New Convoy C8+ Desert Tan

firedome · 2018-05-09T07:37:42.000Z

Looks really good…so tacticool!

beam0 · 2018-05-09T08:16:28.000Z

Need host version.

Rolz · 2018-05-09T08:24:45.000Z

Very nice, On first look it reminds me of a C10 with a modified head and tailcap. The reflector looks deeper than a C8

JOYDAN · 2018-05-09T08:48:53.000Z

This is my very favorite color, it has a few different lights, would it be possible for me to choose this is very good, but its lamp holder and tail made me look feel very heavy Is not a light the torches

bmengineer · 2018-05-09T13:20:13.000Z

beam0:

Different head, but same diameter, hopefully the C8 SS bezel will fit.

I was also wondering to what extent these parts would Lego with the existing C8

ssschen · 2018-05-09T14:55:35.000Z

Wow… nice find… Already 10 orders with one Australian buyer

Turningbluechips · 2018-05-09T16:17:17.000Z

Very nice. I’ve built a couple C8’s for others. One with a 50.2 and one with SST40 but don’t have one personally. This might just be the one. Thanks for posting.

mortuus · 2018-05-09T16:59:05.000Z

is the lumen same as on the xpl silver version ?

Yohan110 · 2018-05-09T20:37:36.000Z

is the lumen same as on the xpl silver version ?

It appears to be using the same driver as the clear version (8×7135) so it would be about the same lumens.

mortuus · 2018-05-09T20:39:58.000Z

Yohan110:

is the lumen same as on the xpl silver version ?

It appears to be using the same driver as the clear version (8×7135) so it would be about the same lumens.

ok thanks for answer no need to buy this then even tho host looks nice.

Persechini · 2018-05-09T20:50:23.000Z

I like my clear C8 and my convoy stuff, but this one is not a looker for me. The extra cooling fins on the head and tailcap, knurling that looks like it will give your skin a scraping, not for me

Lightbringer · 2018-05-09T21:20:16.000Z

Seems kinda finny. More fins cut into the head, grooves into tail, etc.

Unno, I like the color, but it looks too “busy”, kinda like a shrunk L6.

I’d be tempted, but the rest of my C8 army would probably dogpile on it and kill it. Or at least it’d get D’Onofrioed with socks full of soap.

jigsaw · 2018-05-09T21:19:55.000Z

Has the process of buying from Simon been simplified recently? I wouldn’t mind getting one, but buying from Simon is a pain in the butt.

Lightbringer · 2018-05-09T21:21:40.000Z

Persechini:

I like my clear C8 and my convoy stuff, but this one is not a looker for me. The extra cooling fins on the head and tailcap, knurling that looks like it will give your skin a scraping, not for me

Yeah, same here. Too “busy”…

Dunno why it’d need extra cooling by the tail, either.

Muto · 2018-05-09T23:42:10.000Z

Let’s be honest, most fins on these lights are in the wrong place to do their job effectively anyway.
The tail looks like 3 nuts screwed together and yet I like it because it is different.
First real rework of a C8 in a long time, really dig the diamond cuts and the color.
Will wait for BG or GB to get them before buying probably.
Cut way back on purchases lately, but this one will be a must.

Lightbringer, you know you will eventually buy this flashlight.
Maybe not this week, but withing the next 3 months.
I got a dollar on it.

Later,
Keith

Lightbringer · 2018-05-10T00:02:29.000Z

Muto:

Lightbringer, you know you will eventually buy this flashlight. Maybe not this week, but withing the next 3 months. I got a dollar on it.

Nah, still haven’t gotten an S9, nor am I planning to. Didn’t thrill me.

I got enough C8s and S2+es (and S3s, S5s, S2s, etc.) to last me a looooong time.

I’m at the point where unless a new light has something which just grabs me, I’m gonna pass.

atbglenn · 2018-05-10T01:13:13.000Z

I’d like to get one, but I’ve been spending too much money on this hobby lately. I’ll definitely get one in the future.

two · 2018-05-10T01:33:23.000Z

Had my interest, but …

Hank’s page showed this UI has no memory.

Allows choice to turn on in next mode, or turn on in first mode.
IMO, this is the equivalent of no memory.
Memory would allow you to turn on the flashlight in the last mode you used.

Pete7874 · 2018-05-10T01:36:37.000Z

two¢¢:

Had my interest, but …

Hank’s page showed this UI has no memory.

Per this JDub74’s post it has Biscotti UI, which means it certainly does have memory.

two · 2018-05-10T02:56:58.000Z

As Hank posted here:
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Desert-tan-Convoy-C8-with-XPL-HI-LED-copper-DTP-board-and-ar-coated-inside-new/330416_32872307625.html

you can see at the beginning of his “Mode Instruction” chart the options are either turn on in next mode, or turn on in first mode.

Is his chart wrong? I hope so.