Sofirn C01S SST-20 4.000K 95CRI / Low-High version available again!

Low mode 3Lm seems useless to me. Optimally it would be low mode to make 10-20Lm.

Looks like a nice little light.

Depends. There will be many opinions on what the lowest brightness level should be. They are all correct for the particular user.

Myself, I prefer around 1 to 2 lumen maximum for the lowest level. Even lower if there is a Medium level as well as Low and High. My favorite general purpose pocket light has 0.5 lumens as the lowest, then 7, 70 and 250. (4 in total with the highest seldom used.)

If you are in a truly dark place that is plenty of light and usually not enough to shock your eyeballs. Totally useless if there is any amount of background light, but ideal if you are in a truly dark place.

I do prefer lights to start on the loweset setting and cycle up and back around. I can’t think of many times I have wanted a light to come on in the brightest mode.

I find 0.5 Lm to be very useful and starting on high a big disadvantage

no its not, in total darkness even 1lm is more then enough for a light and to save battery.

I find 3 lumen low pretty ideal for general use on a keychain. you don’t always use these in pitch black, so a bit more is alright.

If it had firefly/moon, I actually would have preferred a 3rd low mode at 8-10 lumen, but that’s what the thrunite ti3 and astrolux a1 are already doing.

but yeah, for me the BLF low-high version would be nicer.

But ideally, it should work like in that old discontinued pre-2014 Thrunite AAA twisty light: head fully tightened for max, slightly loose for low, unscrew further for off. That would be ideal. Too bad I missed this light back then, would buy 5 of these.

- Any word from Barry about BLF version?

- Is clear anodization essential?

  • Could we ask for copper head version?

+1

If this happens, I’m in for a few!

Copper version would also be great.

1)Yes it seems like there is going to be one, 200 pieces without anodisation (took half a year to convince them that there are people who actually would want an unfinished flashlight), but no confirmation about low first yet. Btw, I’m not going to arrange a dedicated group buy for this, I’d be ok with that it just goes for sale at the Sofirn store.

2 and 3) based on a longterm discussion about the C01, I believe a no-ano version is nice as a BLF-special, and it is clear from the poll that most people want the mode order to be low->high so that is what I asked as well. Sure there will be endless other possible versions thinkable (my own preference would still be purple :party: ) but I think this version is a good choice that many will appreciate.

I’d defo be getting one of clear ano versions. No matter what the mode order is. It doesn’t really matter to me in such a small light.

This not about clear ano, but no ano at all. This will look and feel more rough because it is in fact what comes straight out of the CNC machine. That is why they don’t get why we want this :smiley: .

no ano blf edition sounds good

No Ano looks polished and shiny or has a matte layer of Alum oxide ?

For me it’s gonna be a keychain light, anodization will be gone in no time anyway so I’m fine to start without it in the first place :slight_smile:

After seeing this beauty I changed my mind and now I’m all in for clear version.

haha thats funny, sofirn shakes their heads why anyone would want a raw unfinished light… :smiley:

I think that the beauty of a rough and used tool does not fit in chinese culture.

Barry confirmed that low->high will be possible, he asked for what lettering it should have and I suggested C01S BLF no-ano edition, or if too long C01S BLF edition, or if too long C01S BLF Ed. Any objections or better ideas for the text?

That’s great news :slight_smile: Thanks djozz!

So will there be a limit per order per person? I would buy more than one if that’s possible.

C01S BLF edition would be great imho.

How about BLF C01S?

If Sofirn insists on my shortest suggestion, BLF C01S may be better than C01S BLF Ed. . I will keep this one in mind :slight_smile: