Convoy L2 Sand Flashlight - Cree XP-L HI, 1/2 x 26550 - A powerful thrower

The flashlight was provided by Banggood.com for review purposes.
Here's the product's link: Convoy L2 Sand / Silver (The code: d1b2f7 brings the price down to $36.99)

Starting with the packaging, you get the regular Convoy branded cardboard box.


Here's how the included accessories are organized.


In total you get an 26650 extension tube, a tactical / cigar grip ring, 4 x 18650 to 26650 adapter rings, an adjustable wrist lanyard and
two little magnets which tbh I am not sure what they are used for.


Coming at the flashlight itself, the body has been pretty much been kept identical to the previous model.
Of course, the main change in here is the absolutely stunning anodization color.


The head integrates the regular thick, deep heatsinking grooves and an anti-roll pattern in the bezel's portion.


With the help of the extension tube, the light turns into a monster size-wise.
Thanks to the dual 26650 configuration, the flashlight allows for a wide range of mods to be


The light comes with thick, square cut threads, with the ones on the tail side being anodized to allow for a mechanical lock out.


Here's the cigar grip installed onto the extension tube.


The switch's rubber boot is placed lower than the two side flaps of the tail and as a result the flashlight can tail stand.


The tail switch is held in place by a brass retaining ring.
In my case, the ring had some darker spots probably caused by the machining process.


And that's the tail side taken apart.
It's worth mentioning that the switch is forward clicky.


The head houses the driver which is also retained by a brass ring.
The 17mm LD25 Linear driver that's used is coupled with a ~21mm contact plate.
(Don't mind the scratches, as these were created when my crappy snap ring pliers slipped when I tried to unscrew the ring.)


Being a thrower, the L2 uses an XP-L HI housed inside its wide, deep, smooth reflector.


The emitter is mounted onto a 20mm DTP copper star which is secured into position by two screws.



User Interface
The Convoy L2 is using a very simple user interface.
Please do keep in mind that due to the forward clicky switch that's used, the mode changes can only occur while the flashlight is turned off.

Turn on / off: Full press of the switch.
Momentary on: Half press of the switch.
Mode change: Quickly turn on and off of the light ( Low - Mid - High )
Strobe: Same as mode change, but two times in a row.


Performance
The LD25 that's used is a linear driver.
This means that it can provide a constant current if the battery's voltage is kept above the Vf of the emitter that's being driven.

 Here's my ceiling bounce measurements along with the current draw for each power level.


Here's Turbo mode compared to my other lights:


Keep in mind that the readings are a bit lower than expected (indicating around 900Lm instead of 1000).
That's probably due to the tight hotspot of the flashlight combined with the Warm (3000K) XP-L HI that I have decided to go with.

Beamshots@10m

@30m


@35


@220m
As with most Convoy products, the new L2 is an excellent flashlight.
Its machining and anodization is flawless, while it's extremely modable.
Like with most BLF's members, the L2 is probably my favorite thrower!