Sofirn Q8 group buy (gb closed, but try PM to Sofirn for discount)

I can wait a couple days for Amazon, will they send a message or other when they are available…?
If it’s easier for anyone I can also buy from Alie, it is not any sort of big deal time wise for me, so a day or a week no problem.
If you want to pick the place just let me know where to go and off I will go.
Thank you again
Edit: I really think Alie might be best frankly, I need some Jaxman parts and then the new CU S2+ has been haunting me so need to go by Simon’s store, so Alie I guess, I’m a dork and flashaholic, I’ll go anywhere for a light… Ha

This will be a dumb question but I rather be dumb than not asking first.
Can you tell me if those PCB’s that Sofrin is selling with all the other Q8 parts, those will still work in these lights, correct.
That way if I’m right I can mess with multiple tint LEDs and just swap them around…?

Edit: Saw the Amazon, thank you once again … great deal.

Yes they will work with the original BLF Q8, and the Sofirn one.

This is only an update to the LEDs and the firmware.

Got it, Thank You BlueSwordM,

No one got an amazon link yet?

It’s not ready yet.

I just need one of those for night skiing this winter. Giggle…

Can someone add me to list for Aliexpress.

Btw i also see Q8 on Bangood. Is it the same light ?

There is the Sofirn Q8 and the BLF Q8. This thread is for the Sofirn version.

Old_Klein, the translation to Jason’s answer is yes, essentially the same light.

The one on Banggood is the original BLF version. It has XP-L HD emitters in 3D tint (or our group buy did) whereas this Sofirn has HI emitters in a cooler tint for a tighter more throwy beam. Other than that, the same. (The BLF Q8 has flats on the battery tube, the Sofirn Q8 does not.) So, minor differences in the same light. lol

BLF Q8:

- Sold by Thorfire, made by Sofirn

- Uses NarsilM V1.0

- Uses XPL-HD V6 in the 3D tint, 4800-5000k

  • Original tube.

Sofirn Q8:

- Sold by Sofirn and made by Sofirn

- Uses NarsilM V1.2 Confirmed by djozz that the firmware’s not updated

- Uses XPL-HI in the 6000-6500k range.

  • Better tube.

Edit: Firmware still NarsilM V1.0. Not final however, as djozz’s unit may be a prototype somewhat, and they may feature NarsilM V1.2 from now on hopefully.

Btw, is Narsil 1.2 instead of 1.0 indeed confirmed for the Sofirn Q8 ? Forgive my ignorance but how do I check that in a few simple clicks for my Sofirn Q8 copy?

Easy. Just click 5 times on the e-switch.

If it activates momentary mode, then you have NarsilM V1.2.

From Turbo or top of ramp > 3 clicks = voltage > 2 more clicks = temperature > 2 more clicks = software version.

This one was easier than teacher’s.

5 clicks from off, or 5 clicks from on, both do not get me momentary mode (which is a simple on-off UI, right?) but instead nothing changes, I’m still in the ramping UI. 4 clicks do give me lock-out so I’m not clicking too slow or too fast.

So I guess it is still Narsil 1.0

Damn it. That means they actually didn’t update the firmware.

They did say that it should have been updated to NarsilM V1.2.

Guess they didn’t :weary:

Edit: Perhaps not final however, as djozz’s unit may be a prototype somewhat, and they may feature NarsilM V1.2 from now on hopefully.

Don’t count on that, at August 31 Barry told me that 400 units were produced already, and at Sept 3 Barry promised me to send a sample. And leaving a working firmware as is fits perfectly in the general chinese mentality.

Oh I had not thought that they had the drivers already around and flashed. That would make perfect sense IMO.

I’m not sure why Teacher mentioned turbo or top of the ramp, that’s kind of irrelevant.

If you do three clicks and put it in the battery check mode all you have to do then is a double click and that will blink out the temperature in Celsius, then do another double click and it will either blink once then have a really long pause or it will blink once, a short pause and then two more blinks and then a long pause.

I’m going to be really upset if it doesn’t have the updated firmware. People have been wanting it and asking for this update for a very long time.

Side note:
Narsil v1.0 = really old

NarsilM v1.0 = much newer

Your right Jason WW, that is somewhat irrelevant. :+1: . I “mentioned it” because that is the way I usually do it…… nothing more.

Of course you are correct……
From Off… Triple click = voltage check > then double click = temperature > then double click = firmware check > then hold button until LED’s flash = Factory Reset.

And all is right in flashaholic world again…… :smiley::wink: