Hi everyone, I’ve just updated my review!
Thanks to BLF user Agro we have Boruit D20 and Eagle Eye X1R… Agro, do you even remember you lent me those headlamps? 
Yes I know it’s been a long time.
List of added headlamps in the #2 post.
keep going !
Yeah, I didn’t forget. I know it took a while but I didn’t need them in the meantime so I just waited. Thanks for the review, you have a nice collection of models already. 
This is fantastic job Mocarny, I read everything, days of effort, if not weeks and also putting it in such a summary. Superb job!
I would love to see the review of:
- NU25, similarly to Argo. This is the headlamp I observe for quite some time.
- FireFlies PL47G2, similarly to Nismo.
- Panda 2M CRI.
Personally, I use headlamps a lot in different mountain activities. From my experience I can echo most of Ryzbor’s comments:
H03 – I use it currently. It is a great lightweight headlamp. The disadvantages I see is 1) not a perfect interface (sometimes it is hard to change to preferred mode - through double click in gloves etc), 2) would prefer it to be a bit smaller and closer to the head, 3) no longer possible to buy in $22-$25 price range, approximately $10 more expensive than 2 years back.
HL3A – a bit heavier than H03. Thought of buying it as a second headlamp, but after reviewing the issues with the button, driver, lack of stabilization etc. I dropped the idea. I need a reliable light.
SP40 – a bit heavier than H03. Nice headlamp in a good money, but again 1) no stabilization, 2) brightness levels not for my needs.
H30 – a little heavier than H03, good headlamp, but personally prefer H03 because of a nicer tint and wider spill. H33 a bit too pricey.
H1 – too heavy for me and not up to the current market offering.
HL01 - way too heavy.
X1R - a bit too heavy, a bit too weak, but generally a decent light at its price range. Unnecessary power consumption in the illuminated button. Prefer H03 tint.
Zebras were great, but always a bit pricey.
H1R & H2R – dangerous and a bit pricey if compared to the overall experience.
Elf – a bit better performance than H03 from a user perspective (not lumens comparison), but heavier, bigger and at least twice as expensive as H03.
Wizard Pro – nice headlamp, but a bit too big, too heavy and way too expensive.
Thank you, it is nice to know you enjoyed it. That was weeks of effort, but I think it was worth it. Sadly, not many people are commenting and viewing, and it is a bit sad, but I will continue adding more headlamps.
About headlamps you mentioned…I am relying on manufacturers and friends, who can send or borrow me headlamps. They are a bit too expensive to buy.
In my list are: Panda (dont remember which exactly), SP40, Zebra and the newest Magicshine headlamp.
H1 is indeed a bit obsolete, but good news, Simon is working on a new H2
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I can’t even imagine how much work it was. Definitely worth doing. Many people read it, be sure about that. I expect one out of every 10-50 people, who read, will comment. Not everyone is a flashoholic, not everyone is registered. When I look at myself - I often search internet for different things and read some forums but I need to be very interested in a topic to register and comment.
I understand that buying all these just for test is expensive, especially in our country. The prices of headlights went high recently as well. If I buy something that is not in the list we could arrange a shipment for testing Currently I have just H03 and X1R, but you have both already.
Thanks! I have a Zebralight H502pr and H600Fc. The Armytek Wizard WR looks like a suitable replacement. 
Where did you discover that the red LED is a CREE XQ-E (photo red?)?
I tried viewing this on my phone and it crashes Firefox.
It works on a desktop PC.
Any more info about it? I skimmed the latest comments in the Convoy thread and I don’t see it mentioned there…
No, its not “Ultimate” in terms of the number of lights/brands, but it is certainly ultimate in terms of content that I need on a headlamp. All the beamshots are excellent. Those alone lead me, personally, to skilhunt and armytek… I like the mostly flood neutrals with no tint. 8, 9, and 11 look good to me.
@Mocarny Terrific work! I love angle lights / headlamps. Though not perfect, my Sofirn SP40 and Manker E03H are my most used lights.
Great work!
