Fireflies E07 preview

Please make the head bigger with large copper heat fins to help handle the heat from 7 xpl hi LED. Thank you!!!

Making the head bigger would place this flashlight in a completely different category, this is now a compact EDC-able light, do you want to destroy that?

Anodizing the aluminum as it comes straight from the machines does two things that are very desireable, first it leaves the light looking raw, as though it is not anodized at all. Second it electrically isolates the threads so the light can be manually locked out by unscrewing the tail cap slightly, great for carry in a pocket, bag, or purse without fear of accidental activation.

As an aside, the non-bead blasted raw finish is very silvery metal in appearance and yields a jewelry grade look to the light.

A big win all around.

Interesting light. I’m quite interested. I would preferr a silver version, perhaps titanium or chrome nickel. I like the light behind the mode button, and hope it’s easy to leave on at all times as with most Manker lights. The Olight ODL20C has this feature but it’s hard to leave the light behind the mode button on since that requires several extra steps each time the light is turned off.

I also like the color LEDs associated with the main emiters, as with the Emisar D4S. I hope you provide settings for the LEDs as does the D4S (off, low, high, and possibly beacon).

When will this be available to order?

This is how clear anodizing looks. This clear anodized Convoy L6 host is one of the most beautiful flashlights in my collection. I have the Lexel pink/purple side switch and it looks similar to your prototype E07 but just much larger.



Hopefully after Jacky’ Bi-monthly shower he can read my +1 on this thread. The purple auxiliary LEDs is a keeper. Copper will make this heavy so I don’t know about that. Skip the copper & we’ll be burning our fingers like on a d4 with xpl-hi’s on a vtc5a. Oh, the decisions

Copper would be a separate more expensive version like the copper/ti D4. For those who want the copper look and added performance, and don’t mind the extra mass, they can buy the copper version. I’m sure there will be plenty who would be interested, myself included.

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I would be down with that. :smiley:

Does the button look recessed as well to ensure there isn’t any accidental activation?

If so that is another +1 for this light.

Could you please comment on this FF? :+1:

The raised part for the button on the previous version looks better and it would be easier to recess the button in that part.
The new milled flat for the button removes metal mass which should be kept for heat management.


Actually, no, that’s bead blasted then anodized and leaves a satiny finish. What we want is a raw straight off the machine ano, shows the machining marks, no bead blasting…

Recessed button might be better, but to my eye the head looks bigger with deeper fins and the bezel is longer/bigger/stronger so mass looks bigger anyway.

Yes but heat conductivity is greater in a one piece part, particulary in aluminum or copper. A “longer/bigger/stronger” stainless steel bezel isn’t as much important for heat management than for the one-part-head where the LED MCPCB sits.
I was just pointing that with the button raised part of the previous prototype you could have both recessed button and a bit greater head mass…and incidentally a better looking flashlight IMO.

But that won’t happen as the new proto is said to be final.

would like to know approximate thermal stepdown / runtime behavior. Like how quickly will it stepdown from Turbo? I suppose with many emitters, it will still get fast relatively quickly… hopefully at least as good as D4S or better (time it takes before stepping down, let’s assume set to max thermal control setting)

I see the fuss about the raw machined version, looks really cool, but for me I like this light in the same matt black ano with SS bezel and tail cap as my ROT66.

I’m pretty sure they should stick to black/champagne color scheme as the previous light to make anyone who wants to have all of them in one colour BUT a third - clear anodising - option would also be great.

I totally agree with you especially on a small head like this, it is important to maximize thermal mass and surface area. I wouldn’t want a large stainless steel bezel, which is a thermal insulator. We do need a bezel inorder to get to the mcpcb so I prefer an aluminum bezel so it can absorb and shed heat much better.

I also agree that they could have raised the finning around the button to leave a recessed button. The current design with the wedge at the button loses some mass and fins around the button. But I doubt FF will redo the design since they already said this is the Final.

Very interested can’t wait to see the final product

Since the PL47 is starting to ship, now my attention shifts to this light, I want one!!!

Anyone knows what specific TIR optic are they going to use, is it Ledil, Carclo?

Or the same optic as the DQG tiny 26650.