The Miller got really busy with his Bed and Breakfast. He had lots of repairs to do after a flood. He got sick a few times. So he didn’t have time for the flashlight forum. I suspect he might have gotten burnt out a bit as well. It’s pretty normal to have life stuff get in the way.
I want to say again how displeased I am the 18350 tube ended up with that ridiculous built-in tactical ring. It’s very unfortunate a single vendor who had no involvement in development can dictate important design details like this for a BLF community light.
Is it certain that it will have the ring? That would be really unfortunate. I’d put it on the lathe and make a raw aluminum version. Better than an ugly, uncomfortable ring.
I'm having trouble with my FW3T. I just got this last week. The details say Sapphire lens.
Mine got shipped with some type of poly carbonate. I accidentally left the light on a medium
setting overnight(or it came on by itself) bezel down. The Carclo optics are fine, not so for the lens.
Who do I ask for the correct lens? Neal or Lumintop?