Many thanks for the review. I think you’ve whet a few appetites ’round here :bigsmile:
Just wondering…How do you think this might compare with the SMALL SUN ZY-T16 The head looks to be the exact same one but the batteries (26650) are in series instead.
Good observation. Personally I’m not fan of 26650 since the cells have hardly more capacity, and less compatible with anything else (incl chargers). The shorter design also have some advantages.
Too bad this light doesn’t have the better tint of the T13. Too many really cool white throwers, but still tempting.
Great review!! It is a really nice light. I compared it to the T13 and it was a toss up and then compared it to the HD2010 and the HD edged it out by a little bit.
Nice review, Old! Lovely pics of a lovely light. I want one of these badly but have to wait until I have the spare cash.
I'd take this T08 over a T16 any day since I don't care much for the longer lights that run cells in series (end-to-end, not voltage series). Parallel cell lights have truly spoiled me.
Thanks old4570. Is it possible to get to the pill and if so any dimensions of the driver and pill diameter would be good. There seems to be a few lights coming out with this form factor and its brother the 26650 in 1 or 2 cell with larger reflectors. Times are looking interesting.
Ok, I was hoping maybe the current variances could be due to where they were bought, but you've disproved that hypothesis. I'll be sure to post my current reading when I get mine. Guess we can't just go with the same value resistor you did since our samples will likely vary.
Wish we knew what current ILF's reads since we've seen his beamshots. Hope his pulls low current! (Meaning if ours pulls more, or we do a resistor mod, the light will be even more impressive!)
How about a FandyFire HD2010 @ $27.80 It’s close enough in price. Even $30.64 (which is what I paid for mine) is still essentially the same price range if you ask me.
I think the T08 is a more impressive looking like, that also has the added benefit of taking 2 18650’s in parallel of course, but I’d only pull the trigger on it if it was the superior thrower.
What I’d really like to know is what would happen in a HD2010/ZY-T08 showdown if the emitter in the latter was being driven just as hard as it is in the former.
Dont be put of by the tint , the camera picked up a lot more blue/purple than the naked eye sees … Thats what I get for not owning a decent SLR with good White balance …