My new torch

[andyxxx]

Thank you for the suggestion but I don't want a head torch - I want a baton/hand held and really want to be able to change the throw of light.

[OutInTheShed]

andyxxx said:

I keep returning to this thread then go down a rabbit hole trying to find a torch, to no avail!
Perhaps one of you would be good enough to help?

My criteria:
Approx 1500-2000lm
Up to £100
Be good quality and preferably from a well regarded manufacturer.
I would rather pay more and not be manufactured in China.
Simple to use – on/off and perhaps three light levels.
Hopefully be able to alter the pattern of light throw from distance to wide

Must have:
USB charging

Many thanks.

Look at some of the posey bike lights maybe?

Personally I think the 'more lumens' willy waving is missing the point. I mostly want to put a useful amount of light in the right place.
I'm biased towards sailing where not destroying your night vision helps.
In the limt of course we have 'steamer scarers', a 100W halogen, backed up by pyrotechnics.

[TGCOTF-dewey]

andyxxx said:

Thank you for the suggestion but I don't want a head torch - I want a baton/hand held and really want to be able to change the throw of light.

I used to use led lenser zoom able torches 'professionally' for mountain rescue. They were / a solution to the limitations of led and battery tech of the time.

There really is no need for zoomable torches these days. The led tech is such that you can buy handelds with a flood beam with nigh on a kilometre of throw. I have an old nightcore that is a usable 600m.

I have the perun 2 that the poster above mentions. It's not strictly a head torch as it is a stand alone with a head strap. It easily fills a football field with light... I use it for dog walks on the moors on dark mornings.

[Drive Blind]

andyxxx said:

I keep returning to this thread then go down a rabbit hole trying to find a torch, to no avail!
Perhaps one of you would be good enough to help?

My criteria:
Approx 1500-2000lm
Up to £100
Be good quality and preferably from a well regarded manufacturer.
I would rather pay more and not be manufactured in China.
Simple to use – on/off and perhaps three light levels.
Hopefully be able to alter the pattern of light throw from distance to wide

Must have:
USB charging

Many thanks.

fenix E35 V3.0

I bought this a year ago, super pleased with it.
Small enough to fit in pocket yet can light up a football field when required.

Battery is usb rechargeable

Minor issues are the low setting isnt really low enough and on high it throttles back after about 60s due to thermal issues. Good hand warmer on cold nights tho

[LosingGrip]

I need a new torch for work. Ideally no more than £60 on Amazon (got some vouchers to use). Not fussed about battery or USB charged (battery would be better as work provide them and easier to change).

I've got a P14 currently which is fine but too big to carry on me at work.

I'm properly going to go for a smaller one (P7) but just wondering if I'm missing anything else.

[FiF]

Not bought a new torch in a long while, but just arrived is a Sofirn SP33. Bit of an overkill for what Mrs F requires, but feels quality and can't wait to (ahem) borrow it for an evening dog walk.

[JimbobVFR]

FiF said:

Not bought a new torch in a long while, but just arrived is a Sofirn SP33. Bit of an overkill for what Mrs F requires, but feels quality and can't wait to (ahem) borrow it for an evening dog walk.

I've been pretty impressed with my couple of Sofirms, good for a relatively cheap price IME

[boxst]

blingybongy said:

boxst said:

I have quite low expectations...

Maybe not then

They are surprisingly not horrendous. The smaller one throws a relatively small beam a long way. The other one is quite bright but very short range.

[FiF]

JimbobVFR said:

FiF said:

Not bought a new torch in a long while, but just arrived is a Sofirn SP33. Bit of an overkill for what Mrs F requires, but feels quality and can't wait to (ahem) borrow it for an evening dog walk.

I've been pretty impressed with my couple of Sofirms, good for a relatively cheap price IME

Update, yep quite a nice piece of kit, decent output for a small pocket torch. Downside, not been able to persuade Mrs F that the Convoy S2+ that sits on the window sill beside the rear kitchen door will be more than adequate for her purposes.

[andyxxx]

I purchased a Sofirn SP33 on Amazon discount day for £55 – but it didn’t hold charge, so sent it back and even if I wanted to try another they are back to £69.

[FiF]

andyxxx said:

I purchased a Sofirn SP33 on Amazon discount day for £55 – but it didn’t hold charge, so sent it back and even if I wanted to try another they are back to £69.

Ooh puzzled, £49.99 here. SP33 V3 that's what I paid anyway.

The SP33S with the powerbank is a lot more today, £134 or so.

[andyxxx]

FiF said:

andyxxx said:

I purchased a Sofirn SP33 on Amazon discount day for £55 – but it didn’t hold charge, so sent it back and even if I wanted to try another they are back to £69.

Ooh puzzled, £49.99 here. SP33 V3 that's what I paid anyway.

The SP33S with the powerbank is a lot more today, £134 or so.

Sorry, yes I went for the 33S (which is listing at £68.99 for me, but was £55)

[steveo3002]

any suggestions please

£50 or less

decent build quality

about 2x AA size ...doesnt have to be specificly AA , prefer if charger included etc

[andyxxx]

Purchased the Sofirn SP33s again. This one is not faulty.

The lower light is not bright enough for me the brighter light is excellent but within 10 minutes the torch is very hot - so I am not impressed.

[chinnyman]

Any tips for a good keyring torch.
I had a nitecore one but its just died. Preferably USB C.

[untakenname]

I've been using the Frog as EDC kingring for the past few months, it's bright and uses USB-C but requires the use of the included dongle to charge and you need to remember to rotate the case slightly so the status light isn't lit otherwise it will only last a week or so in standby mode.
Tbh the best mini keychain EDC form factor wise is still the Olight Micro USB one, the USB C version is massive in comparison.

Posted a mini review of the keyring EDC a couple of pages back
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

andyxxx said:

Purchased the Sofirn SP33s again. This one is not faulty.

The lower light is not bright enough for me the brighter light is excellent but within 10 minutes the torch is very hot - so I am not impressed.

Unless you're going to pay a lot extra for torch with active cooling where do you think the heat generated on high output mode is going to go?
You can't have high light output from a small form factor torch without the corresponding high heat output as a byproduct.

Edit: with the Andural firmware long pressing on the torch when it's already on should enable ramp mode so it dims and brightens smoothly with around 32/64 different levels, double tap will just enable turbo mode which generally isn't meant to be used for more than a minute at a time.

Edited by untakenname on Wednesday 22 February 15:25

[giblet]

Perfectly happy with my Olight i1R EOS that I got a few years back foe a fiver from them when they were running a promo. Only real complaint is that it’s mint green but hey ho

[blackscooby]

Mrs BS bought me an Olight Baton 3 Pro for chrimbo.
Perfect for dog walking.
Keeps your fingers toasty on high.

Only used a powerful bike light before for walking the hound, the Olight is much much better. (for me anyway)

[chinnyman]

Thanks all.

This looks pretty neat?

https://ledlenser.co.uk/products/k6r-rechargeable-...

Or this

https://m.olightstore.uk/olight-i1r-2-pro-keychain...

Edited by chinnyman on Thursday 23 February 06:06

[Drive Blind]

chinnyman said:

Thanks all.

This looks pretty neat?

Or this

https://m.olightstore.uk/olight-i1r-2-pro-keychain...

i've had the previous version, the i1R 2 EOS, on my key ring for 2-3 years. It certainly looks preowned now but still 100% reliable.