✌ FREEME - ASTROLUX EC01 SST40 XHP50B-3V Andúril 21700/ 18650 Flashlight >>> Deal is ALIVE!!!

Interested

I'm ok with the big pineapple pattern on the body, that's ok. The head to body ratio and the head design overall doesn't really attract me. In contrast, let's take a similarly overall gross shape, the Manker U12, that's looking dang nice, got one as soon as I've found out that they've revised it to take 21700 cells instead of the 20700. That was keeping me from buying one for quite a while.

Overall, this Astrolux is looking too bland and has details, lines where it could very well do without.

Tail cap doesn't look anything very fit, but also not too bad, it's just ok. I'd make it a tad slanted/bigger towards the end and with only 5 or 3 slanted and more pronounced cuts and more rounded. Anyways, let's say that the Astrolux FT02 it's looking quite nice, the nicest of the bunch.

Interested Thank You.

I am fine with the way it is.

Does it have a lighted switch?

Maybe I exaggerated; lets wait.

I’d think they would want to make it look better for their own sales. I’m fine with it either way.

Not Bad, but it look cheaps i agree. And OP Reflector too. Do you know if there is soon a SMO refl. available?

Looks different from the first pictures and I liked the original look better.

It needs refinement, I liked the first design better, any chance for a less orange peel reflector?

I like the Fireflies E01 design, wish it had a charging port and a reflector option.

i think i prefer my FT01.

Interested. Thanks.

Not a fan of pineapple knurling in general. I agree the looks are fairly bland and generic. That’s not to say shove more fins and what not on it. Personally I think the Emisar D4S is a great example of simple, elegant and practical design.

Agreed.

Pineapple knurling :person_facepalming:

SMO or OP?

Smooth

Original design did not pass IPX-8 test.

SMO is my preference regardless of the emitter. I do have XHP50/70 lights that came with the OP reflector to smooth out the beam, but I couldn't stand them, and for which I could find an SMO reflector I've bought one and swapped it and the ones that I haven't found a SMO reflector for, are just sitting either collecting dust or in their boxes. I really don't like the smoothing out of the hot-spot one bit. I like a clean sharp hot-spot, even if it's not the best looking. At best I think I would take a hybrid reflector for such emitters, OP at the base and SMO at the top.

Regards.

OP seems better in this kind of light as its not designed to be a thrower?

Where did the original images go? All I see now is the one you have labeled as the final design.

I have a feeling that there is something lacking in the final image. I can’t pin down exactly what makes me think this. Maybe the head profile making it look like a lollipop? Was the large knurling smooth or textured?

I’ll probably wind up with one anyway, as I like 21700 powered mid-lumen general purpose lights. I just wish the profile was straighter. Not necessarily BLF A6 style straight, but closer to the Convoy M3.

I would like smooth reflector.

Looks kinda similar to the Imalent DM70.