Convoy S21D vs Sofirn IF25A TIR swap

Triggered by our resident grizzly, but may be of interest to others as well. A quick TIR swap comparison between the Convoy S21D and Sofirn IF25A. And yes, the Convoy and Sofirn TIRs are interchangeable without issue.

Camera set to manual, everything same settings and WB.

S21D stock 60 degree TIR

S21D with clear TIR

IF25A with 60 degree TIR

IF25A stock clear TIR

Lol “resident grizzly”. Thanks for posting! This is great!

Really great comparison photos. I’m guessing you’re a little north of Texas?

Middle of Sweden. It’s been absolutely insane today, never seen anything like this this time of year. It’s supposed to be spring by now. Just 1 night of snow. Car got stuck 3 times this morning and I had to dig the wheels free with a frigging ice scraper while the wind was blowing snow horizontally :person_facepalming: Gave up since the underside of the car was completely stuck as well. Fortunately a kind family along the road let us stay inside while waiting for the snowplow the clear the road. All ended well, but this was definitely the strangest weather so far this year. Was strangely enjoyable though, something different :slight_smile:

Great info, the 60 degree flood optic with no other options was hoding me back from trying this light, but i really want to.

I have read here before that IF25a otpics can be sourced on Alix, but I don't know where i saw that..

Does anyone here happen to know the brand / seller of those IF25a replacement optics? Thinking it could be nice to try multiples in the new Convoy quad!

Sofirn’s own store has them

I had the optics but no accompanying mcpcb. Thanks for the information.

This topic was a bit confusing at first as I only found S12Ds listed with trip LED reflectors, but then I looked through the convoy store and saw the S21D with 4 LEDs and a TIR, so it seems you mean the S21D?

From the beamshots I’d be interested to try out the wide 60 degree optic in the IF25A, is there any place you can buy that optic loose? I didn’t see it in the Convoy store…

What the… you’re absolutely right. I don’t know how I’ve been able to write S12D instead of S21D…. every single time! Title and post corrected. Thanks for pointing that out.

As for the optic, I only know of Simon selling it as combo package (mcpcb + optic). But you can probably get it separately. Either from him or some other store. Can’t imagine it’s a custom designed Convoy only optic.

Very nice and nicely controlled photography. Thank you! I’m glad I saw this thread.

I would like my S21D to be brighter so this clear Sofirn optic should do the trick. The spill/spread suffers a little bit with the more throwy clear optic but worth the trade-off. I ordered a couple for my 2 S21D’s Quad Optic Lens for IF25A (thanks for the link).

BTW, I started shivering just looking at your pictures :innocent: .

Damn, that’s a cute little house.

Whut’s its story?

Thanks! I designed and build it myself about 5 years ago. Long story short; 7 years ago I bought my house because it was cheap and crappy. But I saw potential and I was so naive to think renovating would be easy peasy. Oh boy, how wrong I was. Once I started opening up walls/floors, I discovered it was in much worse condition than I initially thought and the power tools started piling up. And I needed a work place that was not the living room. Let’s just say that causes significant stress in a relationship. So something had to change and I decided to build a separate place for storing everything and have a place to work while leaving stuff without anyone tripping over it. Sanding, painting, that kind of stuff. Construction plans, electric wiring and looking up regulations during winter, then build the following spring and summer. Highly recommended if you have the space, it’s very satisfying once it’s done. Just wish I made it a few m2 bigger, seems I always run out of space.

It’s fully isolated and has electricity, but needs some finishing touches. It’s good enough for now. Future additions would be water and maybe a small fireplace/cooking stove so guests can stay there. I’m actually Dutch, but emigrated to Sweden about 10 years ago. Textbook cheesy love story (didn’t last though). Moving to Sweden seemed like a good idea at the time, but the country has changed a lot the past years (not in good way) and I wouldn’t have moved here nowadays. Anyway, getting sidetracked. So all my family and some friends are in a different country. The little house allows them to come by and visit for a few weeks when they want. Works wonders when parents come over, but they are not in your face the whole time. They have their own little house to sleep and wake up in and then spend daytime together.

Hope you liked the story behind the cute house :wink:

“…and the power tools started piling up.”

That got a belly chuckle out of me. :slight_smile:

I’ve admired that little house, too, from your previous photos, and wondered what it was. Looks too nice to be just a storage shed or a shop, but small for a home. Perfect. Good colors, too, nice choices.

Yeh, and I always wanted a little hideaway. Guess it’s the kid in me who still wants a treehouse or other “den” that’s just small and comfy.

Same here! Did you notice the ladder on the left? That’s going to be a simple treehouse for me my son. Or at least a platform. The tree had to go, but who says you need to cut it at ground level :wink: I saved the original floor planks (28mm thick spruce) that I ripped out of the living room and was thinking of using them to build something at some point. So why not use part of it as a treehouse floor.

This thread is getting so derailed :smiley:

Out of curiosity. Which LED is in your S21D? Is it the 519a?

It’s the 219b 4500K.

Uhh that’s exactly the one I want. Thinking about ordering.

I can tell you I’m happy with it. I’ve kept the 60 degree optic in, since I don’t have so many wide angle lights. It’s a very nice evenly lit view you get. And the tint is quite unique with it’s magenta. It’s especially obvious when use with white snow as you can see in the pictures. As for the host itself, it doesn’t win a beauty price. It’s functional, but I’m not a shelf light kind of person. Flashlights need to be used, either practical or for fun!

Excellent comparison shots.

It looks like the clear optic gives a bit less flood/more throw.

How far from the camera is the cute little house? 10 meters?