csshih
Flashlight Enthusiast
the DEFT FTP really sounds promising..
Really looking forward to the DEFT-FTPAll DEFT-Enthusiast models have now been shipped! This marks the end of the line for the Enthusiast model of the DEFT. I'm sorry if you missed the boat on this one but a the DEFT-FTP is about to set sail soon so don't fear.
Thanks to all for the patience, support, and feedback. You have made all this so much fun and I have learned more in the last year than in the prior 10. I look forward to being able to make more groundbreaking lights in the years to come. Thanks, Michael
Are you keeping a list yet for the DEFT-FTP? As a DEFT-Enthusiast owner, I'd really like to get on it!
Ditto to what jblackwood posted.
The FTP's lens has a revised profile that gives a more precise beam. It is able to be swapped over. The pre-collimator is the same. There is a new way of fixing the lens with what I call a "lock ring" which is threaded instead of the spacer used before. That is not swappable in most cases as the Enthusiast models had an electrical touch point to ground the circuit which allowed me to weld on the metal tabs that hold on the carbon fiber bezel and that sometimes boogered the threads a bit. You should be able to swap the bezels from light to light though. Keep in mind that the base light for both the FTP and Enthusiast is the same. The last ten Enthusiast models shipped are the most powerful DEFTs ever created and the new FTP is slightly less powerful than those but more powerful than the first DEFTs made.Michael,
Are any of the parts from the enthusiast models going to be interchangeable with the FTP?
Also, looking forward to beamshots comparing the two, Aircraft800's remarks about the FTP's output have me quite interested!
YESSSSS, MOST POWERFUL DEFT . . .sorry, had to brag.
Windy yours came with the AR lens which was the best that I had at the time. The new ones despite not having the AR coat still perform better but keep in mind that it is not a night and day difference. The strange thing is that if you looked at the two lenses side by side you'd swear the AR one would perform better as it looks smoother and more precise.You mean I have to figure out how to count backwards?.... I think you got yours right around the time I got mine.
Tis a strange situation I find myself. I have several already built and in fact have already accepted an order for one which will be shipped out Monday. I wanted to build up a small supply before "introducing" it officially. That said it's not like you guys don't know what's going on so I guess it kind of has been introduced.How close are we to the introduction of the DEFT - FTP?
I wont tell I promise...
So true. As people who have followed this series of threads know I have unceasingly worked to improve the DEFT and in almost all cases have chosen to use only the latest and greatest in the lights to be shipped even if that meant that I would be stuck with old inferior parts and have to swallow the cost involved with those parts. I can't claim at any point to make perfection but I at least want people to have my best.But as the old sayings, "good things come to those who wait."
:thumbsup:Oh, and thanks Mike.
What is the DEFT that is listed on your website? Is it the DEFT FTP?
But as the old sayings, "good things come to those who wait."
In her hands was a small brown box from TX. I was racking my brains trying to figure who in TX is sending me a box and then it hit me! MY DEFT IS HERE!!
Oh, and thanks Mike.
Right now, I'm just looking forward to getting it in my hands and annoying the heck out of the neighbors and their dogs/cats/roaches/etc, as soon as it gets dark.