Cool, thanks. I dig that tint. Not too far away from NW and not too far from CW. That’s my perfect tint preference balance without getting too yellow or blue!
Today i received my MF-01 head i sent to Lexel for modding…
OMG! 13k+ Nichia lumen at startup on fresh 30Qs!
I wonder whether i could fry an egg… :laughing:
Glad i now have Narsil and ramping to handle this huge amount of light.
The GITD tape inside the optic is a nice touch too.
Now that I have the Nichia 219c version, It’s time to compare the two!
XP-G3 Variant Left - Nichia 219c Variant Right
XP-G3 Variant Left - Nichia 219c Variant Right
XP-G3 Variant Left - Nichia 219c Variant Right
XP-G3
Nichia 219c
This is my first Nichia 219c based light. I can totally see why people dig the Nichia LED. The tint at 5000K is definitely the sweet spot. I love both lights to tell you the truth, but yeah, the Nichia looks sweet!
I just don’t know the CRI % of the Nichia. I think the Cree is 70%
Wow thanks for posting these pics. Very useful! I was hoping the nichia 219c would be a little warmer than that. There’s not much difference in tint judging from your side by side pic. I’m still on the fence of whether to buy this because I have the Haikelite MT09R preordered but I do want a high powered nichia high cri flood light.
To be honest it seemed just only slightly less bright to me. It is noticeable but if I had to pick I think I like the Nichia a little more. It’s a tossup really. I love both of the lights. I’d totally recommend having both of them at the outstanding discounted group buy price. Full price I’d say just the Nichia. I will most likely alternate between the two so I can have the best of both worlds.
I love both of the lights equally overall.
The only thing I kinda don’t like is the very short turbo time. I know it’s because of heat but… man they are amazing on turbo!
I think for the price it’s at right now, I’d say go get the Nichia. I think you would love it. Colors look more natural with the Nichia as seen with the fan pics.
I only owns the Nichia version so i can’t tell the difference… but i can say it looks like sunlight in the middle of the night. Not just the massive output, but the way things look. They don’t seem to be illuminated by an artificial light of some kind. It just looks like plain daylight - maybe a bit late afternoonish. I’d guess that’s what all the craze with Nichia leds is about. You wont know until you see it for yourself. Who cares about a couple k lumens when you have this kind of mojo.
I posted this in the modding thread, but figured I’d share here as well. I modded the MCPCB and installed Lexel’s driver with Narsil. This thing is a monster!