Honestly my go to floody thrower is the Sofirn SD09L. More of a flooder with a decent hotspot but extremely versatile especially since it’s primarily a diving light. For having 10kmAH dual 21700 light it’s very lightweight and compact. And only $45 on sale right now so that definitely helps.

Has there been any new releases that beats this in terms of lumens/cendela/distance/runtime?

i think im preferring the pro beam and lumens output... its a tough call though you're right...

BLF light is much more pleasing to the eye. Thank you.

Sorry, but this lake comparison doesn't make any sense! If you light a dark wall you will notice that everything is still dark. Comparisons of both flashlights should be made in similar scenarios.

Will it get hotter and hotter when continuously turn on for 1-2 hours in low ligbt mode?

In low light mode, will it get hotter and hotter when continuously turn on for 1-2 hours?

Wow i like 22a. throwy and floody

They tested the included battery with the IF30 and it’s really bad, rated at around 6A and the flashlight draws a lot more. Could be dangerous over time. Got to love the safety of Olight, they would never include a bad battery. As a matter of fact almost all Olights batterys are protected as a extra layer of safety. Add a nice holster, 5 year guarantee, much better driver, better buildquality.. I really like my Sofirns, but of course you have to pay more for Olight.

What is the small clip on the side of the Marauder Mini original holster? I just opened mine and cannot figure out what it might be for? Holding the charger all folded up? What am I missing lol

I have the plus coming in today. Will be the first flashlight I've purchased with the UI. Doing a little research on the UI before it comes in. Edit: Yeah the batteries that come with these flashlights are always over rated. I hate that they do that. Also it can be dangerous especially with the unprotected batteries. Yeah they might be good enough for the light they came with, but if someone tried to use them in another device that draws high amps, it could be bad.

Missing the reviews! Hope you are doing well. Greetings from Argentina

Just got my Q8 Pro, couldn't be happier with it

the turbo-spot is surprasinlgy good but how lon gkeeps on tarbo??

What molicel Battery? And where did you find them

You keep swapping the names round? I'm confused which is which

I thought it’s a crack and might impact the water proof feature. Lucky I found this video :)

Please come back, I miss your reviews. 😢

olight is overpriced or sofirn just incredibly good price. sofirn is not only brighter but has better throw result.

Is the q8 plus noticeable more power than sp70 ? I have the 70 not impressed was hopping for more brightness

This comment is from Korea. I bought the SP36 Pro 18 months ago. I usually use it when I go to the mountain at night alone. I think the short turbo mode time and severe heat generation are disadvantages.

Why wasn't that end of the lake illuminated? I expected it. This is so obvious and needed to be done.

Thank you for the demonstration. Easy to follow :)

I have sp36pro. but I wanna buy Q8 pro or if30... because I dont think sp36pro is bright and time of turbo mode is short.

Did you say you could lock it out?I don't think 4 clicks locks it out. I don't think it has a lock out at all.

I let my sofirns get to 70c

And not to forget, the blf can hold on to 1800-2000 lumens until the battery is empty, just need to change the temperature Regulation settings to a bit higher value. Dont know if this is possible with the pro version, both have got anduril 2 but i am pretty sure the pro gets to hot to hold such high levels of output.

my god you have such a terrible diction

I purchased MS03 today and I love it mate, it’s a fine piece of art, It’s a beast !!

Don’t be scared of the heat they are built for that

Nice review,I have an important and interesting question,do you know how many Olight 32650 6500mah continuous discharge batteries there are?Recently,these batteries have become popular🙂

Thank you for all the great reviews. Can I just ask please what colour Temp The Q8 plus leds are please. Sorry if I missed that and many thanks. Thinking about the 3 x 21B too !!!

Is there a case that the Q8 Pro?😮

Strangers in the dark must be illuminated to ensure they aren’t approaching aggressively with their genitals exposed. Great review, I just ordered this light. First time ordering direct from Sofirn, fingers crossed.

I ordered this before I discovered the battery issue. I contacted Sofirn and asked how to buy additional 32650 batteries as they will not last long with the flashlight's high discharge rate on Turbo. I also asked about a high drain 32700 I'd seen on AliExpress and whether that would work. Here's their response... "Hi. We don't sell 32650 batteries. We have checked the 32700 battery is incompatible with our IF30. Any questions, please let us know." They released the IF30 and don't even support its consumable component, and the weakest link in the design. They said I could return it to China but at my cost. Last Sofirn I'll ever buy! It's not even technically a 12k lumen light. I suggest anyone think twice about buying a Sofirn product.

Thank you for your review.

thanks for the review looks Amazing , i just ordered one.... i got the acebeam L19 and L17 - and 2 acebeam A10 green and white and sofirn if 22a and a if19- sp33v3 -sp33s - q8plus is a monster sp36 pro and a CONVOY C8+ and lumintop GTA i like all of them but sofirn does have the better price and quality product cannot go wrong with a sofirn.. i had 8 eyes looking back at me the other night - deer i guess

If you have one of the newer ones, you can access turbo from off by rapidly double-clicking the mode button.

You'll be getting an Imalent SR 32 next. Seems that's partly how this hobby goes, ever more powerful lights! That TS 32 impresses me for it's fairly small size given it's large performance.

Looking at this again as I just ordered a 5000k SP36Pro. I think this is the 6500k with the artefacts that I hope they have fixed some now? You'll have to buy another one lol.

can't have a monster without a castle

You seem to have vanished? Hope all is well. I have just ordered an Astrolux EA O4 with 12000 lumens to try, Seems it's quite a heater if you amp up the output so will need to use that sparingly. It's one of those lights using some of these recent Chinese leds and has a very simple smooth ramping only UI so no clicky Anduril for a more basic simplicity. Apparently people are liking it. Big flooder but still almost 350+ meter max throw and cheaper than the usual CREE etc Astrolux. Due in a week or two or three .....

Ihre Videos haben mir schon öfter bei der Kaufentscheidung geholfen. Bei der SF47T z. B. hat mich das spezielle Lichtbild überzeugt (best of both worlds 😉). Das Video ist wie immer gut gemacht, informativ, und Sofirn (wie bisher alle meine Sofirn - Lampen) fast unschlagbar im P/L - Verhältnis. Freue mich auf weitere Videos. Grüße aus Deutschland. 🇩🇪

Sofirn went on to fix the ring issue in later versions of the SP36 pro.

Just ordered one tonight i always check ure reviews before buying cheers

Will you not wiggle to the right? Just stay in one point and keep(Easy!!)sliding toward the other side so we can see what it light. Nothin' fancy or rocket science

Seen 4x181350 batteries recently in an enormous flashlight listed on Shein (and Aliexpress). Didn't know 181350 existed, did you? Hell, even Google's AI Gemini doesn't know that!

My choice is always step mode. Does this light have a moonlight mode ?

I couldn't decide, so I just bought both.

Personally i think i would like the auto lock out. I had one go on in my pocket and felt like my behind was on fire. I have the if22a and i lock that out most every time so i can see myself liking the auto lock out