Away for a few years... catching up on things

[Falcon9h]

Excuse the long lag time. Been away.
I'm heartbroken in seeing Solarforce appears to be out of business? Anyone know the story?

 

[bykfixer]

Good question. Perhaps the P60 market dried up enough that they were no longer viable. I really liked the L2M, the cheap glass and other accessories like round (old school SF-esque) heads.

Welcome back.

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

The last time I started to purchase a Solarforce (a carbon fiber if memory serves me) there was way too much information required for me to be comfortable proceeding. I don't remember all the questions, but I remember deciding not to provide the answers to a Chinese company. I looked around for a US company instead. Never before or since have I had so much personal information requested to purchase a light.

 

[archimedes]

Most of mine (all of them, I think, other than those I got here on CPF/MP) came from Lighthound ... sadly long gone too.

 

[aginthelaw]

Customlites still has solarforce stuff

 

[vadimax]

The last time I started to purchase a Solarforce (a carbon fiber if memory serves me) there was way too much information required for me to be comfortable proceeding. I don't remember all the questions, but I remember deciding not to provide the answers to a Chinese company. I looked around for a US company instead. Never before or since have I had so much personal information requested to purchase a light.

Were you triggered that they have asked your address where to send a parcel? Just kiddin

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

Were you triggered that they have asked your address where to send a parcel? Just kiddin

They should've already known - Chauncey Gardiner!

 

[Falcon9h]

Good question. Perhaps the P60 market dried up enough that they were no longer viable. I really liked the L2M, the cheap glass and other accessories like round (old school SF-esque) heads.

Welcome back.

Thanks. Glad I bought up a lot of hosts... who woulda figured? This 'thing of ours' has really changed. The early 2000's were pretty heady days with developing LED tech and it was a blast modding lights. I should pull out some old hosts and modernize them just for nostalgia's sake. Solarforces were the last lights I did. After that production lights outstripped anything I could (afford to) mod.

 

[bykfixer]

Production lights may be the reason a P60 platform is becoming less and less popular.

I like seeing the new generation exploring their first 6P (or similar) and commenting about how awesome they were/are.

Nope, non user servicable lights are here to stay (yawn)……

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

Production lights may be the reason a P60 platform is becoming less and less popular.

I like seeing the new generation exploring their first 6P (or similar) and commenting about how awesome they were/are.

Nope, non user servicable lights are here to stay (yawn)……

Speaking of something to catch-up on - The new Foursevens lights no longer have their heads glued, so are now user-serviceable/moddable.

 

[swordfish2]

Note: Commercial post.
Hi, we are based in India and We still have a lot of Solarforce stock, if anyone is interested, please mail us