tech25
Flashlight Enthusiast
I totally forgot my Malkoff M61N, another favorite tint of mine!
But was it the perfect tint then, or is it the 4.5 billion years of our eyes evolving to it that made it the perfect tint?To be fair though, the pinnacle of tint was set about 4 and a half billions years ago. We have been trying to replicate it ever since. A few years I don't expect much
maukka said:
maukka said:
UnknownVT said:
maukka said:
I have an HDS Rotary with a 120 lumen, 3700K, 90+ CRI emitter, and it is gorgeous. I had the opportunity once to compare it with an old school incandescent Surefire 6P, and in terms of tint and color rendering, the two were indistinguishable. I'm never giving up this flashlight.
I have a 140 clicky with a hi CRI XP-G but I think it's nearer 3300k. Definitely very incan-esque color. I think it is a little too warm most of the time but for outdoor use it is fantastic.I have an HDS Rotary with a 120 lumen, 3700K, 90+ CRI emitter, and it is gorgeous. I had the opportunity once to compare it with an old school incandescent Surefire 6P, and in terms of tint and color rendering, the two were indistinguishable. I'm never giving up this flashlight.
I am with wacbzz. The Jaxman E2 5700k. is my favorite light for color rendering. I also happen to like its sunlight-balanced color temperature a whole lot, but I can see others thinking it to be too cold for night-time use. The classic SW45 binned variety of N219B emitters would be second on my list after the SW57 binned N219B at 5700k on my Jaxman.
The term "damning with faint praise" comes to mind as I read this post.In my review posted elsewhere from April of 2012, I reviewed that exact XP-G light and came to pretty much the same conclusion as you, though as I posted then with photos, there were a multitude of other things wrong with that light then. A few of the photos compairing another HDS light remain in that review, i.e., haven't been deleted from the Photobucket account, and its visually evident that the low kelvin number greatly affects what one actually sees, browns and reds in particular.
While it wasn't difficult to sell that light, I would agree with you in general that the color rendering was/is, for the most part - for an XP-G - spot on.
Im the kind of tint snob who prefers the tint to fall below the bbl. I would buy this tint:
Im too snobby to buy this tint that falls too far above the bbl in the yellow green area:
same lights, I would buy the tint on the left
This is what I carry, the N219b SW45 used in the Copper Lumintop Tool, Copper ReyLight, and Copper Worm
note the pics are links to the orginal posts, they are full of additional Tint, CCT and CRI info, I encourage people to click them