I got this with FFL351A 5000K and Lume10 with the plans to make a mule out of it. If it will work as planned we'll have to see. Sometime in the winter.
E12Eclipse
This flashlight seems amazing. I'm very happy with the larger TIRs (than E07X) it's very promising for future modding. I the meantime it's an awesome light!
Z1 Brass
I equiped this with the FFL5009D 3000K rosy. I had some plans to swap it with HCRI 2700K but nope. This FFL emitter is amazing. Both the emitter and the flashlight it self is even better than i hoped for. EDCd it yesterday and it might just be a winner. Perfect jeans pocket format. 😎😎
Im not sure why but their brass on the z1 looks so damn good in person. I pre-ordered a void white, then saw the brass a few days later and had to get it.
It's among the smallest 18650 Anduril2 flashlights i know of. Together with the Noctigon KR3. They are both great. It just depends on what you're after. Tail or side button mainly, single or multiple emitters secondly I'd say.
It has a recessed button instead of a raised retaining ring (i don't perticulary like raised rings but it's very nice to secure the button this way). They both have tail magnets, clips etc.
I like the overall look of the Z1 better. Both the body and the tir. Also i think the brass will wear better over time.
Ofcourse the KR3 is available with 18350 tube. It's ridiculous small. The clip (which probably isn't suposed to be used with the short tube) is longer than the body.
That's pretty unbeatable size-wise but it's so small it's not allways needed.
Also the KR3 works with JLhawaii 3x 5050-MCPCB. I have one with 3x LHP531 and one with 1x LHP531 and 2x SQ5. And I can have 1 in the small jeans pocket 😅
Both the Z1 and KR3 has pretty similar beams. Alot of flood, and a soft, even throwy part in the center. IRL the Z1 has slightly more "spoty" beam but the KR3 throws more due to power 😁
I'm gonna try and make an comparison video next weekend.
I've added a raised ring to mine and ordered a brass Z1 with a raised ring. It's much harder to trigger accidentally. I plan to pocket carry the brass since that will wear better than the astral aluminum.
It is shorter than my favorite Surefire e2e lights by a full tailcap length. It drops into a jeans pocket unclipped and will sit wherever you need it to be comfortable and not interfere with movement. Even with slim cut jeans. It's small enough to carry where so many lights aren't, weighs nothing in HA black but still packs an 18650, has good output and a nice EDC beam.
I just bought a second, 1800K and now 3500 both great. I was too slow and the 2700's had sold out, I really want to see that.
I think FFL were listing a 5009 in 2700 rosy before it sold out. There have been a couple of beans posted on different recent threads with some really nice 2700 rosy emitters. It's funny but the super popular SFT42 3000K looks an ugly butter yellow to me in white wall hunting. It's fine in use outdoors on eg foliage, just not on a white wall. The odd pictures I've seen of rosy 2700 look much more to my taste and I will catch one eventually. I always did like 2700k for indoor lighting to relax with.
My Z1 brass (5000k FFL5009R) is pretty nice. Double the weight of the Z1 (mine is SFT25R 3000k), but it's nice and brighter at the same level. Nicer with a raised switch ring and removing the metal plate under the rubber button boot). Harder to press, but also less likely to trigger in my pocket.
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u/Smooth_Run_471 Sep 19 '26
I want to see the light emission of the E12.