@technomad @flashlight
Maybe the FC11C, unless you need secondary LEDs on the side, then maybe the Sofirn IF24 Pro.

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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@carter2077 @flashlight it doesn’t have a sub-lumen low and the UI is a little weird. As more competing options became available, I think it’s less compelling.

It’s still a good flashlight, and if those traits don’t bother you, may be the right light for your.

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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.

@JazzmanJosh I like the 719A pretty well in this application. I also have one in an S21E, but the B35A is clearly better there. I have yet to try a B35A in a C8 and haven’t read about anyone else doing so. It only loses 10% throw in the S21E, but I think it would do worse in the C8.

@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.

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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

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@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.

@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)

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@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.

@solrize Current measurements are in the runtime table. Like I said, I think the output (and therefore efficiency) measurements may be a little optimistic. It does have a boost converter.

I agree a powerbank function would be a great addition here. It would be the perfect larger travel light if it had that. The tailcap magnet is easy to remove.

@solrize They’re not sense resistors; they’re just resistors. There are no active electronics in this light. Changing a resistor should change the output.

Looks like a typo caused excluded the graphs, which I’ve now fixed. I think they answer the other question: output depends on battery voltage in both modes.

@solrize Sofirn definitely sold a 10180 light. I don’t know if it was identical to the Trustfire, but it had a removable battery and high-CRI option (SST-20, I think).