B35AM & the frosted optic seems like it will be an excellent combo. We’ll just have to wait and see, but I imagine it will have a floodier beam that will make it great for general use, while still having some solid throw - my personal favorite style of light. As a thrower though, and all-around, SFT40 seems ideal. To hear that XHP35 has some rings (and needs a frosted optic) is a bit of a downer, but again we’ll just have to wait and see.
I’m more than likely going to review the Nichia version, it’s just very unique and will really set this light apart. I’ll likely get an SFT40 light as well.
Also another vote for deep red or white, I think those would look sick! …anything is better than black though :laughing:
I’m very excited for a B35A light from Hank. I tend to go for balanced performance and efficient drivers over minmaxing performance attributes and FET/linear drivers. I’m hoping this ends up more efficient than the K1/XHP35 driver, which isn’t great on max output.
I would argue more colorful is more useful - bright orange is basically the most useful color you could have on a flashlight…. but you are right, colorful lights are way easier to film/photograph
If we see this new light with the 5000K SFT40 I’ll click “buy” without thinking. I love that green. A darker navy-ish blue would be really nice, too, and a matte red. I still have a thing for good earthy coyote tan, too.
it may depend how much interest is shown here. I'm sure it would have to be A LOT of interest, but still. That was my reason for bringing it up. To see if enough people were interested to get Hanks attention or not. :))
Yes, they are very pronounced, even too pronounced which I’m afraid some people may not like it.
It does not have USB charging function, the tube is different than the K1/K9.3 tube, which are not interchangeable.
The charging port is removed to reduce the height and weight of the light as much as possible.
