Blue got the most votes on TLF, next is a tie for olive and white ...
There will also be a 100 pieces limited run of a 'special purple ToyKeeper version'!
Wonder how they are going to do that with orders coming from TLF, BLF, Neals Deals and Max Deals, ...!?
Surely hoping TK is getting one!
:BEER:
- SAM -
I can’t recall the source unfortunately, but some years back I’d read a medical paper (geared toward the lay person) about the human eye and differences from person to person. Essentially, we all see color in the same way, except that some people suffer color loss (blindness)—either fully or partially by segments of the spectrum. So it may be possible for some people to perceive saturation a little differently, but the tint doesn’t change. However, the greatest disparity is the brain—how we process color. It is rather subjective by experience. This “skews” the input from the optical sensory organ. And also, the perception of color will vary depending upon taste. Some people may be put off by some colors that makes them more noticeable, while there will be some colors with a more neutral effect (no emotional impact one way or another). I don’t know if that is inclusive of “CRI sensitivity”. And lastly of course, is how the brain interprets tints when multiple ones are visible. This is why one tint can be OK and then look lousy when it’s next to another. Anyway, it all comes back to one thing: subjectivity.
Last but not least is the CCD sensitivity, color and whiteness balance of the camera taking the beam shot photos. That also complicates perception. Despite all this, the beam shots are most useful with simultaneous comparative display, so the relative color is captured under the same circumstances.
How do I reserve myself one of the limited edition purples?
Honestly, I really like all the colors. The white looks quite good, and reminds me of a few other lights in white that I’ve quite liked. The “sand/oiled bronze/gold” is very nice. And blue is just plain popular.
Just last night, someone sent me this about my love of purple:
Prince explained the meaning of “Purple Rain” as follows: “When there’s blood in the sky – red and blue = purple… purple rain pertains to the end of the world and being with the one you love and letting your faith/god guide you through the purple rain.”
I don't think you can and that wouldn't be fair at all.
Sounds logical to me that only TK is in the position to 'reserve' a limited purple piece for herself (she also has the connections)
Maybe ask her ...
- SAM -
Off Topic: For China it means spiritual awareness, physical and mental healing, hence strength, abundance, red purple brings luck and fame. Purple (紫; zǐ) refers to the North Star (Polaris), which in ancient China was called the Ziwei Star, the North Star was in traditional Chinese astrology the abode of the Celestial Emperor. (see also: Purple Forbidden City).
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- SAM -
exactly!
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i make a poll in BLF,
so let’s choose which color we make.
Link: Which two colors of FW3A you prefer?
Thank you Neal :THUMBS-UP:
Edit: if possible, please make sure all future FW3A versions ship with latest Unduril as (next to the design) It's The Purple Star of this flashlight :D
Thanks for the FW3A Color Choice Poll Neal!! 
It’s a tough choice…… 
The Purple is a given, gotta have it. 
But it’s a tough call between the Blue & Army Green…. I like them both. 
The SST-20 in TK’s photos looks very green. I’ve never seen one that looks that bad, though they certainly don’t look good next to the 219B sw45k I have in my FW3A.
Tint beamshots are hard. Cameras capture colors differently, automatically post-process colors differently unless the photographer shoots in raw and does it manually, and displays display them differently. When I tried to get beamshots of the Armytek Prime XHP35, which is very rosy according to maukka’s testing, it just looked neutral. The beamshot in maukka’s review looks a little rosy, but doesn’t really capture it.
Anyway, I wouldn’t like SST-20s my eyes see the way TK’s camera does, but the FB4s I have don’t look nearly that bad. The FA3 supposedly being offered for the FW3A should be considerably better. I have FD2s on the way, and I have some Lee 801 minus green, which makes FB4 look great. Filters are a lot easier than sourcing emitters with nice tint the way the LED market is going lately.
Yeah. They look extremely green.
Wow what a dreadful tint. I like the throw on it but I don't know if I want a different batch 219C or an SST20 that may be 3500k or 4000k. I was trying to choose until I found out that the 219C version does not exist and I cannot add it to my cart. I will take the maybe bad DUV and swap if I need to. Good luck to everyone hope we all get a good one!
We can at least all agree that its relative to the other LEDs. It was not "as green" before, but it is relatively so. I am coping hard because I hope that its a good DUV now. -_-
Now if I order it, it should be here in in about a month. So exciting!
I really don’t think most people who know, forget TLF is equally in on this too. So yeah, as you stated; that would make “TWO comunities ACTIVE for this flashlight”.
But when someone posts pictures (now deleted) with no caption or informarion besides…. “tint choices :heart_eyes: ” …. It is kinda natural to want to know where they came from. Especially since these light are not on the market yet.
So…. I’ll just now figure they came from TLF.
As far as the “one was communication” you mention… I have no idea?? But now that I really think about what you said, it does seem BLF gets quite a bit of 2nd & 3rd hand info.
But… at least we get it. So it’s all good…. … :+1:
People need to stop comparing to 219B, it’s too far under the BBL to make a good comparison for 99% of LEDs
TK’s SST-20 pictures aren’t that far off from what I experience when I turn on my SST-20 95-CRI lights on lower power settings. They look VERY green.
Installing a Lee minus green filter helps a lot… but the Lee #279 filter I’m using itself has major disadvantages (14% reduction in output, color temp gets noticeably warmer. Not a Zircon filter so excessive output will damage it.).
At lower power settings the green of the SST-20 is instantly noticeable. Indoors and outdoors. And even if you don’t have a less-green light on-hand to compare it to.
I have some SST-20 FW3As on order and I’ll post colour output results whenever they arrive.
Nice, we’ll look forward to it. 
I got some gitd filament, made a diffuser with it.
Looks interesting with the lightning flashy.
I should be getting a really nice red later this month.