Sofirn C8F host. 21700 C8F Available

[Tom_E]

@ZozzV6

No other changes just single C8 reflector. I tb nk it will be the same as C8T and C8A

Hope not - hoping it has a side switch w/LED's..

[ZozzV6]

@Tom E

@ZozzV6

No other changes just single C8 reflector. I tb nk it will be the same as C8T and C8A

Hope not - hoping it has a side switch w/LED’s…

Sorry if I was misunderstoodable. Reflector same as C8A C8T. Switches stay same as C8F 21700 dual switch with leds.

[Sofirn (Sofirnlight)]

How many people like C8F with 3* SST20 4000K 95CRI？It will be quicker and easier.

I know some say a single XHP family + bigger head + 21700 tube or 26650 tube light gives 15k+ cd, it’s a new light which takes longer time to fulfill.

Furthermore, there is already a light such as thrunite Catapult V6 like that, how could Sofirn makes it better?

Note:
If you guys want tell new ideas for Sofirn light, please just PM me, but contact aliexpress sales only for order related topics. Simple and clear communication helps us making acurate plan.

[d_t_a]

@Sofirn

How many people like C8F with 3* SST20 4000K 95CRI？It will be quicker and easier.

I know some say a single XHP family + bigger head + 21700 tube or 26650 tube light gives 15k+ cd, it’s a new light which takes longer time to fulfill.

Furthermore, there is already a light such as thrunite Catapult V6 like that, how could Sofirn makes it better?

Note:
If you guys want tell new ideas for Sofirn light, please just PM me, but contact aliexpress sales only for order related topics. Simple and clear communication helps us making acurate plan.

I think quite a number of people have modified or built their Sofirn C8F to have 3x Samsung LH351D (4000K 90CRI or 5000K 80CRI), maybe could also have that as an option?

[skinny_tie]

I think both the SST20 4000K 95CRI and the LH351D 4000K 90CRI would be a great emitter choice for the C8F. I’m weighing up which of these two options to put into my own C8F.

I can’t say I’d defiantly buy another C8F just because they became available with SST20 4000K 95CRI emitters, but I would choose the SST20 over the current XP-L.

[contactcr]

3x white flat LED since you guys like cool white so much. Stand out some, Nightwatch just released what you are proposing anyways.

[SKV89]

@contactcr

3x white flat LED since you guys like cool white so much. Stand out some, Nightwatch just released what you are proposing anyways.

Yep I have the Nightwatch NA40 SE with SST-40 emitters and it measure 3,970 lumens at 1s. I love the usb-c recharge being separate from the head so you can swap the driver and still retain usb recharge. They are now offering SST-20 3000k and 4000k option. The SST-20 3000k they are using has a very good below the BBL tint. I think it is most likely the HD2 tint bin.

Sofirn, do you have any idea what tint bin and flux bin you are getting with the SST-20 or LH351D?

Also putting in the CSLMN1.TG or CSLPM1.TG in the C8F would be good. Usb-c recharge would be very nice to have.

[Anthon]

xpl hi makes ugly rings around the hotspot

I haven’t tried with sst20

I put 3 LH351D 4000k in mine and the overall result is great, I love the tint, and the rings can only be seen when pointing to a white wall (the rings exists also with the stock leds)

[pc_light]

@Sofirn

How many people like C8F with 3* SST20 4000K 95CRI？It will be quicker and easier.

I liked SSt-20 4000K cri95 so much I built my own from 21700 host!

… oh and added SS bezel too.

[contactcr]

Yours looks way more centered than mine. I used the older 18650 host and did 3x SST-20 4K sliced dome. I would probably leave dome on if I did it over again but I was re-using LEDs from another build.

[pc_light]

@contactcr

Yours looks way more centered than mine. I used the older 18650 host and did 3x SST-20 4K sliced dome. I would probably leave dome on if I did it over again but I was re-using LEDs from another build.

