BLF Q8. Great light, but if the Acebeam X80 were produced in a neutral tint, I might get one of those and one Q8 instead of multiple Q8’s if I could do things over. Who am I kidding. I’d still want multiple Q8’s, but I still want one X80 with a decent tint and CRI.
Would I buy another flashlight?
YES (if lost or broken)
- Nitecore Concept 1 - I like this light more and more as time goes by
- Nitecore HC30 - There might be better headlamps out there (the HC30w for instance) but I also like this one more and more with time. Well, maybe the HC33 that is about to be released
YES (would get more)
- Convoy S2+ - I love this flashlight system, and with biscotti I think it’s king, should be the first flashlight in any collection and the first to be bought again
- Nitecore TIP - great versatile EDC, throw in your bag and forget until needed. Would probably buy the nichia version one day
YES (probably, after mine are delivered, with other emitters)
- Emissar D4 - for reasons BLFers all know
- Emissar D1 - might not like it as much as the D4, but sounds about a flashlight for me
NO (even if lost)
- Convoy C8 - I don’t have much use for this light, I bought before I figured I prefer floodier flashlights and never have the need for throwers, despite it being very nice
- UV version Convoy S2+ - Another I have no use other than playing with once in a while
- Convoy S6 - Just because the S2+ is more mature as a product, barely touched mine
- Nitecore Tube - obsolete after TIP
- Nitecore Thumb - also obsolete after TIP
- Trustfire Z2 - Good AA/14500, too bad you can’t have it without blink modes, and now I see no reason for this flashlight after maturing my collection of 18650s
NO (regret buying)
- Sofirn SF10 - bad bad pmw, barely but audible noise
- Sofirn SF12 - bad bad pmw, barely but audible noise, bad tint, bad switch, bad machining
NO (I will probably regret, after mine are delivered)
- Sofirn SF10A - no idea why I gave another chance to a sofirn AA/14500 flashlight, maybe I was swayed by the reviews saying it was better than the SF10 and SF12
- Sofirn SF14 - same as above
More like a nice 4D or 5A…
Got one too recently.
I like it more and more too.
High CRI XHP35 HI coming my way, think i’ll swap the LED.
Hope to get the bezel off with heat.
The only light that I have bought two of is the inimitable Acebeam X65. If no successor is apparent soon, a third one may be procured.
Lights that I would like to buy again, but just not currently necessary: X45 70.2, TN42, TK75 quad XHP70(.2) , TM06s quad XHP50.2, P60 quad XPL.
All of my other lights would be nice to buy again, too.
High performance lights are the only thing that ever made me want additional arms and hands. If I had four arms and hands, my best (current) config would be two X65, one TN42 and one X45 70.2. Add a Giggles and a DX80 if I had six arms and six hands.
Sir Buff, are you aware of the Acebeam X70? It’s evil alright. :smiling_imp:
Sir hIKARInoob, make that eight arms and eight hands.
That is 8 x XHP70.2, according to the active topic thread in the German forum, now at 38 posts.
Triple capacity and likely higher efficiency as well. And somewhat better performance (both hotspot size and intensity). I wouldn’t go as far as to recommend a D1 to a person who looks at MT02. But I walked switching between them and was amazed by how close their outputs were.
• Olight SR52UT - NO
I love the quality & throw, but nowadays there are better performers.
• Thrunite TN4A Hi NW - YES
I’d recommend this light to anyone, and would replace it if I needed to
• Led Lenser P5.2 - YES
I know there isn’t much love for LL on this forum, but I’m a huge fan of the format, zooming mechanism and matte finish. The plastic lens sucks though. Only zoomie I’d ever buy.
• Led Lenser P7qc - NO
RGB flashy modes are nice with white diffuser & feels good in my hand - but the white output is pretty poor. Will probably try a NC SRT9 when I can afford it.
• Fenix CL25R - Not sure
Probably superior quality compared to most other camping lanterns, but I’ve been wondering whether there are any other good ones that cost less.
• Thorfire VG15S - YES
Great format, similar to S2 but with moonlight mode & thermal stepdown
• Convoy S2+ Hi 3A - YES
I guess I was unfortunate to get a light with a very loud induction buzz that I can’t get rid of, no matter how tightly I screw the head to the tube. But since others on here are huge fans of this brand, I’ll be ordering more in the future. GITD ring is a nice touch.
