The Fenix CL30R is over $100 US. The LT1 group buy is half that. Spend $13 more and get 4x 3000mAh batteries compared to the Fenix 3x 2600mAh. The only real feature disparity I see that benefits the Fenix is use as a power bank.
Not really since the price you’re seeing on Sofirn’s AliExpress page is not the BLF discount price which is going to be around $50 (depending on options of course).
Edited to say that amishbill beat me to the punch 
I would have been faster but I spent time trying to find a Fenix CL130R which does not seem to be a real product. :face_with_monocle:
Looking at the Fenix CL130R specs the BLF lantern look much better to me even if the prices were the same. Which they’re not of course.
Better performance and features at half the price….seems like an easy decision to me
Where did you find a CL130R? The closest I could find is a CL30R.
OK, it is a two step process: First go to the spreadsheet link and verify your BLF name, and then send yourself a PM. I think sending everyone a practice PM, may cause a lot of confusion IMHO.
Hahaha…I spent some time Googling too and it appears that it can only be bought directly from Fenix.
Right which is why I’m not going to, or even ever planned on, sending out a test PM.
I think for the most part that just going to the spreadsheet and visually verifying that one’s name is correct is good enough. But the extra step you suggested is definitely the definitive test.
I only found the CL30R so I assumed that was what he meant
If the group buy is on Amazon, will it still ship slow boat style from mainland China or is there already a supply present in the US for prime shipping?
First go to the spreadsheet link and verify your BLF name, and then send yourself a PM. I think sending everyone a practice PM, may cause a lot of confusion IMHO.
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when I click on spreadsheet link I get “Page Not Found”.
What is the story with the “Batch 2” (with firmware corrections)?
What was corrected or changed and how does a person know which one to get or which one they will be getting?
Also I can’t use aliexpress. It doesn’t work on my computer. Where else can I buy one?
I think most things come on the slow boat, but some have been shipped in advance and stored in a warehouse here in the states. For this, I’m not sure it would be any faster to ship it to a warehouse first. Amazon fulfillment is pretty awesome though, so it might.
I’m rooting for Amazon as many of us have reward points to offset the price even further 
As with many things, once done it looks easy. But when the drawing board is empty, or the page blank, it's really different. And it takes special experience to note it, congrats to you ActiveAI.
Great job to everyone involved!
Seeing it might be a tight fit on the schedule, you can also send them my current version of the french translation. Litteraly only 2 paragraphs remains untranslated (for which I have opened questions). Of course I might still find my own typos, or add little tweaks, etc. Like for sure I will need a proofreading session to consider the job fully done.
But as something like 98% (and it's a conservative figure) of the manual is translated, I believe it's quite better than nothing for all the french-speakers that will be in the firsts to order the LT1.
Depending on your discussion with Sofirn, you can also tell them they are offered the alternate option to wait a few more hours to get an industrial grade 100% done french translation. I'm quite positive it can be done today.
And thanks for the credit, I'm glad to be part of that :)
I Just joined to get one of these if it’s not to late , I would like 3 if that’s ok.
$50.00? Now that is far more palatable.
Sorry. It was a typo. Cl30R is what I meant.
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I didn’t post that link but this is the correct link to the Interest list by name file and this is the link to the Interest list by entry number file.