Could you please add me to the list for one?
great shots !
whats the lux of that Convoy L2 with xhp35 HI?
Lovely shots TA. Thanks.
Please put me down on the interest/request list.
I’ve been passively checking this thread off and on for several months, but seeing the posts of the prototype lights has me damn excited.
Reading over the thread, I think I understand how the ordering process works…
1. Once the GT is ready for production(date still unknown), the first 555 people on the list(already spoken for) will receive a PM giving them details on ordering the light for $111. They will have a 5 day window to place their order before PMs are sent out to people further down the list, until 555 orders have been placed through Lumintop.
2. After the first run of 555 orders are placed, PMs will be sent out to the remaining people on the interest list(including me, I hope), which will give them details on ordering the GT for $150. As of now, there is no limit on the number of orders for this run.
3. After the second run of orders has ended, the GT will then be available for purchase at a retail price of $200-$250.
I am glad the beamshots turned out ok, they were kind of spur of the moment and I was not sure what they would look like. The high humidity made for some interesting pictures indeed.
I forgot exactly what it was but it was around 750-800m of throw IIRC. It was my favorite thrower before the GT. The D01 was nice but the xhp35 is nicer then the xp-l.
Yep, same thing I saw with mine. Not sure why it has those rings, anyone got any ideas? It apparently still throws good with them but it would be nice to at least know why they are there.
My best guess is machining marks covered by the reflective plating…
Look at DEL’s pics of the reflector, if you magnify it you will see the circular marks, a good polish of the bare aluminum before electroplating should take care of it.
↑↑ I’m obviously not a pro at this but from the looks of those reflector shots, it almost seems as though it is reflecting itself like that hall-of-mirrors effect. The reflector angle at the base (where the led is) is so steep, it can reflect the other side…?
I’m trying here.
Edit: Scratch that… Here is a question for everyone who owns dedicated throwers like the TN42. If you tailstand your light on the floor and look directly down into it (with the light off of course), and move your head around, is there a point where the entire reflector is filled with the yellow of the led?
For the life of me, I can’t find that spot in my TN42vn with an dedomed xpg2 while it’s not so difficult to do with my T30 and T21. FYI, my TN42vn also has similar rings at close range (a few feet).
Could that have anything to do with it?
You have to back away at least 10feet or more to start seeing the reflection of the die cover the entire reflector surface
I thought about this as well, and you are correct, the machining marks can be faintly seen.
What makes me think they are not the direct cause of the rings is that the machining marks are consistent and very close together. The rings on the other hand vary some and are much much thicker then the machining marks.
Slowing the feedrate of the lathe for the reflector should improve it but not sure if it is enough to justify the extra cost.
It seems like machining step. The CNC were programmed with multiple steps to cut the curvature. May need to check with the manufacturer if they have better program to eliminate the steps. Or an additional polishing step after machining to smoothen the profile. (I may be wrong!) 
i say throw the cost out the window for something this important
thats like building the worlds fastest dragster, and then stopping by the local convenience store to fill it up with whatever gas thay had for the day for a test run
then wonder why it only ran 150 mph, when you had planned on it breaking 300 mph.
man, you guys take your time and get the reflector as close to perfect as possible
thats like the heart of this beast of a light
And after 9 months you have a few more little Tools AAA?
List will be updated in the next couple of days.
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That is very well explained, may I use it in the OP?
At will check it and correct, thanks for pointing it out.
Wow such nice pics
literally flashlight porn, I hope yoir GT does not feel cheap after how the C8 treated it 
Those comparison pics are awesome TA!
What a good idea having them point to the sky!
This is awsome!!!
Can’t wait to get my hands on it!!
@texas_ace
Thanks for the nice pics. They are way overexposed though, arent’t they? The sky looks almost like daylight and I know what 2.5k lumens look like.
Concerning the rings in the beam at very close range:
I think this is normal for such strongly focused reflector lights. My light with a Maxabeam Reflector basically shows the same effect.
I have experienced something similar when turning a retroreflector/collar. The afaik best solution would be to high polish turn the reflector with a MCD. You can achive a roughness of Rz 0.02 or less under perfect circumstances. I just don’t think this would be a feasible solution.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaRawMz8G1o
scroll down for english version
It probably has to do with the machines being digital versus light waves being analog. (The stair-step effect)
They may be a little overexposed but not a lot. It was a cloudy night with the trailing end of a storm so very high humidity. This makes the beams show up much stronger then normal.
There is also a highway and shopping center around the corner that put a lot of light into the sky.
Overall it is a bit over exposed but not as much as you might think. It was not the best night for good beamshots which is why I stuck to the close range and literal beamshots.
The final comparison shot is completely even for all the lights, so you can see that the GT really is that much more powerful then the others.
If we get a dry night (rare in Texas during the summer), I will try to get some better and longer range shots. This was simply the best I could do under the conditions.