Help me choose between these two tints for camping flashlight

[RaceR86]

@transposon

Oops, I’ve been out of the loop lately. Is the xml or the xml2 the way to go for a single cell light? Runtime is more important than max output. also, how do we know that the t5-5b1 is only 75 cri typical? Is this off of a cree data sheet?

XM-L2 is the way to go. About 20% more efficient.

Yes, we know it because of the datasheet.

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There are several places who sell various 5B tints, intl-outdoor seems to be the only place who have a T4 and in 80 CRI Minimum version at the moment.

@rojos

Let me rephrase that then. The color tone of 4000-4500K Cree emitters with less than 80 CRI tend to give everything a slight yellow tint. The color tone of 4500-5000K Cree emitters with less than 80 CRI tend to give everything a slight green tint. At least that has been my experience. They don’t seem to have enough pink.

That goes for A and D tints also, not just B and C.

I can not say that what you have seen is not a true.

According to my eyes and the ansiwhite picture NW 80+CRI B/C tint will be more yellow than NW 75CRI A/D tint. A/D tints I perceive as more pink/rosy/red. From trustworthy vendors I find the tint to match the ansiwhite picture very well.

Can you come with one or several specific examples of what you say. Precisely which emitters, and where they are bought from?