500 posts now, time to give something away (winner announced)

Congrats 202bigmike! You’ve WON!

Random number generator selected number 51.

Video of Number generator (really anticlimactic)

I’ll send you a PM shortly to discuss getting you your gear.

In a little bit I’ll be deciding who has won the surprise for best lens recommendation. I’ll contact them via PM and get their information and they’ll find out what they got when they get the package.




I want to thank the BLF community for being a great group of people. I’ve been here as a poster for 6 months and unlike many of the other forums I’ve visited over the years I feel like a member here instead of just another user. I just made my 500th post and thought I might give something back. However in the spirit of learning, sharing, and budget performance there’s going to be a twist for those with motivation to improve their chances.

So here’s the game. A simple “I’m in” gets you entered for the drawing. If you post a unique link to a lens with a 100+mm usable diameter, focal length of less than 100mm, and less than \$20, you’ll be entered again. The same goes for a tailcap board for a 3 cell soup can style light under \$4, or GITD o-rings larger than 100mm.

So everyone can be entered up to 4 times however the later you start looking for links, the harder it will be to find a unique one. I’m going to run this until Sunday May 24th, the winner will be chosen by a random number generator and announced Monday the 25th.

I will pay for up to $15 in shipping, this would cover anyone in the US, anyone outside of the US please consider if the shipping would cost more than this and whether or not you want to participate. If the winner is outside the US and declines because of the shipping expense, a new winner will be chosen.




What can one win in the first KKW giveaway? Pretty decent stuff if you ask me.



The winner is going to get a red Convoy S2+ with an XM-L2 T6 4C and 8x7135 driver, Solarstorm SC01, XTAR MC1+ charger, and a light to cure the flashlight disease. All items are brand new.

In addition to the winner of the above items, I will contact the person with (in my opinion) the best lens suggestion and they will receive a surprise.

Thanks again BLF, and good luck!

1. autonomousperson
2. jhalb
3. saypat
4. Racoon City (not the place, the person :wink: )
5. Kodachrome40 (S2+, redraw and give away rest if wins)
6. autonomousperson (credit for lenses)
7. autonomousperson (credit for GITD O-ring by PM)
8. Will34
9. Pregulla
10. M4D M4X
11. Speedsix
12. nofearek9
13. Halo
14. brad
15. TheBo
16. TheBo (credit for lens link)
17.jdunlap27284
18. Backpacker Light
19. Ormbett
20. asot
21. MountainKing
22. AlexGT
23. AlexGT (credit for lens links)
24. mwfire
25. southland
26. Rolz
27. bakalakos
28. one41
29. one41 (credit for lens links)(EXCELLENT LENS POSSIBILITIES, current leader for surprise)
30. spamman
31. Kozy
32. OscarM
33. Aardvark
34. aris
35. fyesilova
36. Martini
37. Jubeldum
38. Jubeldum (credit for lens links)(great links, a worthy challenge to the ones linked by one41, and very reasonably priced!)
39. DavidEF
40. ahirshy
41. J-Dub74
42. Wrathbringer27
43. zipelgas
44. chuckhov
45. JohnnyMac
46. chops728
47. IH8MYX
48. cajampa
49. flashination
50. Street-Light
51. 202bigmike
52. Joat
53. MG
54. smaller lights
55. MauiSon
56. Streamer
57. cone
58. blueb8lls
59. Triple A
60. SIGShooter
61. Bort
62. bguy
63. - X3 -
64. Manx
65. pilotdog68
66. jerryg
67. scdaf
68. zelee
69. gafirefighter
70. viperbart (see reply 80 if winner)
71. kst
72. pieman7
73. Gunga
74. rebelbayou
75. NightSpy
76. uqs1000
77. HBomb
78. Alcius
79. ImA4Wheelr
80. Muto
81. geomun
82. M78
83. n10sivern
84. power911
85. telephoneman
86. woodfiend
87. WillyD
88. mikid
89. davey_jones
90. tedh35
91. Abqjohnny
92. can
93. cnrffl1
94. siata94
95. cbrake10
96. pepebig
97. dw911
98. Prometheus
99. Buwuve
100. Mike C
101. beam0
102. ryansoh3
103. KelG
104. xelario
105. Henk4U2 (see post 166 if winner)
106. v.chiu
107. jmpaul320
108. argolite
109. gismoduck1978
110. nisse
111. aginthelaw
112. ledoman
113. Firelight2
114. sandanbob
115. BrightKen
116. strayz
117. wartser
118. Boaz
119. wedlpine
120. WhitedragonBC
121. Valerianis
122. Mr. Nobody
123. DBSAR
124. xjsnake
125. Fritz t. Cat
126. Fritz t. Cat
127. jerryg
128. gerald_clark
129. dave101
130. scheven_architect
131. JackCY

Final list. Drawing happening soon.

Im in!

I'm in.

“I’m in”

excellent giveaway, thanks!

I'm in!

I’m in.
Very generous giveaway, thank you.

If I do win, i’d like the red s2 and the rest could go to another member. This way more than one person gets to win :beer:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ES3U5LY/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687722&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B001VE14WC&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1SP92R851417DHQM65V9
200mm focal lentgh (10:money_mouth_face:

http://www.amazon.com/Unmounted-Double-Convex-Lenses-Diameter/dp/B001VE14WC
50mm focal (32$ too expensive)

Hey I tried :stuck_out_tongue:

This may be under 100mm idk
http://www.amazon.com/Enkay-2912-4-Magnifying-4-Inch-Diameter/dp/B00MS3408U

that was a great waste of time!

EDIT
http://www.amazon.com/Ajax-Scientific-Polished-Bi-Convex-Spherical/dp/B00EPQLC8O/ref=sr_1_1?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1431753523&sr=1-1&keywords=100mm+diameter+100mm+focal

I’m in

I’m in

I am in!

I’m in

Thanks.

I gave you credit for trying. Good effort, the $20 cap may be unreasonable for a good lens this size with a short focal length.

Entries up to date as of this post.

i am in ,thanks.

about lenses:

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Car-LED-optical-glass-lens-diameter-100MM-10W-100W-led-lens-Plano-convex-lens/219000_1342510746.html 100mm

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/High-power-10W-100W-LED-optical-glass-lens-diameter-104-glass-led-lens-LED-convex-lens/219000_882143428.html 104mm

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/High-power-10W-100W-LED-optical-glass-lens-diameter-108mm-glass-led-lens-LED-convex-lens/219000_882094653.html 108mm

I intentionally tried to pick some good things to give away because this has been a great place. Compared to what I’ve learned in my time here this hardly seems generous enough.

The people like djozz, HKJ, (removed to protect the innocent :wink: ), Old-Lumens, RMM, n10sivern, Wight, and others, have given far more to this community in the form of their time and effort. I know that I and everyone else is standing on the shoulders of tall men, and they have made it easy to light up the next mountain over, and wonder how much further we can go.

Wait!! What if we don’t want to be cured?!

Isn’t that item and the others mutually exclusive? If I take the cure, what would I want all that flashlight stuff for?! If I take the flashlight prizes then I’m going to run from your “cure”!

One day it might save your marriage. :bigsmile:

I actually exercise good self control with flashlight purchases, I need no cure.

What diameter tailcap board for a 3 cell soup can? Parallel 3 x 18650?
This would be something you’re in need of for one of your lights?

I’m in.

I’m in.
I ’d like to participate competing with your rules, but i m not very good yet in finding appropriate things for advanced modding… I usually end buying something useless…anyway. …is this appropriate to your terms?

https://m.fasttech.com/product/1414300-100mm-5-120-degrees-plano-convex-lens