RCS1300
Flashlight Enthusiast
For HDS flash light owners, once you have experienced a HDS flash light in over 90 high CRI (Color Rendering Index) do you think you would purchase another HDS flash light that is not over 90 High CRI?
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I spent more time considering this than is probably healthy. My first instinct was something like "never say never," but in the end I voted for high CRI only. A standard CRI light will potentially be much brighter. While that may sound like fun, this hypothetical future HDS might also run hot.
I hate lights that run hot.
If I'm living within a 200 lumen budget anyway, I'd like for those lumens to be high CRI. The Nichia fitted HDS flashlights of recent release have been a paradigm shift for me.
I have a feeling it's coming.. Hopefully a 4300°k-4700°k with a nice neutral tint. That would do it for me.True enough. Show me a 400+ lumen, 80+ CRI version of the HDS that can manage its own heat and we're in business.
Those of us who hang around down here in the HDS basement are probably tint snobs. I, for one, would have been unlikely to join this tribe if it weren't for all of the recent Nichia offerings. With that said, I have to wonder how well we represent the HDS customer base. After all, the brand was built on standard CRI emitters and there are surely a lot of customers who don't care about the LED as long as the flashlight works.