Am breathing nichia!

[Nichia!]

Every time I want to buy new light/lights I always see if they comes with nichia B it is my number 1 rule and build quality is the 2 rule

 

[Nichia!]

@jon my old friend

I don't recommend anyone to buy the Ti tool from eBay because They comes with nichia C believe me (I checked)

 

[ven]

Nichia wise, my fav are the 4k and 4.5k 219b's. However, i do have some nice tana 219b 5k samples. Also, the 219c 5k can be nice and clean(some maybe not so). There is a little spanner int he works though, 219c 4k in a reflector can be quite nice on the eye, yes tad yellow but nice. Now put this in optics and it really does make for a more yellow bias. From my experience with the said anyway, others may vary of course.

Hi cri, low cri, medium cri.............any cri is not the most important for me. Yes a preferred, but if the temp and tint is not pleasing to my eye/brain...............cri is 2nd. I have some very nice 80 cri xhp 35 HI along with 85cri xpl HI..............also xhp50 4k. The latter is one of my all time fav in the olight H2r headlamps.

Yes love nichia, but i also love other flavours providing easy on the eye

Lower cri, but these xpl HI 4k triples to my eyes easily hold their own

 

[Nichia!]

I agree with everything you mentioned above!

I have the H2r and the armytek with xhp50 4000k man the tint is beautiful on the armytek

 

[Nichia!]

Ven there is d25c Titanium nichia B on blf right now for sale I recommend you to it buy now if you interested

 

[INFRNL]

I agree, nichia b is my favorite, no experience with nichia a, nichia c is good but i prefer the b over c for any color temp.

I have or have had (have hads replaced with 219b offerings)

219b 4000k r9050
219b 3500k r9080
219b 4000k r9080
219b 4500k r9080

219c 2700k campfire warm
219c 3000k sold
219c 3500k sold
219c 4000k sold
219c 5000k as pure white as they can be(to my eyes)
219c 5700k sold

Several 219b 4000k from malkoff which has a different tint than my hds lights

Zebralight HI are extremely nice as well but are not hicri. Malkoff 16650 leds have a very nice tint as well, in line with the zebras imo

Nichia is my preferred led as well. But cree does have some good ones. Only downside to nichia is efficiency and max output (seems cree has higher output lights)

 

[RCS1300]

I agree, nichia b is my favorite, no experience with nichia a, nichia c is good but i prefer the b over c for any color temp.

I have or have had (have hads replaced with 219b offerings)

219b 4000k r9050
219b 3500k r9080
219b 4000k r9080
219b 4500k r9080

Does the 219b 4000K R9080 have the same red tint/hue as the 219b 4500K R9080 in the HDS flashlight?

 

[id30209]

It does have, even more visible. In any flashlight not only HDS

 

[INFRNL]

I haven't much time with them yet but i don't see the red like sw45 has.

From my limited use so far sw35, sw40 are great without the purple i see in the sw45.

I will try to get a better idea of the differences tonight.

 

[RCS1300]

I haven't much time with them yet but i don't see the red like sw45 has.

From my limited use so far sw35, sw40 are great without the purple i see in the sw45.

I will try to get a better idea of the differences tonight.

Any insight would be great. Those 219b R9080 Nichia emitters in HDS lights are the ones I am most interested in understanding better.

 

[INFRNL]

Any insight would be great. Those 219b R9080 Nichia emitters in HDS lights are the ones I am most interested in understanding better.

I will check it out more. It definitely has red but not obvious unless you compare it next to something like the 5000k 219c. But then everything starts getting messed up

As far as tint goes in order of cool to warm

5000k 219c
4500k 219b r9080
4000k 219c r9080
4000k 219b r9050
3500k 219b r9080

There is a mild difference between 4500k and 4000k r9080 but there is a bigger difference between 4000k 219b r9050 and 4000k 219 r9080.

I would have thought difference between 4000k would have been minimal but r9080 is noticeably cooler. 4000k r9080 is just slightly warmer than 4500k.

The difference between 4000k would be more like 4500k vs 3500k. Maybe not quite so drastic but close.

