I am a dedicated Emisar fan so of course I will have this, unfortunate that a XPL-HI option would be so expensive though. I have a good many flashlights that are EDC appropriate but I do EDC my D4 with XPL emitters. I like Emisar products for the hotrod wow factor so the D18 with a emitter that is pure show off would be nice. Not worried about heat and output stepdown with a hotrod. I was also hoping that the next release from Hank would be a D1s with 26650 cell.
Looks nice, 14000 lumen really a lot. actually i dont going buy D18 because i have not needed for powerful flashlight with more than single cell. and i already have one soda can torch
you completely right.
I was disappointed when the D7 (or was it D8?) was scrapped. I’m very excited that Hank doubled it and then some! Really cool, especially in the 3x18650 smaller diameter.
Absolutely. One trauma resolved! And I’ve always preferred 3x18650 over 1x26650 as well. :sunglasses:
Don’t we all!
Do we sign up, or is this first come first serve?
I’m only on page 3 so I don’t know if this has already been mentioned.
The MT03 has been known to have multiple issues. The locating pins in the tail cap breaking off, shorts in tail cap, the FET leaking and/or burning out. Also, not everyone likes the yellow corona of the 70.2. You kinda get used to it, but it’s probably ugly compared directly to this Emisar light. Keep in mind the MT03 is bigger and uses 4 18650. That can be good or bad depending on your preferences.
Hank, thanks for creating and executing another fantastic light!
If there is enough interest in the 3*18350 tube, sure we can make it.
I’m interested in the 3*18350 tube.
The light already seems a little too stubby as it is. You guys are weird. 
Same LED arrangement as Foursevens.
Except TIR instead of reflectors. Plus way, way cheaper! Lol
A 3x 18350 tube would be great. 
It would still output almost 10 000 lumens and be a huge advantage over the new MF01S. 
I’m sure nobody would complain about an almost cube formed flashlight! 
Thanks @BlueSwordM and SKV89, I would have wasted some money experimenting with the 3500K, my favourite CCT if not your clarification.
It appears the best way to achieve a true below-bbl high CRI light is by mixing two leds with 1000K difference which already are on or slightly below the BBL.
So I’ll most likely go for a 5D HI version or wait till someone sources truly rosy SST-20’s.
Another option is to mod the Meteor with 4 VR21SP4 MCPCB’s with a total of 12 mixed E21A’s in R9080+ and some 20mm Yajiamei TIR LED optics 
Keep shortening it and we’ll reach a form factor that I think should be called “Tuna Can Flashlight”.
Now that I think about it, a really flat flashlight with a ton of LEDs on the front could be the next big thing for pocket rockets. Maybe a smartphone form factor with a wall of LEDs or even a big COB on one side and a slim Li-Po to power it… That’s a discussion for another thread though.
Yeah, like one of those hockey puck closet lights. 
We already have this. Smart phone sized, full of 2 color leds. You can change the tint from 6500K to 3000K. Built in battery pack. They use it for filming. They can’t handle much brightness/heat, though.
No need to invent what already exists. Lol
The best 3500k I’ve seen is my Tiara Pro quad E21A with 2x 3000k and 2x4000k. It is a good bit below the bbl even at low output. At max output, because how far it is below the BBL, it actually looks alot whiter/neutral than it should be for standard 3500k that looks warmish/yellowish. Just looking at it by itself, it looks more like 4000k. Another good 3500k option is the Oslon Square 3500k 92CRI, which is spec’ed at 5Q tint bin, supposedly very far below the BBL. It does not look above BBL for sure, more like what I would expect from a 6Q tint bin. It looks just below the BBL and not far below like the E21A mixed 3500k.
Clemence is coming up with some new MCPCBs for the E21A that will allow more options for this emitter. One of the most interesting ones is the 16xE21A mcpcb that he mentioned about in his thread. That should allow the E21A to output a good bit above the XHP70.2 with 9080 goodness.
Toykeeper, TA mentioned that there is an issue with active temperature regulation in Anduril for high output lights. Does RampIOS have ATR and does it have this problem fixed? I really hope it does especially considering the good heat shedding potential of this host.