Where to buy some good CREEs right now.

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After going on a massive hunt for the perfect emitter, I’ve been enjoying using NW Crees most of the time. For some reason, their tint seems earthy and mellower. I’m mostly using a M61N with XP G2 4000k and a Nichia 319A 4000k, which I think is a lot like a Cree. I also like the Eagletac D25c XP L V6.

Anyways, I guess I’m looking to buy a whole bunch and try them out. I thought XP G2 was old news. Why does Malkoff still use them? What did Eagletac use in the D25c ti XP L V6? Whats your favorite. And… where do I get them?

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What are the the emitters you don’t like as much for a point of comparison?

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I bought a convoy S2+ with a 7A tint and it was too green. Warm, yes, but also green. I don’t like the XHP70.2 at all. I don’t like the common XM L2 that I find in Eagtacs and Jetbeams. Usually the tint shift is just terrible.

I like the Catapult cool white outdoors, but not so much indoors. Very green.

I like these 4000k Crees because they have earthy, dark green and umber tints. I don’t like just Cree green. Its the combination of green/ruddy tints that I like. It’s not accurate color rendition, but I find it pleasant to look at.

This is umber red.

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Had a look at the LH351D? Quite nice…

You’d need a boost driver and reflector to fit, but damn, the MT-G2 is still hard to beat in all its creamy-white goodness.

Oh, Malkoff probably still uses the “old news” G2 because the G3 is absolutely hideous. Worst angular tint-shift I’ve ever seen.

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Good point. I haven’t tried the LH351D yet.

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the nichia 219c i have in wts may interest you.
but even with a specific bin from 2 different sources you may see differences.
everyone sees colors a bit differently so sometimes you have to just roll the dice.

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Your find 7A so Green?my sample it’s similar to well pushed Halogen.
But of course compared to Incandescent looks more whiter/greenish,

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Could’ve just lost the Tint Lottery; A and D should be below the BBL and on the rosy side.

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Also, keep in mind that with reflectors, you’ll always get a fried-egg beam. The center hotspot will always be warmer/yellower (greener?) than the spill, which usually ends up being cooler/bluer.

My first 4C (above the BBL, yet) seemed way too warm for it to be a 4C, ’til I used it for ceiling-bounce, and then it looked good.

Behind a TIR lens, which nicely mixes the beam, 4C is downright beautiful, “warm sunlight” like I always say. And slightly above the BBL is what natural sunlight usually is like.

So… whether 4C or 7A, ditch the reflector and stick in a pretty standard 20mm TIR lens, and enjoy.

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Cree XPL-HI 3200K in the FW3A was nicely warm and rosy.

XPL-HI 5D is rosy neutral-warm.

XPL-HI 3A should be good.

XHP70.2 5A 4000K from Kaidomain is rosy (!)

XM-L2 5D4 4000K from Simon is litterally the best led I’ve seen. It even looks asif it has a higher CRI than the 95CRI SST-20 and has a nicer tint than the E21A. A shame he doens’t want to sell them anymore.

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It was a s2+ 7A from MTNelectronics. Youre probably right, it doesn’t seem like how a 7A should look. Enough green to be not pretty.

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Ok, ditch the reflectors. I’ve heard a lot of people not like 5d and I’m not a fan of sw45k.

I was really hoping that someone would steer me to a particular inventory right now. Or do we keep these things secret and gradually suck down the reels ourselves?

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I didn’t at all like the XP L V6 3D in the BLF Q8

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maybe you can find some emitters you like on www.sofirnlight.com

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