2 weeks ago when ToyKepper proposed 3 choices, the deal was to wait for a better (rosier) tin bin T1, T2, T3, T4. It was not to wait for the greenish T6. :weary:
I also would prefer below the BBL, but I’m being open-minded because I know some people have stronger feelings about color temperature than I have about small positive Duv values.
What encourages me most about Maukka’s testing of LH351D’s with a similar or worse Duv than a T6 should have is he saw limited tint-shift across the beam in a Carclo optic. Find a rainbow beam more distracting than slight deviations from the BBL.
Yeah its very green corona/hotspot that is the worst. I can stand above BBL if it’s consistent across the beam (and the CCT doesn’t shift too much either).
I’ve been pretty happy with the 4000K LH351Ds I got from Mtn-Elec that I put in my Q8. Don’t have any idea what tint bin they are but less green than a lot of Cree emitters I’ve seen that weren’t specifically binned for on/below BBL.
Yeah, it’s kind of important to be as accurate as possible about the lists. I don’t expect to reach 100% accuracy, but some past projects have gotten as high as ~95%.