I think he don’t have T4 5B1 anymore based on his LED list but instead T5 5B1 which is same tint but a little brighter and without the 80+ CRI (around 75CRI), should not be a huge difference, alternative for +80CRI are T4 6A3 but its warmer. Usually he change the price after you have order so you have to wait before paying the order but if you have already paid I think you can order an item and he can change the price to $1.75 for the price difference.
But don’t worry about the non 80CRI version because tint are the most important, I have 90+CRI LED and to my eyes it look worst because the tint is too yellow to my taste.
If you don’t pay the difference you will have the stock version : XM-L U2-1B with 6*7135.
Its a matter of personal preference I think, for me its perfect. :bigsmile:
UF beam is the most right not very clear in the pic and the most left is Convoy L4 not AK47. From my naked eye view when you joint their hotspots together Tangsfire is just a little bit brighter than L4…
Not both mine are stock too but when you switch on the L4, it is brighter than Tangsfire just for a second but planning to dedome and copper braid the spring of my UF Xml-T6…
I just got mine yesterday in the mail. Absolutely love it! But does anyone know what the run times are for this flashlight? I’ve looked all over and I can’t seem to find any reviewers testing run times. I guess it would depend on the type of 18650 you’re using, but any number would be better than nothing.
I got the Convoy C8 mentioned in this post at the beginning: Convoy C8 Cree XM-L U2-1B 2-Group 3/5-Mode LED Flashlight AMC7135*8 - from FastTech. I’m using a locally bought (Taiwan) 18650 2800 mAH protected. Not sure if it’s an ICR, NCR…
Received mine and I’m impressed with the quality. Absolutely destroys my UF C8’s :bigsmile:
I measured between 2.7-2.8 Amps at the tail of all my Convoy C8’s. Considering stacking some more 7135 chips but would this result in perceivably increased output or simply waste energy in the form of heat? It seems 2.8A is quite a ‘sensible’ current level with no significant overheating issues. Thoughts?
Haha guys Thanks for the beamshots. I think my money is going to a multi-tool I’ll get the c8 later I guess. Can’t have everything NOW in life unless you are filthy rich!
If you prefer to see them all in a side by side comparison, I’ve collaged the photos:
From top left, bottom left, top right, bottom right - control, low, medium, high
Yeah, according to the picture data, they were all at 1 second. Sorry, my point and shoot has limited features in program mode. I couldn’t manually set the exposure time. Still, I think it’s a pretty accurate representation of what I’m actually seeing outside my window.
The idea of higher exposure is to convey accurately that “wow” affect. Overexposure is closer to my eye’s take on some of these pocket-rockets at turn-on. Too often, I keep seeing these lessened beamshots that might ought never to have been posted since they don’t accurately convey how bright a light is. We all know pictures can be deceiving anyway, but we still want to see what a light can do.
So… are you saying that the pictures I posted don’t do the flashlight justice? I would think that a picture that is an accurate representation of what is actually seen is better than “padding the stats” and showing a picture that makes things look brighter and more effective than what is realistically taking place. If I’m misunderstanding, I apologize.
but planning to dedome and copper braid the spring of my UF Xml-T6…
Thanks for the beamshots. I think my money is going to a multi-tool 
I’ll get the c8 later I guess. Can’t have everything NOW in life unless you are filthy rich!
