This gets quite tiresome. No, it is green in use as well. Tint with yellow, or green are, for me, not noticeable outside in foliage. However, it is very noticeable in use indoors, or outdoors in a more urban area. So unless you’re in the woods, it is absolutely noticeable.
Sorry guys…
Well, it’s a clever move from Lumintop.
Begin to produce the long awaited FW3A with XP-L HI, sell it for 36$ to evryone would can’t wait anymore after all this time…then you eventually put some SST20 in the production and sell more for 30$…
I don’t think Lumintop is trying to do anything “clever”. It has been known for a very long time the XP-L HI was going to possibly cost around $6 more per light. It has also been known the other LED options have been, for whatever reason; hard to source.
Not for me, i’ve been using a 4000K SST-20 for the last week or so on the low modes of a biscotti 1400ma driver and while it is immediately a bit green my eyes adjust within a few seconds of use (even with sunlight through windows as background lighting) at which point it just becomes a joy to use, sublime even (see what i did there :D), with no noticable tint just very useable light with great colours and depth perception (because of the green i think) which is exactly what i want.
In fact it’s (at least temporarily) put me off rosy tints, but that’s for another thread.
For this thread - i’ll be choosing the SST-20 4000K version
Edit: Although from above it seems this is not confirmed as an option yet :S
Not wanting to delay any further but I was under the impression production samples were to be sent to a number of membrs for a final check over prior to full production commencing.
I wouldn’t put it past any manufacturer to structure availability to maximize profits, but that’s not what’s going on here. Looking at prices on Arrow, the cheapest XP-L HI is $3.50 in bulk quantities. LH351Ds are as low as $0.70, and single quantities of the popular 5000K, 90 CRI version are cheaper than bulk XP-L HIs. A search on Octopart finds the SST-20 in 4000K, 95 CRI is cheaper still, both in single and bulk quantities.
It wouldn’t surprise me if Lumintop’s per-unit profit is actually higher on the lower-priced high-CRI version, whichever emitter it ends up with.
Something like that. But the discussion is over there, not here.
I think it’s interesting, and I’m watching to learn from the thread, but it’s not really for my benefit. I just figure someone on BLF probably has the answers this person needs to make a cool shiny thing.
Not every imperfection is a sign of foul play. In this case, it’s probably our fault for not making a decision about SST-20 sooner… or at all, really. They’ve had the XP-L HI in stock for a while, waiting for production. Meanwhile, we told them last-minute in a wishy-washy way that they should maybe offer SST-20 too, and it takes time to get the parts.
Mostly, I just hope the samples are perfect so production can go ahead without any delays.
The heat sink is small. It is not meant for extended use on turbo. The turbo level is mostly just a burst mode. The main goal of this light is not to be bright, the goal is to be practical for daily use. So it is small and ergonomic, instead of big and blindingly bright.