Microfire K3500R available soon

[chakrawal]

35W 3,500 lumens. Can't wait to see a review.

 

[scott.cr]

Oh great, just when I was getting ahead of the debt curve...

I really like the form factor of that G&P 35 watt HID; curious to see what Microfire's will be like.

 

[Cigarman]

Are they listing a price for this creature? Im kinda torn between this and the Wolf Eyes 24W model. Of course a crocodile would be nice too but a little high on the $$$.

 

[chakrawal]

You can check it out in cpfmarketplace dealer's corner.

 

[Daekar]

It's also listed at the fenixstore... looks like a 3500 lumen version of the previous Microfire lights... maybe just a tad bigger. I was going to fork out the cash for a Boxer24W, but I might wait til September for the release of this light, if the reviews come out well. It's hard to argue with almost the same runtime with almost twice the output in a small package. Here's some copy/paste info:

Microfire Warrior-III K3500 Tactical 35W HID

Specifications:

• Feature: HID (High Intensity Discharge) handheld tactical / searching flashlight, instant activating
• Model: K3500
• Bulb: K3-HID-Bulb, lifespan about 3000 hours
• Power: 12V / 35W
• Colour temperature: 7000K
• Beam divergence adjustable: 12° - 24°
• Runtime and Brightness: 3500 lumens max / 55 minutes approximately
• Switch: tactical button switch
• Body: Aircraft grade aluminium CNC, hard anodized
• Housing diameter: 44mm
• Bezel diameter: 76mm
• Length: 252mm
• Weight: 800g approximately
• Water resistant: splash proof
• Operation temperature: -10°C ------ +60°C
• Color: Tactical black
Optional Parts:
• K2 HID - Bulb, 24W (spare)
• K1 Li-ion Battery Handle (spare)
• K1 DC 12V Charger Adaptor
• K2 - 8xCR123A Battery Holder
• K1 - IR Filter, 850nm
• K1 - Red Filter, 600nm
• K1 - UV Filter, 365nm
• K2 Tactical holster

What is it with these ridiculously high-temperature bulbs though!? 7000K? Good grief. If they don't offer something a bit lower I'll definitely think twice about buying, or at least make sure I can replace the bulb with something a bit more reasonable.

 

[Cigarman]

Hehe yes it will probably be a lovely shade of llapis to illuminate baddies with and confuse them.

 

[LightForce]

3500 lm @ 7000K? Maybe then driven to 50W

 

[GilmoreD]

Who's ready to upgrade to this new one and sell me their Boxer 24w at a good price?
Dave

 

[Worklight]

Well, thats gonna blind the perk, wonder if you can get it with a Strike Bezel.. or if some custom-mod guy wants to make one

By the way, whats the problem with white/blue light?

 

[smurf_boi]

Euh,how come the spare bulb proposed is a 24W?Shouldn't it be a 35W bulb instead??or is this light overdriving a 24W HID at 35W?

 

[BVH]

The 7000K temp is a deal killer for me. It's giving up a lot of lumens at that color.

 

[electrothump]

3500 lm @ 7000K? Maybe then driven to 50W

LightForce, is that Mag T5 45watt a real light? If so, when is it coming, and where can we get one? Specs?

Thanks,
DN

 

[john2551]

I'm sure a Wolf-Eyes 35w Boxer is coming soon too! Remember the MF 24w K2000R came a few months before the Boxer 24w did. Is anyone else seeing a pattern?

 

[john2551]

LightForce, is that Mag T5 45watt a real light? If so, when is it coming, and where can we get one? Specs?

Thanks,
DN

That 45w HID got my attention too but it looks to be the length of a 5D mag which is HUGE!

 

[Aaron1100us]

How would this light compare to the WE Shark II 24 watt? Since the K3500R has a 7000K bulb, will it still be good? That seems like a high color temp to me, very blue I'm guessing. I'm interested in getting one sometime if it turns out to be a sweet light.

 

[Aaron1100us]

With a beam divergence adjustable from 12° - 24°, how well will this throw compared to say a WE Shark II with a 4 to 16 degree divergence? 12 degrees seems kinda wide. My AE is set at 6 degrees. Is this light meant more for flood?

 

[john2551]

How would this light compare to the WE Shark II 24 watt? Since the K3500R has a 7000K bulb, will it still be good? That seems like a high color temp to me, very blue I'm guessing. I'm interested in getting one sometime if it turns out to be a sweet light.

The 7000k bulb is bluer but with 3500 lumens vs 1800 lumens the much higher output might not make it as bad as everyone is thinking. A 7000k bulb in a 24w or 10w would be a lot worse/bluer.

 

[Aaron1100us]

Thats good to know, thanks. I'm all ready saving up to get one by the end of September or October. I can't wait to read some reviews on it, hope its as good as what I'm thinking it will be.

On the color temp.

I have dual 250 watt 10k metal halides on my aquarium. Those lights are as white as can be. I'm thinking is because the bulbs are 110 volt 250 watt. My 6k bulb on my AE is way bluer than those 10K bulbs on my aquaiurm. So, I think you are right about the 7k bulb not being as blue because of the 35 watts instead of 24. I also had a 400 watt 20k metal halide on another aquarium and that bulb was very very blue. So it will be interesting to see beam shots when this comes out.

 

[john2551]

Mike from OpticsHQ said in another thread that the beam is "insane", so i asked him for some pics & also a size comparison pics with other similar sized lights. Will advise when & if they surface.

 

[Aaron1100us]

Ok, thanks