The 3000K LH351 series LEDs are a nice warm white, very close to that of an incandescent light bulb. ( it is also high CRI like the 4000K variant. The reason why we want to incorporate the tint-ramping is to allow the BLF lantern to be set at a tint that everyone likes, hopefully all the way from 2700K up to 5000K. ( though i have no 2700K or 5000K Samsung LH351D LEDs yet to test, all i have is the 3000K in the V1 lantern & the 4000K in the V2 lantern.
Please sign me up for one. Thanks.
I’m sure it’s too late now to propose names but in the poll thread I mentioned the BLF L8 or BLF L44 (lantern with 8 leds or lantern with 4 + 4 leds).
If it’s too late, no worries, just wanted to throw my 2cent in. No matter the name, this is shaping up to be an awesome light.
I rather like the BLF with a little lantern symbol. But cost may be a consideration for this.
I do not necessarily believe it is useful to have two CRI’s vs more evenly distributed light with a single color. If asked; 4 LEDs of two CRIs, or 4 LEDs of bright white; I would choose bright white. I would want to see sunlight rather than incandescent light bulbs, kerosene lamps, fires places, camp fires, etc. I am not after nostalgia. I m after light.
As noted above, my view of CRI is one of an emergency light; not camping. Reading a book with the lantern, cooking, or just sitting around while the power people figure out why we do not have power and fix it, would seem to be better with white. Better visual range. Closer to actual colors.
The beauty of this is that you can set it to 5000K, I can set mine to 2700K-3000K for camping or late night power outages, and 4000K for evenings.
This is 4 LED’s of 2700K or 3000K AND 4 LED’s of 5000K, 8 LED’s total. You can have any CCT in between the two.
That’s the beauty of tint shifting. People can set it to their desired cct.
interested
done, you are number 916 on the interest list
Pugna is number 917 on the interest list
@alternety, there is a good reason for choosing multiple color temperatures.
It’s not only for choice, but something I now adore, TINT MIXING.
Tint mixing allows for much better dynamic range, and much better colors.
Thanks for the info. I have not been reading the thread regularly and missed the concept. I am on the list back around 120, and I do intend to buy some.
I liked the small latern logo from our first design, but the one with the rays is also fine and would fit to names like lighthouse or polaris. But because DBSAR supports a simple L1 I am now interested what the exact name limitations are.
I just commented in the naming thread, but now I have to revise that… BLF L1 with DBSARs logo (the first one where the light rays don’t touch the writing) would be just fabulous. Short, not easily confused with the GT logo like the manyfacturer fears, L1 just means Lantern 1 so there may be others.
Good points. 
Please put me down for 2 lanterns.
Yeah……. I like BLF L1 …… Simple with easy naming for future models…….but it’s not listed is it? :question:
Below is from a previous post
The interest list in the OP does not get updated super regularly, maybe once every couple weeks or so, and your post just missed the last cutoff. So I have to ask, are you interested in two more, or do the two you have noted above satisfy your wishes?
- As suggested by some other members, keeping the name-string short & simple will keep costs down maybe, and going with BLF L1 keeps the name as a model designation & on que with past BLF project names, ( Q8, A6, GT, etc.) also L1 keeps the lantern open for future updated models, ( L2, L3, etc.)
so here is the name with the lantern image logo and beam graphic that many have expressed they like. Even though this name was not added to Angerdan’s poll, it seems to combine the popular voted longer name abbreviation (BLF Lantern) with a model number (1) while keeping the name string simple, short, and aligned to past BLF light projects.
/\ +1 Now that’s cool………. good job DBSAR!
@DBSAR
Can you make two other versions of your last logo?
(where # is the place of the lamp icon)
BLF # Lantern
BLF L#antern
I like this a lot, except the logo should be between the BLF and the L1.