Hi, sorry for the lack of updates. Iāve been debating whether to dispute some recent accusations, or whether itās not worth the trouble. And I think Iām leaning toward not. Bait is usually best left on the hook.
About the FW3A thoughā¦
I donāt have concrete answers, but if I understand correctly, orders go through Nealās shop. I donāt think his shop has a function for individual purchase codes, so those probably wonāt be a thing. And since it doesnāt look like every emitter option will be available right away, that makes things complicated. The list doesnāt track emitter preference.
Thereās also the complication of having two lists ā one on BLF and one on TLF.
Iām just guessing, but itāll probably end up going public all at once, without regard for the order of names on the list. Iāve kept the list in strict chronological order regardless, to make sure itās an optionā¦ but the rest of the infrastructure for that doesnāt seem to be in place. So itāll probably end up being a race at first, unless Neal comes up with a way to avoid that.
I hope so too!
All Iāve heard lately is that Lumintop is waiting for optics to arrive. The ETA on that is the end of the month.
The above-mentioned optics are thought to be the pacing item for the XP-L HI version. Nothing has been said about timeline after that, but I assume it will be a month or two after optics arrive before lights could be ready to ship, and that assumes everything else is actually ready to start making parts.
All of this is a guess. The manufacturer is not committing to any clear schedule on this project, so we have to be patient.
I wasnāt aware that sunlight being above the BBL made it āuselessā as a light source. Aesthetically preferring one tint over another doesnāt diminish the color accuracy of a particular LED.
The high CRI and R9 will make it absolutely crush in real life scenarios.
Comparing tints on a white wall is useless. The tint is the SST-20 is good. Itās better than the LH351D, and especially the 219C.
While it may not look as good on a white wall compared to the XP-L HI 5D and even 219b, the SST-20 is plain way better than the XP-L HI in non white wall hunters uses.