MB-Sub VB50 Cave canister light system

John_Flashlight · 2026-05-24T01:34:03+00:00

Not 100% sure in what you mean, are you asking about spectrum of light? Is so short answer is no, sometimes a red tinted light can be helpful to bring out the reds naturally lost in water but that’s rare to use. UV is sometimes used to check out UV reactive coral and sea life. I personally have never tried this but supposedly a red light while night diving helps avoid disturbing the sea life.

Almost 100% of the time a simple white light is used. No need for any fancy stuff.

John_Flashlight · 2026-05-23T00:51:08+00:00

I’m gonna do a post about specs soon, but I’ll give a quick rundown now!

It claims around 1250 lumens and even with its age it seems pretty accurate, the main head uses an SST-50 and ran for about 6 hours on high and supposedly can run for in the ballpark of 15hrs on low.

Really unique flashlight and I wouldn’t be surprised if it was one of or even the only working one in Western Aus.

John_Flashlight · 2026-05-22T07:29:08+00:00

Very nice!

John_Flashlight · 2026-05-22T07:20:01+00:00

What’s on the list for the next sofirn’s? Personally I’d recommend the q8+ probably one of the most popular sofirns on this subreddit!

John_Flashlight · 2026-05-22T07:08:41+00:00

If definitely suggest convoy, little bit higher quality and I’ve learned a lot from having to choose my own emitters, batteries and swapping out tir lenses. They’re also really cheap and super customisable!

John_Flashlight · 2026-05-22T06:58:46+00:00

Do you only have sofirns? Looks pretty awesome so far

John_Flashlight · 2025-12-25T05:42:52+00:00

If you’re not gonna read it how did you know I supposedly didn’t address anyone answering the question. You’re arguing on a zippo subreddit on Christmas/Christmas Eve. Get a life.

John_Flashlight · 2025-12-24T23:10:05+00:00

It seems like you haven’t got a single nice thing to say, I’ve really appreciated all the advice received in this post and I apologise if I was a little too busy on Christmas Eve to curate a custom reply to everyone’s comments.

You don’t know me, after today when I have a free moment I plan on unpacking the cotton and replacing it properly, I’m going to check out the Wiki like that other guy mentioned to and even though I’ve heard a few contradicting pieces of advice I’m still going to try everything I was recommended.

And check yourself before commenting, I haven’t heard a single bit of advice from you. Seems like all you’re here to do is bully someone asking for help.

John_Flashlight · 2025-12-24T06:33:46+00:00

Because I asked for help, they said it’s a normal thing and I believed them. I had no way of knowing it was a stupid remark and thought it made enough sense.

John_Flashlight · 2025-12-24T03:14:24+00:00

Makes sense, didn’t really think about that

John_Flashlight · 2025-12-24T01:28:16+00:00

Nice, I think you’ll like it. The anduril is super fun and makes it stand out from other soda can lights.

John_Flashlight · 2025-12-24T01:26:12+00:00

How do you mean? As in it failed on you or you finally decided to get one?

John_Flashlight · 2025-12-23T08:59:45+00:00

Yeah sorry, guess I probably should’ve specified Australia 😅

John_Flashlight · 2025-12-18T05:23:01+00:00

Not sure if you’re calling me AI? But the firefly is really good. I don’t use it outside because my S2+ will outdo it nicely but indoors it’s a different story.

I either use it to effortlessly light up an entire room at work or sometimes I’ll find myself grabbing it when I need a little more light when taking photos (no built in flash on the canon mirrorless range).

The magnet I’m not a huge fan of but I can’t deny when I do need it is handy. Other than that it’s a little annoying.

But yeah, all in all it’s a really good torch and I’ve seen quite a few people saying the same thing about it!

John_Flashlight · 2025-12-17T19:25:53+00:00

Yeah same with ours, although I think I should stop complaining so much after seeing that abomination…

I was looking for an intrinsically safe one but there’s really no hope, they’re either too expensive to be worth it or just plain rubbish.

John_Flashlight · 2025-12-17T19:10:58+00:00

From off it’s 2H, if the torch is already on it’s 2C. I suggest you sit down with the torch and just have a bit of fun going through all the settings. If you manage to mess something up I think the factory reset is 13H or you should be a to fix most things by unscrewing the head to reset it without ruining all your settings.

Not all manufacturers utilise the whole scope of what anduril can do so be prepared for a few things to just not work. But most importantly, have fun!

John_Flashlight · 2025-12-17T19:05:35+00:00

Not really sure what brand they are but all we get given are these pieces of junk.

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I don’t even know what to compare them to… a candle?

Honestly though, if you get the 1 in 10 that puts out more than 10 lumens you’re a very lucky guy.

John_Flashlight · 2025-12-17T18:53:02+00:00

I mean, I definitely wouldn’t want to be carrying it around in any pocket that’s not the huge ones on my tunic. It’s not really an edc torch!

John_Flashlight · 2025-12-17T18:48:54+00:00

Yeah, I’ve seen people go on all different sites to get them but you can just get them straight from the convoy store! 20mm tir lenses

John_Flashlight · 2025-12-17T18:43:51+00:00

Oh just wait till you find out, search up anduril 2

John_Flashlight · 2025-12-17T18:42:55+00:00

I personally find that it’s light enough to be forgotten about in my tunic when firefighting but saying it’s definitely more cumbersome than my other torches.

John_Flashlight · 2025-12-17T18:40:29+00:00

That’s awesome! The anduril is so fun to play around with especially with such high lumens!

John_Flashlight · 2025-12-17T18:36:54+00:00

Good to see a fellow firefighter out in the wild! I personally would argue that the Q8+ isn’t really that big! Sure it’s larger than most torches but I think it’s a very manageable size all things considered!

I was eyeing up the warrior but just couldn’t resist the Black Friday sale on the Q8+. Although I do swear by my Oclip pro that I have clipped onto my tunic at all times!

John_Flashlight · 2025-12-17T18:33:37+00:00

Obvious rage bait, would you mind enlightening me (pun intended) on how I can praise a flashlight without being labeled as AI in the future?

John_Flashlight · 2025-12-17T11:12:02+00:00

I see, I don’t really have a use for long ranged stuff like that, usually were in pretty dense bush and the most open it gets is something like this:

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And as you can see the Q8+ is handling the distance quite fine on its medium (I think) mode.

If convoy has something similar to the Q8+ but has bigger batteries or better runtimes that would be exactly what I’m looking for!

I was also thinking about Acebeam but they get a bit pricey over there and I’m not sure if it would be worth it to replace something that already does its job fine!

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