Mine arrives today!
sand, xpl 3a
Oh my, that’s a lot of muscle and flesh to take in. Especially on my monitor at work…
You’re right though, why would TK be interested in anybody who clearly doesn’t have the pockets to carry at least two flashlights at once? This isn’t an r/buttlight scenario is it?
Probably best you don’t look that subreddit up…
Conrad
I’ve had luck with Arrow before.
Arrow got rid of their free shipping for orders under $50 
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nice! Maybe someone will appreciate this light and do a write up on it. Can’t believe the lack of fanfare on this light. Or maybe it’s a dud and not deserving of any fanfare at all. I’m perplexed honestly. Emisar has always been rather exceptional. Several are in possession of the light and very little spoken about it. Yadayadayada.
TK’s review is so thorough and most people who went with Free shipping dont have their light. Give it a week or so
well, TK said the same thing, WAIT until they have the light. But in other offerings MUCH has always been said in anticipation of a great new offering. I am excited about this light. Mine has arrived close by, should have it any day now. Sure , I have a D4, but it’s the aux LEDs of the D4v2 that I’m giddy about …… oh, and momentary strobes 
Who cares what’s said before people have it in their hands?
I ordered some parts to try and make a few flashing keys. There’s some anticipation for you
I agree that the excitement for the D4v2 isn’t as much, at this point, as it was, say, for the FW3A. Frankly, although I don’t have a FW3A, it’s difficult for me to understand all the hoopla over the FW3A when you compare the features of the two lights.
I think the D4v2 has so much more to offer, not the least of which are the multi color auxillaries, which can serve a useful purpose, such as monitoring the battery voltage. The capability of having a user selectable fixed initial on-level is not something you will find on the FW3A, let alone the auxillaries. Another thing that the FW3A doesn’t have is the 0
5/1.0 lumen momentary while in lockout. That feature combined with separately selectable auxillaries for lockout mode, makes lockout paradoxically usable. For example,at night, while in lockout, you can easily switch from bright red auxillaries to a momentary moon mode to light your way to the bathroom. In this way, you will never accidentally turn the light on in a bright mode that might disturb your partner. In addition to all of this, the D4v2 can be reduced in size with replacing the 18650 tube with the optional 18350 tube. Can the FW3A do this? No.
What then is the FW3A/FW3C hoopla all about. I think it boils down to two things. This light was largely designed by the BLF. It has an end switch, which for many is a plus. For some that may be even essential, who wouldn’t even consider a light like the D4v2 that has a side switch.
Again,I think the story on the D4v2 is only beginning. Not everyone who has gotten their D4v2, will give their feedback, as I have just done. Within the next 10 days, more people will be getting theirs, and we should hear a lot more.
I’m quite interested in the D4v2.
But the fact of the matter is my shipment just hasn’t arrived yet.
It’s a lot easier to get hyped up over my shiny new FW3As and FW3C when they are in my greedy little hands. 
I’ve made a few posts on Reddit about it. Wanted to do a video review but my equipment isn’t up to scratch to achieve a level of quality I will accept. I think most of us who have our D4V2s are too busy playing with them though, to be honest.
It’s a great light and the firmware feels so much better than on the fw3a.
I wonder if changes were made on the timing. It just feels more snappier and I don’t get any accidental turbo when I briefly turn the light on and of. I have that quite often on my FW3a
The second run FW3As have updated firmware. My FW3C has the two stage lockout, though it is lacking the option for manual mode memory. The D4V2 still wins on how up-to-date the firmware is.
Received sand, xpl 3A today and the 18350 tube.
Kind of a matte gold more than yellow/brown which is fine by me.
Aux LED’s are really nice touch. Its like a whole other mode set to play with.
Very clever blending LED’s to mix extra colors.
Even more clever is conceiving and writing software to control a chip to make all the options for a single button to control. Quite advanced from our younger days of “on/off”.
With the short tube on, pumping out turbo and having blinky lights of many colors—-feels like it’s something that a time traveler left behind.
Truly a minor milestone in flashlight tech.
They really crammed in as much novelty, utility and features as that little package could hold!
Great job TK and Emisar!
This is what I want to hear! Not…‘I went out for a box of Ding-Dongs and when I came home, my light had destroyed itself and melted the holster it was sitting in!’
Chris
Two that I ordered came in today. The soldering looks top notch. I love the two stage lockout, the extra output is great for walking to the bathroom. The 18350 tube makes the light really compact (never had such a short tube before) and the magnetic tail cap still has a decent magnetic field.
What do you mean by “two stage lockout”?
Whilst in lockout mode, hold the button to access moonlight, or click then hold the button to access a slightly brighter low mode instead.
The hold accesses the floor of the smooth ramp, and the click then hold accesses the floor of the stepped ramp, so you can configure the output of both to your liking.