it could work, but i am unsure how far he has worked into his SRK project already.
I’m interested in one, possibly more depending on the price point.
Interested.
Interested
Interested depending on price…
Interested also depending on the price.
Another interested here.
The talk of teaming up with the q8 sounds worth checking out, thinking logically a lantern and torch could very feasibly share a lot of components.
miller has not shown any interest in adding this to that project, and the last member who was going to help push this in to a production model bailed due to work loads, etc. At the moment its in the air and looking for help to get it going into a production model, while in the mean time the prototype has proven itself over & over again as the best most usable LED lantern i ever used & have.
I would definitely go for this lantern.
I too would like to see this lantern come to life. It may be premature to say I would also like to see how it worked with an ET-E and a remote phosphor as my contest effort has yet to get beyond the pile of parts stage. However…
As for combining with the miller super SRK project, it sounds cool, but the two uses are quite different. One is a low output lantern, the other a high output. Would that not need different drivers that change with the head? That will boost price and I don’t think that interests the high output project. Just a guess.
Anyhow I am still interested in this lantern. It would ne nice to be able to do a comparison between this prototype and my remote phosphor.
Aw, I’ve been so eager for the Q8 and this project that the prospect of sharing the body was very exciting. I really, really want the lantern project to succeed, as this design seems better than just throwing some diffuser on top of the Q8.
Would a different driver actually be needed? Narsil has a lot of options, so maybe some combination of its moonlight modes, smooth ramping and mode sets would suffice for a lantern’s needs.
No special driver needed. Anything that drives a 3 volt LED is okay. Ramping could be nice, I have one headlight that ramps and love it.
Thinking if this made it to production, and folks started using lantern, it would be a must have item. Sorry it’s stalled, hope the project gets the support it needs. Good work dbsar
I really want one of these. I was more excited for this than the Q8, and I am looking forward to that also. Hope this project can get the help it needs, wish I was able to help.
I totally agree. Would be so cool to have the Q8 packaged together with this Lantern head as an option. Fenix has the new 650 lumen CL30R out, and is selling the heck out of them for $94 US. The CL30R retails for $144
(CL30R on the right)
I've bought the Fenix diffuser: https://www.amazon.com Fenix Diffuser large on my SRK's and SupFire M6, works well, fits great. Shame it's sold out - I thought it was a great deal at $6, then they dropped it to $5 but has to be tagged onto a $25 order now w/prime.
Certainly not as good a lantern as DBSAR's but it spreads the light out pretty well. Not sure bout efficiency of light thru the diffuser, but I got the BLF Q8 proto driver in one, and another FET+1 driver running Narsil/ramping in an M6 and it is sweet w/ramping, and considering the low output levels are using just one 7135, it's very efficient for battery drain.
So what’s holding up the project? No manufacturer?
That’s the biggest road-block so far at the moment. (I have been over busy lately and have to get a blue-print design and basic specs done up as soon as i can to get it rolling again.
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