If I remember correctly, LT looks too similar to the Lumintop-produced GT, and this lantern isnāt being produced by Lumintop either (which could also be abbreviated LT).
Some members (myself included) Find āLanternā to be a boring name anyway. Iād personally take just about any other name over just āLantern.ā This is also why there are a lot of Lantern-plus names that have been brought up, like Ultimate Lantern, Sky Lantern, and the various number + Lantern names.
DBSAR has a neat logo for the āBLF SARLanternā name, by the way.
I am amazed at how many votes that ā BLF Lantern ā got for the name. Even though some have mentioned a shorter name would be more practical. I don;t know how difficult it will be for the factory to produce the production models & etch the name on the lantern, i guess it will depend on them, as iām unsure if the name etching detail level affects the final pricing of the lantern. Will have to wait for Barry to comment on that.
Those are good suggestions. BLF ULT would be good, too. That would lower the anxiety of those of us who are OCD (3 letters on each side of the old school lantern), as well as the L44.
Now if we could just add the Aux board that Lexel drew up with balance resistors and LDO for multiple color Aux LEDās. That would make this the Ultimate Lantern.
UPDATE: Barry has asked about the logo as they are ready to look at it, so are we ready to settle on ā BLF Lantern , BLF ULT , or the next highest voted names? ( BLF-Pharos , BLF-Q8L, or other? I will work on a logo design to send him tonight.