Sofirn SP36 BLF Flashlight Review
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- Sofirn SP36 BLF Flashlight Review
- Official Specs and Features
- Versions
- Price
- Short Review
- Long Review
- The Big Table
- What’s Included
- Package and Manual
- Build Quality and Disassembly
- Size and Comps
- Retention and Carry
- Power and Runtime
- Charging
- Powerbank
- Modes and Currents
- Pulse Width Modulation
- User Interface and Operation
- LED and Beam
- LED Color Report (CRI and CCT)
- Beamshots
- Tint vs BLF-348 (KillzoneFlashlights.com 219b version)
- Conclusion
- Notes
Sofirn SP36 BLF Flashlight Review
The BLF edition of the Sofirn SP36 flashlight offers a powerbank feature from the three 18650 cells, as well as Andúril 2! Read on for more!
Official Specs and Features
Here’s a link to the Sofirn SP36 BLF flashlight product page.
Versions
Three emitter options are available – 5000K, 4000K, and 2700K. The SP36 BLF is available as a package (with cells) or without. That this one is named “SP36 BLF” should tell you there’s a non-BLF version, too. There may be others and Sofirn certainly has other similar lights.
Price
Without cells, the price is $45.99. With three 18650 cells (as seen here), the price goes up to $53.99. That’s a very reasonable jump for three 18650 cells!
Short Review
I really like the SP36 BLF more than I expected to. That’s due in large part to the beam profile – this is a surprisingly tight, throwy light! If you love Andúril you’ll probably love this one too, since it has the newest version (that is, Andúril 2). USB-C charging and the powerbank features are both great. And overall it’s just a solid light!
Long Review
The Big Table
| Sofirn SP36 BLF Flashlight | |
|---|---|
| Emitter: | Samsung LH351d (5000K, 90CRI) |
| Price in USD at publication time: | $51.99 |
| Cell: | 3×18650 |
| Turbo Runtime Graph | High Runtime Graph |
| LVP? | Switch warning |
| Switch Type: | E-Switch |
| Quiescent Current (mA): | 0.16 (default switch setting) |
| On-Board Charging? | Yes |
| Charge Port Type: | USB-C |
| Charge Graph | |
| Power off Charge Port | |
| Claimed Lumens (lm) | 5200 |
| Measured Lumens (at 30s) | 3688 (70.9% of claim)^ |
| Candela per Lumen | 12.8 |
| Claimed Throw (m) | – |
| Candela (Calculated) in cd (at 30s) | 1295lux @ 4.938m = 31577cd |
| Throw (Calculated) (m) | 355.4 |
| Claimed CCT | 5000 |
| Measured CCT Range (K) | 5000-5400 Kelvin |
| Item provided for review by: | Sofirn |
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^ Measurement disclaimer: I am an amateur flashlight reviewer. I don’t have $10,000 or even $1,000 worth of testing equipment. I test output and such in PVC tubes!! Please consider claims within 10% of what I measure to be perfectly reasonable (accurate, even).
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