The B/C tints arenāt really all that green. Usually itās the AR lens coating which makes the beam look green, and the A/D tints are red enough to partially compensate for the lens tint. If you have green-ish lights you donāt like, try removing the lens to see how it looks, or replace the lens with a plain/bare glass one.
AR coating increases overall output, but it also changes the tint and sends out some frequencies out at a different angle like a prism. The easiest way to check this is by looking for a blue ring around the outer edge of the spill beam, or checking if things reflected in the lens during the day have different colors than usual.
This pic shows the double-sided AR coating on the BLF X6. Itās reflecting white sunlight coming in between window blinds (through a mesh screen), but the reflection looks blue. The AR coating is visible on both sides of the lens:
While the light is on, the edge of the beam looks something like this (but this shot is an EagleTac D25A w/ N219B):
If I take the lens out and put it on a white cloth, it looks green (this lens was from an Olight S10 before they fixed the AR green issue). AR coated on the left, cheap plain glass on the right:
I tried this same thing on the BLF X6 lens, and results were similar but not as severe. So, it has a better tint than the old Olight S10 did, but it still gets a small green shift regardless of what emitter is inside.
BTW, to see the blue reflections, simply view the lens from the correct angle with a light source visible in the reflection. The required angle is the same as the blue halo shown in the second picture.
Kronos - many many thanks for getting this thing going!
The stainless and copper sets are going to be epic!!! With the utmost respect to the custom light makers...these sets are going to be steal. A single custom non-aluminum host will cost more than one of these sets...and these are two complete working lights. Come to think of it...any custom host can run more than a complete SS/Cu set.
Anyway you slice it these will make great gifts but my fist SS/Cu set is for me! I will probably add more before the list closes. Thank you again!!!
You guys are killinā me! And so will the other half when she finds outā¦ But put me down for one of each (ss/cu and alu) in NW. Possibly more if payment doesnāt come due at the same time as the other GBās!
Well months may be a problem if Iām accepted into the Paramedic program I just applied for. Better start rat holing change now! Will they accept rolls of quarters, dimes and nickels by chance?!
ToyKeeper said: āBut Iād still love a non-AR lens for XP-L, to make the neutral white tint look white instead of green.
ā¦ any chance we can get plain glass lenses instead of AR-coated?ā
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Iām all for this too. - Too many times I have bought the Big Brand lights with the AR coating, only to see Green in the tint.
So, I thought going the ābudgetā route might be better for me, as few of them have coated lenses.
For instance, I have an Olight S15 that I LOVE; everything about it, Except for the Sickly Green tint - Puke:-(
But - Itās also my understanding that this is quite Normal for this light, and that the people that have them donāt care, or donāt even notice the tintā¦? - BTW, it is the very latest model with the new switch design, like the āRā models have. - Thatās the only reason that I bought it, because I thought that they had also āfixedā the tint while they were at it. - Not!
I want my lights to mimic nature, and Green light is just not what I see in the course of a day. - As always, YMMV.
