Sofirn C01R deep red [sold out, discontinued]

Compared to the red LED in the Fitorch K3 lite (presumably 630 nm), the photo red XP-E2 is a significantly deeper red, and the C01R is not much different in brightness, thanks to a powerfull driver. Still it maintains high mode over about 15 mins (someone else, not me, tested this). Well done.

Sofirn C01R arrived in the mail today!

Wow. It’s such a nice little light. The beamshots don’t really do it justice. I attempted to take some photos too, but it’s proving difficult… it’s hard to get a photo that shows the vibrant red light fading outward.

There seem to be some minor artifacts in the beam when holding the light a few meters from a white wall on Medium. Would this be due to the gap between the PCB and the reflector?

Low - nice and dim.
Medium - a little bit too bright for my liking for close up indoors.
High - omg, red!

Thanks Lux-Perpetua & Sofirn!




hah the more pics i see and read of this light the more i regret i didnt buy this light sooner.

How’d I miss this?

Cyan filter glasses?

MCPCB is copper or alu like C01S?

Guess what wavelength of red is in your monitor! :smiley:

Actually, it could vary depending on the exact type of monitor, but photographers have observed for years that most monitors don’t reproduce the full gamut of colors that their cameras capture, including deep reds. It was bound to be difficult to capture and properly display a deep red light well.

Hoping mine arrives SOON and in time to photograph Comet Neowise! I hate fumbling with my camera settings in the dark. :smiley:

Would you mind sharing some „in situ“ pictures of your astrophotography session with C01R including a picture of Neowise? It would be great to bring deep red light to a broad audience.

no lightsaber in your pockets?

eBay says 40 sold, zero available

My package has been stuck in Hebron KY for almost a week now. Don’t hold your breath for any kind of pics from me. Heh heh! That’s a sure way to delay delivery and increase chance of cloudy weather! :wink:

Maybe there are other Comet photographers/C01R-users reading this and will post their success?

Signed,
Astro-photography and flashlight newbie

Yeah, but saber a bit green (540nm) it is. heh heh.

You’re welcome! c3/2020 f3 neowise on 07/19/2020 12:16 am CEST

Feel free to use it public domain. Filtering orange clouds on the horizon has never been so easy. :wink:

Cheers

You caught a shooting star :slight_smile: .

And here is another one:

Kind regards
Frederick

Nice comet-pics, they are better than mine for sure!

I like the comet photos :+1:

Scottish weather being what it is, it’s been cloudy every single evening so far. I will be amazed if we get to see it from my town at all.

Yeah, mine’s been stuck in NJ since last Sunday. Newgistics, the state-side e-commerce courier that Sofirn is using, stated on their site that their volume is up significantly because of Covid. I’m in NC, and even e-commerce would usually be here by now from NJ. Oh, well. Just gotta wait.

Well, I wish for a C01S with Nichia E21A
:sunglasses:

Actually a dimmable thrower with 98cri would be perfect for lightpainting. :exclamation:

@the_holodoc
nicely done! Also Oly user here.