Well I’m either very unlucky in the tint lottery or I’m more sensitive to green tints.
hi ,
Checking in, it appears there is a decision to be made.
my numbers are 739, 740, 889, 890. could you make it two of each emitter? thank you. Andy
When do I need to specify which emitter I want? Never done a group buy before
No decision to made yet. I think they are going to make half and half of each type (if I’m remembering TK correctly). So the list is just for the total number of lights you want.
The magical line you see is, simply put, the black body line.
Black body locus or Planckian locus. Wikipedia if anyone wants to read about it.
Please put me done for another light. That will make 2 lights total. 1 of each emitter option.
hodor:Be careful with the SST-20s, I’ve tried all the currently available 3000K, 4000K and 5000K and they all have a green tint to them at low to medium levels.
i dont see any green on my d4s 3000k…
I’ve tried the sst-20 in 6500k ,it only looks greenish if you shine it on a white wall next to XPLHI
Yesterday i finally jumped to the LH351D(4000k 90cri) bandwagon and modded my OTR U16 with one and i’m pleased with the result, i didn’t find any odd tint.
On the other hand i’m waiting for my sst-20(4000k 95cri)to arrive to replace a xp-g3 ~6000k green puke tint, hoping not to see also a green puke tint!
So for now i’m in for one LH351D in this flashlight, and i’m not forgetting that there is only other option, the XP-L HI
severide:I haven’t checked these forums in a while. Just caught up with the update on the first post. Decent timing on my part lol. I’m satisfied with the emitter choices. Looking forward to seeing more after the prototypes are received. Thanks for keeping this going guys!
maukka has already received his & posted a ton of photos & info. Did you see it??
I have not seen that, actually. I’ll look through his posts to find it. Thanks!
I think the minus green filters are a really good solution for anyone dealing with green tint on lower modes. You give up some output, but it’s reversible. I had great results on my Astrolux S43, which came with horribly green 219Cs.
teacher: severide:I haven’t checked these forums in a while. Just caught up with the update on the first post. Decent timing on my part lol. I’m satisfied with the emitter choices. Looking forward to seeing more after the prototypes are received. Thanks for keeping this going guys!
maukka has already received his & posted a ton of photos & info. Did you see it??
I have not seen that, actually. I’ll look through his posts to find it. Thanks!
His post in this thread was hard to miss.
Completed review here: TLF/BLF/Lumintop FW3A review (18650, 3x XP-L HI cool white) Just got the light out of its box about an hour ago. Nothing alarming stands out from a quick test. Only preliminary numbers follow. -This is the cool white XP-L HI version with frosted optics (2.8 cd/lm) -Beam is very even in tint which isn’t surprising with the floody optics -Measurements show a bit of green on lower modes, but nothing to worry about, visually it’s clean cool white and much better than most …
I think the minus green filters are a really good solution for anyone dealing with green tint on lower modes. You give up some output, but it’s reversible. I had great results on my Astrolux S43, which came with horribly green 219Cs.
Not sure if it’s the same tint issue but reversing the lens on my S42 removed a sickly tint from the beam and made it very nice indeed. I actually find this for all lights with AR coated lenses, i reverse them all for a much more satisfying beam.
Could be worth a test.
Not sure if it’s the same tint issue but reversing the lens on my S42 removed a sickly tint from the beam and made it very nice indeed. I actually find this for all lights with AR coated lenses, i reverse them all for a much more satisfying beam.
Could be worth a test.
Reversing the AR coated lens on the S43 has no effect. Removing the lens, however, does drop the duv from 0.0045 to 0.0031 and increases the output about 5%.
Reversing the AR coated lens on the S43 has no effect. Removing the lens, however, does drop the duv from 0.0045 to 0.0031 and increases the output about 5%.
Fair enough, you’d know! What is duv?
Fair enough, you’d know! What is duv?
The distance from the black body line (neutral light). Positive numbers are above the BBL = greenish. Negative numbers are below = rosy/magenta.
The distance from the black body line (neutral light). Positive numbers are above the BBL = greenish. Negative numbers are below = rosy/magenta.
Got it, thanks
Where do I order the FW3A flashlight
You can’t order it yet. You can say how many you want in this thread, and when they’re available, you’ll get a notification.
severide:I have not seen that, actually. I’ll look through his posts to find it. Thanks!
His post in this thread was hard to miss.
FW3A, a TLF/BLF EDC flashlight - SST-20 available, coupon codes public - #6570 by maukka
@ severide…… Jason provided the link to the post in ‘this’ thread by maukka.
Here is the link to maukka’s review thread…… TLF/BLF/Lumintop FW3A review (18650, 3x XP-L HI cool white)
I would like to buy 2 please
Thanks!
interested in one for sure, maybe 2 or 3 (friends)
I am interested in one or two