More than 20 units accounted for in a couple days seems promising, but it is worth noting that MOQ on Yuji 5mms is 1000. Probably would need at least a tenth of that to get any manufacturer to take notice.
Please feel free to start a CPF thread to gauge interest and spread the word. :+1:
For the sake of expectation management:
I have a feeling that the MOQ for Fenix to produce a special high CRI edition of their E01 might be somewhere in the same order as that of directly ordering Yuji 5mm leds.
Perhaps around 500+ orders for Fenix to even start listening to some random internet flashlight nutsā¦
I presume there is a reason for the fact there has not been a special BLF edition produced by Fenix before.
If the rate of expressed interests for a Yuji E01 continues with the same speed, it is going to take a while before we reach that number. :person_facepalming:
Then again, itās good to have a dream.
And I still believe the combination of the Fenix E01 with the Yuji 5mm (both the 3200K as well as the 5000K) LED is a match made in heaven. :innocent:
@slowtechstef: I noticed Fenix has a specific GB/corporate order form. Might be a place to start if finding a liaison doesnāt pan out. Hereās the link.
Thanks. Just had a look at the Fenix form. Strange: in the āIndustryā pull down menu āonline flashlight community forumā was not listed as an option. Yet
Who knows? I even mentioned it and linked to his thread with a message along the lines of āHereās where you can buy something similar and they are great, but factory potting etcetc.ā
If I had to guess itās because we would need a manufacturer/price first. That would make some sense.
At least two people expressed price-conditional interest in the short time it was active, so thatās something.
run4jc is a very lucky guy, those are some of his lights. Price is no objection for him, he buys lights that cost hundreds of dollars, each
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So, for those that want a YujiE01:
For less than US$100 Vinh will gladly sell you Two UNpotted E01 with the Yuji(s) of your choice.
Unit cost is $48 per Yuji
Update: 31 persons interrested in 56 lights in 4 days.
Hmmā¦ still a way to go until we reach that hypothetical 500 people target list.
For the impatient: like jon_slider said, those who want that *UNpotted *Yuji E01 they can buy one from Vinhnās shop.
Please do if you want one badly right now. I think it will only wet your appetite for a Fenix produced Yuji E01 :innocent:
By the way: Fenix introduced the E01 in April 2008.
Then means 2018 would be a great year to introduce the Fenix E01 special 10 year anniversary edition.
With Yuji high CRI led of course