Zappaman
WKR
Gotta find a way to pay the influencers pushing there stuff somehow, repackaged and jacked up prices will do it
I was looking at a fenix but now I’m not sure it isn’t also a sofirn
Just the nerd I am... I'll give you some insider info here.
I'd sure Fenix buys from the same "parts" maker for THIS light as (I KNOW) Sofirn does-- in this rare case for Sofirn- they source this body Vs. make it. (BTW: I feel Fenix is a FINE brand- they do a GOOD job).
Sofirn USUALLY designs and machines all their own bodies and reflectors (as well as doing the same for MANY OEM buyers... possibly for Fenix- but we'll never know).
Sofirn saw an opportunity to take a GREAT design (from another OEM-- and this headlamp really is) and "tweak" it correctly (as most DON'T). You can find "knocky-offey" garbage out there using this exact same body (from the same OEM who makes the body that sells for like $1.50 each in large lots)-- the difference in quality is in the "guts" they put into them.
MOST light "brands" do this (from Ebay cheap crap- to top dollar). They find the parts in China and have a "shop" do the assembly in large runs-- then sell it wherever they can (under some brand/model name). Some are VERY well made (and some are brands here that are fine lights like the Fenix indeed!).
Just remember: most light "brands" do not machine the bodies or reflectors they use. But Sofirn does (as both an OEM and now, their own brand as of four years ago). I know some very popular brands they make, but I'm not at liberty to disclose this as they have to be VERY careful to not break trade agreements WITH their own customers- and... it doesn't matter.
What matters... is that if you get a well made, top quality piece of gear for a (very) fair price-- YOU win!