Honestly all I care about is having a cheaper option than X-PL HI, since that will offset the cost of buying something to replace the emitters with if I don’t like them. Have no real interest in the X-PL HI so not looking forward to paying anything additional for them (unless they decide to offer a 4000 or 4500K bin… ).
This 219C is nice but 219B SW45 and SW40 are clear winners for me, but I don’t like the idea to have my eyes and brain “shaped” by and “shaped” to the 219B. Before the E21A series, this 219C was (and still is) a good option. R9050 type shows its limit compared to R9080 though.
Clemence has indicated he has plans to maken a E21A triple board:
I don’t think the E21A is well suited for a FET driver, but it could be an option to remove the FET from the driver, and you’d still have a nice 2.8A, floody, pocketable light with excellent tint and Anduril UI. The ramp would top out after about 2.2 seconds instead of 2.5 seconds.
Ah, sounds good. I’ve a Q8 with the sst20’s I quite like, and to me and to most people I’ve talked to, they are a bit yellow at lower currents, and very nice at higher. Not green in the opinion of most people, (though TK says lemongrass). For 4000k being above the BBL means being yellow. I’m pretty okay with them, although I might like the extra output of the lh351d, so I’ll probably just get these instead of waiting and let the D4 be the one to be super high output. They should be comparable throw, while being high cri - a perfect option for those who were on the fence, and who won’t mind the tint. I’d still like 219b in one though.
I’m glad the optics are on the way. It seems we are one step closer. Will there be final prototypes sent out for review before production? Beating the dead horse, I will say again, it could save a lot of problems in the long run.
If people want to do this, I’d recommend flashing new firmware instead of physically modifying the driver. It won’t be difficult to make a 2-channel version for this purpose.