For some reason the orange one chews up o-rings, also whilst doing this its tricky to use one handed. The copper is nice & smooth though and easy to use so restored my faith.
Think 5000 would be my ideal tint but these little lights do make a nice change from the more common cool tints.
I got one of the silver ones for 8. It arrived today. I already burned through one battery because I’d absentmindedly left it on and set it down face first (concealing the fact it was still on).
It’s a nice light. Mine came with a nick on the tail end that must have happened before they gave it the anodizing treatment. It would bother me, if I didn’t know that its going to suffer worse in the first week I put it on my keychain.
I may send Banggood a photo and see what they’ll do about it, or I may not…
Got my A01 today, it does indeed have PWM but I don’t see it being an issue for 99.95% of people, no idea what the tint is but it’s good as far as I’m concerned.
Well worth the $7.99 I paid.
oooh, looks like it will be back at $7.99 later today so think I will grab a couple more for Xmas gifts
Interesting. I have the original A01 version (bought earlier this year) with the 4000K tint, and I can’t detect any sign of PWM with my dSLR on any of its modes. I’m glad I bought these when I did. It’s too bad they redesigned this light. 4000K tint is perfect for me, and I don’t like PWM.
I had two A01’s arrive yesterday, after a month long trip from China (and oddly enough, postmarked Vanuatu!).
They are exactly as described in the original post. Drivers are clearly marked ‘Manker’, strobe is well hidden, tint is < / > 4,000 k, and I’m not noticing any PWM (although I’m not very PWM sensitive).
One seemed to have a slight intermittent contact issue, but cleaning the threads and the contact surface at the front of the tube solved that.
The front of the tube appears to be either polished smooth after the ano is applied, or else protected so the ano doesn’t stick to it - I noticed a whitish waxy film on that surface that seemed to be preventing solid contact. A brisk wipe with alcohol on a paper towel removed it at once, and the light immediately worked properly.
All in all, I’m very pleased. They work as well as any other twistie (and I have a quite a few from several premium makers) - and of course, the tint is superior. I won’t be modding these two; they’re excellent just the way they are.
I finally got around to ordering the copper Blf A01 and while the aluminium ones were reduced I added an orange one on for my other half to put on her keys. The copper one is noticeably nicer/better. The head on the orange one seems very loose and wobbly and as someone said above, the pill isn’t branded ‘’Manker’. Still, it’s no problem for the price and the head is nothing some ptfe tape can’t fix!
The copper one is great, smooth threads and picking up a nice patina
Just to vouch for the waterproofing on these. I gave one to my toddler to play with in the bath. It finally bit the dust last night after daily submersions for around a year maybe? Can’t knock that. I can reuse the lens in another lens-less one I have so all is good. Decent, robust little lights.