I think this host has also been known as the UltraFire WF-008. This one has the “E-Smarter” “brand.” The venerated OldLumens reviewed a very similar light in 2013.
There was a similar light available (with a larger reflector?) branded with GoRead and Sipik.
I ordered one because I need to have at least one recoil thrower in my collection, but received a weird traditional reflector light. The battery tube says Ultrafire Z11. Probably just an innocent mistake. Contacted the vendor.
The only recoil thrower that I managed to buy in the last few year, although it really was one, had a miserable 15mm diameter reflector instead of one that went all the way to the edge like the original WF-008.
It is a gamble, but i bought one. The pictures show a mirror that covers the whole diameter, but last time i bought one, the actual flashlight had a much smaller mirror. Let’s see how this one goes, I do not have high hopes.
Thanks for the heads-on Agro!
Bingo, it is the real deal, cheaply made just like the old Ultrafire, but with the full size mirror of seemingly good quality (although with dust and a bit of dirt.
Always wanted to check one of the new leds in one, let’s see if it can be modded!
In theory, it should have much better throw than a conventional reflector of the same width. Supposedly it is possible with a recoil thrower to produce an image of the die like an aspheric light, but with no light loss into the sides of the bezel.
The correct question is: what advantages does it offer over a aspheric lens, because optically that is much closer. And the answer is: in this size that is not clear, although it looks like this mirror is optically better than the aspheric lenses commonly used in flashlights.
In larger lights it becomes a major advantage that mirrors are more lightweight than an aspheric lens, and optically superior over a fresnel lens.
But for me it is about the :sunglasses: factor, it is a type of flashlight that I have not fiddled with as yet.
In this light it does have a lot of light loss at the side btw, it seems to catch less than a 100 degrees cone, not unlike an average aspheric flashlight.
You should compare it side-by-side with an aspheric light with a lens the same diameter as the reflector using same emitter and driver and see which is brighter!
It would be nice if someday, someone made a modernized better quality recoil thrower. I think the key would be to make the LED arm out of solid copper for much better heat transfer.
It would also be nice if it were made with 2 leds on the arm. A high-intensity one facing backwards for throw and a floody one facing fowards for close-range use as a mule.
