Interested if available in 4500K D220 and/or 3000K or below, would definitely pick up both. Don’t care about 10440 support, especially if the driver doesn’t have any stepdowns like the C01S.
A bit more textured/floodier optic vs the C01S is absolutely necessary though. E21A has tint shift through the beam in narrow, untextured TIRs.
I’d be interested in the warmest tint possible. A dream light would be something smooth like a blf-348 in 1800k, but a C01 would be nice to use around the house as night.
I’d be interested in 4500K with L-M-H mode sequence, no memory, always starting on low. Medium mode should be about 30lm. It would have to run well on AAA NiMH cells, and I’d want a reversible pocket clip so I could put it on the visor of my baseball cap as an impromptu headlamp.
Green tint would be a deal breaker
I’m neutral on moonlight or firefly - I never use them, but wouldn’t object to their presence. I’m also neutral on 10440 support.
I’d be 100% in to buy at least one of each/any tint that ends up getting put out. Would buy more if I liked the emitter. I haven’t used the E21A yet and these C01S lights are cheap enough I’d get one of each for experimentation’s sake. Been happy with all the other C01 variants thus far.
As for preferences, I’d prefer to see a L-M-H mode order, no memory, starting on a sub-lumen moonlight mode. I think the new 2 mode-group driver would be ideal. As far as optic vs. mule, whatever makes the beam have less tint-shift would be ideal. I liked the raw/no-ano models that have come out, but I also wouldn’t be opposed to more host colors, like OD green, purple, gold, or pink (not sure if any of those are common Sofirn colors that would be realistic, just ones I like).
10440 support is no deciding factor for me. cool to have it, but I don’t even own any 10440s yet so it wouldn’t be missed if it wasn’t there.
If this is the case, 4500K sounds preferable, as a rosy tint seems much nicer than greenish tints.