![]() ![]() These make for a great emergency flashlight or a camping lantern. Desert Tan and Orange are other options, currently. I’m not very picky about colors, but it’s great to have other options than the typical black. The manual states the anodizing is HA III. The green anodizing on my sample looks very nice. ![]() There is an additional pattern cut into the body that provides additional traction. It’s not very aggressive, but it provides sufficient grip. The body / battery tube of the BLF LT1 is nearly covered in knurling. As far as switches go, there’s just the single side e-switch (which is back-lit). The USB cover is well sealed and reveals a USB-C port. There is a metal bail handle at the top that can be used to hang the LT1 or be used to attach paracord, if desired. There are also two tripod mounting points, one on the very bottom of the light, and one on the side between the switch and the USB port. I feel that low is plenty bright, but not too bright – also much lower standby current, 87 uA vs 1.5 mAīeing built around a soda-can style light with 4 batteries, the LT1 has a definite heft to it. It does feel very sturdy and well constructed. The bottom is perfectly flat, which is good considering this is designed to tail stand. That, or let me know that they were changing to green and I would have made the aux LED be in low mode by default. Sofirn really should have increased the resistance. By default, the aux LED is on high – I’d say it’s almost bright enough to read a book by. I don’t mind that too much, but green LEDs are much brighter than their orange counterparts at the same resistance. Whereas the V5 and prior had an orange aux indicator LED, the new version has a green LED. All of the changes directly relate to the driver, both the electronics design as well as the firmware. ![]() There are still several anodizing options (black, orange, green, and desert tan). NEW: The physical aspects of the Sofirn BLF LT1 remain the same: the body is machined identically. The BLF LT1 arrived in a rather plain, but sturdy brown cardboard box. The LT1 was protected by a bubble wrap sleeve. I happen to have the pleasure of reviewing a green sample. The driver has recently been upgraded to “Version 5” which includes USB-C to USB-C (USB PD) charging. The first production units shipped in October of 2019, and several slightly updated versions were later released. One such project started back in 2016 (yes, 5 years ago): BLF member DBSAR started playing around with the idea of taking a BLF Q8, cutting the top off, attaching a circular diffuser, and then relocating the MCPCB with LEDs down-firing at the top of the light to create a lantern. The idea caught on like wildfire, with the group-buy continuing to grow before finally being capped at 3000 units. Other well-respected BLF members such ToyKeeper (firmware), Lexel (driver design), and many others joined with Barry of Sofirn to bring the BLF LT1 to life. In addition to being known for their wallet-friendly flashlights, Sofirn is renowned for their community projects they’ve produced alongside members of the BLF community. These projects have ranged from the diminutive C01 and C01S to the large and powerful Q8 and SP36 soda-can style lights. They’ve been around for several years and have released many nice lights at very affordable prices. OLD: If you’ve spent any time around flashlight forums, you should be no stranger to Sofirn. Move to Anduril 2 (instead of Anduril 1 previously).NEW: Sofirn has created several iterations of the BLF LT1 lantern. Not too long ago, I reviewed the Rev 5.0 (or “V5” as I may refer to it) version. They’re now back with another version which seems to be dubbed the “Anduril2” or simply “A2” version for short. The advertised changes are: ![]()
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