Armytek Prime C1 Warm Newbee first look

This is my first attempt at this so please forgive the pics and amateur commentary.
I am fairly new to the light world, but have been bitten fairly bad.
Since I received my Armytek Predator Pro, I have been curious on other offerings. I had heard of the Prime series coming out, so I jumped on the C1 Warm as soon as I could.



With the collection thus far,


I have been carrying it for a week now, it came with a clip but I haven't put it on yet, will post pics with clip soon. I'm not sure that I want to kick it out of my pocket anytime soon. The ergos feel great, very comfortable on the button interface. Not as stiff as I had thought. The beam tint is more of a neutral compared with the Spark SF3 but warmer than my Clicky neutral.
Terrible beam shot around 4' in the bathroom..

Sorry about that..will work on pics.

It's built like a tank, but not heavy. Love the thick bezel.



I haven't had much chance to really check it out yet, but work is crazy..you know the story lol but can't wait.
The interface is easy on this, I didn't get the pro model but this one has two firefly modes, low, med, high, double click for turbo which looks crazy bright.
So far after a week, I am still very happy with this and will add more pics and info as I go. Just wanted to get some in quick.
Cheers

Nice collection for someone who is just starting to buy nicer lights. The C1 looks like a tough little light.

^^Thanks.

Thanks for the posts. The pics look fine to me! I like that light. Looks beefy for sure.

Thank you for photos and describing your thoughts about it!

Nice photos thank you, looks like it could take some abuse !

zs&tas said:

Nice photos thank you, looks like it could take some abuse !

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Thanks,
I had given fedex permission to leave the package outside the door. It was at least -20 and it had probably been sitting there all day.
As soon a I got home, I popped in a primary within a minute and it worked fine while still very cold, same as the predator.
Cheers

Looks good... Have you had any issue with accidental activation?

Just got the same light a few weeks back except mine is the pro version. Been carrying it daily. Like you said, built like a tank! Nice tint. Nice beam. Nice UI...I wish I had purchased one years ago, but the name (ArmyTek) kept me thinking of cheap Chinese lights for some reason. Not the case!

matt4350 said:

Looks good... Have you had any issue with accidental activation?

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Not yet,
Will keep my eye on and check in.
Cheers

Tixx said:

Just got the same light a few weeks back except mine is the pro version. Been carrying it daily. Like you said, built like a tank! Nice tint. Nice beam. Nice UI...I wish I had purchased one years ago, but the name (ArmyTek) kept me thinking of cheap Chinese lights for some reason. Not the case!

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Indeed,
The last thing I think of is cheap with this. Reminds me of when I discovered the Zero Tolerance knives.
Cheers

Thanks for the review mate. Hey, we all have to start somewhere.

How has this light been holding up ? Any Issues ?

I sold my Armytek Prime A1 and just bought it back.

I just bought the Pro version. It has some glitches with the electronics (much too often, can't get into firefly level), which does not surprise me too much. The pocket clip does not attach securely to the flashlight, it wobbles. The switch is a little bit stiff, but not as bad as the one on my 1year old Wizard.

Good review.

I'm still trying to decide which Armytek light to get. The new 2xAA Partner looks great.

I have the AA Primes. Really like them, especially the Prime A2 Warm for the nice warm tint and the good run times. I don't EDC it (I have Zebralights for that), partly because it doesn't have a good clip (the one it comes with is useless). I suppose if I get another, I'd get the pro version for the better clip. But it comes with a holster, which is nice for outdoors.

Had the Prime A1 Pro Liked the UI. Didn't like the tint. Sold it. Looking for a C2 on market place. Ended up buying back the A1 I sold. Hope the tint is better

On the Armytek thread. They say there is a newer model with XPL emmitter. I hope they didn't change the UI.

Unfortunately my C1 Pro just died the other day. Went to one mode and then refused to turn on. ArmyTek is insisting on a video!

Tixx said:

Unfortunately my C1 Pro just died the other day. Went to one mode and then refused to turn on. ArmyTek is insisting on a video!

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So much for hassle-free eh?

scs said:

So much for hassle-free eh?

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Yeah, I know. Will see. Just joined Dropbox so I could send them the video. First production light to ever die on me like that.