Seriously folks, scoop these last lights up. This is a shame these are limited, they’re so idiot proof and well made. The tint and output are both awesome too. It’s a perfect and cheap no frills light made for those single ply people in your life.
First time for a Nichia 219B ~4500K. Looks great, lousy at beamshots, plus all the tint issues between camera settings and monitors.
The colors look good to me, but I am not an aficionado of the “pop” in colors….
Beam profile is about a 4 foot hot spot at 10 feet away, plenty of spill. Ran it on a LiFePo4 10440, got warm, not hot. The protected trustfires do not fit. Output increased about half again on LiFePo4’s.
It is a great little light, the thing is a benchmark for single mode penlights. Good balance on everything, the tint is wonderful, at least to me….
Has anyone confirmed the emitter bin? It looks different than my other Nichia 219Bs - a bit cooler, and possibly a bit lower CRI. But it’s really hard to tell, and could be just a matter of having a different beam shape. It’s amazing how much the optics affect how the tint looks.
Glad to hear people are getting their lights and generally happy with them. :)
That's right. Earlier 219B was 4500K, this "NVSW219BT-V1, sw50, R9050" is 4750-5250K. I have been noticing some variation in the tint between different samples, but they are roughly the same => I'd say 4750 to 5250K is quite accurate. (Don't have means to measure the temperature accurately, sorry!)
Emitters to this GB came from IOS, so I'm pretty sure they are as advertised.
I was on the fence about this one for a long time but I finally gave in and ordered one. It arrived just as I was leaving town for the weekend. This is a gorgeous little light. Very sleek and classy. There is a very satisfying click from the switch. The machining is so smooth you can’t even see where the tail meets the tube until you unthread it to install a battery. The beam profile is great for a light this size. Nice floody pattern with a subtle hot spot and the tint is a warmish-neutral beauty. I honestly didn’t expect to be very impressed with this light but I most humbly admit I was wrong. This is a sweet little light and perfect for gifting! I will try to buy a few more while I can. Well done!
It seems that both the clip and the body of this light stick well to magnets. I think I’ll have to include a magnet with each one, for convenience if someone wants to store it on the fridge or something.