Anyone have their order ship yet? Stock was due 31st, but I notice they now removed date from the web page.
They helpfully cancelled my order for extension tube, even though it came into stock that day…
If anybody is wondering they said that the nichia 219c LED’s are “about 90 CRI”.
Oh, I’ve never read that.
Have you a link Spinuch?
What range includes “about” in China? –15% to +0% ??
I think the normal 219C is 80 CRI.
Are there magnets on a tripod screw? I think a tail magnet is more useful than this emergency hammer.
mine is now shipped 
Mine is on its’ way, too! :+1:
Mine shipped today too!
if this thing turns off by a long press
I’m gonna need an oven mitt
Just use a key or a pen.
Well my Nichia one is still showing “backorder” but the XP-G3 I also ordered as a gift has shipped (from Seychelles?). Better re-order those 18650 tubes they cancelled…
Grr, tubes now out of stock again.
Ordered on 25th, they cancelled it on 30th - tubes in stock when I looked at website the next day, been away last week with limited access and now I check they are on backorder again… which is why I ordered on the 25th to beat the rush!
I’m quite impatient to see how it behaves on high and turbo since there are reports about the Manker version E14 II (with copper head) becoming dangerously hot - even burning a desktop. well that was with a 18650. I think i’ll be VERY cautious with this one.
That burned desktop is by leaving the light on turbo on the table with leds down, all high powered triples and quads will do that 
The BLF-A6 driver that Astrolux has used for their previous lights has a 40 seconds turbo time-out, which was still not good enough to keep the lights under uncomfortable temperatures. If they skipped even that insufficient time-out in the S42 it really will becone dangerously hot if the user does not interfere.
Just received my XP-G3 version from the Banggood pre-order and it's DOA. The length of the battery tube seems to be slightly off and I managed to damage (flatten the negative end) of a Nitecore 18350 trying to tighten it fully (hope the battery is still safe to keep around!) The battery + spring in the head is soldered off-center and somewhat "crunched"; I managed to expand the coils slightly with a screwdriver so that it pops up more properly; unfortunately it does not make it work. Have just filled out the form on the Banggood web site; awaiting response.
Ouch there... Just got my 219C S42. Will try it out and take some #'s.
Bad News! These are not designed for batteries - even flat top unprotected 18350's dont fit, 16340's don't fit.
The spring on the driver side should be a flat profile brass pad, then it might be all good.
The light is useless as shipped.
Awesome…
Same here. Both 18350 and 16340 didn’t work. Thought they’d have tested it with batteries… Early adopter grieve.