Jaxman E2 measurements (Nichia 219B, bargain high CRI 18650)

I’ve asked doctors too, and had similar results. Except this one guy, who insists on only doing examinations with a gigantic old incandescent flashlight, usually held by one of his assistants.

I offered him my L3 L10-219, dramatically smaller with more output and runtime and a smoother beam, but he didn’t want it. And when I looked at what the doctor was seeing, I found that the super-warm incan tint actually showed some things under the skin better.

sounds like a P60 with a lower output ican drop in and 18650 might work for him…

Finally got my neutral white (5700k) Jaxman E2 in today, and I find its tint to be astounding.

I have a wealth of other high CRI flashlights to compare it to, and I don’t think any are close to the E2’s Nichia high color temperature 219B. The differences are especially apparent with wood tones.

My L3 Illumination’s L11C with Nichia 219B at 4500k looks dirty and orange in comparison, and doesn’t differentiate greens from browns as well as the Jaxman E2, and flesh tones look more copper-tanned than pinky-flesh as it would under the sun.

My Zebralight SC62D with Phillips Luxeon T at 5000k was previously my sunlight mimicker, but it comes off looking very green in comparison to the Jaxman E2. It still looks decently white next to the purer E2, though.

My Zebralight H600FD with XML2 sporting the easywhite technology at 5000k (closer to 4800k) also looks very yellow/green in comparison, not being able to differentiate browns from greens as well and other colors, as everything is veiled with a yellow tone.

Naturally, people looking for a more incandescent look with high color rendering can still loom in the 3-4.5k range— the likes of which the 4500k 219B is still good at doing. Also, those who found the Luxeon T of the SC62D too cool in the spill will undoubtedly find the spill of the E2 neutral white to be even cooler and uninviting. The spill of the neutral white E2 is also my only potential gripe about its tint. I wish it was closer to the 5400k of the hotspot, which I find to be perfectly white. Needless to say, the Jaxman E2 is a must buy for those looking for the highest amount of color delineation and rendering ability from their light as if it were sunlight itself.

As far as build quality and feel, I find the light to be good enough. I wish the reverse clicky was a bit taller, but that’s a nitpick. I also wish I could skip the strobe modes as well, but I’m glad it has the very inviting standard reverse clicky interface, where it always starts at low and subsequent half-presses up the output levels.

I can’t tell that there’s any PWM with the low and medium modes at all, so I find the PWM on this light all but a moot point— in my experience anyways.

Hi guys, what is the difference in CRI on the 4000K version vs 5700? anyone compared them both? i love 4000K tint, and ~ 5500 not so much, would i lose quality with the warmer tint as some other users where saying?

I have 219b CRI 4000K and I love it! 5700K is to bright for my liking.

Hi dude, thanks for the answer. Brightness is not a problem for me, if you put them side by side, which one offer better color rendering?

Sadly that picture does not show as much as in real, what is your real life experience? what would you recommend? thanks.

I have only 4000K CRI tint…so I can’t tell about differences. But all below 5500K seems good to me! :+1:

hi, thanks for the detailed review of E2 :+1:

I only have the 5700K version and everything looks really vivid with the E2. With mine, the whites to look “white”.
I can see for someone who prefers warmer lights, the 5700K version may appear too cool.

But in terms of CRI, I’m guessing same CRI, but the 4000K version will make things look a bit “yellow”?

I personally find that 4000K looks yellow to me, even when it’s high-CRI. But I also find that 5700K is a bit too cool. The sweet spot seems to be about 4900K, right between the two. D’oh.

This is highly dependent on personal preference though. You can’t really know which you’ll like without seeing them.

After trying out high CRI lights, it’s so hard for me to use none high CRI lights anymore… I’m finding I’m preferring about 5000K. I don’t mind going down to 4500K, but that starts getting a bit too warm. The Jaxman E2 is a bit cool for me. My Zebralight H600Fd is just a tiny bit yellow. My favorite is one of my BLF 348 at ~5000k that has a hint of rosy.

In my dreams, I’d put my BLF 348 led with my Armytek Wizard Pro honeycomb TIR lenses into my Zebralight H600Fd with the H600Fd’s output and runtime! :smiley:

For me:

- Anything between 2700 - 4500K are all nice and pleasant as mood booster, especially when the GF is around.

- 5000 - 5700K are definitely my choice for mountain hiking and woods walking.

- 6500K is the best for work and general uses. White must be white. You’ll find it hard to clean your toilet with warm CCT, is it clean yet or not……ewww

  • 6500K and above are only best to blind people (or yourself) and when you want to show-off your ultra tight beam toys in foggy nights.
    A floody (>90 degree) headlamp with three adjustable CCT is my ideal EDC. And yes, no less than 85 CRI

I received 2 Jaxman E2 and measure color temp., (by RAW shots + Photoshop).

Jaxman E2 warm/newtral “4000K” (max. mode) : 4050 auto , 3950-4050 (manual)
Jaxman E2 daylight/cold “5700K” (max. mode) : 5600 auto , 5550-5650 (manual)
Zebralight H600FC (max. mode) : 3850-3900 auto , 3800-3090 (manual).

Conclusion: 4000-4050K and 5600К,
Warm white Jaxman E2 works well in tandem with Zebralight H600FC.
Unfortunately, I can’t test now, how works daylight/cold Jaxman E2 in tandem with H600FD, but will be continue few weeks later.

Very interesting original review. Good to see a low cost tube light with high CRI emitters as standard, including a cool(ish) high CRI option.
Some things I’d like to see with the E2 (or any other high CRI tube light):

  1. A higher mid mode option (around 60%) to allow as high as possible continuous output without getting too hot to handle.
  2. More CCT options e.g. 5000k (a common Nichia tint), or even warmer 3500/3000k (not so common).

Why not make a few photographs with different lights and same camera settings?
Colorful stuff and food for example. That is the main idea of the cri light.
I dont have a high cri emitter yet, when i recieve one i will make photos myself too.

Photos are mostly useless in showing benefits of high CRI unless the difference is very drastic.

As a photographer, I would disagree. Just look at the hand photos earlier in this thread.

I would say the same. Also as a photographer. That is my main goal for high cri. To make the best light in a room/set/environment.

Furthermore I would boost the current from the 1.2 default to around double that for the max setting. The led should take that with no problems.