REVIEWS
2019 August
Upcoming reviews:
- Sofirn SP40 review ready: great budget headlamp with great bang for the buck
- Fenix TK16 (en route to Peter)
- Amutorch VG10 21700 (review in progress: by Zac)
- Imalent DM35 (en route to Zac)
NEWS
2019 July
Acebeam K75
Acebeam announced the K75, a BLF GT killer. I knew this was going to happen, and I think they did it the right way. Instead of copying the BLF GT, like Astrolux did, they went into a different direction. Acebeam chose for the Luminus SBT-90 gen2 LED to maximize throw and Lumens. Instead of the 2000 or so lumens a Cree XHP35 can produce, they went with the Luminous SBT-90 that can produce over 6000 Lumens. I'm eager to get my hands on one and review it against the BLF GT and Astrolux MF04.... but that is not going to happen till at least September 2019.
Have a look at the new info on the Acebeam K75.
REVIEWS
2019 July
Upcoming reviews:
- Sofirn SP40 (en route to Owen)
- Fenix TK16 (en route to Peter)
- Amutorch VG10 21700 (review in progress: by Zac)
- Wuben E10 review is ready. A good EDC flashlight with an Osram P9 LED.
- Reylight Krystal review is ready. Titanium EDC flashlight with 16 Trit slots.
We have 2-3 new reviewers on the team, so hopefully we can continue publishing them without too much problem due to the summer break.
NEWS
2019 June
Acebeam W30
Emisar D4v2
Acebeam introduced the Acebeam W30. This flashlight doesn't use an LED, but a LEP. Which is basically a white laser. The output is "only" 500 lumen, but can reach 2408 meters / 1.4 miles. With the included 5100mAh 21700 battery, you can have a max of 1.7 hours or runtime.. There is no Low Medium High setting.. just On and Off. Available at Amazon.com
Emisar D4V2
Hank, from intl-outdoor announced the second generation Emisar D4!
This time with more knurling, stainless steel bezel and different LED placements.
For more information: https://intl-outdoor.com/emisar-d4v2-high-power-led-flashlight-p-940.html
REVIEWS
2019 June
- Review ready: Lumintop EDC05. Very bright AA flashlight, doing over 350 Lumens on a single AA battery.
- Review ready: Lumintop FW3A, one of the most anticipated flashlight of 2019!
- Review ready: Imalent MS18 100,000 lumens flashlight. The craziest flashlight currently available.. on planet earth.
- Review ready: Imalent R90TS 36,000 lumens flashlight: it's crazy bright and has crazy throw.
REVIEWS
2019 May
Upcoming reviews!
- Imalent MS18 100,000 lumens flashlight (waiting for arrival)
- Imalent R90TS 36,000 lumens flashlight (waiting for arrival)
- MecArmy CPL wristwatch light: review is ready. Small and fun flashlight for on your wristwatch band
- Nitecore TUP Keychain light with 1,000 lumens. Review is ready: I love this light. It has some cool features!
- Lumintop Zoom1. review is ready. One of the few high quality zoomable flashlights!
New Maglite
Maglite now added modes to their famous D sized flashlights, now called the ML300L with a 1000 Lumens and Eco Mode for 434 hours of runtime according to Maglite. Check out the details
https://www.maglite.com/shop/flashlights/full-size-flashlights/maglite-ml300l-led-4-cell-d.html
And including a nice commercial:
New Convoy
Simon (Convoy) announed a few nice budget flashlights on BLF in the last few weeks. As we all know, Convoy is an affordable flashlight brand that produces one of the best bang for the buck flashlights.
Convoy H1
The convoy H1 is Convoy's first headlamp using an 18650 battery. It is not glued together, so you can easily disassemble the head and replace something if you need to.
Convoy M3
The new Convy M3 is a 26650 type flashlight including a XHP70.2 LED with a max output of 4300Lumens. Both springs on the driver and tailcap are bypassed to decrease resistance for max output.
Convoy M21A (host only)
This is the 21700 version of the Convoy C8+. You get the design of the C8, but without Driver or LED. This is a host only.. at least for the time being. I hope they will soon include a driver + LED.. and I'm pretty sure Simon will do that.
Convoy S11
Another 266650 type flashlight with an XHP50.2. Convoy doesn't mention any Lumen numbers. Modes; 0.1% - 3% - 30% - 100%. Maximum of 3A current.
Convoy S21A
The 21700 version of the incredibly famous Convoy S2+. The Convoy S2+ is one of the best gems in the flashlight industry imho.
REVIEWS
2019 April
Backlog of upcoming reviews!
- Secret little flashlight by Mecarmy (Arrived, waiting to be reviewed)
- Astrolux FT03 thrower : review ready.
- Malkoff MDC Bodyguard V2 18650 ... extremely impact resistant flashlight with lifetime warranty.
- Emisar D18 review ready: Multi emitter with SST20 4000K 95CRI 10,000 lumens
- Nitecore TUP Keychain light with 1,000 lumens (arrived, waiting to be reviewed)
- Lumintop Zoom1 (Review in Progress Peter)
- Acebeam X45 Review ready: 18,000 Lumens powerhouse
Acebeam announced the small Acebeam X65 Mini with 5 CREE XHP35 Hi LEDs. A max of 12,000 Lumens and 1300 meters of throw! I don't actually know in which category this fits. Medium thrower?
