Convoy L8 Flashlight Review
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- Convoy L8 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
- 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
Convoy L8 Flashlight Review
The Convoy L8 is a new flashlight from Convoy that uses a single 26800 cell. Fortunately, the QB26800 is included! Read on for more testing.
Versions
Looks like there’s just one version of the Convoy L8 flashlight at this time!
Price
The going price of this great thrower is currently $89.24.
Short Review
Rare is the case that the hype train for a cell is higher than for a flashlight. But the QB26800 has hit hard. And with good reason! This high current 26800 cell does hit hard. But the Convoy L8 is worthy of praise on its own. This single emitter light really has great output and is just overall so flashlighty. To me, it definitely seems worth the going price.
Long Review
The Big Table
| Convoy L8 Flashlight | |
|---|---|
| Emitter: | Luminus SBT90.2 |
| Price in USD at publication time: | $89.24 |
| Cell: | 1×26800 |
| Turbo Runtime Graph | Other Runtime Graph |
| LVP? | Switch warning |
| Switch Type: | E-Switch |
| Quiescent Current (mA): | 0.03 |
| On-Board Charging? | Yes |
| Charge Port Type: | USB-C |
| Charge Graph | |
| Power off Charge Port | With cell: Yes Without cell: Two modes |
| Claimed Lumens (lm) | 6400 (technically they describe this as the “theoretical output”) |
| Measured Lumens (at 30s) | 4404 (68.8% of claim)^ |
| Candela per Lumen | 118.3 |
| Claimed Throw (m) | 1461 |
| Candela (Calculated) in cd (at 30s) | 13700lux @ 6.144m = 517158cd |
| Throw (Calculated) (m) | 1438.3 (98.4% of claim)^ |
| Claimed CCT | – |
| Measured CCT Range (K) | 5300-6100 Kelvin |
| Item provided for review by: | Convoy Store |
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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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