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.
Hi Rusty and OrionLight, thanks for sharing your impressions and the beamshots. Do you own XinTD C8 V4? I have one of those and even had it modded by TomE. Then I felt no need for other C8s and gifted them away.
Do you think I will be happy with this one even though it might not be as bright and throwy?
Thanks!
Hi Sesgum. I can’t say for sure since I don’t own a XinTD C8, but I have heard great things about it. All I know is that for the price, this Convoy C8 is much more than I thought was possible for a budget light. It’s a solid piece of craftsmanship with performance I certainly can’t complain about. I’m no where near the level of flashaholism as some others here in terms of ownership, but I’ve always been a big fan of durability, reliability, and performance in an affordable package. This one fits the bill in my book at every level.
addictions are rather amusing…
+1 - Same here - good bargain for a stock light in quality and performance, but please don't compare it head to head to a mod'ed blazer 
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A Convoy C8 can be modded as well as a XinTD C8, but easier and cheaper to start with a bare Convoy C8 host.
Your pics are much better than mine. They certainly do the light justice. I was just abstractly mentioning that some pics can be under-exposed, and thus, lose accuracy to my eye. That’s not the case here at all. This is why I think qualifying observations with comments is always a good idea, as looks - just like all pics - can be deceiving.
Thanks guys for the beamshots and sharing. The convoy will have to wait. Its funds just got allocated to a MT 
Thanks for your recommendation.
Yeah, I prefer the exposure level be at whatever it takes to create a realistic representation of what the light does. I’ve seen some pictures that were well under-exposed and thought the flashlight to be rather a letdown, until seeing a video of the light doing field tests with accurate light balance. The light ended up looking much more powerful in the video that looked to be a better representation of what my eyes would actually see.
I got mine in the post last week - took just under two weeks to arrive.
As new as I am to LED lights I have to say I’m very impressed…and now I’m wondering if buying that PD35 was such a wise move.
Oh well, time will tell - but for the price of a couple of pints of beer I really can’t find anything to complain about with the C8.
I’ve got some credit at FT. Can someone tell me if theirs are comparable with the banggood one.
At FT - XM-L, at BG - XM-L2 is a slightly brighter. Everything else is identical.
Cant resist. Ordered XM-L2 T6-4C SMO.
This is my 3rd convoy C8 but different tint.
If I were to dedome an LED can I just leave it attached to the pill and dunk?
Dropped the hammer on it
With the BLF coupon US$16.44
Convoy C8 AK47 7135*8 8 Modes white light LED Flashlight
XML2 T6-4C
And jumped on a couple
ATMEL ATTINY13A-SSU ATTINY13A MCU AVR 1K Flash 20MHZ SOP-8 IC
Lord help me when the wife sees the bank statement :D
I just ordered the T6-4C from BG. I think it is the default OP reflector. Now I’m thinking if I should shoot an email to them to swap the order to SMO reflector. I read on the first page that OP has much better beam than SMO but I also eager to see the maximum throw of this light.
Are they the same size (stock from BG and the one on Fasttech)?
I have already bought this, and they are the same size:
Thanks! Will buy this separately.