I know this is Blasphemy to mention another Brand, but there is another popular light with a 35mm head, single optic, with slightly frosted center that uses the xhp35 HI, that is only capable of 22,500 cd (with a 5500k emitter mind you).
All of that to say - if the BM35a is as nicely tinted as i am hearing, and the CRI is high, then 25kcd is actually rather good i would say! considering all of the information.
What will the throwiest LED offered be on launch? I was planning on ordering it with the SFT-40, I’m afraid it wont offer much over the KR1 other than aux if it doesn’t have a more impressive emitter than the W2.
Any idea if the flashlight will be released in the coming 2 weeks or not?
I don’t remember where I saw the post on the buck driver, but it’s what made me interested enough to post. I assume it was on BLF, but I occasionally check Reddit for news on Hank’s lights. Anyway, Hank said the DM11 would use the same boost driver that was already used on the XHP35 Hi K1.
The throwiest option will be Osram CSLNM1. If it’s driven to peak brightness (4-5A) we should see ~160kcd from it with this optic. The beam should look virtually identical go Acebeam E10 and Thrunite Catapult Mini, it’ll just be a little brighter hopefully.
I like my KR4 e21a. I wish it had a lower low, and slower ramping, especially at lower lumens. I struggle to get a good lower setting for reading because it ramps too fast. Has this changed?
Hanks current sst20 4000k (what i gottoday in the d4sv2 dual channel) are the nicest i have ever seen. nicer then FireFlies and fw3a of old, and i had 100% plan to chnage them in both lights, i cant. their as nicely tinted as my pretty decent xpl-hi 5D's.
Just fyi if anyone wants sst20 2700k/4000k d4sV2 dual channel. it is. REALLY nice with those two emitters. And i pretty despise sst20 leds. lol. I just got them to change them with some of the many xpl-hi i have. Well, the sst20 are staying in these lights.