Simon and Convoy CONTINUES to have THE YEAR! all of the new releases (4x18 sbt90, 3x21a, L7, new gt fc40 variations, and sft40 variations!) are awesome so far, and then he comes out with the M21E!. so awesome. Very exciting for us Convoy and flashlight fans, Simon. Thank you!
What I’d love to see is the M21E, M21D etc use the SFT40. Yes, I know it would require a new driver, but currently Convoy have nothing for longer reach using a side switch, except the SBT90.2 models. Need something a wee bit more compact
Needs to have a bit more grunt to compete with most out there now.
Sofirn now have the IF22 & IF22A. Convoy doesn’t have anything much in terms of longer range. There’s other brands I could stock, but I just love Simon’s pricing and customer service, unbeatable I reckon
If the diameter of the TIR lens and the reflector are the same, the range of the TIR lens will be worse.
In fact, I can find related lenses, but I personally don’t like TIR lenses in terms of long-range shots.
If you are interested, I can develop one.
Even though range for the same diameter might be less, I like TIRs because of the beam shape - more usable light. I’d definitely be interested in a convoy sft40 TIR (but I think the IF22A is ugly/awkward looking).
Do you often use facebook and reddit? Sometimes I want to post pictures of some new things. Uploading pictures here is a troublesome thing. I have to upload the pictures to flicker first, and then copy the link to post here.
I use imgur (https://imgur.com), which is much quicker as you can copy and paste images or drag and drop them. You still have to copy the link to post here but it’s much simpler.
Simon, I received your new M3C today the one without a head spring. Spring tension on the 26800 with extension and the 26650 with the body tube only is mild to weak. On moon mode a mild tap will turn it off. Other modes it flickers. My quick fix so far is to remove the retaining ring. Press a P60 outer dropin spring into the hole along with the supplied tail spring. It fits very snug but a longer stronger tail spring is needed.