PSA: Sofirn SP32a v2 available in Black, Silver and "light gold" in their AliExpress shop

Lightbringer · 2018-07-05T02:31:37.000Z

Got a black v2, was/am wowed, ordered 2 pale gold. Them’s keepers.

Ramping is nice, log not linear, so brightness changes more linearly to the eye. No more pause in the middle like the v1. It’s a bit on the slow side, not as fast as the Q8 but less painful than the TK18.

Doubleclick to turbo, whether in ramping or stepped mode. Awesome…

I’ll always like the S2+, but even if it came in rainbow pvd, with just the tail-clicky, it couldn’t compete with the v2. Sorry.

Lick · 2018-07-05T02:35:31.000Z

How many lights do you have lightbringer? I saw you in the SP10B thread and you keep getting more lights!

Do you have a favorite? Can you make a video or point to one showing the ramping speed?

Lightbringer · 2018-07-05T03:07:33.000Z

Lick:

How many lights do you have lightbringer? I saw you in the SP10B thread and you keep getting more lights!

You don’t wanna know.

For that matter, I don’t think I wanna know, either.

Lick:

Do you have a favorite?

Most lights seem to have one or more things which just bug me. Could be something in the UI, it could be a greenish beam, whatever. My old standby EDC was a 1-mode simple on/off ’502b.

Right now I’m EDCing a UT20. No ramping, but hella bright, forward-clicky rear switch, side-switch for mode-changes and power-indicator, but perfectly fits the deep-carry clip from an S2+ (available at Fasttech). Some lardass sat on my holstered ’502 ripping the holster at the seam.

Also am pocket-carrying an SP10B. I’d rather firefly mode actually be moonlight (ie, a little brighter), but it’s still a nice easy carry with hella bright light from a 14500.

But I have plenty of lights I really like but don’t (or can’t) carry. Lots are special-purpose, like C8 throwers, or huge, like Q8s, L2s, or most 26650 lights, etc. Each has its purpose, but not for everyday carry.

Lick:

Can you make a video or point to one showing the ramping speed?

No way to fix the exposure on my phone’s video that I know of (not that I played with it too much), but you’d probably just see the background getting darker than the light getting brighter.

Lick · 2018-07-05T03:14:23.000Z

Do you mod at all? Maybe you can flash the driver. I also have the UT20 and am testing it, but I don't know if I can stand the tint on the thing as an EDC, I like the holster that was included but it isn't quite 'there' for me since I can't go backwards on the brightness settings. Its a very nice light though and I would recommend it for sure as a first light, but maybe I just got too picky.

Its a little long too. I think if it had a flat tail (so it would be just be a physical lockout, a warmer tint, and a way to go backwards I would like it a lot more. I can be picky and complain about the side switch but its not a big deal.

Lightbringer · 2018-07-05T05:51:07.000Z

Lick:

Do you mod at all? Maybe you can flash the driver.

Huh? Which (light’s) driver? I like the UT20’s and the v2’s. The v1 had the pause in the middle, but I just stick with stepped modes. I’m not about to hack’n’slash a driver unseen.

If I brick a cheapie 105C/105D driver, I can stick in a new one for 2bux or so, but not a light that has a proprietary driver.

Lick:

I also have the UT20 and am testing it, but I don’t know if I can stand the tint on the thing as an EDC,

Strangely, that’s one light that I like as-is, both the design and UI. The beam’s a bit fried-eggy, but not too bad. In practice (vs white-wall hunting) it’s not bad at all.

Lick:

I like the holster that was included but it isn’t quite ‘there’ for me since I can’t go backwards on the brightness settings.

Ohhhh yeah, it comes with a holster… have it, but haven’t used it.

Ugh, I hate high→low modes. Even those lights like the original SP32/31(??) that had the l/m/h/m/l/m/h/… up’n’down steps, I tried getting used to it, but it just drove me buggy. I still need low→high, preferably with shortcuts to high/turbo if possible, so I can reset the light to lowest, and then be able to select lowest with a simple turn-on, else high/turbo with, say, a doubleclick.

Lick:

Its a very nice light though and I would recommend it for sure as a first light, but maybe I just got too picky.

I like it quite a bit, enough to get a 2nd one as a backup. My only concern is that it doesn’t get “too hot, too fast”, so it either doesn’t cook (lower max current) or the thermal path isn’t as good as it should be. My Folomov D4 gets hella hot in a very short time (and has high→low modes if yer interested), so I know it wicks away heat from the LED very well.

Lick:

Its a little long too. I think if it had a flat tail (so it would be just be a physical lockout, a warmer tint, and a way to go backwards I would like it a lot more. I can be picky and complain about the side switch but its not a big deal.

The feature which endears it to me as an EDC is the forward-clicky tailswitch. Lets me do a quick flash’n’dash when I need to, without annoying full-clicks, and without worrying about mode-changes, or doing the press’n’hold to turn it on and/or off.

So… reflector, charger, battery, tailswitch… yeah, it’s long for a reason. I don’t mind, though.

gchart · 2018-07-05T17:50:04.000Z

On July 3rd (two days ago) I received a sample SP32A V2 from Sofirn. I’m excited to test it, but was slightly saddened to see that it was the black one. I was really hoping for one of those good lookin silver/gold ones. Oh well - can’t complain about a free light! I’m anxious to put this one through it’s paces.

TheIntruder · 2018-07-05T22:23:53.000Z

Lightbringer:

Got a black v2, was/am wowed, ordered 2 pale gold. Them’s keepers.

