This would be serious Petzl/H03 competitor if it would have a decent moonlight/firefly sub 0.5lm mode that would nicely substitute for the “loved” red mode of the Petzl headlamps. 5 lumens is simply way too much for preserving night vision.
You @Acebeam would sell better if you would listen to the suggestions this community provides for free.
But I guess after posting no one will ever look here.
Hear us!
This $35 headlamp should span the range from 0.1 to 300 lumens, be available in any tint we demand, be PWM-free, run custom firmware that can easily be reflashed, and we demand a direct line to the engineers who designed this!
Then, and only then, will we consider buying it!!!
OK, just kidding. But be aware, if posting your lights in a flashlight forum be ready for triggered flashoholics going ape over a 5 lumen ultra-low.
And it DOES look like ACEBEAM checks the forums because this is offered in sst-20 95+ CRI
I’ve got one in the cart at illumn, just looking for some more stuff to get it up past free shipping. 1xAA headlamps are handy!
Agreed. I really don’t need anything more in a headlamp than what my Thrunite already provides save a mod or soon to come(?) emitter upgrade…which Acebeam must figure is more than enough to make me forget about a proper low mode.
Wrong.
(Edit: one of their distributors made me forget about ‘proper anything’ by offering 15% off through Amazon versus whoever…‘sold’ to an obvious flashaholic).
Just ordered the H40 SST-20 4000K 95CRI from Amazon for $29.80 (no tax and free shipping). I like that the weight is only 34 grams (sans battery). The Thrunite TH20 is over twice that weight (76 grams).
Woah, thanks for noticing the weight difference, ACTIVE AI!
I’m holding off until I hear something about PWM. I don’t care if a light uses PWM but I’ve gotten some budget lights that it’s hard to tell if it’s pwm or a fast strobe.
(And yes, I’m sounding like the picky flashoholics I described previously but at least get the frequency higher than the <$10 lights!)
…agreed.
We rightfully complain that OEMs simply don’t ‘get it’ in terms of the most basic of inexpensive features needed to corner a particular market.
Immediately, one of their distributors lops off 15% while using a much more palatable and familiar distribution channel…sold.
With that said and in my opinion, TH20s will remain the suggested choice for relatively inexpensive/give-it-a-try AA headlamp hosts in an ever changing LED market over but one critical feature…low output.
Why is ACEBEAM statrting another thread on the same subject? There are still plenty of unanswered questions in the previous one, including my question about runtimes:
Good question and catch.
Perhaps similar unanswered questions or those involving members ever taking control back of this forum have something to do with the following business attitude prevailing in our soon to fail trade negotiations:
I would keep the significant questions coming until they are all answered in every single thread or expect nothing different.
Hmm. This might be my first AceBeam purchase. I love everything about my Nichia Manker E03H except long-press for off. Anybody have both and can compare the two?
Edit: It would be nice to have the emitter in the center, instead of offset, better firmware on the AceBeam, and better low modes with a 14500 all look like advantages of the H40 (to me, anyway).
And from what I’ve read, AceBeams are generally higher quality builds than most Mankers, right?
I’m skeptical. I suspect Thrunite is giving the weight with the headband and Acebeam is giving the weight without it. Parametrek shows a 1g difference between the two with NiMH battery and headband.