Not a perfect match but should be more than enough due to its excellent thermal properties. I posted the simulated picture of XD16 on VR16SP4 somewhere. With VR16S1 it fits better with full pads coverage
(dream) may be 219C sm4070e will be re-stocked… I will buy 3-5 pcs
I have receive and tested 219B sw45k - best universal LED, but for some application of night vision he is slightly “cold”… Wish an 4000-4200 CCT and magenta tint
You know what? I forgot the beamshots! :person_facepalming:
Yup agree, now I just can’t stand low CRI anymore. I’ve been extremely picky for CRI and tints ever since.
Personally, AT has the looks and features I like. Efficiency and reliability are it’s biggest issue which I’m trying to fix. Without the latter, it’s by far one of the best at it’s price class. Skillhunt is easier to mod, I agree. But it lacks features and UI AT has.
Thanks for the suggestion, hopefully a manufacturer would able to help us for a special true tint snobs EDC/headlamps product line. I’m not interested in making a group buy of special edition stuff. I prefer a user mod-able EDC that will last for many years ahead while still has the robustness of sealed OEM. And that’s what I’ve been trying. Tried to contact Fenix but got no reply yet.
While I’m just like you, an outdoor guy who knows how 300 lumens high CRI is so much better than 1000 lumens green lantern, I’m also a scientist wannabe :nerd_face: :nerd_face: . I like to tinker and….I do play with unnecessary experiments. Without that idealism, I wouldn’t make those boards anyhow.
I say, let them play and experiments. Because that what makes BLF so fun.
Green? Not at all, unless there’s something wrong with my eyes. Even E21A sm505 D320 R70 (my guinea pig) is one of the best low CRI with just the right amount of slight pink. Jensen567 also confirmed this, he kept his R70 (he supposed to kill them! )
All those E21As are my collection’s best CRI and tints (well, I don’t really like the sw45k)
It is not that I see any green in the pics, my question was related to the color diagrams that you have on your site. It is great that in fact the tint is neutral.
Re the sw45k. Well, I got the 6x of them and installed one into one of my DQG Spies. And then I installed 3 (THREE) pieces of lee filters to get optimum result. These were
- main +1/2 green filter to remove the primary rosy tint
- wide ring made of –1/2 green filter
narrow ring made of 1/2 green filter these two remove the green rim, inherent to any nichia LEDs except (domeless) N083B in a mule configuration.
and a DC fix on top of these - to smooth out the radial color variations introduced by the rings
I invented this trick with lee rings when I had to mitigate tint shift in my e1e with Tana’s SingLED light engine. The shallow reflector of the e1e made the color of the hot spot really nasty, for it collected that greenish peripheral part of the original beam.
On the other hand, domed nichias are quite good in triples when their gree periphery does not affect the resulting beam. So 3 best of the remaining 5 will go to some triple. I really appreciate the way these sw45k bring up the reds at low lumen settings
I am really and I mean realy looking forward to getting those domeless E21 LEDs