The D80v2 has become one of my favorite lights for night hikes, second only to the Convoy L6. The D80v2 has the advantage of being much smaller and easier to fit in a jacket pocket.
I love that even on the lower modes, the beam reaches way out but still has a usable hotspot size. I can keep my eyes adjusted for the night but still see very far up the trail in front of me.
The SST40 has a bit of a green tint in the lower regulated modes. The tint shift is quite large as you step up to higher modes. On high/turbo it appears quite a bit cooler and less green.
Honestly, you can never be 100% sure of what tint you might get, and of course, how your eyes see it, but I have two of these, and both are a very nice neutral tint, not greenish.
I really appreciate you checking for me. Bummer I missed another raw BLF edition, any hope for a second batch? Looks like I’m off to hunt for this one in the marketplace.
I took some quick measurements. Keep in mind this is just my example of the light, but I have had two different D80v2 SST40 heads (first one had some issues but Jacky took care of me) and they both had similar tints. Also ignore the lux measurements because I haven’t calibrated that yet.
Color temperature shifts a bit cooler as current goes up and it loses some of the green tint.