Thank you for the test. I also have few Sft70’s from Simon, but haven’t found any use for them yet.
Wonder what its throw potential is vs SFT40 and SBT90?
Thanks for the info, djozz.
I am interested to know how this compares to the XHP50.3 HI.
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Thanks, gracias por sus pruebas,son valiosas
Thanks for the testing mate…
If my numbers are correct (probably not) the SFT70 performs worse than the XHP50.3HI in overall output lumens (you measured the XHP50.2 up to 5k lumens so its probably expected). I measured the XHP50.3HI at just over 4k lumens in my L6 and at 3 amps in a C8 it does about the same as SFT70 at 2650 lumens.
It would be interesting to see the candela numbers.
I did not compare this led to all other relevant leds (even less so than in previous led tests), so I can not answer that now, but at least keep in mind that using a led in a flashlight will reduce the output by easily 20% compared to measurement of the bare led as I do.
What absorbs the 20%?
I did some testing in my integrating sphere in 2016 on a S2+ , a triple Carclo version and a OP-reflector version, the reflector one did not produce losses as bad as 20% but it gives an idea: Light loss in a S2+ triple mod, added similar data for a reflector light in post#8, added data in post#20
See also post 8 and post 19 in that thread.
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Ah, TIR or and lens mostly. Thanks for investigating this!
Aluminum (reflector) reflectance is ~90% at best so there is also significant loss there, consistent with djozz measurements in post 8 of that thread.
Thanks Djozz. Unfortunately, the 6V SFT70 is not terribly exciting anymore given the variety of new domeless Chinese Leds which are 3V. If the Chinese Leds can improve their efficiency and CRI, they will be great.
I just found the SFT70 led on Taobao ~~with 3000K, 4000K, 5000K and 90 CRI: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.3-c.w4002-9320824744.11.2e78536eA3h2Jj&id=671755699898~~ Apparently the seller made a mistake in the listing, it’s just 6500K. 
That sounds like great news. Maybe we can also expect the SST70 and the SST40 with 90 CRI.
In the datasheet they display the maximum current for 6V seems to be 7A now.
I remember that long before the pandemic, someone here contacted Luminus directly and there was information that they were planning sst40 in high cri. Unfortunately, I don’t remember who it was and which thread.
As far as I remember it was BlueSwordM who had a direct contact to a few led manufacturers and could ask questions.
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@skylight, that is correct.
Predictably though, I don’t have access to these contacts, and even if I did, I don’t think they would be willing to answer any new questions 
Still, the fact that they actually did make their larger LEDs in high CRI variants does mean client demand for such a SKU is rather high.
I’m surprised it took this long to find them in the market however, which is rather strange considering that the last time they talked about it was in 2019.
I still have to wonder though: why doesn’t the SFT40/70/90 exist in Luminus’ catalog?
Maybe they are sub-contracted to a test factory? And what is sold is only a test run which is under constant improvement?
We know CREE before sale started subcontracting factories to produce some of their LEDs, there have been also rumors that before the sale of the company they even gave the rights/tech to some factories to produce some LEDs in exchange for cheaper manufacturing costs.
Which is not that far fetched considering that not longe before CREE was announced to be sold (usually such process take months of even years), all of the sudden all kind of “fake” CREE LEDs showed up.
BTW have you seen SFT90?
veel bedankt djozz
Recently put the sft70 in a convoy m21d, as a thrower; the beam is quiet powerful, yes,bit greenish at lower amp, but at full blast the tint turn creamy white.
Noticed some donut hole, same as sst70 in some flashlight.
Tested before in a convoy S11, the beam is solid. This led throw for sure
Echt heel erg bedankt djozz :)
sft70 with convoy m21D
I wonder what the Catapult V6 would be like with the sst70 swapped for an sft70, it’s awfully tempting to try.