It is, indeed And the higher output is really nice, and the tint it is really nice as well
On the SP10A (that I didn’t used much…) the blinkies seem to be well hidden but can’t confirm that so far. I have a driver for it on the way and when it arrives I’ll complete its review, and also add the SP10B that I also have on the way
11.11 festival made me do that :money_mouth_face:
I have the 3, but in my opinion there is not “much” to compare between them, they are very different lights, except in some details. Meanwhile I modded my SF10 so I don’t have the original setting, but I leave here my notes.
SF10 vs SF14 -
H-M-L-ML + Strobe vs L-M-H;
Higher output is almost the same;
The tint is the same (well, on the SF10 it has a slightly more pronounced tint shift);
The SF14 it has a narrower hotspot (the reflector is narrower than on SF10) and has a better throw
There is no “lag” when clicking to change modes on SF14;
The tailcap of the SF10 is more soft (on SF14 you have to press harder to click On/Off)
No PWM on the SF14, in any modes
SF14 is smaller, thinner and lighter than SF10.
My opinion is that SF14 is an excellent 3 mode light, with all that it has. For me, better than the SF10, better than the Lumintop Tool AA. I normally use it with 14500 battery, to get better output.
Hmm, I’m tempted, but I got pretty much all tail-clickies and only a few side-clickies, so one more tail-clicky seems redundant for now. Probably will be kicking myself if I miss the 20% off at the Sofirn site, but…
Hey, anyone know if Sofirn lights are second-sourced? Curious who’s Beamax, if they’re legit Sofirn lights. I noticed after I placed the order, wondering “Hmm? Who’s Beamax?”.
You can wait for the SP10A (or B) with renewed interface (fast click for On instead of 0.3 seconds) press!
K-wong made the review (complete, unlike mine :laughing: ) of the SP10A here: Review: Sofirn SP10A Best value AA/14500 for everyday carry? .
About Beamax, I noticed that store, and it seems to be like a “second” Sofirn store, maybe some authorized seller, although not official store
Current price for SP10B on AE is cheaper than buying from Amazon, even after that 10% discount that she offered, as long as you don’t mind waiting for the boat from China to arrive.
I guess that depends on the option you are looking for. Currently, on their official store, there are 6 options for the SP10B. 2 are for the red and blue, 2 for the SP10B, 1 for SP10B + charger, 1 for SP10B black/red/blue, and this last is the most expensive (+ $18). I guess that on Amazon ($16) they must be making the comparison with this “model”, therefore the price is higher. The other ones are about $13 (flashlight without charger).
Hum, same here. Some time ago I asked Cissy (their “rep” on AliExpress) about that and she answered “we do different link in order to apply for different promotion”.
They are modifying one of the SP10 version (A, I guess), and a new batch will be available, according to what was said, on 20th November.
The red and blue are available on AliExpress, maybe it’s like Pete said, in some days they’ll be on Amazon.
Normally I don’t pay much attention to Amazon store because they normally don’t ship to Portugal. So I order from AE and then…wait for it to arrive :+1:
The red and blue seem pretty nice (the colour)! The photos on the stores don’t seem to make justice to the colour, so I hope that if someone gets them, there will be some photos posted :sunglasses:
After only 3 and a half months (yes, 105 days) I got my SP10A and SF14
Despite the wait, these are 2 proper products, much better quality than the SF12 and SF10 (specially than the 12). No weird mode spacing/order, threads are actually good, not the squishy poor type the SF14 had.
They allegedly use the same emitter, reflector and non AR-coated glass, but the tints shift differently. The SF14 has a smoother transition from hot spot to spill, and a hint of green in the corona. The SF14 has harder transitions, but not by much, and the spill tends to purple the closer to the edges
Overall I’m happy with them and would consider them good gift flashlights, I might give one of them to my family. This is nice considering my previous experience with Sofirn wasn’t great
Wow, that was a looong ride to you :zipper_mouth_face:
But you finally got it! And I agree with you, these are much “better” than the SF10 (at least) . Sofirn improved and changed and made 2 very nice lights I believe you still have the SP10A with the “old” driver, 3 modes + strobe, right?
I believe that there was some “mistake, here! First you’re talking about the SF14 and them from the SP10A, right? At least from my experience, the SF14 is more ”yellowish” and the SP10A more white, with those here and there “rosy”!
I also, gave 1 SF14 (to my dad) and my SP10A (to my girlfriend)! I kept for me 1 SF14 and the SP10B!