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All right, what M44 configs are you guys getting? (self.flashlight)

submitted 2 years ago by FiFoFree to c/flashlight

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I was thinking of getting a 519A DD CCT-shift for the giggles of having that much high-CRI rosy light. What's everybody else getting?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nothing, probably.

I have so far found two use cases for channel switching that I like. First: tint mixing, like in my LT1. Second: alternating between flood and throw, like in my D2 (3500K 519A and W1).

But I haven't really felt like I wanted tint mixing in a flashlight, and the pattern of LEDs in the M44 don't really lend themselves to throw. It might be different if each channel got two four-led clusters, so you could put different optics on each cluster,

On top of that, I already have a D18, which probably puts out more light than an M44, even with just SST-20s in the D18.

So I just can't come up with an M44 configuration that feel compelling enough for me to want to drop money on it.

[–] jerv 1 points 2 years ago

What's the M44's rampdown like compared to the D18 though. That's the real question. For some, the sustained lumens of boost drivers is a draw.