✌ FREEME - ASTROLUX FT03 Mini XHP50.2 (4200lm) / SST40 Anduril AUX LEDs USB-C 18650 Flashlight - ALIVE

FT03 mini looks really cute with short tube.

Not for me, and that is because of the battery, the short version for me looks like it lost 65% of the capacity. I believe that only a smaller built flashlight justifies the use of a 18350 battery.

Btw I have the 5000K SST-40 version, the beam it makes is very good without any obvious artifacts or tint shifts, on a 30Q I measure 1800 (honest) lumen at 30 seconds ( :+1: ), the tint is pleasantly neutral at low output but rather purple at high output, the CRI as expected is low, about 66 and at lower settings the CCT is 4700K. The colour leds in the reflector make for a neat effect.

Why do you think its purple? Is it being pushed too hard on Turbo or is it just the nature of SST-40 leds?

It is the nature of this led. The turbo tint is not different from the significantly lower top ramp setting tint. To be more precise, the purple-ish is in the spill and not in the hotspot.

//Edit: Oooops, I posted in this topic instead of the EC03 topic.

Thanks, djozz!

^ are you sure that this is about the FT03-mini?

Certain that the purple isn’t from the AR coating?

In my experience AR coatings tend to make it a bit yellower/warmer. Have you seen AR coatings that make it look cooler?

Depends on the colour of the coating, the tint can go anywhere. The green coating of my D80V2 actually works as a minus-green filter, a purple coating removes some red and bluecand so effectively makes the tint a bit greener. I have not seen red or orange coatings (apart from non-functional coatings on very cheap chinese binoculars), those would make a tint cooler.

(the FT03 mini lens has a purple coating)

Interested!

Interested

Sent.

I wish this was made with a 26650 or 21700 tube option

Is it normal to have a yellow spot (XHP50.2) in the center point of the hotspot? This is for the FT03 Mini

Hhmm, I've seen this before, recently. maybe on a SST-40... Can't recall on what light.

If you look closely at my photo, the very center has a yellow spot, I haven’t seen this before on an XHP50.2. Hard to see the spot on some screens

Thanks freeme but this is different.

No yellow spot at dead center of the beam.

I think it’s more to do with the reflector shape and focus than the led type. You can try adding a paper spacer under the centering ring to change the focus slightly.

I dont know if this is a common thing with the FT03 mini 50.2.

I have two monitors, one shows it that has accurate colours, the other is not visible