Will the code be the same for the LH351D and XP-L versions? I put in for an XP-L but now Iām thinking about getting the LH351D version. I guess the BLF answer would be to get both
Well that is sorta flawed logic. If nobody buys the first run except for a few people, then there wonāt be a second run. I canāt think of a single company that would produce say, 10000 of a product, look back and say, āwell nobody bought the first run, lets make 10000 moreā. Even if most people would wait it out before buying one, you would still get a first run product. They arenāt going to throw the first run away and run a second batch.
I hope nobody really thinks they would make 10,000 before they go on sale. That is not realistic. They might make 500 a week, maybe. They might have 2 or 3 weeks made up when they go on sale. Depending on demand, they adjust production. This is more realistic.
The number itself wasnāt meant to be realistic. The concept of making something nobody will buy and then making more of them was the point. The number was unimportant, it was a representation of the logic behind suggesting people not rush to buy the first run and wait on a second.
I understand completely, but a certain number of people might take your number realistically. I see this happen all the time. I suppose itās because we have people from all over the world reading this thread and most have no idea how big or small these flashlight companies are and how production, marketing, sales or shipping works. This is why I want to make sure everyone knows your example was not realistic, it was an extreme concept to make a point.
True enough, I see your point. I think itās great that the folks on here get to give a new product a good shake down and find flaws before it is released on the world. This is one of the few places that the vast majority of folks will buy a light, having a reasonable suspicion that it wonāt be perfect, and are willing to help make it better. You donāt get that in most aspects of life. It is quite unique I would think.
Yesā¦ but I wouldnāt have asked maukka for help if I thought it was a prototype instead of a production sample. Maukka is already pretty busy without me sending him unfinished items to test.
Iām curious, if they may use 2 different optics for the LH351D version and the XPL-Hi version?
Eg. the Mateminco X6S with triple Nichia 219C uses a frosty (floody) optic by default, but the X6S with triple XPL-Hi uses a throwy (clear) optic by default.
So the XPL-Hi has increased throw, while the 219C becomes even more floody with the chosen optic.
Will this be the case for the FW3A (use a floody optic for LH351D, to make it a floody light), and use a clear optic for the XPL-Hi (for throwy beam)?
We are using the xpl-hi simply because the domed version does not fit under the optic. The dome is too big. It has nothing to do with being floody or throwy. The frosted 10511 is the best comprise between throw and good looks.