I agree, while the size is good for the cell size, it’s not ideal.
I agree with this thread’s OP: Review: Convoy S21A (21700, SST40). Seems, there is no use of old S2+ anymore.
3% (82lm) - Indoor use and simple outdoor walk.
30% (692lm) – Excessive for indoor use. Often not needed for regular outdoor needs.
When I buy another light, I look for advantages over my current lights that I actually use.
For me that’s:
- Tool 2.0 AA. I have this one in my pocket 95% of the time. Even during daytime.
- DQG Tiny III 26650. Certain walks. Work light.
Obviously a 21700 packs a lot more power than the AA/14500 that powers the Tool. So at equal lumen, the Convoy has far better runtimes.
But do I really need that? No. A runtime of >240 minutes is good in my book.
Tool with 14500 gives me 360 minutes runtime at 85 lumens.
For me that means I don’t need the Convoy for “Indoor use and simple outdoor walk.”
Tool with a 14500, at its peak matches the Convoy’s 30% @ 650 lumen.
The 33 min runtime is way to low.
Swapping cells every 2 or even 1 hour would be acceptable. But not half an hour.
So that’s where the Convoy clearly has the edge.
I mostly use my lights for looking for stuff, for not tripping in the dark.
I do forest walks, but they are mostly “simple walks”, because rarely I need to see far away.
So even then 85lm suits my needs, with perhaps a brief high/turbo, using a 14500 cell.
Using an AA in the tool would give me:
360 mins at 85lm.
150 mins at 140lm. (requires a spare cell)
So…. do I really need it? No.
It’s so cheap I might try it anyway.
Because I don’t like stepdowns and 500-600lm is the turbo sweetspot for me, what really holds me back is the mode spacing.
Something like 3, 15, 50, optionally hidden 100, would make my choice much easier.
I fully get it, to suit everyone’s needs a light would need 500 mode groups.
That’s why ZebraLight’s approach is nice. 4 modes which each can be selected from a total of 16 (I think) values.
EDIT
I hope like the S2+ there will be options on how many drivers the light has. That would at least take away part of my reservations.
7135*3 output current 1050mA
7135*4 output current 1400mA
7135*6 output current 2100mA
7135*8 output current 2800mA