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English review at BLF
German review at my website

Summary

Seven LEDs in five colors, in a very compact flashlight. The Nichia 519A LEDs are just beautiful with their high CRI and lovely tint. Red, green and blue are less interesting to me, but the UV light comes in very handy. This paired with the great driver and magnetic charging make the MiX-7 almost perfect.

It’s hard to say anything negative about it. I’d like to see more brightness levels for the color channels and maybe the possibility to mix them. Sometimes it can be annoying that the colors were integrated together with the white channel into the low group.

Overall I’m very satisfied with the MiX-7, even at my high expectations I had for this flashlight. If you want a flashlight with multiple colors, you should definitely try the MiX-7.

This image is illuminated entirely by the UV LED of the MiX-7. Yes, it looks exactly like this in real life!

Just in case you want to see it with regular light instead (and without the ZWB2 filter):

This review was sponsored by flashlightgo from where I got the flashlight for free in return for this review. Thank you very much!

The full review is available here

English review at BLF
German review at my website

Summary

As long as you ignore the term "tactical" in the product description, the Acebeam TAC AA is a nice EDC flashlight. On the larger side for a AA flashlight, but just the right size for a comfortable grip. The Nichia 519A with its lovely tint and high CRI will make you happy. The universal beam is great for EDC use and comes with good throw for a light of this size. Build quality is superb and it feels very robust.

Unfortunately the driver is on a different level: Simple brightness regulation using PWM and the modes are messed up when using a NiMH battery. A real shame, because the TAC AA would have been a very nice, simple AA flashlight for family and friends. I wonder why Acebeam didn't use a better driver.

Overall the Acebeam TAC AA struggles to stand out against other less expensive flashlights. Yet it is a good option if you need support for Li-ion and NiMH batteries, as long as you don't miss the medium mode with NiMH. There aren't many other candidates with similar features.

I couldn't resist. Disassembled the first prototype of the Wurkkos TiTS10 / TS10 TI and mixed it with my copper EDC. The combination of shiny titanium and copper with 3000 K is awesome. Also gave it a nice ZebraLight clip.

Dulotec did a lot of things right with their first self-designed flashlight. Beam, handling and operation, the Guardian can impress in many practical situations of tactical use. Care was taken to keep the costs down, while keeping attention to details such as the integrated tactical ring or the magnetic charging port.

The full review is available here:

English review of the Guardian at BLF
German review of the Guardian at my website

Just some random facts about this light:

• Forward clicky tail switch
• Illuminated side button
• SFT-40
• Pretty good regulation
• Magnetic charging
• Integrated "cigar grip" ring

As expected, the dedoming lowers CCT and duv. The beam got narrower and now has snowflake-like artifacts around the beam (not visible in the photo).

Here’s a tool I made to unscrew the bezel, if you need one: H150 Bezel Removal Tool

Summary

Whether it says Skilhunt or ESKTE – the H150 is an awesome headlamp! Small, supports Li-ion and NiMH batteries, can be charged via a magnetic adapter and the Nichia version gives you a beautiful, neutral light with high CRI. The beam is floody enough for a headlamp, but still achieves some usable throw. The comfortable and well thought-out head mount makes this a perfect set.

Is there anything bad to say about the H150? Not much. The magnetic charging port could become a problem if you have a lot of metal shavings around. The mechanical reverse polarity protection prevents the use of flat-top batteries. But otherwise? I can’t think of anything.

I can, without hesitation, recommend the ESKTE H150 to anyone looking for a small headlamp. But it also works good as a universal hand lamp.

Links to reviews

English at BLF
German at my website

From left to right:

• Manker E02 II
• Skilhunt H04 RC Mini
• ZebraLight H52Fw
• ESKTE (Skilhunt) H150
• Cyansky HS6R
• Skilhunt H04
• Cyansky HS7R
• Sofirn SP40
• Armytek Wizard C2 Pro Nichia
• Wurkkos HD20

Summary

Why have most flashlights only white light? In different situations you might want different colors. Red light should help with dark adaptation, while green light is often used for hunting. All three colors in one flashlight? And a thrower? The Cyansky H3 v2 is such a flashlight.

Flashlights with more than one color of light are rather rare, especially when you are looking for a thrower. The Cyansky H3 v2 is way ahead in this area. I have never seen a flashlight with an integrated color filter revolver anywhere else. There is nothing to complain about in terms of manufacturing quality, performance and beam. Really great!

However, you should be aware that the brightness and range of the colors are limited by the use of filters. Therefore the H3 cannot replace dedicated flashlights with a single color. If you only need white, I would prefer the Cyansky K3 v2 because of its more compact dimensions and better throw.

Links to reviews

English at BLF
German at my website

Well, except that a flat-top battery will cause a short circuit...

Summary

You are looking for an inexpensive and small thrower for your pocket? With Anduril and fancy aux LEDs? Then try out the Wurkkos TS11!

The Wurkkos TS11 is a fantastic, small pocket thrower that can easily keep up with larger flashlights such as the Sofirn IF22A in terms of range and brightness. Anduril offers many functions and can be updated and extended with some experience. On the other hand, this complexity can easily be overwhelming. (Wurkkos has just released the TS11S, which is the same flashlight, but with a simper user interface.)

There's a small issue with some orange in the spill, but you can either use the black version or apply my modification with aluminum tape. Apart from that the TS11 is exactly what I expected.

Links to reviews

English at BLF
German at my website

I don't use clips. Who would have guessed. How are you organizing clips that you don't use?

The Wurkkos TS11 in orange has one big problem: The inside of the head is orange as well. This causes an orange spill, as you can see in this image:

Today I noticed that the bezel isn't glued. So I quickly disassembled it, cut a piece of aluminum tape into the right shape and covered the inside of the head with it.

There's still some orange from the outside of the bezel, but that can be fixed with a black marker or a 3D printed insert.

Summary

The Cyansky P25 v2 is definitely a good complement to a thrower. Floody beam, high brightness, simple UI.

Turbo uses the full potential of the flashlight. The brightness is maintained for more than a minute and by then the flashlight has heated up to 55°C. It’s just a pity that the turbo has to be reactivated via the side switch every time you turn the flashlight on.

Links to reviews

English at BLF
German at my website

Introduction

The review is already a few days old, but I want to try out the federation between lemmy and kbin. :)

I’d like to show you the Convoy S21E with XHP50.3 HI 5000K R9050 which I got for free from flashlightgo for a review.

Summary

I’m pretty amazed by the Convoy S21E with the XHP50.3 HI R9050! Considering the low price there’s nothing to go wrong with it. A reasonable performance for a light of this size, very nice light with good color rendition and the universal beam are properties hard to find even for much more expensive lights.

The UI has some rough edges, but is still absolutely usable in most situations. For example the ramping could be improved or a way to increase the brightness from moon.

Links to Reviews

English at BLF
German at my website

Introduction

The review is already a few days old, but I started using Lemmy just today. :)

I’d like to show you the Convoy S21E with XHP50.3 HI 5000K R9050 which I got for free from flashlightgo for a review.

Summary

I’m pretty amazed by the Convoy S21E with the XHP50.3 HI R9050! Considering the low price there’s nothing to go wrong with it. A reasonable performance for a light of this size, very nice light with good color rendition and the universal beam are properties hard to find even for much more expensive lights.

The UI has some rough edges, but is still absolutely usable in most situations. For example the ramping could be improved or a way to increase the brightness from moon.

Links to Reviews

English at BLF
German at my website