• Thorfire C8s - YES
I didn’t realise this kind of quality existed for such a low price, until I got this light! Will be ordering a Convoy C8 to compare.
• Imalent DT70 - NO
I love the output - when I received the light, I had never experienced anything like it. But c’mon, Imalent - how difficult can it be to build a circuit that charges to 4.20V,and displays the correct voltage? So built-in charging is pretty much useless except in emergencies, and that tiny frosted display sucks. And it needs a decent medium mode at 2.5 - 3klm. Exaggerated lumens claims don’t exactly make a company sympathetic, either. Step up your game, Imalent!
• Astrolux MF-01 219c - YES
Unbelievable light at that price - I need another one & have put down my name on the GB V2.0 list.
• Lumintop Prince Mini - YES
Bought for a friend
• Thorfire TK4A - YES
Bought for my mother, would recommend as a cheaper alternative to TN4A
• Convoy BD06 4C - YES
My first 26650 light, great warm tint (would be nice for camping) & good runtime. Output a bit low though, so this might become my first moddling project. Also need to find a diffuser for it.
• Olight S Mini Ti - YES
She is such a beauty!
• Emisar D1 3A - YES
• Olight i3E EOS silver - YES
Despite only having one mode, the output, quality and 5 year warranty make this a winner for me.
Astrolux A01 - NO
Next mode memory, WTF?
• Convoy L6, Imalent HR20, Nitecore TIP SS Tropical, Nitecore NU10 - YET TO RECEIVE
Spend just a bit more on that display to get a slightly bigger sharp bright blue OLED display, and the light would become so much more appealing (apart from reliability issues)… The light would also look so much cooler on Youtube vids for increased sales or not?
The DT70 was two days ago probably accidentally priced too low. It was $108, which is the lowest price I’ve seen. But with that cash you can also get the MF01 with four high drain batteries. Different light of course, but come on it’s an easy decision for me… MF01 alright.
Or even better, save it for a month or two more to pay for a Giggles.
I’m actually interested in Floody Giggles… :smiling_imp:
astrolux s42:NO:the UI is too bad and complicated, the water sealing is very poor
convoy s2+:BIG YES: a good light with or without modding, only drawback is the stock UI quite bad
haikelite sc02:yes, the output is great, the tint is very nice
olight X7:nope, it’s a good light, but expensive,with that price i can buy 2 lights with almost(or over ) same output
utorch ut01:not sure, it has great UI, great output, but if not lucky the switch will fail
astrolux A01:not sure:the tint and build is great, the UI is acceptable
haikelite mt07s:yes, for who wants a really “big and bad boy”
olight i3s CU:yes to who wants brone thing
Most definitely! How can anyone live without being able to light up a ten storey tower block over a mile away? :sunglasses:
Zanflare f1: no, I prefer Lumintop edc25 much more.
Brinyte b58u: yes, best medium size thrower for modding.
Thrunite tn40: hell yeah.
Thrunite tn 42: hell yeah.
Brinyte b158: of cource, great zoom fl.
Astrolux s41: yes, what could I say…
Lumintop torpedo 007: yes, I don’t know why but I really like feel of it???
Imalent dt70: no, it has great flood and throw but the runtime on turbo is too short
Skilhunt h03: I love it, especially with “Lexel mod”.
Astrolux s1/ Blf a6: yes, one of the best.
Convoy l6: yes, the reference.
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to be continued…maybe…
Disclaimer: All flashlights mentioned above has been bought with “extreme” discounts thanks to Fin, Freeme, M4DM4X and others
Thrunite Mini TN30 (2016): YES
It’s “only” pumping out 3600 lumens. Next generation sodacan flooders pump out around 10000 lumens for a lot less cash. … But a lot of these flood monsters have trouble finding the “sweetspot” after it’s reached max temperature. Thermal management is often not optimised for the light, and output after a couple of minutes drops down well below what the light is capable of. You can also tell easily by the temperature of the light at steady state is just warm, although a couple of minutes ago it was much much warmer. Just based on the steady state temperature you know that the light should be able to output more. It’s a shame, because the light has sufficient power to do so…
This is not the case with the Mini TN30 (2016). It only pumps out 3600 lumens, but it pretty much stays there until batteries are depleted. There is thermal protection that could drop the output just a bit, but it’s a fairly stable and controlled process, nothing radical.
