The models now available with tint ramping include:
D4V2
KR4
D4S V2
D4V2 Ti
KR4 Ti
As is customary for International Outdoor, you can customize your light. You can choose the emitters for both channels, and in the sideswitch models the switch backlight.
Itâs really nice that theyâve made tint ramping available in their smaller lights. Itâs a great feature.
This will be my first Anduril 2 tint-ramping light. But my recollection from reading about it is it should be smooth (just like with the Sofirn IF25).
I selected SST20 2700K on one channel and 6500K on the other channel. I chose aluminum as I find my Titanium D4 too heavy to EDC.
At the warmest setting only the 2700K should be lit. Then as you ramp up the tint it should shift gradually to cooler until only the 6500K are lit. Basically you should be able to smoothly ramp it up and down, just like you would with overall output.
In the middle of the ramp, both are lit. And I believe with Anduril overall light output is at max at that point.
Canât decide if I want 219b 2700k/4500k or 219b 4500k and W2. I feel like the novelty of tint ramping will wear off but the 219b/W2 combo will be more useful.
Itâs a neat idea, although I donât find myself using it very often on my LT1, because the regular control is so simple that I just stick with choosing my color temperature manually. Also, I tend to prefer to stay on the warm end of the CCT range with that lantern. I could see my preference being different with a D4 and 2700K-4500K 219b mix.
If I remember right, the basic FET+1 version of the D4v2 does still have the subtle blink mid-ramp to users identify the transition in channels, but the linear constant current driver used for E21A versions, and Iâm pretty sure the tint ramping version, does not have a blink.
The switch will be in the same high or low mode as the front aux LEDâs.
Tint ramping, like âthe interwetâ, will never catch on.
But seriously, whatâs the point? Instead of doing one thing well youâll have a torch that does two things mediocre. I didnât watch LuxWads videos, am I missing something?
⌠but now I wonder if maybe I should have ordered it with 2700K LH351D and 6000K Oslon White 2. That way in addition to tint mixing it would also have flood for close range and spot for long range.
It doesnât do anything worse though ? You still have a quad emitter light with the same power capabilities (turbo is mid tint but I donât think the tint matters much in turbo).
The manufacturing cost should be probably less than 2$ higher, Hank charge +3.6$ for the tint ramping D4v2, which is quite reasonable.
An advantage is the improved tint for a good part of the tint ramp for people who dislike greenish tints, this was already possible by requesting two different CCTs, but now the tint is adjustable.
For different emitters (instant switching) , for example flood and throw emitters, I would tend to agree, since itâs then a 2 emitters flood, 2 emitters throw light and wonât have the same turbo throw capabilities as a 4 throwy emitters light
Oh well, just may have to buy them all again. This is what companies need to do in terms of thinking out of the box. Making a brighter flashlight just does not cut it anymore.
I often carry different color temps throughout the day. Sst-20 4000k is nice right after the sun goes down. Then 2700k when it gets real dark. Mixing in the 2000k e21a did wonders for my sleep cycle.
Canât wait for tint ramping dt8 in e21a. It would replace several lights.
Furthermore, W2 is under-driven in these 2 channel lights. W1 is a much better choice for throw, especially considering that you have a whole separate channel for flood.
