Sofirn SF14 V2.0 - Quick Review and Images

[kikstyo]

The Sofirn SF14 looks great at first but disappointing after learning about the run times. I assume their SP10 v2 will be similar?

With AA batteries, the run time is very misleading according to this thread. It will only be 28 lumens most of the time.

Sofirn SF14 - Misleading Runtime

I bought a Sofirn SF14 flashlight and went to measure its NiMH runtime at High. It was a bit strange that nobody did it before (usually I check my results with others), now I understand why… According to the specs I was expecting 230lumens for 1h 30min at High. Instead I got this [image] WTF? I re-read the manual and noticed the “Due to the protective setup, … ” line [image] OK. Then let’s measure the first 3 min period. Here it is [image] The beam starts above 200 lumen, then within the …