Don’t get me wrong I am not selling my treasured Convoy M21E w/ GT-FC40 5000k, but for parameters that are important to me, it gets out-shined, out-thrown, and “out-tinted” by Firefly X1L FFL 707A 5000k). And there is just no comparison whatsoever when it comes to build quality of the host, starting with the horrible Convoy’s side button. (Still love my Convoys though, can’t beat the price and LED variety).
The big question is… how does Firefly X1L with FFL-707compare with the brand new E04 Surge with FFL-505? Beam shape: X1L has unusually large hotspot, 4x the area of IF22a for example, which results in great illumination for safety (coyotes, “some” people, etc.). E04 Surge equally throwy around 500m and equally great distant illumination, with better spill for close view.
X1L has the highest sustained output after 45 minutes at Turbo-1. Don’t know whether this is due to the great Lume driver, but at 1350 lm no other light in my small colletion comes close (most end up around 700-1000 lm). It also runs cool, like it’s just easily cruising at T-1 level. E04 Surge has the now famous Firefly rosy tint, makes trees and plants more 3D, more pleasant, more beautiful to look at, especially the red. Surge also has smaller-size advantage. Conclusion: not better, just DIFFERENT.