Nitecore TIP2
Nitecore jus announced the upgrade TIP, with 720 Lumens and a built in USB charger. Featuring a XP-G S3 LED, 720 Lumens (15 minutes) and a Low of 1 lumen for 55 hours.
Acebeam TK16 copper
The Acebeam TK16 copper is a EDC light that should reach up to 1800 lumens. This is one of the smallest flashlights Acebeam has in their lineup. It is available with 3 different LED options: XPG3, Osram, Luminus SST20. Runs off either a RCR123 (16340) or a non-rechargeable CR123A.
Fenix E30R
The Fenix E30R is compact rechargeable LED flashlight. It has an output of 1600 lumens and 70 hours of runtime max. It holds a 18650 battery and has a magnetic charge system. No finicking with Micro USB plugs. The LED used is a Luminus SST40! 5 output modes and strobe. A 4 level battery indicator finishes it all off.
Fenix WF05E
The Fenix WF05E is a Intrinsically Safe flashlight, especially made for High Risk environments. It runs off 2 AAA batteries. Max output of 85 lumens. This is definitely one of the very few intrinsically safe flashlights out there.
REVIEWS
2019 March
- Imalent MS12 Extremely bright flashlight, claiming 53,000 Lumens. Uses 12 XHP70 LED Diodes and a built in battery pack + charger.
Imalent is doing it again. During the IWA Outdoor Classics 2019 in Nuremberg, Germany they will be displaying the Imalent MS18! With a whopping 100,000 Lumens! The Exhibition is from March 8-11, and Imalent can be found at Booth 333, Hall 6. If you are in Germany and have some spare time, visit their booth!
Emisar also just announced their new Emisar D18 flashlight (an upgraded Meteor M43) with smaller dimensions and more output! The D18 is driving 18 pieces of SST-20 Hi CRI LEDs. We have one on pre-order..
REVIEWS
2019 February
Reviews added for February 2019
- Nitecore MH25GTS : Great rechargeable flashlight! Very bright, and very versatile
- Wuben A21: Very powerful at 4200 lumens and has more throw than the manufacturer claims.. Even double their numbers
- Convoy S9: Review done by Richmond, and he likes it a lot. Great rechargeable budget flashlight
- Convoy C8+: Reviewed by Peter. Very affordable and good quality thrower. Reaching almost 100kcd!
Beamshots
Beamshots added for many flashlights.. Check out the reviews of the Astrolux MF04S (XHP70.2) MF04, Astrolux FT02, Zebralight SC700d and Nitecore MH25GTS for newly added beamshots.
It has been a little quiet this month, but at least we have 1 interesting new headlamp show up. It's the Klarus HA2C, with apparently 3200 Lumens (XHP70.2) from a single 18650 battery. They say its a L-angle, Flashlight, Headlamp and Tool light in 1. This is what they have to say:
"Powered by a 18650 battery with up to 3200 Lumens output, Micro-USB recharging port, the HA2C is a high performance light with bi-directional pocket clip and magnetic tail cap for multiple mounting platforms. These include handheld, pack strap mounted, magnetically attached, headlamp strap, pocket or belt clip, and more! There is always a way to use the HA2C as you see fit."
REVIEWS
2019 January
Reviews for January 2019
- AstroluxFT02: The Astrolux has some serious throw of 160.000cd / 160kcd. That is pretty impressive.
- Zebralight SC700d: Didn't think I would like this one so much. A excellent EDC, a bit on the thick side, but pocketable. Pumping out 3000 Lumens and has a runtime of over 2 hours with 1000 Lumens...
- Wuben A21 (package en route to Marco) Likely to be reviewed in February
Are we going to see the first 100,000 lumens flashlight this year? There have been some people modding flashlights and hitting the 100,000 lumens, but no mass-produced LED flashlight has been able to reach that yet.. My prediction is still at 2020.. before we hit that number, but 2019 will be exciting.
- Astrolux announced the Astrolux FT03... just at the moment I'm writing a review on the FT02
- Xtar announced their new Xtar D36 dive light with 5800 lumens.
- Lumintop showed the Lumintop GT4 picture on Facebook! It's coming!
- The new Nitecore P18 and P22 announced. Should be available in March 2019. Intro vid for the P18 https://youtu.be/8SJiRAtZC3g and for the P22 (now 1800 lumens): https://youtu.be/29wqtljcNOc
Flashlight Manufacturers
Interesting news will be reported here about well-known flashlight manufacturers and also about smaller exclusive builders.
Here is a list of Flashlight manufacturers.
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Acebeam
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Astrolux,
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Armytek
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Convoy
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Eagletac
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Emisar
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Fenix
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Imalent
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Jetbeam
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Klarus light
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Lumintop
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Manker
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Nitecore
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Olight
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Sunwayman
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Surefire
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Thorfire
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Wuben
Smaller flashlight companies/brands/builders
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Malkoff
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Okluma
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Oveready
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Polarion
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Promotheus
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Reylight
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Sinner
