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.
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 .
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?
It is not a matter of too late (production has not started yet) but if a discussion would start on which and how many modes it should have, this would be never ending and consensus never reached (as BLF history proves). It is quite a miracle already that BLF agrees pretty clearly on the mode order (low first) for a BLF C01S, but there consensus very likely stops.
Personally, and I know many others think that too, I think that a twisty flashlight should not have more than 2 modes. I adviced that to Sofirn, but also added that 3 modes could be ok too, and Sofirn still went for the 2 modes. The 3/100 lumen I think is a good choice of Sofirn because I hear both that the 3 lumen low is too low and too high.
Another argument against 3 modes could be that Barry told me that the C01S does not use PWM for the low mode, which implies I think that adding an extra mode requires a hardware change: more and different components on the driver.
This sounds like it’s going to be a awesome light. Why is it going to be such a limited run (i think someone said 200 pcs). Since this is better than the normal version because of LH and no-ano cool factor. Wouldn’t like 500 pcs sell or even just another item thats not limited. In my oppinion this could be the BLF A6 of aaa lights. I want to buy 3 or 4 of them depending on the price, 2 for me, 1 for my lil bro and possibly 1 for someone else.