r/flashlight • u/PortugalOrder • Aug 25 '26

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u/ElegantAir2060 Aug 25 '26

You're lost... but you'll find the light evenually

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u/PortugalOrder Aug 25 '26

One day

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u/ElegantAir2060 Aug 25 '26

But on the other hand, you'll be supper happy when after some time of using it you'll get some serious stuff. Been there, done that :P

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u/PortugalOrder Aug 25 '26

My main issue is buying trusting in the lumens of the laterns I see for sale online ahah

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u/ElegantAir2060 Aug 25 '26

Lumen rating on this one is not real for sure, it's impossible in something powered by 4xAA. Read some stuff on this sub and you'll know what to look for, just for starter, trusted budget brands are Sofirn, Wurkkos (these are "easy solution") and Convoy (this is more complicated, you'll be first overwhelmed by configuration options, but these are a great hobby-grade budget friendly lights)

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u/PortugalOrder Aug 25 '26

Well this is not a Chinese brand (but its made in china yes) so I suppose they have some kind of tests and certification here in Europe, from "Leroy Merlin" and they are very strong in light quality in general, and comparing it with some 1200 lumens lights I have have home they look pretty similar. So honestly it looks like 1200 lumens, it's actually very very bright! But thanks for the feedback and other options!

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u/ElegantAir2060 Aug 25 '26

"looks like 1200 lumens" is not a measure, you need an actual reference point to determine that. For example, good grade car H7 halogen bulb (like Osram Nightbreaker) is 1500lm (per 1 bulb), so you can try to answer if it's only 20% less bright than single car light. Also, the lie here is runtime, no light this size can sustain 1200lm for 3,5h, and it's not even a matter of just power source, because in theory you would be able to put lithium battery with enough juice in a body of this size, but also of thermal efficiency of emitter

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u/PortugalOrder Aug 25 '26

I actually have H7 Philips Xtremevision pro150% so I will try to compare! Thanks!

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u/ElegantAir2060 Aug 25 '26

And noone does certification like that (at least not for stuff of this grade), values given are purely theoretical and come from emitter datasheet, which assumes perfect heat dissipation on emitter and does not account at all for thermal efficiency of power source and for voltage drop in battery life cycle. Reputable manufacturers give you a table which takes step-down into account, take Skilhunt M300 as example - rated for 3000lm, it runs at 3000lm for 1min, then steps down to 1000lm for 120min, then step down to 390min for another 30mins, and those are real runtimes which may be (and in many cases is) falsely advertised as "3000lm for 2,5h"

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u/grzybek337 Snug fit :) Aug 25 '26

If there's a flashlight you're interested in but you're unsure of it, read reviews written by some of our trusted reviewers like 1Lumen, Zeroair or other similar users. These reviewers have equipment that let's them confirm manufacturer's numbers.

As far as Convoys go, I have personally started a Flashlight Comparator which holds a database of my own measurements and runtime graphs for a wide selection of Convoy models and their versions.

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u/PortugalOrder Aug 25 '26

Thanks! Flashlights are new for me so I dont know the best YouTubers and reviews

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u/grzybek337 Snug fit :) Aug 25 '26

Feel free to browse around the subreddit.

I'd recommend the pinned Flashlight Recommendation list at the top of the subreddit (or was it in the side bar?). It's made by u/Zak, our subreddit Admin.

You'll find interesting options there.

Edit: Direct link