We’re glad to share this exciting news with you: Sofirn new headlamp HS21 is coming!
Sofirn HS21 combined the spotlight, floodlight and red light, controlled by dual switch( rotary switch, button switch). The spotlight max 2000 lumens & 230 meters, floodlight max 1200 lumens and red light max 100 lumens. Also, it’s the first Sofirn headlamp with wireless control function, you can change the brightness of the light by waving your hand over the right side.
Here are some parameters:
Emitter: 1xSFT40 6000-6500K with spot light + 6xCSP1919 5000K with flood light + 3xHFL1-R with red light
Driver: buck driver
Battery Option: 1×18650 battery
Mode Operation: rotary switch, button and infrared switch
Water Resistance: IP66 waterproof
Size: 35.7x45.75x86.5mm
Weight: 87g(without battery)
Would you interested it or have any suggestions? Just leave comments, we will draw 3 early birds testers in this post.
Come and join us!
Hello.
Thanks for the new headlamp. I see several interesting solutions
I will wait for the sale to start and will definitely order for my collection and for work.
EDIT:
Okay, I changed my mind.
This headlight looks really appealing, and I would love to be an early bird tester.
I agree with the others, though…
The SFT40 would be better if it were 5000K.
That’s a minor complaint, though.
What worries me personally are the following things: Tint, beam and throw.
Luminus is known for green tints, especially at low operating currents. So green tints are within the realm of possibility here, especially if a broad color bin group was purchased from Sofirn.
Then comes the beam, which I think is most likely not a big problem. In this regard, the SFT-40 is actually relatively easy to handle.
However… too much throw (which is definitely possible with an SFT-40, I don’t have any size measurements of this light) is not really practical with a headlamp. Especially at close range (reading, camping, looking for something near the ground, etc.), glare is an issue. A headlamp doesn’t have to be a flooder, but it should have a balanced beam, and this can be achieved with an SFT-40 with appropriate optics. In the picture, it looks to me like a normal, clear, relatively throwy optic…
Can we have at least two brightness levels to choose from for red LED? Although there are more brands releasing handlamps with red LED, I feel that their setting is way too glaring for close up (e.g 1-1.5m) work.
Regarding the red LEDs: I would also clearly prefer a deep red LED with around 650-670 nm, as this is the only way to make night vision halfway possible, as the human eye’s L cone cells are almost fully activated with “normal red” light. The sensitivity of this is far lower than that of a normal red LED with 625-635 nm (which the HFL1-R presumably has).
Very interesting design. Thank you for the opportunity.
Agreeing with previous commenters, I also prefer the warmer white light and deeper red (660nm).
Interesting looking light and quite innovative with the IR level changes. I didn’t see anything about the weight? Can you provide that? What kind of battery drain does it take to keep the IR active?
Levels for flood and spot?
I agree. Wireless has referred to radio frequency (Cordless phones, amateur radios, etc. and the like) devices for a very long time. Maybe gesture controlled would work better.
