I’m saying that as per the linked video… there’s a marked reduction in performance of the new model… if you read the associated thread comments on that video you will see others making the same observation…
No no… not odd at all… I’m on the list and have paid - the list which is now closed… only reason I’m posting now is that I just came across the video whist looking for any recent posts about the flashlight… and got worried… been a member since last year
That is Matt (Vestureofblood on this forum), he tested the prototype light which had “giggles” written on it and it also had a cooler temp led in it.
The fact is, the camera CAN lie. The real proof is measuring the output with a meter than is not influenced by color temperature. Both lights are putting out about 2,500 lumen. Both have the same throw measurements.
A neutral white led was desired earlier in the product development (like 4500k to 5000k), but there was not enough stock available once production was about to begin. So the decision was made to go a bit warmer to a 4000k color temp where we knew we could get all high bin, high quality leds in the quantity that was needed.
’A neutral white led was desired earlier in the product development (like 4500k to 5000k), but there was not enough stock available once production was about to begin.’
…really wish I’d known this prior to ordering…
…something tells me I won’t be alone in this either…
As difficult as this thread is to follow, this has been known for some time. You probably won’t be alone, and I was skeptical until I had my production unit in hand. But it is glorious. Don’t judge it until you try it.
Y’know… I’m lost on that as well… just been chatting to Pulsar about that very thing… I am on the list - all paid up… got the email to my personal email account telling me it was time to place the order in December…
I guess Neal swapped the shipping on his own. I know TA suggested that all US orders be set the DHL by default, but I don’t think they actually did it. I think they left it up the customer.
I’m sorry to be blunt, but I hear the lack of experience speaking. There’s a significant improvement visible right there. And for the yellow you think is inferior, there is none of that. The 4000 K color temperature is pretty close to ideal on a long range thrower, when it’s going to be used outdoors and not in a lab. White balance makes 4000 K appear sort of yellow on camera - when directly compared to an impractically blue cool white.
While 4500 K would probably been the preferred choice for most and arguably the best one, I’m glad it turned out this way and not with a, say, 5000 K emitter. Amateurs would be glad to have a more visible beam in the atmosphere, but it would be less than ideal for IRL performance.
Exactly. The “beam ray” is wasted light. That’s why warmer is better in throwers if it does not sacrifice too much. This is pretty much basic curriculum.
Numbers are not what matter. Perceptions matter. Perceptions make purchases - not numbers.
For the past few years we’ve seen great leaps in technology… XML, XP’s, XP-G2’s, XHP’s… and whenever a new production is compared with a previous led/flashlight, the improvement is almost always a ‘whiter and brighter’ beam and light-up of target.
Cheap Fl’s have the hallmark blue-tint white lights which we all know are crude attempts to make something brighter… agreed, in that context cooler is not helpful when you’re at the 6500 - 7500 mark.
But I say again… the video speaks volumes and there is a CLEAR difference between the two flashlights… and if the guy had not labelled the screen with which version he was operating… I would put money on it, that many folk would have presumed from the difference in performance that the order he operated them in (original first, new model second) was the OPPOSITE way around.
Try it yourself… just watch the clip from 03:16 and try not too take notice of the labels telling you which one he’s shining… and ask yourself HONESTLY… which one would you presume to be the newer version…??
