Fire-Foxes FF4&FF3 HID Reviews

Ethen

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FF4


Basic parameters
Color-temperature 4300K
Light source flux Super high: about 6000 lumens
High: 4000lumens Low: 2000lumens
Illuminate distance (ANSI) About 1500m
Reflector Tech: High purity aluminum SMO
Focu: 8mm
Depth: 27mm
Features: large area search inthe middle distance
Bulb life ≥2500hr
Boot time ≤15s
Size Length x handle diameter x head diameter:
155 x 49 x 75mm
Weight About 520g(w/o battery
Main body 6061 Aerospace-grade aluminum
Finish Hard Ano III
Ballast AC
Output power Super high: 60W
High: 42W Low: 24W
Thermal protection 24w when thermal protection kicks in
Waterproof IPX7、IP67
Power Supply Battery rack, user can change the batterys, short-circuit, reverse polarity, over discharging protection



FF3

Basic parameters
Color-temperature 4300K
Light source flux high: 4000lumens
Illuminate distance (ANSI) About 1500m
Reflector Tech: High purity aluminum SMO
Focu: 8mm
Depth: 25mm
Features: large area search inthe middle distance
Bulb life ≥2500hr
Boot time ≤15s
Size Length x handle diameter x head diameter:
149 x 49 x 70mm
Weight About 420g(w/o battery)

Main body 6061 Aerospace-grade aluminum
Finish Hard Ano III
Ballast AC
Output power : 42W
Thermal protection 24w when thermal protection kicks in
Waterproof IPX7、IP67
Power Supply Battery rack, user can change the batterys, short-circuit, reverse polarity, over discharging protection


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ryansoh3

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Hey Ethen, lovely pics!

Just wondering, have you noticed any issues or bugs with the light, such as a whining noise (PWM) as seen in the first batch of FF3's?

Thanks!
 

tatasal

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From those photos it shows the FF4 is a real upgrade over the FF3. Thanks for the very nice comparative photos.
 

KuanR

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These pictures have pushed me over to order the FF4. I am wondering what service doing outdoor uses to ship to Canada. I don't want to deal with couriers because of the brokerage fees
 

Ethen

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Thank's :)

The first batch of FF3 (PWM),Is there will be noise.FF4 do not have this problem,very quiet
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Hey Ethen, lovely pics!

Just wondering, have you noticed any issues or bugs with the light, such as a whining noise (PWM) as seen in the first batch of FF3's?

Thanks!
 

yifu

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Thanks for the review, this might just be the greatest light ever made. 500K lux and 6000 lumens from a 'pocket light' is just amazing. I wonder if a FF5 might be released with said 100W input and 8000-9000 lumens, would be possible with the upcoming 4000maH NCR18650s or IMRs. Then we will finally have near LarryK output and throw in a pocket!
 

Fresh Light

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Thanks for the review, this might just be the greatest light ever made. 500K lux and 6000 lumens from a 'pocket light' is just amazing. I wonder if a FF5 might be released with said 100W input and 8000-9000 lumens, would be possible with the upcoming 4000maH NCR18650s or IMRs. Then we will finally have near LarryK output and throw in a pocket!

For a somewhat reasonably priced light of high quality not sure any thing is even in the ballpark but the ff3. There aren't many lights over 400 k lux and no pocketable lights over 5000 lumens. This light has both along with selectable levels and replaceable cells. If it works as advertised I would call it the best to date. I love the ff3 and this sure looks significantly improved.
 

jalal20

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i've noticed that in some photos the iphone is not catching the full brightness of the 60W mode and its making it look a bit like the 40W mode. the super high mode will be stunning to say the least IMHO :)
 

tatasal

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I wonder if the issue of the glass lens cracking under the extreme heat generated in super high 60w mode has been solved yet??

I really hope this problem is addressed before the release of this light. I'm not too worried about it since FF lights has been around for quite awhile with their HIDs and so far I have not read any negligent behavior on their part as a manufacturer.
 

Ethen

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i've noticed that in some photos the iphone is not catching the full brightness of the 60W mode and its making it look a bit like the 40W mode. the super high mode will be stunning to say the least IMHO :)

Yes that's right, the iphone ability is limited,Can't fully display should have some effect
 
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