Ramping is nice, log not linear, so brightness changes more linearly to the eye. No more pause in the middle like the v1. It’s a bit on the slow side, not as fast as the Q8 but less painful than the TK18.

Doubleclick to turbo, whether in ramping or stepped mode. Awesome…

I’ll always like the S2+, but even if it came in rainbow pvd, with just the tail-clicky, it couldn’t compete with the v2. Sorry.

Can you compare the beams between v1 and v2 and notice any improvements?

I’ve been told that was the objective, but the differences may be small.

An S2+ is still on my list, but perhaps as a host first instead of a finished product.

Lightbringer · 2018-07-06T00:21:58.000Z

Too busy dying of heat-stroke here to do much of anything, but yeah, that’s definitely on my to-do list.

I try to always keep my lights in their original boxes when not actively using them (also lets me be sure there’s no cell still inside), but all these Sofirn boxes are unlabeled, so I sometimes gotta grubble through a bunch of same-sized boxes before I find what I’m looking for.

gchart · 2018-07-06T00:47:27.000Z

I just played around with mine for a minute. The instructions with mine are for V1. Some things aren’t apparent without the correct instructions, so I’ll need to hunt those down.

Lightbringer · 2018-07-06T01:13:55.000Z

I didn’t even look at any instructions (rarely do), and still managed to get ramping going, back to stepped, 2click for turbo, etc. Quite intuitive.

gchart · 2018-07-06T02:05:08.000Z

Yeah. But lockout said 4 clicks and I couldn’t get that working. And the “power indicator”? Everything else though… pretty straightforward.

Man_Without_Shadow · 2018-07-06T02:28:31.000Z

electronic lockout was removed

Lightbringer · 2018-07-06T03:01:45.000Z

Makes sense, as I never use it.

Jackie · 2018-07-06T03:36:50.000Z

I am very excited about Sofirn finally release new products after half a year. just paid one SP32A V2.0 pale gold color in Sofirn AE store, I am in Singapore, so this is the best way to buy. And Cissy gave me a coupon, she told me could share it here, maybe someone need it?Expiration time is 15th, July

Jackie · 2018-07-06T03:47:49.000Z

Yohan110:

That pale gold looks gorgeous! I didn’t need another 1x 18650 light but I may have to buy this just for the color. Is it just a color change or did some internals change as well?

It seems that some changes have been made in function. however i am still waiting my pale gold V2…I hope that the color of the V2 does not look too different from the LCD screen. You know that the color difference is there common…

Lightbringer · 2018-07-06T03:55:31.000Z

Unless it’s internal-organ pink, it’s gonna look great!

TheIntruder · 2018-07-06T06:09:39.000Z

Lightbringer:

Too busy dying of heat-stroke here to do much of anything, but yeah, that’s definitely on my to-do list.

I try to always keep my lights in their original boxes when not actively using them (also lets me be sure there’s no cell still inside), but all these Sofirn boxes are unlabeled, so I sometimes gotta grubble through a bunch of same-sized boxes before I find what I’m looking for.

(Stay) Cool.

For the uninitiated, is the only way to redeem the coupon above is by using the Aliexpress app? Or can the seller (Cissy?) be messaged, Convoy style?

Lightbringer · 2018-07-06T15:42:43.000Z

TheIntruder:

For the uninitiated, is the only way to redeem the coupon above is by using the Aliexpress app? Or can the seller (Cissy?) be messaged, Convoy style?

If you go to the listing on AX, right around the price there’s a… “pulldown”(??)… which says something like “Seller’s coupons”.

Force of habit, I just go and grab everything, and on checkout it automatically applies whichever is the biggest value.

Eg, if you grab “1buk off for orders over 15”, and “2bux off orders over 20”, and you order something for 22bux, it’ll pick the latter. Pretty kewl.

Also, if you have identical coupons, but different expiration dates, it’ll pick the one that expires sooner, letting you keep the other one for longer.

eas · 2018-07-07T00:58:00.000Z

ITHASBEENAWEEKANDIAMSTILLWAITINGFORMYNEWFLASHLIGHT!!!

ok, I think I feel better now.

TheIntruder · 2018-07-07T08:13:26.000Z

Lightbringer:

TheIntruder:

For the uninitiated, is the only way to redeem the coupon above is by using the Aliexpress app? Or can the seller (Cissy?) be messaged, Convoy style?

If you go to the listing on AX, right around the price there’s a… “pulldown”(??)… which says something like “Seller’s coupons”.

Force of habit, I just go and grab everything, and on checkout it automatically applies whichever is the biggest value.

Eg, if you grab “1buk off for orders over 15”, and “2bux off orders over 20”, and you order something for 22bux, it’ll pick the latter. Pretty kewl.

Also, if you have identical coupons, but different expiration dates, it’ll pick the one that expires sooner, letting you keep the other one for longer.

Thanks. There are currently a couple seller coupons available that way ($1 off 15/$2 off 25), but the one posted by Jackie above (thanks!) hits the sweet spot :laughing: .

I got a reply from the store through the message system, and they can adjust the price, like Convoy does for BLF, for those who want to order with a computer and not the app.

That’s much more preferable to me, and as noted in a past thread, one should choose the “Other Payment Methods” option to allow the order to be submitted without paying, get an order number, and then provide that to the seller for the adjustment, before finally making payment.

I don’t need another light, but the pale gold was hard to resist. And, FYI, I’ve been told that the stock going to Amazon will be black, so AX is the only option for the other colors.