Bistro?

“Cafe”

[DB_Custom (Dale)]

Could it be so simple as to leave the capitol out of Bistro?

bistro

Implying the smaller or more diminutive form of the advanced version.

Or bistro2

[giorgoskok]

If bistro should be included then “mini-bistro” is good …

[WojtekimbieR]

I like biscuit / biscotti myself, amazing work on the new firmware.

[teacher]

@J-Dub74

@Hunter

Yes but, I just want new body with plain old driver and regular price. I know you put significant effort to make all this interesting firmwares and I am sure many people will like them, I thank you You in their name but in my case I will just erase it and burn some of firmwares that I like and use and thats why I am not that fond of idea paying additional fee for “improoved” driver that I would reprogram upon arrival. So, it would be nice to have cheaper option with regular Nanjg 105C/Driver, it can even be blank if they ask me.

I don’t want to stir pots here, I appreciate everyone’s good work, yours and Simons but with this price Convoy is this close -> II to Crelant prices and If you ask me, Crelant has noticable better anodisation, machining, SS elements on tailcaps, SS clip, e-button and tail switch (allows interesting firmware functionalities), driver can be moded also or for $2 I can use Nanjg105 and burn firmware to my needs…
Some may say, buy host only but that option is always least cost efectiv, host + emitter used in stock light + driver used in stock C8 (old fw) costs more than complitely by Simon assembled flashlight with identical components…

Really? :person_facepalming:
I don’t know the light you’re referring to and I’m sure it’s very nice but is that reason to dump all over the work that went into this and talk about another light you prefer? Nobody is telling you to buy one. I was, am and will continue to be excited about this project. I’m sure information like this would be much better received in a thread about Crelant.

Exactly J-Dub74………
Hunter, to try and say it nicely; IMO….this was not your most stellar post. Not by a long shot………. :person_facepalming: …

@DavidEF

Asking for a discount is one thing. But, upon being reminded that the price is already “discounted” and that the item is well worth the current price, to then continue to push the issue and insist that an additional discount is justified because I’m not going to use all the parts anyway is dangerously close to insulting those who put so much effort into making this great “budget” light for us all to enjoy.

+1 …. As far as I am concerned it was an insulting post.

I think possibly sometimes we get hung up to much on the word “budget”. There is much more to the meaning of the word “budget” than ‘cheap’. One word that comes to mind is ’value’. There are many more…………

~
Edit: I just saw this after I posted the above….

@Hunter

OK, I will go now, I see I may be * because of one innocent question, O wait, there already is 15% discount available, if this were mentioned earlier I would not ask for discount and couse so much discomfort to all… I will just go and stand in the corner now…

Your “one innocent question” was not the problem my friend, it was all the balderdash you included with it.
I really doubt you caused much “discomfort” to anyone except yourself, and that would be because you sent yourself to stand in the corner…

[quetzalcoatl]

Just ordered one from Simon today!

[J-Dub74]

@teacher

@J-Dub74

@Hunter

Yes but, I just want new body with plain old driver and regular price. I know you put significant effort to make all this interesting firmwares and I am sure many people will like them, I thank you You in their name but in my case I will just erase it and burn some of firmwares that I like and use and thats why I am not that fond of idea paying additional fee for “improoved” driver that I would reprogram upon arrival. So, it would be nice to have cheaper option with regular Nanjg 105C/Driver, it can even be blank if they ask me.

I don’t want to stir pots here, I appreciate everyone’s good work, yours and Simons but with this price Convoy is this close -> II to Crelant prices and If you ask me, Crelant has noticable better anodisation, machining, SS elements on tailcaps, SS clip, e-button and tail switch (allows interesting firmware functionalities), driver can be moded also or for $2 I can use Nanjg105 and burn firmware to my needs…
Some may say, buy host only but that option is always least cost efectiv, host + emitter used in stock light + driver used in stock C8 (old fw) costs more than complitely by Simon assembled flashlight with identical components…

Really? :person_facepalming:
I don’t know the light you’re referring to and I’m sure it’s very nice but is that reason to dump all over the work that went into this and talk about another light you prefer? Nobody is telling you to buy one. I was, am and will continue to be excited about this project. I’m sure information like this would be much better received in a thread about Crelant.

Exactly J-Dub74………
Hunter, to try and say it nicely; IMO….this was not your most stellar post. Not by a long shot………. :person_facepalming: …

@DavidEF

Asking for a discount is one thing. But, upon being reminded that the price is already “discounted” and that the item is well worth the current price, to then continue to push the issue and insist that an additional discount is justified because I’m not going to use all the parts anyway is dangerously close to insulting those who put so much effort into making this great “budget” light for us all to enjoy.

+1 …. As far as I am concerned it was an insulting post.

I think possibly sometimes we get hung up to much on the word “budget”. There is much more to the meaning of the word “budget than ‘cheap’. One word that comes to mind is ‘value’. There are many more…………

Edit: I just saw this after I posted the above….

@Hunter

OK, I will go now, I see I may be * because of one innocent question, O wait, there already is 15% discount available, if this were mentioned earlier I would not ask for discount and couse so much discomfort to all… I will just go and stand in the corner now…

Your “one innocent question” was not the problem my friend, it was all the balderdash you included with it.
I really doubt you caused much “discomfort” to anyone except yourself, and that would be because you sent yourself to stand in the corner…

He did put himself in the corner with his follow up post, so let’s all drop the negativity and get back to happy fun flashlight business. :+1:

[DanielM]

wonder how a white one would look…matte maybe…

[DB_Custom (Dale)]

Hunter? Is there still a stash of old lights in that corner? Maybe the cells are still charged… Play time!

[vidramon]

Is there some precise info when will be available pressure switches for C8 ?

[teacher]

@J-Dub74

He did put himself in the corner with his follow up post, so let’s all drop the negativity and get back to happy fun flashlight business. :+1:

Yeah he did and as far as I am concerned this was nothing more than a bump in the road of “happy fun flashlight business”.

Y’all did an excellent job with all this also IMO. :+1:

[DB_Custom (Dale)]

I read an extensive article about anodizing aluminum. It explained the honeycomb-like-physical properties of the nano-tubes that form during the process. This is what holds the dye that can give various colors. The article said white dye has an atomic structure too large to fit in the nano-tubes, so as they said you’ll never see a white anodized aluminum.

The article also went on to say that for similar reasons, colors don’t work well with Type III Military Grade Hard Anodize.

[giorgoskok]

And what colour this C8 will give ?