DC-Fix Diffusion Film Sale

TxGoodfella · February 5, 2019, 7:28pm

Basically. Worth mentioning Boaz has a few diff films for diff applications.

DavidEF · February 5, 2019, 8:04pm

Yes, and is sold in (some) stores in large sheets and/or rolls. DC-Fix is arguably the best brand of this kind of stuff. Lots of the members here have found it to be a wonderful way to smooth flashlight beams, especially on flashlights that have bad artifacts in the beam. :confounded:

Boaz is selling small pieces, so that members don’t have to hunt down and buy a whole roll of the stuff themselves. Not every store has every type of film, and not every member has use for several linear feet of the stuff.

Marc_E · February 5, 2019, 8:17pm

Thanks Can’t find DC-Fix here so will try some locally available stuff out, see what it’s like.

And thanks for this too! Yes, i assume anything i get won’t be as good as DC-fix but as long as it’s good enough i’ll be happy. Only for one torch really so not too fussed if it doesn’t work.

Lightbringer · February 5, 2019, 8:11pm

Anyone ever tried it to “unfry a egg”?

Got a bunch of lights (pretty much all the LuxPros I got, that seem to all use XP-G3s), and there’s that hideous yellow corona around an otherwise decent white hotspot, and a pale blue spill. Rather nasty fried-egg beam…

They smooth out that any, or just artifacts like rings?

DavidEF · February 6, 2019, 12:10am

But, But, But…

I thought you LIKED fried eggs! I’m confused! :person_facepalming:

DavidEF · February 6, 2019, 12:17am

Here you go Lightbringer. All in this thread, too.

Post #53
Post #150
Post #161
Post #265

Lightbringer · February 6, 2019, 1:05am

Hey, I love ’em (over medium, usually; hate when the eggwhite is like snot), but not in my beams.

I wish I could stick TIRs in there. Maybe the 2×AA light, but the 4×AAA one and expecially 2×D light are way too big in diameter.

I’ll poke around those posts, see what gives… hjeh.

nobody · February 13, 2019, 8:28pm

I’ve been wanting to try this. Had to get some for a window of all reasons (off of Amazon), but I tried it on one of my lights first. I have just gotten the Wuben E01. Great little AAA light except for the rings and yellow corona when using close up. Took me a while to dial in the correct size on scrap paper (cuticle scissors work really well for the round cut). My cuts weren’t perfect, one edge is not quite so (minor artifact on the edge of the beam), but it is close to 99%. The rings virtually disappeared along with the yellow corona. I wished I would have taken some before pictures.

Now it is a near perfect light. The adhesive didn’t appear to be that sticky, so I hope it stays on OK.
Can’t wait to try it on my AA light. The others are good enough — I’m OK with them — for now anyways.

pennzy · February 13, 2019, 10:30pm

Great stuff. More and more of my lights are wearing it.

chooma · February 14, 2019, 3:59pm

Hi Boaz, can you pm your pp addy please.
I would like this….2 - 3 1/2” x 6” sheets of “The Famous Dc-Fix” shipped to your door only $3.50

Thanks

Boaz · February 15, 2019, 3:05am

PM Sent ..

Better to PM me since I don't subscribe to my own thread

MB1 · February 21, 2019, 5:23pm

Hi everyone !
New guy saying hello.
I have read lot of good things about this DC-FIX film.
Boaz is it possible to get some please.
Thanks.
Regards.
MB.

raccoon · February 21, 2019, 5:38pm

You should PM Boaz.

MB1 · February 21, 2019, 8:34pm

Yes I did.
PM sent.
Thanks.

Boaz · February 21, 2019, 8:47pm

Answered Private Messages ....

I just got some new material in .

For those interested that means I now have 8 different diffuser materials I'm offering .... and a few more in the works.

Terry_Oregon · February 21, 2019, 9:36pm

Sure, need details when you have them.

Boaz · March 16, 2019, 9:49am

- materials available are :
#1- The original Dc-fix single sided adhesive . Selfbuilt on CPF measured it at only 3% loss..Great stuff *****
#2- A single sided. non adhesive twice as thick as dc fix ****
#3- Thickest ..double sided ,thicker than a playing card can be used instead of a lens.I’ve seen it actually knock out green in some (some) beams..*** (very limited amounts left )
#4- Fairly rigid. double sided ,non-adhesive,about the thickness of a playing card,can be used to make removable lens cap type diffusers****
#5- a non adhesive thin material that flattens out the beam . can be positioned horizontally or vertically . Can be used as a bike light to spread out the beam left and right .. cutting off top and bottom of the beam that may blind oncoming traffic.***
#6- a non adhesive double sided pattern that is about twice as thick as Dc fix .****

#7 - Non adhesive double sided very fine frosting similar to #2 but more flexible .works great 4 stars****

NEW -> #4A ,4B,4C,4D,4E all new materials all non adhesive thickness of a playing card .****

Diffuser film rated 1-5 stars *****

I respond to PMs' with what current film I have available and the list will always change a bit.

xevious · February 28, 2019, 8:48pm

Boaz:

materials available are:

#1- The original Dc-fix single sided adhesive . Selfbuilt on CPF measured it at only 3% loss…Great stuff *

#2- A single sided. non adhesive twice as thick as dc fix

#3- Thickest …double sided ,thicker than a playing card can be used instead of a lens.I’ve seen it actually knock out green in some (some) beams…*

#4- Fairly rigid. double sided ,non-adhesive,about the thickness of a playing card,can be used to make removable lens cap type diffusers

#5- a non adhesive thin material that flattens out the beam . can be positioned horizontally or vertically . Can be used as a bike light to spread out the beam left and right … cutting off top and bottom of the beam that may blind oncoming traffic.*

#6- a non adhesive double sided pattern that is about twice as thick as Dc fix .

NEW- > #7 - Non adhesive double sided very fine frosting similar to #2 but more flexible .works great 4 stars

- Pastel colors 10a Powder pink /10b Baby blue/10c Rosy red/ 10d Lime green/10e Lemon yellow. Non adhesive ,two sided pattern, thickness of a playing card.

Diffuser film is rated 1-5 stars according to how much I like it . *

I respond to PMs’ with what current film I have available and the list will always change a bit.

Will you be updating your first post with these options? I think otherwise it’ll be “lost in the shuffle.” Also, what are the sheet sizes and costs of these other options?

Lightbringer · March 16, 2019, 9:10pm

I’m sold.

Boaz was nice enough to send me a “sampler” of various types of film, some sticky and some not.

All the LuxPro lights I got have G3s in there, which results in piss-yellow coronas around the hotspot. Really annoying.

Wellp, I tried a piece of #2 (nonsticky), which is pretty heavily frosted but not too “grainy”, which is about perfect for the small reflector on the 2×AA LP that I got. Popped the glass, trimmed the piece using plain ol’ scissors using the glass as a template, “rounded” it a bit more once the rough cutt (haha) was done, and popped it between the front glass and reflector.

Nice!

Killed the throw and made it nice and floody, which to me is way more useful in a small light like this. In fact, the more I’m playing with it, the more I like it!

And no more piss-yellow corona turning my stomach anymore, just a nice pretty well-balanced white, even with the come-with emitter.

dubyrunning · April 24, 2019, 2:11am

Just got some classic d-c-fix sent out from boaz, plus a sampler he threw in. Quick turnaround and great service. Looking forward to putting it on the Sofirn Q8. I saw a video recently which showed the Q8's beam looking great with diffusion film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi3hLBouZeY. Looking forward to trying it on a few lights.