Get the Convoy C8 AK47 from Banggood (8*7135)

I’ve got some credit at FT. Can someone tell me if theirs are comparable with the banggood one.

https://www.fasttech.com/products/1601/10002364/1212403

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.

SMO reflector

https://www.fasttech.com/p/1220100

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.

Anyone used an AR lens on this? I am thinking of getting one but I have my doubts you’d notice a difference.

Yesterday I ordered one at intl-outdoor with some other items. My expectations are low though.

I have those AR lenses from IO, no noticeable differences except it is easier to clean them…

I agree. the AR lense from the XinTD C8 have a bad coating. You can tell by looking at the tint of the reflection with a light bulb, the one from OS almost look like normal glass but with more blue tint, the one I got from cnqualitygoods have clearly a cleaner, weaker and cooler reflection.

I think the highest quality is UCL lens from flashlight lens but its not cheap.

And yes I can clearly see a difference in the output but its small but the beam look sharper. Its like cleaning your windows glasses. :bigsmile:

Why you didn’t choose U2 version?
Isn’t U2 better than T6?

It’s a little brighter yes, but the T6 is 4C which is a much warmer tint than the 1A tinted U2.

I wouldn’t sacrifice brightness for tint but if it’s a light you use regularly, getting something that isn’t so sharp on the eyes might be an investment.

I like more "neutral" light, not light so white it's almost blue or so soft it's yellow

Yes you loose a few lumens to different bins, but for me it's about color rather than blazing light, which without a meter you really couldn't tell you lost 10 lumens

http://flashlightwiki.com/Cree#XM-L

First letters are bin numbers yes the U2 is a brighter bin (makes more light), but the C4 tint (4300-4500K)vs the 1A (6500-7000K) is what I was aiming for

From left to right (white balance set to 5,200K): Quark MiNi AA (cool white XP-G R5), Olight T20-M (XR-E Q5), Quark 123² Turbo (XP-G S2), 4Sevens Preon 2 (neutral XP-G R4), Quark RGB (neutral white MC-E), SureFire 6P (incandescent), 4Sevens Preon 2 (high CRI XP-G), Quark MiNi AA (high CRI XP-G), Mini Maglite (incandescent), Quark 123² Tactical (warm white XP-G Q5).

Careful ! More lumens absolutely don’t mean we see things better, its the most common mistake in flashlight world. The tint of the light, beam pattern and CRI (color rating index) is a determining factor to the human eyes, yes we are human with absolutely subjective view, we don’t see precise numbers.

You shouldn’t worry about the bin brightness because even the lowest bin have almost all the same brightness to the eye.
But if you want to impress people used to incan tint and blind someone I think cool white is better. :bigsmile:

Oh yeah, no doubt...I run 6000K LED bulbs in my light fixtures, crazy bright and it makes all the colors pop, but in a flashlight I prefer the neutral...but like you said...subjective :p

Hey guys, I just ordered this and put in blf in coupon box and got $1.30 off. Total price $14.91 Hope I get a good one

I’ve ordered XML2 U2-1A (the white tint is not a problem for me) and I’ve cancelled order (XM-L U2-1B) from fasttech