I am watching the 21700 discussion closely. A strap would be required if that change was made to the new light.
Also, a quick recap on the KD XHP70.2 80CRI LED’s from a page ago. With my internet being down I went ahead and put together my MT09R with those LED’s and I am very impressed. The tint is great and output is good as well.
Compared side by side with the 80CRI LED’s I have been using the lumens are around 10% lower it seems (most likely they do not have the same silly low vF).
The tint if anything is a little better then the LED’s I have been using, very minor difference and most likely would not notice it unless you had them side by side but the KD LED is a little rosier.
Overall I would run either of them without a problem, the choice os slightly more lumens or slightly rosier tint is not enough for me to worry about.
Sorry about that delay, they did not expect the delay with the NW emitters and they had planned to get everything finished before the week long holiday.
The emitter delay threw a wrench in everything and they are just now getting caught up.
Had I know this I would of told them to not list the conversion kits until now but retrospect is 20/20.
The last update I got was that they had most outstanding orders packed but needed a few days to sort all of the order details out to make sure there were no mistakes. They should be shipping out this week.
Thanks for the link! Ordered! I’m gonna try my hand at dedoming, and I was hoping to have a backup in case I ruin the first one. 4000k is more my taste anyway.
Edit: I just remembered dedoming will make it even more warm… hmm. Oh well, we’ll see what happens and go from there.
Great thanks for the info! I think eventhough it doesn’t have the silly low vF for max output, it is at least 10% more efficient so longer run time and runs cooler. Good to have this option. Hope you bought it with the 10% coupon code “newgrandkd”. If that doesn’t work anymore, there is still a 5% coupon code “blf”.
I’ve had my Cool White BLF GT70 for several weeks now. All I can say is thanks to all involved with it design. I’m more than thrilled with my purchase.
Well my GT70 came in today, wow this light is huge especially compared to stuff like the DX80 that I thought was big. NealsGadgets did a killer job with packaging and shipping, def recommend him big time.
Now question does anyone know anyone in the US that sells the light cap? I ordered the bag and forgot the cap
Sites that sell camera equipment like Adorama or BHphotovideo sell similar ones. Search for Op/tech hood hat xx-large. They are excellent quality and are made in the USA.
THANK YOU very much for this info you and Texas Ace!! I really appreciate it. Apparently it was suppose to come with it from Neal and it was accidentally left out, no biggie.
I might pick up one of these from Amazon, since they fit so good and have protection.
It was a struggle for me as well, a couple of pull tabs would’ve been helpful. As much trouble it was to get the cover on, I’m not sure it’ll get used as much as it should. Does anyone make a hard cover or maybe we can fashion one out of a PVC endcap from home depot?
For anyone who wants a perfect fitting ’lens cap’, if you have a WalMart close by; purchase a Large size of the Great Value Oats.
The plastic top is a perfect fit to make a great ‘lens cap’ for the GT. :+1:
It is a secure fit too, it stays on quite well.
Plus you get some good eating, healthy oats for breakfast….
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