FW3A, a TLF/BLF EDC flashlight - SST-20 available, coupon codes public

Please could you put me down for a second light. Thanks!

I would like to order 4. Thanks.

Please add me to the list for 2.

Love the built in pocket clip. My only complaint about the D4 is there’s no clips I really like.

Yes will update list later after the next page break.

Please add me too.

Originally looking at the D4 but this looks amazing!

Add me to the list please!

Welcome to BLF!

MARK
EDIT list updated and now we have more then 1000 people on the TLF and BLF lists combined, nice!

Please add me to the list for 1

Add me to the list for one please

Well sign me up for one more…

Yes will do

Yeah let me get a fifth one please lol last one I swear

Please sign me up for two!

Not sure how I missed this thread in the past, but put me down for two if possible.

I’m interested in this light but 50+ pages is a lot. :slight_smile: So far I know that max is 2500/3000 Lm, triple XPG3, single 18650, neutral? CCT? I’d love 4500K but does anyone know the real number? Levels? Anything else I should know before joining in? Thanks!

Info is in the OP :wink:
CCT?

Will update list later!

XP-G3? Is that right Miller?

Not good, Nichia 219C or equivalent will make it a great little light, G3’s will not be pretty in this little beaut and I’d either have to toss em or just not buy.

I’m a little concerned about XP-G3 too, but hopefully the prototypes will tell whether it’s okay. I’d rather have fewer lumens instead of a rainbow beam, but maybe it won’t have that issue. Just gotta be patient.

Thanks! I’m in for 2. $30 still? You guys are awesome!

I’ve read what I can find on Narsil but most of it’s NarsilM. I’m assuming they’re similar in effect and there’s something similar to 1, 2.5, 10, 35, 65, full multilevel available. If there’s a 6 I’d rather have 12-15 instead of 10, but that’s a little nitpicky I know. :slight_smile:

Two things - the future one first, then an explanation of why I think 4500K is the optimal CCT for Cree LEDs.

For the future I’d love to see Any flashlight OS programmable (Choosing modes) and upgradeable via s/w, even if I have to take the pill out and buy a usb-whatever connector

As for 4500K, let me tell you a story…

I was new to quality flashlights and walking through a forest at night in Oregon, as per my normal routine. I was carrying what I was told was the light that was perfect for my needs: a neutral 5000K CCT. I tried a 6500K light in the past and didn’t like it. I saw my prize (Porcini) and walked toward it over what seemed like level, moss covered ground. 1/3rd of the way there I fell through what felt like a booby trap. Fortunately I wasn’t hurt and when I looked around I saw that there was moss over a large collection of tangled branches, 3’ deep. I had stepped off of the edge of a mini-ravine without seeing it. I decided this was unacceptable. :slight_smile: Looking carefully for a few minutes I realized the moss reflected the blue light back at me making me think it was a solid surface. It looked the same as moss on the solid ground.

I ordered a few P60s and Solarforce bodies. I tried 3500, 4000, 4200, and 4500 K CCTs to compare with my 5000K. I went back to that spot and found that all of the lights 4500K and lower shone clearly through the moss and I could see the branches and the bottom of the seasonal creek. I compared them just walking around and found that all of the ones 4200K and down made it very hard to tell what an object was at 30-50’ away. I couldn’t tell a pine cone from a pile of droppings. This was most pronounced with brown things.

So for forest navigation at least, the 4500 was the sweet spot. I haven’t found any other task as demanding as my forest wanderings but a lot of what I use lights for involve plants and the more natural color without the ‘blue bounce’ helps me see better in everything I do. Interestingly, high CRI doesn’t change anything. I’m guessing the balance of red and blue is just right at 4500K. YMMV

So that’s why I like 4500. :slight_smile:

Thanks for listening.