Spartan16 wrote:

““Well then, I guess a bunch of people are gonna be disappointed.”“

The above I think will be a bigger problem than what some will have expected… you should NEVER set people’s expectations to one thing and then it be something else when it arrives… even if certain numbers can ‘prove’ it’s performance is the same or even better.. it’s the perception of the recipient based upon the expectations set which counts.

I watched the first Giga thrower YT vid… was amazed and wanted one.. which made me order.

Looks like there’s more than a fair chance i’ll now be returning the light.. HATE warm beams… they had those in the 1800’s with candles..!!!

If it comes down to it, you needn’t return the light. Many, many members of this forum will be happy to purchase it from you.

I was hoping that my first light will arrive before this group buy closes so I would have something to base my decision to buy second light but, that’s obviously not happening now.
Folks from US and 555-1000 batch are getting their second lights delivered by registered shipping before European guys from 0-555 batch and DHL shipping are even considered (not to mention guys from australia and other countries).
I bet that they would be more motivated to honor every customer equally if we payd half when applying for GB and second half when product is delivered

Anyhow, standard chinese bussines…

BTW, I followed this thread almost every day, as much as I could (~250+ new comments each day, lengthy task to read all that), you know, I have a job to attend, every day, anyways I wasn’t aware that we switched to WW tint!

Sirius9 wrote:

BTW, I followed this thread almost every day, as much as I could (~250+ new comments each day, lengthy task to read all that), you know, I have a job to attend, every day, anyways I wasn’t aware that we switched to WW tint!

It is not a warm white, it is still NW, just 4000k vs the 5000k we had planned on. NW is from 4000k to 5700k. CW starts at 6000k and WW starts below 4000k.

The warm/warmish tint on throwers is a divisive topic for some. Photos and videos don’t do justice to warm tint (mostly because of digital sensors in cameras). I have the warmest tint Convoy C8 XP-L HI and it will cut through moisture in the air very well.

As far as perception goes, I don’t let the masses decide what I buy and don’t buy. If anything, when Lumintop starts selling this light on their own; they should offer options. Let the purchaser decide what they want.

This is a open groupbuy of a newly designed torch with a few prototypes. If you don’t know it was decided to be 4000k months ago due to availability of led, that’s is your own fault or laziness to follow the progress. If you don’t read thread as often, you can ask about the tint in the thread. BLF GT team work so hard to come out best stock thrower in history and deserved our respect and appreciation. Please stop whining about it as it is explained to you a few times. You can sell it if you don’t like it when you try it. I think it is fair if you don’t return it because it is not Lumintop fault that you don’t like the tint.

I know I read this quite a while ago but is everyone in the first 1500 getting one light before those that bought 2 get their second? And then everyone who bought two, gets their second before those that bought 3, get their third. And so on and so on?

Anyone else have their light arrive in just the “inner” box, no outer box?

If you don’t like the color of the LED, have a member change it out for you. I’m sure there are plenty of modders here who will do it.

Smells like troll in here tonight

Spartan16 wrote:

““Well then, I guess a bunch of people are gonna be disappointed.”“

The above I think will be a bigger problem than what some will have expected… you should NEVER set people’s expectations to one thing and then it be something else when it arrives… even if certain numbers can ‘prove’ it’s performance is the same or even better.. it’s the perception of the recipient based upon the expectations set which counts.

I watched the first Giga thrower YT vid… was amazed and wanted one.. which made me order.

Looks like there’s more than a fair chance i’ll now be returning the light.. HATE warm beams… they had those in the 1800’s with candles..!!!

Hi I’m curious what high powerd lights do you currently have in your stable?

Sirius9 wrote:

Folks from US and 555-1000 batch are getting their second lights delivered by registered shipping before European guys from 0-555 batch and DHL shipping are even considered (not to mention guys from australia and other countries).
I bet that they would be more motivated to honor every customer equally if we payd half when applying for GB and second half when product is delivered

Anyhow, standard chinese bussines…

I don’t understand why some feel slighted. Everyone is equal. There is a little preferential treatment in that the first 1000 get shipped first, but still, everyone is equal. We will all get our lights.

Some folks act like royalty because they signed up early and that people who sign up late are peasants. I just don’t understand that. We are are equal.

If Europe lights went out first, all the usa folks would complain. You can’t please everyone.

All businesses are about profit, not just Chinese.

