Please put me down for 5! Will probably buy more if good!
OMG Iāve been searching and searching and searching for a GRANDMA light for years! Iāve tried convincing Nitecore to add USB-C to their magnetic rotary control lights but no luck. Iāve tried to get Simon at Convoy to make a quad S21A w/ USB-C and he said he will look into it but who knows if he will actually make it considering he gets hundreds of different requests. Djozz, thank you so much for doing this!
I do have a few suggestions/requests:
1) Can the off mode be made to have no standby current? The Fenix LD42 advertises this feature so it can be done. I rather see an additional tailswitch if that is what it takes.
2) Would love a 1 lumen output mode for night use. Infinite variable would be even better if can be done.
3) LH351D 2700K. That CCT seems to be the least above the DUV for the Samsungs and old people normally use this light at night so warmer temp have less affect on their melatonin. Old people have harder time sleeping.
4) Driver regulation and an efficient driver would be nice but probably too expensive. Iām amazed at how ultra efficient the driver is on the SP33 v2.0 per zeroair.org review. That would make this a real tool for more than just grandmas.
Really looking forward to this. I modded some SC31 with the SST-20 3000K emitter and gave them to muggles/grandma and even that is too complicated for them. Finally such a perfect muggle/grandma gift light will become a reality!
Definitely poorly thought through, and i think i explained why too.
But iām sorry for taking it out on you.
Your post triggered me to speak out on this matter and other not so bright (pun not intended) features.
Donāt get me started on configuration optionsā¦
So what we see is brightness levels that are no longer there because some people keep on begging for 1 Lumen modes.
We also see lights not being turned off because theyāre in some 1 Lumen mode which is unnoticeable most of the times.
Some flashlight enthusiasts seem to forget they already have low Lumen lights which would be better to have by the bed in stead of demanding their 1000s of Lumen lights to have near invisible modes.
And what happened to ceiling bounce?
You donāt always have to point your light to what you want to see.
So i wonder, if there are more people who want a 1 Lumen mode then people who just want 4 or 5 well spaced usable modes.
The 1 Lumen gang is definitely LOUDER thoughā¦
1 lumen or less, wall or ceiling bounced, is absolutely perfect for night use and preserving night vision and circadian rhythm. Since the majority of light users arenāt looking to illuminate a football field the majority of the time, low settings are objectively the more practical and more widely used.
Thereās a reason people are asking for lower low settings, and itās not because theyāre too dumb to know how to use a light.
I bought several hundred flashlights and tested hundreds also so Iāve a pretty good concept of what 1 lumen mode is. Anything over 1 lumen mode has a good chance of disturbing or waking up family members. At 1 lumen OR LESS, it will not wake them up but its bright enough for me to find stuff. I ceiling bounce my 1 lumen light at night to check up on my toddlers every night. Very nice mode to have.
I donāt see what all the rant is about a 1 lumen or .1 lumen low. Make it as low as the electronics will possible let it go, as in the Jetbeam RRT-01.
This is supposed to be a variable control ring light. It doesnāt matter what you like for a lumen low it can be dialed in just like everyone likes it. Simplest UI ever.
Low is fully at your control in the ring .
Oh come onā¦
Who cares about your circadian rhythm when you have to take a leak?
Only when you ignore the consequences (missing brightness levels, accidentally leaving the light turned on) and alternative options (smaller lights, more dedicated night lights).
But apparently what is low to one is high to others tooā¦
Maybe one (me?) has poor night vision and others maybe have malfunctioning irises and / or a bad image processing.
Well, i never said anyone was too dumb.
Itās just that some demands have unfortunate consequences for the rest of the UI or the modes.
As a rule of thunmb, every step up with 3 times (some say 4 times) more brightness looks like twice the brightness, and makes for quite an ideal mode spacing.
You can bypass that with stepless dimming, of course, but in practice that usually means ramping by means of pressing the one single button you have, so thatās not ideal either (because itās never exactly right or you press too long, etceteraā¦)
Iām fine with moon mode, as long as itās hidden by a long press, but thatās a problem for tailswitch lights.
I use a light when i want to see properly.
For me a 100 Lumen lowest mode is dim enough, but warm white (and of course high CRI) is a bit of a must for me late at night.
But i can understand this can be too much for others, so iād say 15 to 35 Lumen is a good lowest mode.
But thatās for a light thatās capable of 1000 Lumen or more, and then you need at least 4 modes to have decent mode spacing.
Hey, or a stepless dimming ring like this one.
Okay, iāve said more than enough about this here.
Sorry for being a butthole.
This is not my favorite seasonā¦ :weary:
ā¦or maybe iām just a bit of a butthole sometimesā¦
Still love these 100 horses pulling in 100 directions discussions on BLF.
You know what the best part of that is: most of their buttholes are pointed at the same spot.
Maybe we should investigate if grandma can live with 1 lumen. And if not, crank up the Amps till she does.
You can add a diffuser for those who are blinded by the light or canāt find their way back to the coffin.