As you all may have guessed, I’m researching to buy a headlamp for myself at the moment.
I like everything about this light besides the runtimes.
I believe they manufacture Sofirn’s headlamps with Sofirn-requested emitters etc. I’d probably just buy a Hi-CRI Sofirn headlamp rather than take a Boruit
Interesting. Nice features and a very stable 350 lumens for about 2.5 hrs. I’ll watch some video footage later to see what the beam is like. I’d prefer a longer high mode but maybe its versatility makes up for it.
Damn cool light! I can’t justify the $240 price tag though. My usage simply wouldn’t be high enough. If I ever take up night-riding on a bicycle I’ll keep it in mind.
I’m considering all of the Sofirn-branded headlamps as beaters for the reasons you mentioned. But also as you mentioned, they seem geared for close-up use only so they’d have to be a supplementary light.
Ohh very nice! Someday I’ve got to learn how to swap LEDS.
My favorite headlamp is the Manker E02II. My fave for several reasons:
1. Well built and entirely reliable — although demanding of NiMh batteries requires low IR steady output.
2. High CRI 4000k tint with excellent TIR for even beam profile.
3. Tiny with the best clip of anything I own. Can wear it as jewelry and have superb hands free light. Never got the headband for it as when it is not clipped to a shirt or jacket it clips to a hat brim for a great headlamp that I don’t even notice the weight of.
4. Simple UI with the best moonlight of any light I own. Top moonlight really should be low in main group but that is a small quibble. If the moonlight were somehow able to be preserved with the 10440 the light would be even better but that is another small quibble. Don’t really need more lumen for the close up work I use a headlamp for so by far the better choice is NiMh. Use moonlight and have other lights for higher lumen.
No other light I have is as versatile or useful for the type of stuff I use a headlamp for. I realize that some need more lumen for a headlamp. I have an SP40 for those situations and it is pretty decent. Would like an 18650 headlamp with a high CRI 4000k TIR, low moonlight and similar UI. That would be fantastic for when I need more lumen or am away from my replacement batteries. However, it could never be as useful due to the larger size which limits how it can be mounted.
Looks like this one has it all! I may have to suck it up on the price and jump on it. Going to watch some videos and consult some graphs first before I decide though.
Based on other feedback I’ve seen, the “reason” might be that Imalent is the manufacturer. :person_facepalming: I’m still tempted by some of their lights, but I don’t know if I’ll ever bite or not.
Looks like a promising light depending on the driver performance. I’m gonna look for some output graphs. For the price it looks interesting. Edit: YIKES its older brother has some serious saw-tooth atr. I don’t think this is the droid I’m looking for.
What an elegant-looking little headlamp! I think it’s a little under-powered compared to what I was looking for but now I kinda want one anyway. Maybe at some point…
That is indeed a very pleasing beamshot in the zeroair review. I’ll keep it in mind as a potential close-range-only headlamp.
You can use a high capacity battery in the HS6R. It comes with a 2600 mAh cell so it won’t have the longest runtime. An LG MJ1, Samsung 35E, Sanyo 18650GA will all give excellent runtimes.
I have used many headlamps including Ng zebralight, Fenix, Petzl, black diamond, armytek, maker and more.
My go to at the moment is a skilhunt H04 modded with quad e17a 9080 CRI 3500k LEDS.
Armytek wizard pro a d Tiara Pro are great too but harder to mod.
The one headlamp I sold but really miss is the Zebralight H600w mk 2.
If you are doing anything faster than walking pace, the H600w was great and had good range. For general use, the Skilhunt TIR is great. I also owned the Zebralight H600fc Mk4, and sold it pretty fast as I found the tint to be very green and beam overly floody. A large LED may output alit of lumens, but when placed in a small optic it becomes so floody that you lose majority of the output in an overly large spill, which can be useful up close.
1. I’m interested in what people like—in which headlamps are popular and why. I’m not asking for recommendations or advice in this topic. Feel free to discuss your favorite headlamps as per the title.
I don’t have many that I wear on my head, but I like my Sofirn D25L very much. It’s got a great tint at all powers, puts out a lot of light with good runtimes, and is built well. Being rechargeable is also a real help.
I have a Nitecore NU32 coming, for something a little lighter in weight. I’m sure I’ll like that one, too. It has a high-CRI light mode, and constant current driver. The battery in that headlamp, although sealed, is large enough to provide decent runtimes.
Let’s give them the benefit of the doubt…maybe their head-strap is defective? Otherwise I don’t know either.