a record of some sortā¦longevity? prolongevity?
It kind of depends on whether the manufacturer puts a limit on the number of lights sold at the cheaper, group buy price. Iām surprised they are allowing 2000. Their profit margin goes up the more they can sale at the regular, higher price. Anyway, it seems the list keeps growing.
News has it that the (most probably) last hurdle of this project is the delayed availability of the optics before production commences.
I sure hope soā¦ Iāve followed this from the beginning. Canāt (but can) believe itās been nearly two years. I dream of the day my inbox has that new unread message from FW3A Team
Thanks for the update tatasalā¦.
Thanks for the latest news. Does the news include clarification whether theyāre still having trouble sourcing high CRI emitters, or is it possible this is the last hurdle only before the XP-L HI version starts production?
I think the anticipation is the greater part of the fun - admit it, three days after the light shows up itāll be on the shelf with the other 40 lights we donāt use, and weāll be griping because The Next Great Thing is taking so long to arrive.
Enjoy the anticipation, itāll be over soon.
The problem there will be the other 40 lights
I think this one is an exception in that in many cases, possibly most, it will take over EDC duties from other lights.
Could be the first EDC light that combines very practical small size with 18650 power, rear switch to avoid accidental activation, and lots of nifty features to play with.
The side switch is the only reason the D4 is not my EDC, or it would be holding this spot.
One other advantage of making more lights are lower bulk prices.
Letās just say the light costs 25$US(SST-20/LH351D) to make and ship at 1000pcs.
Well, the price could go down to 24$US if they are able to make 1500pcs, and 23,50$US at 2000pcs.
no this will actually be a handy light to have in your pockets.
LH351D still āsourcelessā , after the optics issue, the xpl-hi will proceed as planned, barring again another unforeseen circumstance.
As l previously said, letās enjoy the lights that we HAVE in the meantime!
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Aside from the extra cost, and aside from people wanting high CRI, Iād kinda prefer to do a spread of XP-L HI tints instead. ~3300K, ~4100K, ~4900K, ~5700K, all in āAā or āDā tints so theyād be on the pink side of BBL. Or perhaps they can be convinced to do a Cree spread and a high-CRI emitter.
This. This right here. How do we get you in charge?
Iāll take a 3300K and 4100K XP-L HI and one of the terrible hi-CRI versions to swap in some 219Bās.
for all those that want the LH351D it seems the wait will be long until we hear anything they decide to do wait for those or change emitter to something else.
I would not hold my breath on the EVER seeing the LH351D in this lightā¦.how many Chinese made flashlights other than a couple of Zebralights are there with Samsung LH351D stock? - VERY fewā¦.
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Iām on that list for 2 alsoā¦.IF it ever happens to come true.
I mean, Barry did say they found a Samsung LH351D supplier.
So, that means a large company like Lumintop shouldnāt have any problems, right?