Not that it is anyone's business but I have a few reasons I am concentrating on Ti.
1) It is the material of choice for me and I get to get the light that I personally want.
2) Although there is better profit margins in the Al lights, there is still a greater dollar per light return on the Ti and time is a consideration that many don't consider. I can only assemble so many lights in a day by myself! :green: It takes the same amount of time to build a Ti light as an aluminum one.
3) Minimum qty's on Al are much higher and require more time as well as space to process as a group. You need to stock more LED's, optics, converters and all the other components. To take advantage of an ecomnomy of scale, you need to be able to perform in a reasonable time frame at that scale and the market needs to support such a scale. Although an Al light may be almost half the price of a Ti light from me, there are only so many people interested in spending in excess of $200 for a light!
4) When I decided to go Ti over a year ago, it seemed like a nice niche that would work well at my production scale and it also seemed to have "clear air" about it. I didn't anticipate the additional players in the Ti realm or their proximity to designs I am familiar with.
5) I really think this year will see a flood of new technology and the flood waters will be murky with much confusion for those out and about. I would like to find some high ground and hope to be kept from getting swept away.
I think the shoppe as well as other individuals will bring new and cool stuf to the Aleph or E platform next year. Whether the market will support any and all of these efforts remanins to be seen. :shrug: There are worse thing that can happen to a flashaholic than getting stuck with a bunch of flashlights.
If I get stuck, I prefer them to be Ti! :nana: