New: Sunwayman F40A 4xAA

LED Flashlights – General Info Multiple AA / 14500 Flashlights
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See here: http://www.sunwayman.com/html/products/201404/152.html

Now my review here:https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/27165

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This is quite interesting ;)

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I want, I want, I want. They even changed to better buttons.

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They have been inspired by Nitecore I guess. I'm not a hunter, so I can't judge the 'blood stain' properties of blue light, but I will choose the throw of the bigger reflector D40A any time over this gadget light.

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The smaller central reflector bothered me at first thought too, but it's a trade off. I really like having read when my eyes are night adjusted and I want to keep them night adjusted. The key will be in the UI for me.

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I like that it doesn't use a battery carrier, and the switch looks nicer. But it's less powerful than the D40A. I don't like the multi-colored LEDS. Smaller reflector too

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Ah, good catch. That’s strange that they wouldn’t offer at least the same brightness as the D40A. Mine’s still working great, and neutral white too. I couldn’t ask for more.

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I love my cool white D40A. Too bad they didn't improve on that with a carrier-less battery holder. The switch buttons on mine are holding up very well, but the newly designed switch looks a bit better..

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I kinda like the D40A more, as a light I would use...

reds and blues are not so useful for me.... at the moment...

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I might be interested if they make a version with UV and IR instead of red and blue.

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+1

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I like the newer case style and buttons, but that’s about it. I wish they would offer a D40A v2 or something with the updates from this one. I don’t mind hidden gadget modes but not if I have to give up half the reflector and some of the output. The new one looks fantastic, but I’ll stick with my D40A for now.

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Agreed with what you said. I'd be all over a D40A version 2 in a second.

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+1

Let’s hope that some member of the Sunwayman staff is reading this thread.

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No need for the red/blue either. Seems gimmicky.

I have 3 D40As. Love those damn things, perfect AA light in my opinion. Maybe we’ll see some clearance on the D40a now that this is coming out.

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A 3 button D40A with raised rubber/silicone buttons would be nice. Rubber buttons for tactile feel when cold or wearing gloves, and there are separate buttons for +/-. Then add an extra mode for infinitely variable dimming that uses those +/- buttons.

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Great idea!

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The hobby would not be as much fun if there was nothing to mod about a light :-)

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The red/blue light might be useful in an urban environment, if you need someone to think there is police presence.

I like this more than the D40A. No battery cage and looks more robust. I think it bears more comparison to 1x18650 P60 lights.

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Looks like this light has nice buttons.

Not sure about the red and blue LEDs though. Might have been more useful skipping them and just having a wider reflector.

The battery compartment looks nice. No battery carrier. See how they did it? …. the tailcap contact plate with the springs and contacts is on a pivot. The posts keep it aligned with the body. When the tailcap is screwed in, the tailcap rotates, but that rear contact plate does not. Nice design.