mcjtom
October 7, 2024, 11:25pm
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Could anybody point me out to a smallish, warmish camping light. Doesn’t have to be v. bright. It would be good if its diffused with some directionality (as in maybe a shade so that I could hang it low enough not to be blinded by it). I looked at the Sofirn and Wurkkos, and they do have some camping lanterns, but the less expensive ones seem unpleasantly white - maybe I didn’t look close enough… Thanks!
p.s. I found this one, which looks interesting and apparently doubles as a powerbank. Would anybody know anything about it (the specs are skimpy ): https://wurkkos.com/products/led-camping-lantern-usb-rechargeable300lm8000mah-good-runtime-stepless-dimmingpower-bank-charingwith-magnetic?srsltid=AfmBOoraj1mRWKhlDbUdqoDIzkKFMbb1ZxJFqMQYw6cMTLmVPTFttS4p
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I like the Sofirn LT1S Lantern.https://new.reddit.com/r/flashlight/comments/vp0xux/review_superb_sofirn_lt1s_lantern/
My BLF review has broken images, so I linked to my Reddit review.
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smurcod
October 7, 2024, 11:58pm
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I don’t know if this would suit? It’s a good light- I’ve got one and use it for all sorts of tasks.
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mcjtom
October 8, 2024, 1:03am
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This one looks close to the Wurkkos light that I thought I found but it seems to have been sold out. Wurkkos was selling them but I’m not sure if it was making them. I liked the price :-)
What’s the CRI on those Wuben and Sofirn lanterns - just by the look of them not necessarily measured?
Here’s a post about the CRI of the Sofirn LT1S Lantern.
The LT1s uses a lot of LED’s, 40 in total to be exact. 18x 2700k in the CSP 1919 package, 18x 6500k in the CSP 1919 package, and 4x Lattice Power Red LED’s. Sofrin doens’t give an exact model, but there is speculation they might be Luxeon brand due to the high CRI. My unscientific Opple meter measured the warm tint as 2585 CCT with a 97Ra, and cool white as 5732 CCT with a 100 Ra. I think these numbers should be taken with a large grain of salt for the Ra value. They are clearly high CRI probably above 90 but I wouldn’t read any more into it.
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smurcod
October 8, 2024, 3:12am
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There’s a review on it where it was measured for the Wuben F5 and it was quite high.
Across all outputs the CRI remains around 96-97, which is simply fantastic. Even the r9 is great.Wuben F5 Lantern Review - ZeroAir Reviews
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mcjtom
October 8, 2024, 3:14am
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How long does the battery last - roughly on some low to medium setting?
p.s. The review shows like there is some 4 hours on high. So medium probably something close to the entire night and then some?
smurcod
October 8, 2024, 3:21am
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I’ve never actually timed it (check online reviews and they will have.)
I have done some time consuming jobs under the bonnet (hood) of my car and it’s lasted for easily a couple of hours.
It comes with a wrist strap, a carabiner type hook for hanging it and has an in-built magnet and adjustable leg/ stand for table use.