Next round needs some quality headlamps from Fenix, Olight and Zebra.
I asked Armytek directly
Yes, I definitely should take less resolution pictures…
Simon told me he is working on it, but the project is delayed due to some problems.
Sadly, those companies don’t want to support me. I only have borrowed Zebra. 
I see, thx for the info.
Hi mocarny, I’m not sure if you will see this on an old post. I stumbled across in my search for educating myself on headlamps. I work as a wound care nurse in a hospital and we often have issues taking high quality photos of certain wounds due to lack of consistent lighting (relying on room overhead lights) and shadows caused by the body. I’ve been looking for a headlamp that can help with this and I thought it would be simple but it ended not being so. I tried out the “Night buddy” headlamp as the motion sensor feature was attractive for helping maintain sterility in some cases. But a lot of the photos took under it’s light had a shadow like banding effect. From my research it seems to be due to the flickering of LED lights. Solutions potentially are finding a headlamp with a higher frequency (Nightbuddy was 50hz) or finding a light that is specifically advertised as “flicker free”, but I have not had any luck. I wanted to know if you had any advice for me as I am really out of my swimming depth for this field.
It’s good to have you here, Woundcare!
@Mocarny was “last seen” one day ago, so there’s a good chance that he’ll see this thread.
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I am here! Dealing with tonsillitis, 38°C and incredible headache now. I hate being sick. I have tonsillitis third time this year.
You need a flicker free headlamp. 50Hz is terrible. How do you even managed to find something that bad? Just kidding.
And it would be good to have a high CRI headlamp too. I assume it would be close to the wound, so it also needs to have a very even and diffused light.
Armytek Pro Nichia is the best headlamp you can get. But I doubt you’d need one so expensive. It would be a good choice if you wanted to buy a great high CRI headlamp for yourself and also intended to use it at work.
Skillhunt H04 Nichia 519A 4500K (with TIR optics) would be good, you can even have the H04 mini version. It is lightweight, good headlamp overall. You can buy it here but this is the first link that popped up so you might get it chaper somewhere else.
Convoy H4 Nichia 519A 4500K. You can get it from the official Convoy store. If it’s your first purchase on Aliexpress, it will cost about $35 with battery. And you need only USB C cable to charge it.
Armytek is the most durable and premium, Skillhunt is the lightes and Convoy is the cheapest. All those headlamps would be great for your use case.
The other thing is, you can use your current headlamp on the highest brightness. It shouldn’t have any PWM then.
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Sorry for the delayed reply! I hope that by now you have broke your fever and are feeling better! I really appreciate your reply and all of the information. Unfortunately even at the highest output setting, there was still the banding effect. You are 100% correct that I need the light to be very even and diffused with a good CRI. I’m considering how much I want to spend on this so I may go with the Armytek. Just curious though, is there a version of these that is motion sensor capable that you know of? We often are wearing gloves and keeping things clean is important. I believe I can work around not having it, but it would definitely be convenient.
If you really need a very good headlamp, then why not. But in my opinion, just for the job and to help take the photos, Convoy H4 would be a good choice. You won’t be disappointed.
But as I mentioned, if you want to have a headlamp just to have one for working around the house/car, on camping and everywhere else + for your job, then Armytek is a solid option. It is extremelly waterproof, and has 10 years warranty, so when it breaks, they will send you a new one. They also have Armytek Wizard Pro White and Warm versions - both are different, many prefer the Warm one. Nichia (high CRI) is just a bit dimmer (but has high CRI), but I am sure it will be more than enough for you. You may not even see the difference. And there is MAX version - brighter, but bigger and heavier.
To sum up, for your job, Armytek Nichia won’t disappoint you, but for much less money Convoy H4 won’t disappoint you neither.
There are no motion sensor versions or attachments for those headlamps. I don’t know any headlamp with this feature. Maybe someone else could help.
Or maybe you could consider something like this? Phone holder with light, you can get a high CRI ones as well.
I wonder how you using photo camera… and camera have no flash or night mode?