*BLF LT1 Lantern Project) (updated Nov,17,2020)

Please add me for one.

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Why is there a limit of 3000 ? Surley Sofirn will make & sell as many as possible ?

Batch #1 consists of about 500 pcs, batch #2 about 2.500 pcs. That's why there is the limit of 3.000 pcs. I guess they can't produce more than 2.500 pcs at a time without having negative impact on their production planning for all the other models. Please keep in mind that Sofirn has a wide range of products and is also OEM manufacturer for third party brands. So, I'm sure they are willing to sell more than 3.000 pcs but it will take some time before they can launch a third batch in their factory.

As with the other groupbuys blf has done, the price that is agreed on with the manufacturer is relatively low. The manufacturer doesn’t make a lot (if any) money on the first sale’s. So they put a limit on the amount that will be sold with the low price.
After all they want to make money so after the groupbuy they will raise the price to a more realistic and fair price for the manufacturer.

This limit is for the discount group buy price, the rest will go for the regulair price of $85,- (€75,99 on amazon.de) without batteries.

Put me down for one more, for a total of two please.

Pretty stoked regardless.

I haven’t kept up with the thread, how will the second batch be an upgrade over the first?

I’m very interested in 1. May I get on the list?

I have been trying to get the order placed everyone said place the order and choose other for payment method I am not having any luck it wont let me place the order until I pay somehow. Someone (simon) says “place the order but do not pay I will adjust the price” I can not place the order with out paying! am I stupid? am I missing some way of placing the order using other payment. I have always thout I could do things however this is difficult. other gb’s have been painless.
Chris

I don’t know if this is the problem, but sales through certain outlets have been halted until bugs in the system get plugged. Back a page or 3 someone proudly (IMO) posted about how they were able to steal someones light by just using the stolen name from the list and paying for it. That “gent” is no longer here and all references to him have been wiped and flushed.

Sig Please add +1 more for me, should be a total of 4 for me now I think! Many thanks!

I’ll second this and the other opinions, if the color options are those in Martin’s FB picture I have no interest, which is a bit disappointing as I held off on purchasing my first low number light in order to wait for the color options.

any option for non-toy-like anno would be a massive improvement.

Please add me for 1 more now colours are avaiable.

I can see the colour debate raging for eternity, think the project team just need to post a poll with options they feel they want to consider (and Sofin will actually produce). I personally can see logic in bright colour options alongside black, because your not going to accidentally leave it somewhere in the wild if its a bright colour. Given the earlier post where Martin has seen lamps in a range of colours… I would not be suprised if they have already made a decision?

Are we sure the second batch is not already committed to be black?

Group buys are always a great acheivement, but sounds like Sofin got baffled with too many voices and went early with their (manual) code process rather than let the automated system do the heaby lifting which is a shame, but I am sure everyone gets a light in the end so only the impatient really suffered.

No code PM yet but I am in the 1000’s somewhere for first one so not suprised, hopefully everyone gets a chance in the next month before it gets really dark for the winter :wink:

It's not that easy to just post a poll. We have discussed many color options internally and also sent Sofirn some rendered pictures of the colors we (the LT1 team including those many collected ideas of all of you) think they will look great on the LT1. Now, it's up to Sofirn to check with their anodizing factory what's feasible and what's not. Once that happened we may start with the poll. It would not make any sense to already raise everyone's desire for colors we eventually might not get. It would only cause disappointment on this thread and that's the last thing we want. ;-)

No, they have not made their decision yet (as far as I am informed) and they are really interested in getting us matte colors like dark green or desert tan/sand, too. This is why I tried to kindly ask everyone for a bit more patience until Sofirn is clear about the colors. We all hope that production of batch #2 will commence very soon.

Thanks Lux, this is a good point, we’ll just have to wait and see

OK , I am in for 1 more. I think that makes total of 5. thanks

Ive been unable to find definitive confirmation that colors will be offered. It seems possible and maybe even likely, that Sofirn may not even include color options for the GB, which obviously will come as a disappointment to many that are waiting thinking colors WILL be an option.

I like how the discussion is going regarding the colors. Good contact with factory and good feedback from BLF with great color suggestions. I hope this works out for the group buy since I added to my quantity to get more colors.

The deeper stronger colors are what I was hoping for. The blaze orange and the deep green and possibly the flat earth are what I want and will order most of my lanterns.

If the rich deep anodized colors are offered, I am all in. I am less interested in just flat coatings that look more like paint. (might buy one flat earth) but really would buy mostly anodized. If the current colors posted on orange and green samples are what is offered, I will buy black only. They seem washed out to me.

It’s probably irrelevant, but I would pay more for the richer anodized colors I like them that much.

Please add me for one more

Please add me for one more, total 3pcs.