Unless they run out early. I got my order in tonight; not taking chances. Figured the sooner I order, the sooner in the queue mine will be shipped. That sand color is irresistible.
It’s not really about runtimes for me, it’s about constant brightness output. I did notice it on my other FET+1 lights and it just annoys me. Will Anduril compensate the voltage dropping the whole time and increase current to maintain for example, 300 or 400 lumens?
I see, in that case a 3 channel driver will do that over a wider output range. Still I think only few people will notice the gradual output drop on medium modes, let alone be bothered with it.
True…. But, some people don’t care about high CRI, only a good tint. Just imagine your car losing power as the fuel goes from full to 3/4 of a tank fuel. Anyway, im gonna attempt installing a FET+7+1 driver in my D4. A button top cell and a 1mm copper spacer on the tube should work.
only 3 colors? would be nicer if they offered same body colors as aux colors. Already have a grey d4s and green d4, neither black or the sand are exciting to make a purchase really… atleast give option blue and green like on the original d4, wasnt those the colors that sold out first?
I’m a tint snob now, so I went for XP-L HI. 5D 4000K to be specific. Beautiful rosy beam with no tint shifting and no green in it. 70 CRI is plenty for my tastes. 3A 5000K is also a great option for a very pure white beam.
If you prefer high CRI, get the SST-20 4000K (or 3000K if you want a warm, candle-like light). Beware that the 4000K is notorious for being a quite green at low to medium output levels, if that sort of stuff bothers you at all. I haven’t had much luck with 219Cs from Emisar either, with all of them being somewhat green too, but YMMV.
If you want maximum power and throw for cheaper than XP-L HI, get the SST-20 5000K, or 6500K if you want a bluer tint rather than a whiter one. As with most SST-20s, these might look a little green at low and medium output levels, but they’re cheaper than XP-L HI so it’s a perfectly acceptable tradeoff. Keep in mind that these are low CRI however.
I think the general consensus these days is SST-20 4000K for high CRI, and SST-20 5000K for maximum performance.
VTC6 tends to do a bit better in peak output IIRC, but they're definitely not "the same cell" - they're made by different manufacturers. You may as well lump in the LG high-current cell that's 3000mAh, the HG2 if I'm not mistaken. There's also lower-capacity cells that can do higher peak outputs. But I wouldn't recommend any higher capacity 3500mAh cells for this light, or any other low-discharge cells. They will not hold up well to higher current draw of this light. Actually, I'd consider it mildly irresponsible to recommend such batteries for a D4.
I dont know if I got lucky, or Hank got some nice binned SST20s but my 4k D4 is almost perfectly neutral. Ill know more once my 3k V1 comes in. I cant deny the tint of 4k XP-L HIs though as I have 3 D4S with them and my 7a FW3A.
Sadly though I kinda like the idea of my nightstand “candle” having amber or red aux lights so the diffuser would slightly glow.
I also need to wait and see what the candle mode looks like on the V2 because im not incredibly fond of the 6/2 build’s behavior.