We love the SST-20-W 95CRI. The 4000k currently sold on Kaidomain is the FB4 bin, which is far above the BBL so greenish. Fireflies is using the FA3 bin in the ROT66 and that was reported to have some slight green and requires minus green filter to perfect. If Sofirn can source the FA1, FA4, FD1, FD4, it should give the Nichia 9080 appearance but with better performance vs 219B. The SST-20-W 95CRI 3000k sold at Kaidomain is the HD2 tint bin and is perfect for WW.
If you go with the Samsung LH351D 90CRI, make sure you get the T1, T2, T3, or T4 bin because anything tint bins above has green tint. The groupbuys were T6 and T7 bins that were supposed to be at or below the BBL but in reality, they are all much above the BBL resulting in the yellow/green tint.
I would love to see the SF10 with a 5000K Nichia or Samsung emitter. Three special BLF editions, copper, brass, stainless and titanium. With a screwed on deep carry clip. I would buy a few of each.
Good idea but then it won't make any sense for me to keep track of the ideas posted here on BLF and do some kind of summary in the OP. Whatever the outcome of this survey will be, I'll be happy to put the results into the OP. Feel free to contact me via PM, Sofirn.
I suggested in the Google document a triple or quad in the size of their SP33 with either a 26650 or 21700. It would be another alternative to the D4S and E07 which seem to be very popular right now.
I’d love to know what ideas are inspiring to Sofirn right now.
Updated sf30. Could be simple as driven harder to produce 1000 lumens.
Or a emitter swap to xpl hi.
Or even another sale again. About a year ago these went on sale for $5.99 on amazon. Discount code maybe?
So far, Sofirn is already collaborating with Utorch. Right? I ask you to think about the idea to renew or buy out the Utorch UT03 Triple CREE XHP70 project under the brand Sofirn. Or implement it on 3 * XHP50 or 4 * XHP50 emitters.
These would be very practical lights, powerful and without problems with overheating.
I would like if Sofirn will soon finish the LT1 lantern and the Q8 extension tubes. Preferably those have matching threads so the lantern can use the extension tubes as well.
Also, it would be great if Sofirn would make another edition of the Q8 using OSRAM KW CSLNM1.TG (1mm2) “Flat White” emitters, giving it a super tight beam with great throw, and still over 2000lm output, in a “soda can” style light.
I still think what could be a real winner would be a tubelight that takes standard 20mm TIR lenses. This way they can be swapped easily (well, as long as nothing’s glued ) to go from a tight beam to a wide flood, clear or pebbled, and even oblong (for using as a bike-light).
Sofirn wouldn’t have to source all the TIRs, but it might be nice. But anyone then could swap in the TIR of choice.
Eg, the SP32A would be a good candidate for something like that. Any XP/3535 chip would be a good candidate for TIRs.
Or… if you still like reflectors, a shallow reflector that would be the same height as a TIR lens could satisfy anyone who “needs” a reflector, yet still be able to use a TIR after the fact. Shallow reflectors won’t be good for throw, but (nudge nudge wink wink) would be “made” for substituting a TIR lens.