BVH wrote:

I know I read this quite a while ago but is everyone in the first 1500 getting one light before those that bought 2 get their second? And then everyone who bought two, gets their second before those that bought 3, get their third. And so on and so on?

LuminousIgnis wrote:

Spartan16 wrote:

““Well then, I guess a bunch of people are gonna be disappointed.”“

The above I think will be a bigger problem than what some will have expected… you should NEVER set people’s expectations to one thing and then it be something else when it arrives… even if certain numbers can ‘prove’ it’s performance is the same or even better.. it’s the perception of the recipient based upon the expectations set which counts.

I watched the first Giga thrower YT vid… was amazed and wanted one.. which made me order.

Looks like there’s more than a fair chance i’ll now be returning the light.. HATE warm beams… they had those in the 1800’s with candles..!!!

Hi I’m curious what high powerd lights do you currently have in your stable?

..why would you be curious of that..?

Tejasandre wrote:

Smells like troll in here tonight

I expect that’s directed at me.. no this isn’t about trolling.. it’s about changes to the GT which me (and I presume others) were not aware of, and which potentially may well be a deal breaker based on expectations set prior to ordering.

Ask before accusing.

Spartan16 wrote:

LuminousIgnis wrote:

Spartan16 wrote:

““Well then, I guess a bunch of people are gonna be disappointed.”“

The above I think will be a bigger problem than what some will have expected… you should NEVER set people’s expectations to one thing and then it be something else when it arrives… even if certain numbers can ‘prove’ it’s performance is the same or even better.. it’s the perception of the recipient based upon the expectations set which counts.

I watched the first Giga thrower YT vid… was amazed and wanted one.. which made me order.

Looks like there’s more than a fair chance i’ll now be returning the light.. HATE warm beams… they had those in the 1800’s with candles..!!!

Hi I’m curious what high powered lights do you currently have in your stable?

..why would you be curious of that..?

Spartan16 wrote:

..and miss-quoting me doesn’t help either..!! I NOWHERE said that I was critical because this is not another ‘blue light’… in fact.. if you read back you will see that I do mention that cheaper blue lights are no good at all…

Please be sure of what a person has and has not said prior to accusing them of being ‘overly critical’.

Quote:

““Falsely interpreting a video to show things that are not there is another”“

Work on your facts buddy.. watch the video and then find where I ‘falsely interpret’ anything…

just curious,

what would the beam look like with a blue glass filter on the front?
this might give it the “wow” effect

(I see a niche market forming here) $…. lol

Throw me in to darkness wrote:

Spartan16, I have a Maxtoch 2X Shooter with a yellowish/warmish 5000k dedomed LED in it. It’s not “incandescent” or “Maglite” yellow at all. And it throws a beam 1200m from the factory @ 365k lux. I can easily light up a building (very nicely) 800m away in pitch dark over the entire distance. I will be going to the worlds only gold rated Dark Sky Reserve just north of me very soon, to see check it’s full potential. Now just imagine what over 3x the lux, and ~2x the lens diameter will achieve. Not to mention over 500+ more lumens. My point is, I’ve seen and owned both cool and warmer throwers, and has been explained here, the warmer tints show more light on target. Agreed until relatively recently cooler seemed to be the go for throw, then tech changed, different LED’s come along then moving towards warmer tints become better for on target lighting with the power we can now wring out of them. Please don’t think the GT will be a garish Maglite type yellow. Bear in mind the warmer tint in the video looks much warmer because it’s beside a cooler tint. Stand alone it will not appear as yellow as you think (I only assume as I’ve not seen one irl, and I don’t have your eyes) You will love it and if not, as mentioned it will be snapped up in no time by someone else. Peace.

Thanks for that.. really appreciate the information, and especially the welcoming non-accusatory tone it was written with – thanks.

It wouldn’t be right to make a final judgement until I’ve tried it out.. but the video really worried me because of the visibly huge difference… and then to find the change in LED had been made without anyone other than seasoned daily followers of the thread knowing.. well that annoyed me from a comms perspective.

I’m sure many have worked hard.. but I’m afraid that something like this can and does (justifiably) ‘spoil’ the experience… just like you ordering a new red car like you saw at the showroom… and it arrives a notably different shade.. it’s a mistake which shouldn’t happen. We should have all had emails prior to orders being taken to update us of the change – to give as the chance to make an informed decision at that point of what we wanted to do in light of the new situation ref LED change.

