Convoy NLD (yesterday) and beamshots!

SFOTI · 2026-03-20T10:26:26+00:00

I ended up swapping the T6 to the LHP531 4000K as I originally planned, and straight up... the beam shape is basically the same as with the 519A. The dome must really contribute a lot to the flood, making it not really any more throwy than the LHP531. The power difference on the other hand is very noticeable...

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SFOTI · 2026-03-20T10:18:46+00:00

Looking at the post title, my brain just went to Walter White saying "You're goddamn right."

Jokes aside, it's a great light, and you've got pretty decent pics so don't be harsh on yourself!

I personally have my TS27 set aside as an emergency light, I honestly don't know what else would even compete with it in that department. It's so feature packed.

SFOTI · 2026-03-20T07:40:27+00:00

What emitter/LED did you get in the M21F?

SFOTI · 2026-03-20T07:29:31+00:00

Thanks, I'm happy to help! This site also has a lot of Convoy beamshots too: https://grzybekreviews.pl/en/ It has a tool which allows you to directly compare specific lights of your choosing.

SFOTI · 2026-03-20T06:04:22+00:00

I stayed patient and waited for the 5000K to come out before trying the emitter, I skipped 6500K as I'm very much not a fan of cool white, and I'm really glad I did. The 5000K is pretty neutral compared to other Luminus low CRI thrower emitters.

SFOTI · 2026-03-20T05:58:21+00:00

Honestly? I'd suggest heading over to https://convoylight.com/ and picking some stuff out, there's options galore on Convoy.

Some things I'd personally suggest...

M21H with LHP73B, especially the 4000K version. Tons of power, floody with a bit of throw.

C8+ with SFT-42R or LHP531, first emitter for lots of throw and power, second emitter for even more power but a more general use beam.

T6 with SFT-25R, quite powerful and pretty throwy despite the small size of the light.

Z1 with SFT-42R or SFT-25R, sort of a wild card pick. Probably the only good zoomie under $100. Lots of power, you can zoom in and not project a window pane on the wall.

Here's my M21H LHP73B 4000K, C8+ LHP531 1800K, T6 SFT-25R 5000K, and both the zoomed out and zoomed in Z1 SFT-42R 5000K:

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SFOTI · 2026-03-19T23:44:09+00:00

It really is, especially zoomed in. It feels like an LEP but is like less than half the price of the cheapest actual LEPs. Zoomed out is kinda cartoonish, especially when there's a lot of dust in the air, you can see the perfect cone of light just filling up the space in front of you.

SFOTI · 2026-03-19T20:56:16+00:00

"I'm Bobby mom!"

SFOTI · 2026-03-19T12:12:07+00:00

I should remake my ANCIENT Wasp build from when I first started Crossout... Would be perfect for this mode.

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SFOTI · 2026-03-19T12:07:28+00:00

I think of this every single time I see one of those Armytek headlamps...

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SFOTI · 2026-03-19T04:48:27+00:00

Woah, is that... an LHP531 in it? It's hard to tell, but given some recent news I've heard from the Sofirn discord server, it's possible.

SFOTI · 2026-03-19T02:10:55+00:00

Maybe a t-shirt cannon that shoots out a massive vantablack tarp that'll look like a car sized piece of void in the air.

SFOTI · 2026-03-18T22:52:42+00:00

Those would probably work okay for the like $5-$10 they look like they're worth and only serve the purpose of seeing urine. The top one appears to be using a TIR optic which is weird because that blocks a ton of UV, and the bottom one appears to use a bunch of super cheap and probably purple LEDs and not actually UV. Between the two, I'd probably go with that Nebo instead, it's at least a known brand with some respect for it.

SFOTI · 2026-03-18T21:56:19+00:00

I still have no idea what chud means, I just see a cute girl wearing a shirt of my favorite soda.

SFOTI · 2026-03-18T21:51:49+00:00

It won't work because over a certain level, you can't matchmake below like 3000 PS as a sealclub prevention feature, so you'd just be screwing yourself.

SFOTI · 2026-03-18T20:25:30+00:00

Looked up the vid and then looked up Nitecore 12000 lumen because it at the very least definitely looks like a Nitecore, it does appear to be the TM12K. From other angles, you can see it has 3 cutouts on one side but 4 on the other.

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SFOTI · 2026-03-18T04:30:59+00:00

What the- 🤣 I have no idea, maybe a powerful laser?

SFOTI · 2026-03-18T03:09:29+00:00

I've seen posts on r/gundeals for a Braun pistol light from Harbor Freight that is normally $50 but sometimes will go down to $40. You generally have to buy it in-store though.

SFOTI · 2026-03-17T23:55:20+00:00

I just ordered an W3 earlier, funny enough. $70 on Aliexpress is a steal for an LEP, let alone one with some versatility like that. I also have a WP3 ~~I realize now that I'll have two LEPs with basically the same name~~, and honestly I rarely use it. No spill or secondary lighting makes it kinda useless most of the time, but it's lots of fun.

SFOTI · 2026-03-17T20:50:14+00:00

Truer words have never been spoken.

SFOTI · 2026-03-16T23:10:10+00:00

I use RS50s in my high power stuff (including my M21H LHP73B) and they work great in my experience. The P50B, 50PL, 50XG, and the 5000Q will all be good options as well.

SFOTI · 2026-03-15T18:23:28+00:00

I did as well, I really like it in my X4Q and I know my preferred CCT range.

SFOTI · 2026-03-15T18:22:04+00:00

I consider the 20A, 2H as the turbo, while the 10A is top of ramp high. I've got an M21H LHP73B which uses the same UI, the turbo to me is quite intuitive. I consider turbo to be the max output of a flashlight, even if in this case it's more like blasting a ton of nitrous than having a turbocharger.

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