[FLF] Five Light Friday - what would you keep?

Very nice mod Firelight2!

FireLight2 - that is SO AWESOME. my god. i envy your Ingenuity!! that is the most important trait to have when modding, i am trying to develop the skill, but seeing a mod like This, just unbelievable! using an aluminum button and silicon for the switch (i was going to ask if you bought it form Simon LOL, Nope! ya made it!). OR, n0t to mention, making your own damn aux LED board with plastic and a conductive pen? ive never even heard of a conductive pen! how much current can it carry? do you have to do two leads around the plastic (1 for + 1 for -?). Just such a good mod. Not to mention the BARE Aluminum! my favorite finish, i have been contemplating pulling apart one of my noctigon / emisar's for months now to strip the ano and have a "custom" bare aluminum edc, but ive never pulled apart a light or stripped anodization. but i have read a bunch about how to strip anodization, so i think i could do it. I also want to try to anodize a custom color on the aluminum. i know Dye quality is very important for a good result. i will try it eventually. great work, very inspiring!

Edit - i have literally been looking at your pictures and reading your thread for a half hour now. lol. dammit.

Just skimming this thread is a bad idea. I want a green Olight Seeker 2 now - very sharp looking in Djozz and weklund pics.

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Dang limited edition Pro - I guess maybe not : (

The L35 is a solid car, backpack and emergency light. With the current Acebeam sale of $47 off using ACE470, I’m tempted to get another one.

The simple UI and solid build make it an easy light to offer a friend or family to borrow. I purchased a rainbow titanium E70 CRI and L19 white already so I have till tomorrow to decide if I need another. :nerd_face:

On vacation so no FLF for me today.. anyone else got one??

L>R

Malkoff MDC HA - workaday EDC
Surefire 9Z Combat light - my old battle horse (w/Malkoff P61)
Sofirn SC31PRO - after hours EDC
Convoy M21A CSLPM1.TG - cuz it’s awesome
Fulton MX991/U - for nostalgia

Once I got to thinking, wasn’t too hard.

1. Olight Baldr Pro - easy to switch to different weapons and can be used by hand
2. Maxtoch LA60 - or Olight Odin Turbo, if the apocalypse has started
3. Fenix FD65 - this would probably be Convoy 3x21A if fasttech had sent the one I ordered…5000k
4. Sofirn S11C - similar to #2, if the apocalypse has started, I’d go w/ Olight S2 baton instead, for reliability
5. Streamlight 44931 Siege (3xD) - I have over 30 Tenergy 10kmah Ds, otherwise I’d probably stick with my 44941 which is 3xAA

I’ve only just hit 12 lights with the addition of two Noctigon KR4s. Even so, this is a really tough decision. I’m forced to weed out recent acquisitions and admit I really don’t need them. :cry:

1. Thrunite TN40s NW - an impressive combo of flood and throw that is temperature regulated and has enough thermal mass and battery capacity to make it’s high modes more than just a gimmick.

2. Zebralight SC64c LE - 18650 light that’s smaller than many AA lights. Rock solid design and very efficient. Pleasing beam and I think mine has good tint. This is my practical EDC pick

3. Emisar D4V2 - Black Aluminum, XPL-HI 5000k emitters for crazy output. This one has a red backlit button to match red aux lights. Hotrod EDC pick

4. Sofirn SP36 BLF 4000k - This beats out the sc700d for jacket light because of battery capacity and throw.

5. Emsiar D4V2 Brass - For practical reason’s I’d want to keep the Aluminum light I have with the same 2700k e21a emitters but I think I favor the tint on the brass one.

Oh man, these are all awesome picks!

collecteverything- I'd love to see a pic of these keepers, especially that thrunite!

couldn't agree more on that m21a ! the best bang for buck lights I own and just overall awesome.

OK.. i am three days late but i was on vacation and couldn't bring any lights with me except for my pocket carry! Here are my 5 for (last) week:

K75 - sbt90.2 (no Brainer, still my Best Thrower in overall performance)

Convoy L21a - SFT40 (perfection - Beam, size, finish)

FireFlies E07x - xpl-hi 5D 4000k (xpl-hi is from a GREAT batch from Emisar - Rosy and Bright)

Emisar D4sV2 - Osram CSLPM1 (i appreciate this light more every time i use it)

ZebraLight sc64w HI - xhp35 Hi Neutral White (man, do i love this little light!)

Great selection!

In stacking up the CSLPM1 in the Emisar as opposed to the M21A, what differences are you observing between the two packages as far as beam characteristics go? (I really think CSLPM1.TG unfairly takes a back seat to NM1 and Boost HX.) I want another light with one in it, and am debating between say a Convoy S16 or the Wuben E06. Just not sure how much punch that emitter would lose in those smaller hosts. Simon has it now in the L21B …. very tempting as I’m super impressed with my SFT40 sample.

great selection! Love my m2r warrior also!

so the difference betweeen beams of the m21a and d4sv2 (with cslpm1) are pretty significant, where the m21a throws significantly further but the d4sv2 is 4 times brighter, and a much wider usable spill.

the cslpm1 is a tie for my favorite osram with the CULPM1, mostly because they both has

ve so many applications and can handle current really well.

