Not a lot of changes this time around:
Added SC13 519A
Added L16 v2
Updated MiX-7
Removed Convoy Z1
Pending Wurkkos TS10 Max
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Not a lot of changes this time around:
Added SC13 519A
Added L16 v2
Updated MiX-7
Removed Convoy Z1
Pending Wurkkos TS10 Max
The SP36 is a fairly large light, larger than I think most people really need for general use and camping. The FC11C is adequate, simpler to operate, and a more convenient size. Pick up a couple spare batteries if you’re concerned about runtime.
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The Wuben is a round beam without cutoffs. The 20x65 TIR I have in the Convoy has little spill outside its rectangular beam.
@flashlight So far it’s looking like the 20x65 has a much harder vertical cutoff than the rest, which is desirable to avoid blinding other road users. The 10x65 and 15x30 don’t focus all that well.
@Cooljimy84 These don’t quite have the hard cutoffs that are ideal for bike lights, but they come pretty close.
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More changes:
Replaced Sofirn IF22A with Wurkkos TD01C. The regulated buck driver is much more efficient and doesn’t dim as the battery drains in medium modes. It also has more throw.
Added Zebralight SC700d HI.
Re-added Reylight Pineapple Mini.
Added Skilhunt EC200S Mini.
Changelog:
Wurkkos FC11 replaced with FC11C
Acebeam E70 Mini removed
Skilhunt EC200 and EC200S added
Sofirn SP40A removed
Acebeam L35 updated to 2.0
Thrunite TC20 v2 removed
Emisar D3AA added
Convoy C8+ updated
Convoy M21F replaces M21C
Convoy M3C removed
@Showroom7561 @flashlight There have been Olight models on this list before. There aren’t any currently due to the company’s heavy use of proprietary batteries. Their LED selections in many models also leave something to be desired.
@EmperorHenry The MH25 Pro is a much fatter light that doesn’t fill the same role. Direct competition for the MH12 Pro would be more along the lines of the Fenix PD36R v2 and Acebeam T35.
@dual_sport_dork I think something similar happens any time people hyper-focus on a single attribute of their gear. The brightest headlamp is as unlikely to be a community favorite as the lightest because maximizing any one attribute has costs to others.
It’s just an odd quirk that a community sprang up around minimizing weight as its core principle. “I want a good X that’s lightweight” makes more sense to me than “I want a lightweight X that’s good”.
@Habahnow @flashlight The AA Zebralights used to cost less and support 14500. The current models don’t support 14500, which is a major downside now that we have 14500 batteries with a capacity as high as 1250 mAh (4.6 Wh). That’s about 50% more capacity than the best NiMH AAs and even exceeds disposable lithium (except at very low loads).
@Habahnow @flashlight There’s really no close competition. The Acebeam H16 and Manker E02 series are superficially similar, but don’t have stable output or onboard charging. The E02 also doesn’t appear to have the best track record for reliability.
@dual_sport_dork I definitely have trouble relating to the ultralight crowd. I’d be more inclined to take an 18650 headlamp and an 18650 powerbank so I could swap cells between them than to recharge a headlamp from a powerbank.
@helenslunch @flashlight check the publication date.
@BearOfaTime @flashlight not everyone is stylish enough for the hatlight!
@solrize There are two entries for the SP36. The first one is meant for an audience that wouldn’t know what Anduril is; the second does mention it.
The LT1 Mini looks like it pulls from the Sofirn parts bin, but isn’t just one light. Much of the body comes from the IF22A, but the tailcap looks like the IF25A, the diffuser is on the SC03, and I think the button cover is from the LT1.
Changes aren’t huge this time around:
Remove SC32 (high-CRI option discontinued)
Remove SP31 v2 (discontinued)
Remove Zebralight H53c N (overpriced)
Add H200 and H200 Mini
Acebeam L35 becomes 2.0
Wurkkos TS10 becomes 2.0
E70 (21700) removed (high-CRI option discontinued, and the low-CRI version isn’t that special)
@Dhrystone It’s a characteristic of any white light source. You’ll find CRI listed on many household light bulbs as well.
Additional testing has proven that I cannot accurately measure current with my ammeter in series at 6A, and the actual current with the tailcap installed is probably considerably higher. I have removed that number from the table.
@technomad @flashlight
Maybe the FC11C, unless you need secondary LEDs on the side, then maybe the Sofirn IF24 Pro.