I have tried this and it does look good but is actually not that much brighter then the 95cri SST-20 believe it or not. The 70cri SST-20 should be about the same or possibly brighter then the XP-L HI.
Which is why they decided to move to the SST-20, better CRI and only ~15% lower lumens IIRC. That assumes they could get a top bin 5D of course, with the bin they would most likely end up with the numbers would be even closer.
The olson white is one I considered, it could work, the only reason I have not pursued it is because the optics on this light are really not setup for throw, so I think it would be kind of wasted.
It is possible they will swap the XP-G3 6500k for an SST-20 6500k if the tests come out good. They already have the sample SST-20 LED’s and hope to test them next week. I hope they do since theSST-20 doesn’t have that G3 tint shift issues and a tighter beam.
Yes, agree - the XPL-HI has the best most uniform tint. Others, like TK, say the same thing. I prefer the V2 5D's though.
You get some decent lumens, some decent throw, but the tint is phenomenal. Funny because when we dedomed XP-L's our selves, we got horrible green tint. But CREE's dedome, and whatever protective layer they add, does something miraculous.
I agree, I really like the XP-L HI tint as well but lumens or high CRI is what sells lights, a good tint low CRI LED just doesn’t register with the general public.
It is possible we could get a special edition with the XP-L HI but they seem to of rejected it for the normal production models.