@Contractcr, centering rings did all the work, ALTHOUGH I did have to slightly widen the MCPCB-to-Reflector screw hole slightly (~0.4mm) because it was not aligned with reflector (thanks to DJozz for first pointing this out)

Hopefully Sofirn can correct this problem and/or improve QC.

[Anthon]

@pc_light

@Sofirn

How many people like C8F with 3* SST20 4000K 95CRI？It will be quicker and easier.

I liked SSt-20 4000K cri95 so much I built my own from 21700 host!

… oh and added SS bezel too.

Could you post a photo of the beam in a wall?

[netprince]

@pc_light

@Sofirn

How many people like C8F with 3* SST20 4000K 95CRI？It will be quicker and easier.

I liked SSt-20 4000K cri95 so much I built my own from 21700 host!

… oh and added SS bezel too.

Nice build.

[pc_light]

@Anthon

Could you post a photo of the beam in a wall?

Don’t know if this helps with what you need to see but here ’ya go. Both about 4-feet from an off-white wall.

I don’t have a reflectored triple XP-L Hi for comparison (I do have TIR triple but that’s too floody), so I grabbed a single reflector XHP35 HD for comparison.

Haikelite SC26 w/XHP35 HD warm/neutral for comparison (on Left), Sofirn C8F w/SST20 4000K (on Right);

FWIW, at longer distances my C8F config continues to appear even tighter (~30%) than my SC26.

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EDITED - added a short distance beamshot
Both about 40-ft from a white fence

[Anthon]

@pc_light

@Anthon

Could you post a photo of the beam in a wall?

Don’t know if this helps with what you need to see but here ’ya go. Both about 4-feet from an off-white wall.

I don’t have a reflectored triple XP-L Hi for comparison (I do have TIR triple but that’s too floody), so I grabbed a single reflector XHP35 HD for comparison.

Haikelite SC26 w/XHP35 HD warm/neutral for comparison (on Left), Sofirn C8F w/SST20 4000K (on Right);

FWIW, at longer distances my C8F config continues to appear even tighter (~30%) than my SC26.

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EDITED - added a short distance beamshot
Both about 40-ft from a white fence

Thank you, I wanted to see if the beam was clean

With XPL HI there are ugly rings around the hotspot, but your beam appears clean

[blueb8llz]

[quote=Sofirn

Furthermore, there is already a light such as thrunite Catapult V6 like that, how could Sofirn makes it better?

Note:
If you guys want tell new ideas for Sofirn light, please just PM me, but contact aliexpress sales only for order related topics. Simple and clear communication helps us making acurate plan.[/quote]

Easy. Make turbo in the mode sequence and so that turbo can be memorized.

[SKV89]

@Sofirn

Furthermore, there is already a light such as thrunite Catapult V6 like that, how could Sofirn makes it better?

If you put a CSLPM1.TG in the Catapult V6 host, it will throw much farther with only a small drop in lumen output.

[JasonWW]

@blueb8llz

@Sofirn

Furthermore, there is already a light such as thrunite Catapult V6 like that, how could Sofirn makes it better?

Note:
If you guys want tell new ideas for Sofirn light, please just PM me, but contact aliexpress sales only for order related topics. Simple and clear communication helps us making acurate plan.

Easy. Make turbo in the mode sequence and so that turbo can be memorized.

In Modes, the difference between memorized and non memorized turbo is practically nothing. Single click for memorized or double click for non memorized. The extra click bothers you?

I notice that in Ramping you can memorize turbo.

[g_damian]

@SKV89

@Sofirn

Furthermore, there is already a light such as thrunite Catapult V6 like that, how could Sofirn makes it better?

If you put a CSLPM1.TG in the Catapult V6 host, it will throw much farther with only a small drop in lumen output.

But Catapult has 12v boost driver, will it work with 3v led?

[JasonWW]

@g_damian

@SKV89

If you put a CSLPM1.TG in the Catapult V6 host, it will throw much farther with only a small drop in lumen output.

But Catapult has 12v boost driver, will it work with 3v led?

What he is trying to say: “If you put a CSLPM1.TG in a host the size of a Catapult V6, it will throw much farther with only a small drop in lumen output.