XPG3?

Buck91

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How does the xpg3 90cri stack up to the 219 and the xpl 90cri? Any decent lights using these?
 

Zak

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It's pretty awful. Better options include the Nichia 219C, Samsung LH351D, and Luminus SST20.

Here's a beamshot and spectral analysis from maukka's Olight S1 Mini review:

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Lithium466

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Even in the warmest tints like 3000°K ? Generally that helps with green tint. Problem with XP-G3 seems to be the tint shift...
 

desert.snake

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3 days ago I bought for a colleague from work a lantern on XP-G3 NW, the shade of the ray is beautiful. 270 lm with frosted TIR.Manufacturer did not specify the color temperature, in my opinion about 3-3.5k K

 

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The XP-G3 as mentioned, is a really ugly LED behind a reflector and most clear optics, but can be made to look acceptable behind a heavily frosted optic.

Still, modding or building your own, there are nicer options.
 

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If you like high CRI LEDs why you don't try nichia LEDs? If you don't want nichia then try xpg/xpg2 in 4000k/3000k it's gorgeous..
 

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Generally the cooler the LED, less problem with green/yellow. The green/yellow is caused by bad quality phosphor over the LED. When they get down to 3000k, the green just becomes ugly **** yellow. Neutral whites around 5k are probably worst off when seeing green.

I haven't had good experiences with hi cri 219Cs, but they don't have such a problem with tint shift within the beam, so it can be sorta corrected using minus green filters. LH351Ds and SST20 hi cris have been tested to be pretty good.
 

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Hmm. I have a 5000k 219c 90cri I put in a fenix which looks amazing, as does the xpg2 in my m31lw but I do prefer the 5000k temp.
 

DanielBoone

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3 days ago I bought for a colleague from work a lantern on XP-G3 NW, the shade of the ray is beautiful. 270 lm with frosted TIR.Manufacturer did not specify the color temperature, in my opinion about 3-3.5k K


I know this model. It's quite good. I've been using it while a mountain expedition.
 
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