I have been eyeing that wuben for awhile and it's the only small pocket thrower I've considered beside the FireFlies t1r that is not even out yet. The s16 would be awesome with the cslpm1 too, but just a completely different light bc of its larger size than the E6. I would lean toward the e6 because it's unique and different, and I feel the s16 beam with cslpm1 will be very similar to the Noctigon kr1.

the L21b would throw really well, but I bet that would be a light where the cslnm1 would really shine too.

I like the cslpm1 for multi emitter lights a lot because of its 3535 footprint so it has the ability to easily be put in any light and perform well.

the hotspot and beam shape shouldn't widen out too much on small hosts like say the boost hx might.

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Good info, Artie. Thanks for sharing.

Obviously in a situation where I had to sell off lights to cover a contingency, I’d sell the expensive ones first and maybe re-acquire them later as finances permitted. If I get to pick 5 without regard to expense they’d be (maybe not in order):

1. McLux first generation Sundrop (the 1 speed mechanically switched one with Nichia 083). This is simply the greatest flashlight ever made. I misplaced mine a few years ago and I have lingering hopes that it is in my bedroom somewhere, but I fear it may be lost. If it doesn’t turn up then I’ll have to WTB one someday.

2. Photon Fanatic LPK keychain light, 1xSR44 with a Nichia GS 5mm led (a good led at the time). I don’t know why this concept has not been pursued more. It’s much nicer than a Photon-style light and not much bigger.

3. Emisar D4v2 with backlit pushbutton and Nichia 219bt 4500K main leds. There are some things I’d change about it but it’s my first “modern” flashlight. I got it for its Anduril geek appeal and am thrilled by Anduril’s customizeability. I’d get a bike mount for it so it could fill in for my existing Fenix bike light that I’d let go of. If buying again maybe I’d opt for 3500K instead of 4500.

4. Zebralight H50 headlamp (1AA and very floody 60 lumens or so). This is one of the smallest and lightest 1AA headlamps. Keeping because I have to have a headlamp and this is my nicest one, but if I were buying a new headlamp there are other choices possible.

5. Fenix E05, misplaced but until I officially declare it lost I’ll pretend to still have it. This is a decent 3-level 1AAA light that was my main EDC. I’m currently using a crappy Halo 1AAA as a substitute and have a Sofirn C01S on order as replacement. It sits in my jeans’ watch pocket and I don’t want anything bigger there, so I don’t want to EDC a larger light.

thisnsetup sounds great! I was so curious about the mclux Sundrup, and i wanted to see a picture really badly. I found this after about 20 minutes of digging around to make sure I had the right light. Looks like 2008, very cool!

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/the-sundrop.199058/

Yes, that is the SunDrop. It’s the only flashlight I’ve ever used whose beam I would call literally mood altering. I’d always use it for looking for stuff under my bed, and no matter how annoyed I was at that moment’s nonsense, turning on that Nichia 083 always made me calm and happy. We are talking about a 1 level clicky light of about 45 lumens that cost $400+ at the time, but I promise it was worth it. A combination of beam shape, smoothness, color, and the titanium flashlight body that seemed to come from a faraway planet where everything was always done right, unlike here. Knowing that such a thing could exist on this planet made me feel better about the world that we are on now ;-).

your comment makes me want to find one and pay any amount necessary for it lol. great description!

Alright, it's been a busy couple of months, and feels like it has been too long since I have sat down and done this. So, here we go!

From left to right:

Emisar D1s - 7.5amp driver, SFT40 LED - beam is as close to perfect as I can get them, this light is a little beast. Took a couple months to get this one dialed in, all the more special now.

FireFlies (2021) E07 - xpl-hi 2850k / 4000k mix - I just really like the BIN of the LED's, and the total CCT, and this is a great size

BLF GT - SFT40 mod - TomE created, perfectly executed, now this is a PERFECT beam IMO. Still makes me laugh when I turn it on

M2r Pro Warrior - STOCK xhp35 HI 5000k(ish) - of all the xhp35 HI bare emitters & lights i have bought, this STOCK (from Olight) LED has the nicest tint. Rosy, near-perfect. Love the form factor, best e-tail switch i've ever used. and the anodization color is amazing to boot!

KR1 Cu - sbt90.2 with Emisar FET/5amp driver - I did the sbt90.2 "mod" on this one and it came out so much better than i thought it would. the copper handles the heat much better than the aluminum KR1, this light is just consistently good. no glitching, though it took me a couple of attempts and "back to the work bench" to get it here. that makes it all the more important to me.