Astrolux "MF04"  discussion thread

maukka · 2018-05-02T05:06:47.000Z

klrman:

Specs say 2000 lumens for the MF04 and my MF02 has 3000 lumens. Is 2000 lm a misprint for the MF04?

The MF02 has a measured output of 2100 lumens and with the LED binning that’s already overdriving it.

klrman · 2018-05-02T06:32:14.000Z

maukka:

klrman:

Specs say 2000 lumens for the MF04 and my MF02 has 3000 lumens. Is 2000 lm a misprint for the MF04?

The MF02 has a measured output of 2100 lumens and with the LED binning that’s already overdriving it.

Thanks. Somewhat misleading for BG to post 3000 lumens then for the MF02. I'm going to take off 30% off whatever

they say the MF04 output is and bank on that.

JasonWW · 2018-05-02T06:38:07.000Z

klrman:

maukka:

klrman:

Specs say 2000 lumens for the MF04 and my MF02 has 3000 lumens. Is 2000 lm a misprint for the MF04?

The MF02 has a measured output of 2100 lumens and with the LED binning that’s already overdriving it.

Thanks. Somewhat misleading for BG to post 3000 lumens then for the MF02. I’m going to take off 30% off whatever

they say the MF04 output is and bank on that.

2000 is probably pretty accurate. The xhp35 can only get so bright regardless of how much power you put to it. It’s physically not capable of 3000 lumen “out the front”. Also, the throw of the MF02 is less than 1587m. It’s probably around 1400m.

klrman · 2018-05-02T06:40:53.000Z

JasonWW:

klrman:

maukka:

klrman:

Specs say 2000 lumens for the MF04 and my MF02 has 3000 lumens. Is 2000 lm a misprint for the MF04?

The MF02 has a measured output of 2100 lumens and with the LED binning that’s already overdriving it.

Thanks. Somewhat misleading for BG to post 3000 lumens then for the MF02. I'm going to take off 30% off whatever

they say the MF04 output is and bank on that.

2000 is probably pretty accurate. The xhp35 can only get so bright regardless of how much power you put to it. It’s physically not capable of 3000 lumen “out the front”. Also, the throw of the MF02 is less than 1587m. It’s probably around 1400m.

The MF02 is still by far my favorite light in my collection, but I don't get why BG feel they needed to stretch the specs so far away from reality.

JasonWW · 2018-05-02T06:54:12.000Z

klrman:

JasonWW:

klrman:

maukka:

klrman:

Specs say 2000 lumens for the MF04 and my MF02 has 3000 lumens. Is 2000 lm a misprint for the MF04?

The MF02 has a measured output of 2100 lumens and with the LED binning that’s already overdriving it.

Thanks. Somewhat misleading for BG to post 3000 lumens then for the MF02. I’m going to take off 30% off whatever

they say the MF04 output is and bank on that.

2000 is probably pretty accurate. The xhp35 can only get so bright regardless of how much power you put to it. It’s physically not capable of 3000 lumen “out the front”. Also, the throw of the MF02 is less than 1587m. It’s probably around 1400m.

The MF02 is still by far my favorite light in my collection, but I don’t get why BG feel they needed to stretch the specs so far away from reality.

It is a mystery. They released those specs before the light even came out. And then once it came out and everybody realized it was much lower than those specs, we knew it would be lower obviously, banggood never did change the specs to a more realistic level.

Tally-ho · 2018-05-07T11:30:54.000Z

Long press to turn it OFF…

JasonWW · 2018-05-07T11:54:06.000Z

Tally-ho:

Long press to turn it OFF…

Is that different than the MF02?

Tally-ho · 2018-05-07T12:33:36.000Z

JasonWW:

Is that different than the MF02?

This rhetorical question doesn’t make the MF02, MF04’s UI any better. It’s not because the MF04 shares the same UI as the MF02 that a long click to turn it OFF isn’t “bad”.
Fortunately the long click isn’t too long.

JasonWW · 2018-05-07T13:04:02.000Z

It wasn’t rhetorical. I don’t have an MF02 so I dont know if the long click for off is a new thing or not.

The way you said it made me think it was a new thing.