When I turn on the 4500k i can see the red/purple hue. When i turn on the 4000k r9080 i don't see it unless I compare to the 5000k. 3500k r9080 is a warm light so it's really hard to see red even when compared to the 5000k but you can see a hint of it when compared to the 5000k.

I think 219b r9050 is still my absolute favorite but depending on mood or task, they are all great choices.

I'll try to see what other differences/details i can come up with once it gets dark

4000k/4500k are closer to pure white. 4000k r9080 is an off white. 4000k r9050 is a creamy color. Not sure how else to explain it. If you like a nice neutral 219b r9050 imo, if you like warmer, 3500k r9080

 

[ven]

Ven there is d25c Titanium nichia B on blf right now for sale I recommend you to it buy now if you interested

Thanks for the tip, i do have a couple of D25c ti lights, one is a v54, the other a 219 flavour.

 

[Nichia!]

Is that Zebralight brighter than the d25c nichia??

 

[ven]

Is that Zebralight brighter than the d25c nichia??

Yes a little, hard to put in figures tbh, ZL maybe 500 ish, D25 maybe 300 ish type outputs on highest levels.

 

[RCS1300]

There is a mild difference between 4500k and 4000k r9080 but there is a bigger difference between 4000k 219b r9050 and 4000k 219 r9080.

When I turn on the 4500k i can see the red/purple hue. When i turn on the 4000k r9080 i don't see it unless I compare to the 5000k. 3500k r9080 is a warm light so it's really hard to see red even when compared to the 5000k but you can see a hint of it when compared to the 5000k.

I think 219b r9050 is still my absolute favorite but depending on mood or task, they are all great choices.

I'll try to see what other differences/details i can come up with once it gets dark

4000k/4500k are closer to pure white. 4000k r9080 is an off white. 4000k r9050 is a creamy color. Not sure how else to explain it. If you like a nice neutral 219b r9050 imo, if you like warmer, 3500k r9080

Thank you for the detailed analysis.

The HDS Nichia 219b 4000K R9050 is my favorite light for indoor use. Was thinking the HDS Nichia 219b 4000K R9080 would be even better. What I did not like is the red hue/tint of the HDS Nichia 219b 4500K R9080 so I sold mine. I want to avoid that red hue/tint in any future HDS light I purchase.

 

[Woolnemis]

I also compare everything to my Nichias
the 219b failed to capture market due to the 27% lumen penalty
the 219c made up for the lumens, but its a greener LED, and unfortunately the only Nichia in the Massdrop Eswitch tools
here is a lego w a maratac

other stock lights w 219b:

@Nichia, since you are hunting 219b lights, I suggest you buy the TiTool while it is still available (not the massdrop version, those are 219c)

Other lights w N219b you can wish for, the ReyLight CuTool of 2016, and some Maratacs, and CuTools of that era..

also the copper, brass and stainless Worms of 2016

I have ordered TiTool lights and it was more than I expected from 219b, I am thinking about ordering the ReyLight CuTool now, is there anyone who used both?

 

[trailhunter]

Green vs not so green. C vs B

Looks more green on right

 

[Buck91]

...
also the copper, brass and stainless Worms of 2016

If you have a lead on a Nichia Worm I'd be grateful!

 

[jon_slider]

If you have a lead on a Nichia Worm I'd be grateful!

not supposed to post public links where to buy.. check your PMs

 

[trailhunter]

I agree, nichia b is my favorite, no experience with nichia a, nichia c is good but i prefer the b over c for any color temp.

I have or have had (have hads replaced with 219b offerings)

219b 4000k r9050
219b 3500k r9080
219b 4000k r9080
219b 4500k r9080

219c 2700k campfire warm
219c 3000k sold
219c 3500k sold
219c 4000k sold
219c 5000k as pure white as they can be(to my eyes)
219c 5700k sold

Several 219b 4000k from malkoff which has a different tint than my hds lights

Zebralight HI are extremely nice as well but are not hicri. Malkoff 16650 leds have a very nice tint as well, in line with the zebras imo

Nichia is my preferred led as well. But cree does have some good ones. Only downside to nichia is efficiency and max output (seems cree has higher output lights)

Are b's no longer made