My review and discussion includes close-up-shots, outdoorfootage and a runtimetest showing the difference in electronic regulation. The main focus is on the question what seperates a very good light from a premium light. Both the Barracuda and the SF47T represent a breed & format of light that has become rare but is really relevant for professional users. For those of you who like warmer light colors: In the outdoorfootage it really shows why a more powerful cold white light is inferior to a warmer light that is a bit weaker. Warm light just gives more visual information back to you.
Mmmm, I still prefer the floodier SF47 vs the ‘T’, but that’s just me.
More practical for me with the floodier beam and only sideswitch. With the ‘T’ version, can’t expect to work a tailswitch and sideswitch together unless you 2-hand it, shift positions awkwardly, or are Suleban.
The WW Armytek looks reeeeeally nice. I like the wider beam which is more practical at intermediate distances, but nothing beats a tighter beam for reaching farther (and it spreads out at greater distances anyway).
Being a twisty for shifting modes is interesting. Haven’t seen that on non-twisties except for the Quarks I have (tighten for “tactical” mode of turbo + strobe; loosen for regular modes like LMH, etc.).
the warmer light color just penetrates better in bad weather, with stuff in the air. For me it has a higher practical value. I agree on the switches of the “T” version. The Barracuda handles better as it is also much lighter. The twisty is very “no nonsense” and exactly what you go for under stress. Anything that needs more than the most basic motor skills is always highly questionable. Those differences in design philosophies pretty much explain why Sofirn does one good, modern EDC light after another while Armytek produces nothing that could compete well in that regard.
