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please put me down for 1. thanks

TK asked us for our opinions, so Iā€™ve given mine.

Not sure whether Fritz is in tight control here, this is now quite a big project, and Lumintop will do what they do, hopefully listening to feedback.

Edit: and striving to up their game, which this already does no-matter the finish. Otherwise why bother with BLF unless you are going to listen and learn ?

Aesthetics matter to me, but I wonā€™t get too precious about them on a $30 torch. Though it could be done beautifully and within budget.

Amen. :+1:

My first opinion is let Fritz choose.
BUT if he cannot or does not want to do thatā€¦ā€¦

My next opinion isā€¦

  • Bead Blast & Anodize Grey (1) or Black (2) or even Clear (3)

Just no raw unanodized aluminum on this $36 light.

+1

Medium or dark grey would be awesome.

Not keen on unanodized/raw or ā€˜silverā€™ anodising.

:+1: . . . :+1: . . . :+1:
My first opinion is let Fritz choose.
BUT if he cannot or does not want to do thatā€¦ā€¦

My next opinion isā€¦

  • Bead Blast & Anodize Grey (1) or Black (2) or even Clear (3)

Just no raw unanodized aluminum on this $36 light.

Interested +1

Please add me to the list for one (1).

And for discussion:
I prefer anodized, color doesnā€™t matter much as long as it isnā€™t pink or such.

interested+1

Bare, blasted, clear, whatever.
Wonā€™t be looking at it.

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I wasnā€™t able to read all the previous posts, but Iā€™m wondering about the emitter poll results. As of last time I was following the polls, the XP-L Hi version had already overtaken the lead over the Samsung LH351D as top choice.

Iā€™m wondering if the ā€œpeopleā€™s choiceā€ results have already been forwarded to Lumintop for evaluation? (I actually would like to try out both these 2 versions, if Lumintop would offer both of them, fingers crossed).

Dark grey.

@d_t_a :

It looks like the XPL HI was the most popular choice, followed closely by the LH351D. The rest werenā€™t really close at all to those two, if Iā€™m reading the results correctly. According to the updated OP the results have been submitted to Lumintop, so now we play the waiting gameā€¦

Iā€™m really hoping the LH351D is offered in a neutral or warmer tint. That would be awesome.

Oops I just made vote, said on the website that it wasnā€™t closed yet. TBH if itā€™s not offered in high cri Iā€™m out + I donā€™t see the point in a 4 LED light with throwy emittersā€¦ā€¦ā€¦

They will do just fine with the optic is the way I see it. But each has a preference of our own.

Itā€™s 3 emitters, but itā€™s not throwy. Itā€™s expected to be in the range of about 2 to 4 cd / lm, which puts it solidly in the ā€œfloodyā€ category. Generally 5 to 15 cd / lm is the common range for EDC-style lights, under 5 is really floody, and over 15 is typically considered more of a thrower.

The main point of XP-L HI in this light is to get as close as possible to a common EDC-style beam without sacrificing overall output.

OTOH, Iā€™d probably also be happy if it was a FW1A, with a single LH351D 5000K 90CRI in an OP reflector. It would make the light a bit longer, but I think it would still be bright enough.

I think that would be great for a second version also.

:+1: /\

ToyKeeper,

Since the opinions offered so far on the finish are all over the map, do you think it would be wise to start another Condorcet poll for the finish? I know some specifically said theyā€™d rather not draw this out, but it seems the opinions differ wildly even among the few who have answered here so far.