^ copy and paste my post on Astrolux S41.
I’ve had the E14/S41 for about 2 months already but I have never compared the tint with my other Nichias, and with some users reported that their E14 have greenish tint instead of the pinkish rose tinted associated with the Nichias, I decided that I need to find out on my own.
With the missus and the kid at the in-laws place, I finally managed to do a quick tint comparison with some of my small lights.
Might be useful for some tint snobs out there, especially for white wall hunting.
From the left is Convoy S2+ with XML2 U2-1A at 6.5K-7K as control, followed by Sinner triple Nichia 219B @4700K, the S41 with quad 219B at 5K and finally ReyLight triple 219C at 5K.
I’ve tried to match the brightness as closed as possible since the lights are using different drivers, and in the case of the S2+, it is a single emitter.
To my naked eyes, although it is not captured in the photo above taken by iPhone 5S, the S41 has the not so pleasing greenish tint that some users mentioned regarding their E14/S41.
While the greenish tint is not as ugly or as obvious as the Olight M2X-UT or M3X-UT Javelot using the dedomed XML2 led, it is noticeable if compared side by side with the Nichias family.
My Sinner 219B has the lovely pinkish rose tinted associated with the Nichias, while the ReyLight 219C is a bit yellowish, but still has that some rose tinted, albeit not as obvious as the 219B.
Finally, group shot showing their optics, which may or may not be useful at all.
One thing that I wish to change on the stock ReyLight is the driver.
By default, it has 3 modes and the lowest mode is still very bright.
The moonlight mode is hidden, and it will always start with a bright pre-flash, which defeat the purpose of moonlight mode.
So if a true moonlight mode is a must, the S41/E14 is the better option.
I’ve tried to replace the driver in my ReyLight with Bistro driver, but I couldn’t unscrew the pill inside the head