I want 4000K to 4500K
5500K is the maximum I buy.
The angry BLFers are back out in force demanding a NW tint.
Yeah, Iām sure thatās the overall market reality. Maybe I just have delusions of grandeur, but I thought that the whole point of making a āBLFā edition of this light was to cater to our personal preferences, which appear to be overwhelmingly in favor of neutral tints. Of course weāre a small drop in the bucket compared to the overall market, but nevertheless Iām sure they could make some nice profit by targeting us as a specific niche.
Good points really. When you get right down to it, our āBLF Wish Listsā are just that I guess; āWish Listsā. We are actually a very small part of the market as far as projected sales go & there is no way to cater to our individual varied āwants & needsā.
However, once things are agreed upon; I wish those things would be done unless there is a very compelling reason to change.
Iām a bit irritated that people keep jumping to conclusions.
Tint has not been finalized. Sofirn is looking for 5350-5700K right now and should tell us soon (maybe next couple of days) if they can get it and how much extra time it might take.
Working with a company to design a light is a collaborative effort. Itās a combination of ideas from both parties. Itās not like BLF is in charge and makes all the decisions.
Hopefully, together we will make a really nice light. 
My bad about the nickel vs steel issue concerning magnetism. I learned that nickel is magnetic, so, goes to prove, old dogs remain stubborn but CAN learn something new occasionally. 
Since this light started out as a design element of BLF requirements and is still listed as a BLF Special, it would only make sense that it meet BLF requirements. Theyāve surely had ample opportunity since the tint was sorted out to acquire the necessary emitters, months and months!
In the end they lose sales here, and the interest to assist them in design parameters. But oh well, it is what it isā¦ someone else will be willing to build what we want or just get lucky and get it right and then our money will followā¦
We should start a group buy thread with current specs and see who is in. Money talks we will have a bit of wiggle room this way.
They obviously want the light to be out as quick as possible so they get there money back which is an issue for us because it means they have to rush certain aspects of the light.
Here is just one example of our individual āwants & needsā. 
Personally I āwantā 5350K to 5700K. And anything below 5000K & I do not buy. Just another example of āindividual wants & needsā.
No right or wrong in either exampleā¦ just individual preference. No way on earth to cater to each individual āBLF preferenceā. No way at allā¦ā¦
But againā¦ā¦ on ādecisionsā that were made months ago. Stick with them unless there are compelling reasons to change. Thenā¦.If those ācompelling reasonsā do happen, discuss them openly. DO NOT try to sneak them into the narrative.
As an example, I obviously havenāt built a lot of lights, but I can see how easy it is to cut off an 1/8ā of threaded tube and run it into the head as a retaining ring, bingo, problem solved. No redesign necessary. There, that wasnāt so hard, was it?
Yea the compelling reason here is money lol. It may be an extra few weeks wait on the LEDs after a few delays already. Peoples heads are on the chopping block lol.
Thatās the reason I have only one olight and I donāt think I will ever buy one again.
Only want, no need!
I definitely donāt need another flashlight!
ā¦ I can certainly relate to that!! :+1: .
Isnāt it fairly easy to swap the led to whatever color you want?
I was goofing around with some junk leds so I decided to swap their mcpcb. I used my cheap hot air station. It was much easier than I thought. Now I can do reflows.
Congratulations Jason, being able to reflow your own favourite led makes you way less dependent on the manufacturers 
But the idea of all past BLF special editions was to create flashlights that are right straight out of the box, not after modding.
Press fitted Tir in the S1 mini HCRI. X3 ruined his driver at disassemble.
UI and Lamp is nice, but a LED swap is hard.
I couldnāt agree with you more Jos.
At this point i donāt see any surplus value over a L6
This is not an āofficialā BLF light. Itās like a BLF edition.
You have to replace the led, driver and reflector on an L6 ($65 + $45 + labor). The SP70 should be good to go right out of the box.
Keep buying L6, though. They are good lights. :+1:
I heard back from Tracy:
She says they had success in finding the 5350-5700K leds. I donāt know if it will delay anything or not. She sounded like they got lucky and found a supplier in Hong Kong.
The 21700 should fit āunofficiallyā. The manual will only say 18650 and 26650, though.
It is too late to add a retaining ring to the design. The first batch (for us at BLF) will not have any glue on the driver. I donāt know about later batches. Maybe eventually they will glue in the drivers.
Iām wondering if it might be better if later batches only used a tiny bit of weak glue on the battery tube with nothing on the driver. This should secure the driver in place, but might be easier for the enthusiast to loosen. IDK, just a thought.
/\ ā¦ Thanks for the update Jason!!
Merry Christmas to allā¦.