[PART 2] Official BLF GT Group Buy thread. Closed, but Public sales open!

Wieselflinkpro · July 1, 2018, 5:11pm

The MF04 or MT70 will have XHP70.2 too. I think tats a further Argument for them.

The GT will gave more fins and battery runtime for such a Project.

Kendo · July 1, 2018, 11:24pm

I’m interested in the gt 70.2 if there is a gb list put me on it please

Texas_Ace · July 1, 2018, 11:38pm

I will be opening a thread for a list as soon as we work out some final details.

If all goes to plan the thread should go live this week.

Included in that thread should be the XHP70.2 conversion kits.

Kendo · July 1, 2018, 11:42pm

No worries
Will be watching in anticipation,
Even if an upgrade option is put into production I would be interested,
It doesn’t have to be a full gt unit.
Thanks for the opportunity to be part of your blf family.

Tejasandre · July 1, 2018, 11:44pm

I’d be a n for an upgrade kit too.

Dustynell · July 2, 2018, 12:47am

Hello, who can assist me with my getting my BLF GT? there was an issue with sending my original address and I have providing an alternate address, so still waiting as of this message.

kntx · July 2, 2018, 1:07am

The Lumintop link sale has 3$ a piece for the GT and 40 units available - 3$ a piece?

kntx · July 2, 2018, 1:08am

I’m interested also

JasonWW · July 2, 2018, 1:11am

Your not looking close enough. Its the carry strap that’s $3.

JasonWW · July 2, 2018, 1:19am

I see you were #271 on the list. Did you make the deposit?

There was a final payment deadline of Dec 30, if I recall correctly. Did you get a personal message with the payment instructions? Did you pay, but had an issue with the shipping address?

Dustynell · July 2, 2018, 1:55am

Yes and yes. Completed the deposit and final payment in a timely manner.

There was an issue with shipping g to my original address and I provided an alternate address.

JasonWW · July 2, 2018, 2:52am

Did you fill out the most recent BLF GT outstanding issues survey

I would do that. Hopefully Lumintop is taking over this survey.

Then I would get into contact with Lumintop (Marketing.Lumintop@gmail.com) and explain that you were #271, made you deposit, made your final payment, but there was an issue with your address and that the whole thing seemed to slip through the cracks.

You can also send Neal a personal message just in case he is able to help out, but I think Lumintop are handling issues like this.

ChibiM · July 2, 2018, 12:50pm

Texas_Ace:

Suddenly lumintop got in contact with me and let me know they are officially moving forward with The XHP70.2 GT after over a year of trying to talk them into it. I am guessing the XHP70.2 GT’s that sold on ebay for $495 played a large role in the sudden interest. Thanks to whoever bought those for getting this ball moving! They nearly lost money on the last GT group buy, they only turned a profit with the last few hundred sells and it scared them. To put peoples minds at ease, the group buy price on the light will be much less then $500, still working on the exact pricing but I am trying to get them as low as possible. It will also be much smoother then time around. Still got details to work out before I start a thread for it but it is in the works officially now. They are saying 2 months since most of the parts are re-used from the GT. Based on the GT GB, I figure 3+ months is a good guess but would love to be proven wrong lol. Going forward on the group buys that I run I am hoping to keep them to a start to finish timeline of ~3 months. I can’t do another year long life eating group buy. 80 hour weeks are no fun. Plus I really feel bad for all the people that had to wait months and months for the lights, it was not fair to them. Lastly lumintop ALSO suddenly showed interest in another project I have been pitching them for almost a year now as well. It would be the biggest and most expensive BLF light so far by a fair margin but boy, would it be a light like nothing else on the market… :innocent: :cowboy_hat_face: I have been telling them, if they build it, they will come but it seems they needed some evidence of that.

ooohhhhhh nice nice! waiting for more info :D

But it should beat the Acebeam X70 by a fair margain :D

Texas_Ace · July 2, 2018, 1:22pm

:innocent: :innocent: :innocent:

blinker · July 2, 2018, 1:40pm

What is the difference between the 70.2 and the current GT? Is it more lumens, more throw? Anything else?

djozz · July 2, 2018, 1:55pm

4 times the lumens, 40% less throw.

So your hotspot is (a bit) less intense but clearly bigger, spill is much brighter.

blinker · July 2, 2018, 4:08pm

Thanks djozz. Do you think there is a way to get more throw? By the way, I like your quote by G. Speth.

JasonWW · July 2, 2018, 7:43pm

Sure, slice the dome.
With the dome on you get about a –45- 40 reduction in throw (~~2200m~~ 2000 to 1200m)
With a sliced dome you get about a –27- 20 reduction in throw (~~2200m~~ 2000 to 1600m)
This is based on Texas_Ace’s GT. You lose about 15% lumens by slicing the dome, which isn’t too bad.

Hopefully I remembered all these numbers correctly.

mmalive · July 2, 2018, 6:34pm

How is pricing for new version? As opposed to upgrading? If price is good then better off buying new version to have BOTH thrower and spotter versions.

blinker · July 2, 2018, 6:41pm

Okay, if a dome (I assume it comes with a dome) reduces it by 45% and no dome reduces it by 27% how do you get 0% reduction?