Andúril 2 coming to Sofirn - The general Sofirn development thread

But if Sofirn does endup making something like it budget friendly would,nt it be great.just thinking

In general I absolutely agree with Funtastic here… Sofirn offers VERY good value in a light (in general) that usually follows another great design from a higher-end maker, but for much less.

BUT… they did surprise us with the LT1 for sure! They have been friendly to our market by often accepting design advice from BLF (they take it often just like Simon at Convoy does too). And for the dollar spent… it’s just real hard to beat a Sorfin light. They’ve also delivered some other decent “newish” lights over the years (Q8 and C8F are other great designs!). Sofirn also stepped up to Anduril this last year where some other manufacturers aren’t keeping up.

I feel Sofirn is now at a crossroads where they will either keep innovating, or start to fall off in quality. I don’t think anything is wrong there today, but they (like ALL light makers in China) have been pushing price up and when you do this you HAVE to keep quality UP and innovation moving FORWARD. Else, you end up in a “death spiral” trying to sell the good old design that did so well… last year. Like any market, you innovate at cutting costs or cutting edge (or some of both). Sofirn seems to be firmly in the middle there and I hope they “creep up” with some new stuff like they did with the IF25a and SC31 Pro in Q3 and Q4 this year.

So fair to say that for their market, they have done very well the last 3 years or so. And as Funtastic is a dealer he’s been watching that market for a while and is probably correct in limiting our expectations from the Sofirn brand. But can’t hurt to ask- right! Who knows? They have surprised us a few times and time will indeed tell :smiley:

Ever since they took on Wurkkos they’ve fallen behind on designing their own models, absolutely nothing new, only upgrading existing models.

Wurkkos has some good choices but even they are kind of the same as Sofirn. The TK70 can reach 8000 lumens with bypassed springs, so much potential lost by just cheaping out on the springs

Primitive drivers, oversized hard to modd hosts and aggressive advertising (hype) - you get what you pay for.

If you hate Sofirn so much then why even bother to comment?

Are you going to offer anything or are you just going to continually moan on every Sofirn related thread. Tons of other brands out there to satisfy your needs

Because i can

Do you know of any other brand that offers more performance/value as Sofirn does for the price?

sofart&crappos is ultrafire range brands, maybe same ultrafire only renamed

I’ll just stop here. Have a good night/day. Cya :slight_smile:

Yea you better stop selling crappos in ZL ;))

Sofirn offers quality and a great price point. If you want to spend less and suffer performance, head to a big box store. If you want to spend more or are particular about specs, durability and possibly build quality, there are other brands out there for you.

I have a number of Sofirn lights and I am quite happy with them. I’ve gifted or recommended them to family and friends and everyone has been surprised by what they offer.

Dumping on the brand serves no purpose unless that’s how you get your kicks.

Getting back on subject… I wonder if sofirn would ever offer SC31 pro with LH351D rather than SST-40. I’d rather sacrifice a few short-lived turbo lumens for better cri and tint. Wurkkos FC11 has that option but you don’t get Anduril.

More nitpicking: the ’31pro could be shorter. The IF25 uses a 27100, has usb-c, and is still shorter than the ’31pro. I’d like to see either a slimmer IF25 or a shorter SC31.

The SC31 Pro is 1/2” longer but I’m pretty sure it HAS to be… due to heat sinking requirements. I have some time behind both these lights and have found setting a ramping limit is easier than burning my hand :expressionless:

They are both really sweet, bright and pretty long throwing lights… for about 90 seconds (WHEN on full turbo!). But if the SC31 Pro was shorter even more heat would have to go into your hand.

If anything, I’d ADD mass to the IF25a so it could run full turbo for longer (and throttle back LESS after heating up).

And with the SC31 Pro, I’d put a regulated driver in that puppy (with Anduril still) and instead of super hot turbo (for a few minutes before it heads quickly down to 300 lumen continuous)… have it run for hours at closer to 500 lumens (of course I have no idea if any of this is doable, but I prefer my SP32aV2’s VERY close turbo with a higher sustained output using its regulated driver).

I A/B’ed the SC31 Pro in a 6.5k tint with my SP32aV2 5.7k tint last month (while reviewing another light). I honestly liked the SP’s lower tint and it ALMOST kept up with the SC in throw… at turn on. But after they both heated up (and throttled down), the SP held its own and the tint was better. It was as bright if not brighter than the SC after about 3 minutes (and then it will stay that bright as it’s regulated).

All cool lights, some just do different things better than others do. Choose you poison and have fun! :stuck_out_tongue:

Sofirn
please made C01S 3 modes bright sublumen 2700k.
And an headlamp AA with Red Led.
Imporove the finishes of your lights,no more sharp edges/laynard hole
and pineapple knurling
It’s ugly.
Would be nice also a customization as Convoy do

Some of the length is from the lanyard tailcap, swapped mine with the sc31b standard tail

The SC31 Pro is well built but the heat fins edges are sharp and the anodizing is showing wear on those edges. Also, the glue used in the bezel is strong enough that I’m unable to unscrew the head without special tools.

How about we get some movement on the rotary tube light djozz is collecting interest in. Considering the sc31 can be 80% recycled for this light and the SD05 already exists with a mag ring ui, why the reservation in making this a reality? With the popularity of low lumen C01x lights here there’s no reason a 500 lumen light won’t sell heavily, especially if it uses 7135s that can be stacked for the modders here.

How many interested users could do such a mod? I’d certainly ruin the light by trying it.

By maxing out the luminance Sofirn could sell it to the masses. Granny wouldn’t mind if 500 or 1200 lumens I presume.

The sc31pro cold white colour temperature is colder than sp32av2?