Uniquefire UF-1405 - A worthy zoomy?

Wow! Did they actually see djozz’s mod earlier?

It is available in shorty version now!

Hey :Angry: !!!! :Wink:

This looks promising...

Wonder if protected 18650 fits inside this little monster.

For example in Goread A2 you can barely fit classic 18650 cell and protected no chance:

What do you think guys is this tight fit with unprotected cell or it got some space for protected 18650?

Looks tempting...

So now, with the improved switch and shorty version, this flashlight brings 400kcd in reach of even the clumpsiest/laziest budget flashlight modder!!! :-) :-)

So, yes, now the 1405 is a very very worthy zoomie!!

You should have patented your mod before. :smiley:

I have asked the sales rep in Alibaba and they told me they have not started mass producing this shorty version yet. They need to wait until some retailers (like FT, BG, GB…) make orders then only they will start producing this shorty version.

Did you notice that the shorty in your picture above is labeled 1504 instead of 1405? :lol:

Yes I forgot to mention that this shorty version is named as “1504” as shown in their website as well as on the head itself haha.

Yes the 1504 is the best bang for the buck thrower at the moment! But there is one annoying thing about the 1405 (and probably same with this 1504), that the focusing for maximum throw is out of position, did anyone else realize this? The lens was sitting too close with the LED, and I had to add a piece of wire under then o-ring to “raise” the position of the lens and now it is perfectly focused.

Lux reading of my modded 1405 before and after “raising” the lens:
Before: 310kcd
After 365kcd

That makes quite a lot of difference. I do believe this problem still does exist on the shorty version (1504).

Ask them to do a version with XM-L2 U2, a decent driver (at-least 3A on high) and without the cr*p battery. This version is only with IR LED.
Maybe we can get a group buy.

Wow O.o i should sell mine now and get that shorty :heart_eyes: ADDICTION WILL NEVER END :evil:

I will try to suggest them using high current driver or even better with Nanjg 105C driver, but I doubt they will listen to me.

I have already owned a 1405 too, so unless the price of this 1504 is really good and hard to pass up otherwise I don’t think I will buy the same light (literally) again.

I have contacted with someone from Uniquefire and suggested to make the new Uniquefire 1504 the new shorty one with an Anti reflection coating on the LENS, well they have responded 2 times

First they thought that i was talking about the flat lens that comes with reflector lights,

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This is the first message they sent

Hi khaled ahmed,

Have a nice day!

The UF-1504 will be produced next month as you said,

The suggestion you gave mean that the lens will be the flat glass lens with reflector cup, not convex lens, is that right?

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Then i explained and sent to them a pic for the JAX Z1 lens with the Anti reflection coating on it wothout sending the name of the light only a pic for the lens

They responded with the following

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Hi khaled ahmed,

Ok, I will negotiate with production department about the change,

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I hope they really make this light with the AR Lens

And i asked them to make XM-L2 version

good work here! So Uniquefire actually is people and a factory, not just a brand name to be used by any chinese trader?

truly a unique brand *badum-tss* :P

Well, this is quite tricky. I did chat with the Uniquefire sales rep in Skype many times before. If you contact the seller with the name “Shenzhen Homesafety” in Alibaba then I think yes, they are good manufacturer who has sales rep that answers inquiries.

But I still believe that there are other Uniquefire “clones” in China…

(image search also finds some potato mashers and other flashlights as well as this topic)

Yes thats the one i was talking to “Shenzhen Homesafety” in Alibaba

Alibaba link

pretty neat that they even use proper IR Oslons, there will be hunters/gatherers ;-) interested in this.

Hmmm

UF-1407, not a shorty

question on the shorty mcshort short…how the heck do you hold that thing? Seriously?

Put in a product request at fasttech

We need to get someone to stock this. I want to order one asap, but I don’t feel like ordering 20-50 of them lol