Tally-ho · 2018-05-07T13:13:12.000Z

OK, my bad Jason, I thought you already knew the answer and was a bit ironical.
All mateminco/astrolux flashlights are sharing the same UI (listed in the above picture) so far which isn’t bad as a princip…if only it was a good UI.

JasonWW · 2018-05-07T13:25:26.000Z

Believe it or not, I don’t own a single Mateminco or Astrolux light even though I follow a lot of their threads. Like right now. I have zero intention of buying the MF04 as I alresdy have a GT, but I’m still curious about it.

I’ve considered buying some other Astrolux lights with the intention of swapping the driver to a Lexel unit and get NarsilM, but I haven’t done it yet.

That’s probably why I don’t know their UI, I never paid attention to it.

Their drivers tend to break anyway. It usually takes them a few redesigns to get it right. It seems the current MF02 drivers are finally working well so I guess the MF04 driver will work well, too.

steel_1024 · 2018-05-07T13:34:06.000Z

Yes, The MT35s(MF04) driver works well.

Newlumen · 2018-05-07T13:37:40.000Z

JasonWW:

Believe it or not, I don’t own a single Mateminco or Astrolux light even though I follow a lot of their threads. Like right now. I have zero intention of buying the MF04 as I alresdy have a GT, but I’m still curious about it.

I’ve considered buying some other Astrolux lights with the intention of swapping the driver to a Lexel unit and get NarsilM, but I haven’t done it yet.

That’s probably why I don’t know their UI, I never paid attention to it.

Their drivers tend to break anyway. It usually takes them a few redesigns to get it right. It seems the current MF02 drivers are finally working well so I guess the MF04 driver will work well, too.

Skylumen is very impress with astrolux or mateminco lights. He said mf02 have a great factory heatsink. His favorite is mateminco Mt18 with the xpl hi… I do believe him because he open and mod lights.

JasonWW · 2018-05-07T13:47:13.000Z

Newlumen:

JasonWW:

Believe it or not, I don’t own a single Mateminco or Astrolux light even though I follow a lot of their threads. Like right now. I have zero intention of buying the MF04 as I alresdy have a GT, but I’m still curious about it.

I’ve considered buying some other Astrolux lights with the intention of swapping the driver to a Lexel unit and get NarsilM, but I haven’t done it yet.

That’s probably why I don’t know their UI, I never paid attention to it.

Their drivers tend to break anyway. It usually takes them a few redesigns to get it right. It seems the current MF02 drivers are finally working well so I guess the MF04 driver will work well, too.

Skylumen is very impress with astrolux or mateminco lights. He said mf02 have a great factory heatsink. His favorite is mateminco Mt18 with the xpl hi… I do believe him because he open and mod lights.

Yes, their machining and finishes are quite good. Notice that Skylumen always changes the Mateminco drivers out to his DriverVN, though. They make good hosts.

Theodore41 · 2018-05-07T14:18:46.000Z

Look at the price tag please.

www.banggood.com

Astrolux MF04 XHP35-HI CW 2700LM 7 Modi Dimmen High Bright Long-rang Suche...

Nur US$254.05, kaufen Sie den besten Astrolux MF04 XHP35-HI Suche LED Taschenlampe Online-Shop zum Großhandelspreis.

Theodore41 · 2018-05-07T14:22:50.000Z

steel_1024:

What about the head diameter,is it bigger than the GT?

steel_1024 · 2018-05-07T14:40:54.000Z

Inner diameter

GT：11.99cm

MT35s：12.37cm

JasonWW · 2018-05-07T14:55:30.000Z

Theodore41:

Look at the price tag please.
Astrolux MF04 XHP35-HI Such-LED-Taschenlampe Sale - Banggood Deutschland-arrival notice-arrival notice

The price at Banggood has not been announced yet.

Same for the BLF Group Buy.

~~It is $xxx on AliExpress.~~ (I don’t want to interfere with any Group Buy prices)

steel_1024 · 2018-05-07T14:41:45.000Z

JasonWW:

steel_1024:

Inner diameter

GT：119.9cm

MT35s：123.7cm

Millimeters

GT：119.9mm

MT35s：123.7mm

LichtAn · 2018-05-08T09:27:46.000Z

Can’t wait for the XHP70.2 conversions.