With the XP-G3 it took only a month or so before Cutter started selling a few 70CRI versions. and it took 3 more months for the 90 CRI ones hit the market. So with the XP-L2 perhaps you can expect a very limited selection soon
The search function does weird things every now and then, some very interesting threads never show up, even you search for the title literally. I think in the Google search there is a huge priority for often visited/edited threads, so if the thread you search for is fairly new, or is not visited often, and has keywords that resemble those frequently visited threads, it is never found, or sometimes as far as at page xx of the search.
Interesting, I am sure most of us will try one or 2 but beyond that I will wait and see how they perform before diving in. Not a big fan of domed LED’s period honestly but also hate dedoming. So XP-L HI’s are what I use almost exclusively.
The thing that bugs me about that dome the most is the poor quality color blending. Every Cree LED made in the past 8 years has had better color blending around the edges than what XPG3 has. Lower VF will be nice though I suppose.
EDIT: In fact the color rendering period with XPG3 has been poor in my opinion. Even the high CRI neutrals to me don’t look nearly as good as equivalent emitters from another series.
Well…I wouldn’t go buying any XP-L2s anytime soon. I got 4 in today, planned on using one of them in a S2+ host and the other three in a X6 triple. They may be fine in a triple but they aren’t worth a crap when used as a single led on 16mm noctigon in combination with a fet and a 30Q or VTC6. They just turn blue and die in turbo mode. I’ve got two left, I don’t know how much it costs to ship to Amsterdam (I have djozz in mind) but I would like to send these to someone that has the equipment to test them so no one wastes their money on something that’s not going to work for them.