4S battery configuration, and 3S 3V led configuration, so you also don’t have reduced output with depleting cells.
Overall, Thrunite lights have a rock solid reputation, and failure seems to be an isolated case. As a matter of fact, I have not read a single case about a failed Mini TN30. Tint on neutral white is pretty bad; good neutral white spill, but yellowish hotspot. Beam is also not ideal either…. But to me this light is just a clear winner nevertheless. It’s bright and stays bright.
hIKARI, do you think it’s comparable to the Convoy L6?
Last week I happened to have taken a long walk with the L6. L6 “suffers” from what I’ve described. It’s a 6V led with 2S battery configuration, so output reduces with time. L6 does not have thermal management either. My eyes don’t notice after 15 minutes or so, as we don’t perceive light intensity linearly. But the light itself reduces in temperature; this is something I feel easily. The light should get hotter, but that is not the case.
In terms of total light output it is indeed very comparable; it’s pretty much the same. But beam profile is very different. The L6 has a typical single emitter, reasonably large reflector beam profile. The Mini TN30 on the other hand has a much wider spill, and larger less intense hotspot.
My personal gripe with single emitter lights like the L6, Lumintop SD75 or Solarforce S2200 is that there is no illumination right in front of me. The spill beam starts like two or three meters in front of me, and the left and right in front of me is pure darkness. So no matter how many lumens such a light produces, it’s always dark right in front, and left and right of me. I find this not too pleasant when I’m in the woods. So basically this means that a light like the L6 illuminates “what’s over there”, but I prefer illumination “right here where I’m standing” as well.
And this is why I like soda can flood lights a lot; this is what the Mini TN30 does.
L6 is an amazing light, and it really depends on the environment to make it shine. But when I’m in the woods, I just prefer a wider beam profile.
Manker E14 - No, Emisar D4 is a nicer light with a better UI.
Acebeam K60- Yes, amazing performance great balance of flood and throw.
TN40SVN- Yes, love lighting up the city block using 500k lux at 9k lumens.
Lumintop Toolvn- Maybe, it is a nice light but very expensive. Lumintop just came out with the EDC-05 that puts out about the same lumen, throws farther, and has a magnetic tail.
Noctigon M43 Meteor- Of Course,classic nuff said.
BLF GT- nope, a little to unwieldy for me.
Sc600 MK III HI- yes, UI is intuitive and it has great mode spacing.
Klarus G20- nope, hate the UI and it says 3k lumens but its barley 2k only rocking 5k lux.
Emisar D4- yes, great pocket rocket to show off and is also practical.
Eagletac TX25c2vn- yes, great size to throw combo. 65k lux at 1500 lumens is fantastic in my opinion.
<> Klarus XT12GT - YES
<> Convoy C8 - NO - Not the version I have.
<> Klarus XT1C - YES - Very nice light.
<> Nitecore MH25GT - NO
<> Astrolux S1 - YES - Very nice EDC - I use it a lot.
<> Lumintop TD16 XP-L Hi (x2) - YES
<> Armytek Pred Pro v3 - YES - Very nice light for smaller pieces of property.
<> OdePro TM30 - Freebee - I would recommend it on the budget end.
<> PKDL PR-1 - YES - Very nice light - Far cheaper than Surefire - Surefire beware.
<> PKDL PRX - YES - Very nice light - Far cheaper than Surefire - Surefire beware.
<> JetBeam II Pro - YES - Very nice light
<> EagleTac M25C2 - NO - Maxtoch showed me the real meaning of throw.
<> MaxToch M24 Sniper U3 - YES - Very nice thrower
<> Convoy S2+ Custom 365nm UV - YES - Custom build by DJBurke
<> Maxtoch 2x Shooter U4 - YES - (A step above the M24). Very nice thrower
<> BLF-GT (x2) - YES - The number speaks for itself. - Define torch.
<> Acebeam K70 (x2) - YES - The number speaks for itself. - Very nice thrower. - I might trade one for the K60.
<> Nitecore TM26GT - On the way.
<> Noctigon Meteor M43 Nichia 219CT 90+ CRI - On the way.
<> Niwalker BK-FA30s - YES - I think so - Have not tested yet.
<> Fenix TK75vn XML2 - On the way.
<> Astrolux MF-02 - On the way