I think a 35Kcd light can definitely be a thrower if the beam profile is narrow and has minimal spill. Its all about ratios.
100Kcd to 110Kcd will be barely noticeable, but 10Kcd to 20Kcd will be noticeable.
W2 sounds interesting, but I’ll wait for the first reviews with photos of the beam. Also there might be more LED choices then.
Does the KR1 use the FET for direct drive or is it limited to 5 A?
I think the price is a bit high as it has just one emitter and no aux LEDs. Not sure how much the reflector adds to the BOM, but just $5 difference to the KR4 feels a bit overpriced. Especially compared to the D1.
Keep in mind some LED options for the quads add $10 or more to the price, even more for the 8x mule versions I believe.
I believe Emisar/Noctigon sit firmly at the “premium” end of budget flashlights. Their build quality and fit and finish is superb. Their prices are fair, IMHO.
Thank You Hank, this is the light I have been dreaming about for a long time! (and of course, my preorder is sent 
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I may wait to order KR1 until E21A KR4 is also available.
Doesn’t the White2 come in 5000 or 5500k? I really do not prefer 6000k.
This was my exact thought process when I ordered my K1W2.
Sacrificing 15% throw for 50% more lumens seems like a good trade, especially when the range is still ridiculous.
I don’t consider Emisar/Noctigon budget lights so much as enthusiast lights. Enthusiasts tend to be aware of what affects the production cost and therefore more sensitive to good and bad value than the average person, but also willing to pay when the value is there.
I think pricing for the KR1 is fair. It’s $5 more than the D1 was while being a more complicated design for the nested tubes, at a time when a pandemic has canceled most passenger flights and driven up shipping costs.
Wasn’t the D1S $40 and usually on sale for $35?
18650? Really?
Who needs another one 18650 now?
AFAIK the WF2 is binned at around 5500-5700K since that’s all I’ve seen it offered in.
Hank,
will there be an E21A Mule? Please say yes. ;-)
Caved ordered a W2, probably will order a W1 at somepoint as well….
Does KR1 have AUX leds? Anywhere? Around emitter maybe?
Yeah i know...
Just wanted to double check
Just ordered one, dark grey w2
Does anyone know how the KR1 beam profile ( angle, size of hot spot, amount of spill, etc) as well as throw distance compares with fireflies E01 Mini thrower with Osram?
Thanks
Its on pre-order so those specs wouldn’t be known by consumers yet, as for throw I don’t trust fireflies claims the beam profile on the E01 has a lot of rings from the corona and spill and looks pretty horrible.
I agree about the rings around the corona of the E01, but they don’t bothar me that much. I like it that the overall angle is narrower than any of my other lights so that it a) doesn’t waste lumens for the side spill and b) doesn’t blind people walking towards me on the side. The turbo has a bit of a bluish tint which I don’t like that much but I am ok with it; actually, surprisingly, the tint color depends on the type of battery I use, and the shittier battery the better the tint, go figure. And I also agree fireflies has somewhat a tendency to overstate the candella sometimes. I’ve yet to measure the Cd on it but it appears the throw is about 500m.
What I absolutely love about The E1 is its narrow angle. Would be great if TR1 also had an overall narrow angle, came though on the candella numbers and had a nice comparatively beefy hot spot.