It is. After a while I feel like on a different planet but maybe it just requires getting used to it. And it looks much better in accompany of other light, moon light or dusk/sunrise. In complete darkness it feels like getting inside Diablo 3 :smiling_imp:
It is said that red light helps to fall asleepā¦so be careful when walking with that much of red light, because you can suddenly fall on the ground and fall asleep.
Got myself a S12 SST-20 4000K.
Almost perfect. Almost the best convoy light.
Wonderfull shape, design, haptics, optics, beam, tint, 21700, mode spacing, temperature control.
but:
UI just middle age. Massive downgrade from biscotti UI.
Wanted to see it with my own eyes,
but the light will end up unused because i very much dislike unpredictable start mode.
I personally like this UI - it is simple, 4 modes and thatās it. We have Andurils and other complicated UIs, but here is simple UI for non flashaholics too. And Convoy seems (for me) to start making flashlights like for some kind of apocalypse - very thick walls and glass, simple UI. M3 is a great example - so heavy and sturdy.
And mode memory? It is like bicycle gears - you have to think ahead to lower the gear before stopping, if you donāt, itās very hard to move. And somehow no one is complaining and saying āmake auto first gear function when stoppingā
Hi Mocarny,
first of all: thank you very much for this review. i realy enjoyed it.
second: i have not bought the light because of this particular review, zero complain or offense
i just put my āi donāt like the UIā post here because the title of your post āinspiredā me to do so
Agree on the Convoy is a great brand and builds great lights.
Agree on the Anduril versus āeasy to use UIā. For most of my lights i prefer an easy UI
But this (S12 and other recent Convoys) UI isnāt easy for me.
4 modes: great
Simple UI: great
I also like the stock Mode Spacing
But i like to configure (once) Mode Memory +Off+/On and Mode Sequence +Down+/Up to my taste.
Biscotti also allows choosing from different Mode Groups. Not a must for me, but i prefer even 3 Modes over 4 Modes
What i donāt like is starting somewhere in the Mode Sequence were i ended up last time (and i donāt remember) or accidentally ended up (some seconds/minutes before)
It makes me advance all modes until i am sure i am in Turbo or High (and this is what i very much dislike)
1. Turbo because i want Max Output: Now
2. High because i like to use it longer but at max sustainable Output
Thank you
I agree. It would be nice to have ability to turn mode memory on and off. I like mode memory, so itās ok for me, but I understand there are lots of people that donāt like it.
Maybe something will change in the futureā¦ My personal best would be: one group 4 modes with memory on, and after e.g 5 clicks, other modes group, 3 modes with memory off.
How does the LVP work? Does it shut down or just give you a single āblipā? If itās a single āblipā does it repeat? Iām always afraid Iāll miss those blips.
Unsure about every mode, but I had it on mode 3 (30% I think?) a few nights ago; it flashes once every 5 seconds or so. At least thatās what it felt like
Confirmed, on every mode it flashes once every 5s for some time, then it shuts down. So even if you somehow miss that annoying blinks, donāt worry - it will turn off anyway. Atā¦2.9V? Or something like that.
Itās too bad all the reviews of ultra-warm lights have usage pics from urban/forest areas. The 2700k s12 is my new favorite non-headlamp light for rocky/sandy desert and canyon hiking.
I donāt have 2700K version. But canyonā¦ You may see some light canyons in my future thrower reviews
Dude, am I the only one who see there added led option on Convoy S12:
LH351D 5000K
LH351D 5700K
WOW! Amazingā¦
Ordered this with LH351D 5000K some ten days ago. Hope itāll be good.
Youāre not, I have already ordered it
I will update you with my experiences
I did swapped last week 219C with 351D 5000K and i gotta say that i got pronounced circled hotspot.
Tiny as hell and almost the same intensity spill where used to be three petels from three reflectors.
Wasnāt impressed so i swapped back 219C.
Canāt tell if itās just my crapy swap or smaller dome emitters are better in these tiny redlectors...
Curiois what others will say ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ :~}
Do you have any beamshots?
Now Iām a bit less excited to get my S12ā¦
I donāt have any photo of it. Thatās my problem, never document anything i do :(
You are right. S12 works good only with small eliter as SST20.
Iāve just got my S12 with LH351Ds 5000k. I have to say that I really like the light. The hotspot is not that tight (for me), just a little smaller than that of Wurkkos Wk30, which really has a big hotspot. Maybe it is just me that feel the hotspot is not that pronounced. The beam is super floody, perhaps the floodiest of every light that I have owned. The tint is quite low in CCTs. I have 2 other flashlights that adopt the LH351D 5000k and this S12 is the warmest.
The only complaint is as I have opted for a 12-modes, if the light is set in other modes but not the first mode, sometimes the light will automatically change back to the first mode.
Is it hi cri?
This can be the reason:
Itās from the instruction for the biscotti (12-modes) driver.