Was a big improvement IMO. The Nichia emitter offers no tint shift like the XPL does, plus the bonus of high CRI. Richard has the 5000K 80+ CRI (which is what I used), or the 4000K 90+ CRI.
To top it off, I put a 20º Luminit holographic diffuser film between the reflector and the glass to smooth out any slight ring artifacts caused by the reflector. I get a nice pure white smooth beam now.
Here is the beam with the diffuser on it. The previous outdoor beamshot was with no diffuser.
Nice mods! I’m glad it’s not too hard to take apart. I wonder if Sofirn will start providing hosts for more of their lights in the future. Even if they don’t, the price is right for modding anyway.
If Sofirn would just put this Nichia or Samsung emitter in it in the first place, word would spread, and it would be their best selling light. It’s not like theres a shortage of either of those emitters
I asked the same question some days ago in another thread. I guess it was about the new SP36 prototype djozz is currently looking at. If I recall correctly he said it would be very difficult to source significant amounts of Samsung LEDs in China, especially with homogeneous binning.
Do you have a link for that 20º Luminit holographic diffuser film? I have a stock SP32A v2.0. Does the film just stick on the outside or inside of the lens?
It’s .75mm thick. DC fix will do similar. A 12” square of Lumint material is around $100 including Fedex shipping. I just had a few small pieces here, so thats what I used.
I received my SP32A v2.0 today, and am using it for the first time. When I first powered it on, I was able to lock/unlock it using the side button, change modes, and switch the power on from one press to two press, etc. Now, I am unable to lock it, or change the power button. Pressing power button four times just turns unit on.