You mean Sofirn SP36 with USB C? Sofirn is also releasing the Sofirn LT1 4-cell with usb-c charge so multi-cell usb rechargeable lights is definitely doable. I also wish there will be a USB-C fireflies light in the future. USB-C recharge makes for great gift lights. Without USB C charge, cannot gift to others.
I wonder which Osram emitter it was. Maybe they would have to make a new board to fit the Osram so they cancelled it? I also notice SST-20 4000K is missing. That is my favorite emitter if it is available in the FA3 or FD2 tint bin. Also would be interesting if it’s possible to do a SST-40 5000K version. From the reports I read, the tint bins in the Convoy and Wildtrail D80v2 are not greenish and very nice looking. That way a 12 LED light can have a good chance to beat 18 LED light in output (D18 and MF01S)
SS tail (and bezel…) is perfect option when it comes to heavy popcan…
Softer materials won’t survive drop from 3ft.
I agree with folks above about 219B, keep it!!! But add 4000k SST20 also.
The reason i converted to FF is because of Nichia hi cri “dozens of emitters” availability and although i never liked pop cans this one is on my list
FD2 bin is what Fireflies originally shipped ROT66s with in its early days. It’s rosy tinted. I was interested in the FA3 bin because it was slightly cooler. Oh well. FD2 is pretty good.
Actually what Fireflies shipped in the original ROT66 was the FB4 tint. It is greenish. The FD2 tint is much better. It is what is used in the FW3A and MF01S. It is not exactly rosy like the 219B sw45K but it is not yellow/green like the LH351D, 219C, and SST-20 FB4 tint.
I think with the new 15deg throw optic, this will throw very well and glad they got rid of the battery carrier, which relies on the cushion for compression. Overtime, the cushion loses resilience and no longer apply adequate pressure to the electrical contact resulting in high resistance and low output.
Interesting. I wonder what bin my ROT66 has, because whatever it has it is cooler and less green than the SST20s in my Copper E07.
Maybe my ROT66 has the FB4 and E07 has FC4, and the cooler CCT just looks rosier naturally.
Original ROT66 was 20 or 25 degree optics right? These new otpics don’t look that much larger than the original ROT66, will be interesting to compare beams. They definitely fill up the head much more efficiently than the 9 of the original.
However, that might not give a very clear understanding of the comparative beam angle, as the real beam varies depending on the apparent optical size of the emitter, so it depends on what optical size was assumed for the 25 degree spec.
But, I think it’s likely this will be at least slightly throwier than the original based on what has been stated so far, and on the range of beam profiles Carclo achieves with similar size optics.
