Review: Convoy C8 XM-L U2 1B 1x18650 8x7135 Flashlight

Nice review and great pictures. That is a great light for the price. Seriously, it should be the one that everyone gets first.

It looks like youve found yet another fine example of the venerable C8 at a great price. The driver retaining ring is a great touch and should make those fancy 4A boost drivers a breeze to install. :bigsmile:

Thanks for the great review. I’ll grab one on my next order.

What do you think of this light with the OP reflector as apposed to one with a SMO?

Thanks RaceR86, missed that :slight_smile:
18sixfifty, agreed. This is the C8 to get. Plus, you have options when you order. Cheap C8s on eBay are $11 or so… for four more the quality goes waay up.
FlashPilot, I like the OP better. It throws less, but I prefer more flood anyway.

Thank you for the great review relic38!

I like the Convoy product line .

Nice review, Relic. Looks like the entire Convoy line is the bomb!

That’s right JohnnyMac, so far every model that’s been reviewed has done well.

Minor addition to review: This model does not have the brass inserts on the body tube ends. As the lowest price model in the line-up, it’s understandable.

Convoy C8 vs KD C8?

I do not have the KD C8 either. I’ve been tempted to go for the XM-L2 version they have listed. I already have three C8s though…

I would say the Convoy C8… Great review. I know I really like mine.

If it is better than the KD, it is one of the best, after XD.
What do we know about Convoy, I cannot find something about them on net.

Great review relic, thank you.

For some reason I was under the impression that the C8 was quite a bit larger than it is. After reading your review, it seems that it’s actually quite small.

That’s a really nice light for the price too, value for money wise, this even beats the A60 ? looks like it.

Thanks Spasmod, I appreciate it.
The Jacob A60 will outthrow the C8, even an XR-E based C8. I prefer the C8 because of the size and a little more flood. Having the OP reflector balances it perfectly for me. Probably not for everybody though.

i have the convoy and kd, both are almost identical besides reflector.
i prefer the kd, it throws further and have a nicer warm tint. flood/spill equally the same.
if you dont mind paying about $5 more, id go kd, but if your on a tight budget, the convoy is super nice. one of the better lights out there for that price.

Finally! A review of Convoy C8! Thank you :slight_smile:

My Lightmalls C8 with U3 emitter has been arrived and I am very satisfied with it. Before I ordered Lightmalls C8 I was doubting whether I should went for Convoy, but at last I prefered the smooth reflector more.

Next, I am hoping someone will order the KD XM-L2 C8 and post a review about it :stuck_out_tongue:

In Hand shot added to the review:

BTW, there is one Convoy C8 SMO; with a T6 3C (5000K) emitter.

You’re welcome.
I’ll probably pass on another C8, so it will not be me. I have a host that’s waiting for an XM-L2 U2 on copper. :wink:

I found another error; I calculated the throw wrong by shortening the distance by one meter when calculating it. It went from 11.2kcd to 21.2kcd. Much more typical for a C8.

Thanks for the review! Absolute steal at the price.