LuminousIgnis wrote:

Why is it so hard to answer, just a simple 14 worded question?

LuminousIgnis wrote:

Spartan16 wrote:

LuminousIgnis wrote:

Spartan16 wrote:

““Well then, I guess a bunch of people are gonna be disappointed.”“

The above I think will be a bigger problem than what some will have expected… you should NEVER set people’s expectations to one thing and then it be something else when it arrives… even if certain numbers can ‘prove’ it’s performance is the same or even better.. it’s the perception of the recipient based upon the expectations set which counts.

I watched the first Giga thrower YT vid… was amazed and wanted one.. which made me order.

Looks like there’s more than a fair chance i’ll now be returning the light.. HATE warm beams… they had those in the 1800’s with candles..!!!

Hi I’m curious what high powered lights do you currently have in your stable?

..why would you be curious of that..?

Why is it so hard to answer, just a simple 14 worded question?

It’s not hard, in fact it’d be really easy to answer.. but I’m thinking you’re asking something to question, critique or otherwise cause trouble… and I don’t want that…

donttellmywifeiambuyinganotherlight wrote:

just curious,

what would the beam look like with a blue glass filter on the front?
this might give it the “wow” effect

(I see a niche market forming here) $…. lol

Joey Adams wrote:

Man I would love to see a down range side by side comparison of a cool white vs 4000k that comes with the light. The cw certainly looks brighter to me. Anyone that has two lights coming interested? I can’t be the only one curious.

Theory is one thing, and not a bad thing either; but seeing it makes it real… to me anyway.

And the photo of beamshot on target, taken at target….. is hard to beat.

Fantastic Dale!! Kudo’s to you……
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Post #13932 / DALE’S (DBCustom) MOST EXCELLENT TEST…. 1.3 Mile Beamshot on target photos.
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http://budgetlightforum.com/comment/1252743#comment-1252743

patmurris wrote:

I’m planning to put only four cells in my GT.

Is there any benefit to load all eight slots apart from runtime? Like would it be brighter?
My understanding is it would not make any difference due to the rather low pull on the cells.

Once the batteries drop down in voltage (below 3.5v ?) it drops out of regulation and can not produce full power any longer so the output slowly declines.

4 30Q cells gave 45 minutes of regulated power at 2A then another 45 minutes of reduced power before the lvp kicked in. So 8 cells should double those numbers.

Maybe someone can chime in with the exact voltage this drivers drops out if regulation at.

Keisari wrote:

warmer version is in fact better, not worse

I will also point out that a lot of people who tested/bought the GT mentioned how much everyone they showed it to was amazed by the beam, including themselves.

Enderman wrote:

LuminousIgnis wrote:

Why is it so hard to answer, just a simple 14 worded question?

If you disagree with another user on a forum, attack their argument instead of attacking the user and what/how many lights they own.

Spartan16 wrote:

Tejasandre wrote:

Smells like troll in here tonight

I expect that’s directed at me.. no this isn’t about trolling.. it’s about changes to the GT which me (and I presume others) were not aware of, and which potentially may well be a deal breaker based on expectations set prior to ordering.

Ask before accusing.

LuminousIgnis wrote:

Just curious what hes going to compare his newly aquired BLF GT too, why is that so hard to answer?

I never got the feeling that LuminousIgnis was trying to set up an attack on Spartan16 by asking what lights they have. If anything it could offer some insight into what tints and temperatures they have personally experienced.

LuminousIgnis wrote:

Enderman wrote:

LuminousIgnis wrote:

Why is it so hard to answer, just a simple 14 worded question?

If you disagree with another user on a forum, attack their argument instead of attacking the user and what/how many lights they own.

Just curious what hes going to compare his newly aquired BLF GT too, why is that so hard to answer?

No.. I think there was a more sinister motive at work than that… like just trying to cause trouble and grounds to critique and judge another member.

Rah_BE wrote:

I never got the feeling that LuminousIgnis was trying to set up an attack on Spartan16 by asking what lights they have. If anything it could offer some insight into what tints and temperatures they have personally experienced.

I did..! Very much so..!

Keisari wrote:

Being overly critical just because this is not another blue light for mindless consumers – this is what might have triggered folks who actually know their light. Falsely interpreting a video to show things that are not there is another.