CW VS NW your thoughts

[Flashlightmaster2021]

CW vs NW your thoughts.

I have thrunite t1 in both CW and NW
Thrunite t2 in NW and thrunite Catapult mini CW
and nite core hc60 CW?


Do yall have CW and NW flashlights?

 

[Megalamuffin]

I have more than enough of both, and neutral is way better in general if you ask me. The extra bit of brightness you get out of cool white also has its place though.

 

[Flashlightmaster2021]

I have more than enough of both, and neutral is way better in general if you ask me. The extra bit of brightness you get out of cool white also has its place though.

me too. its good to have a good mix of both.

 

[bykfixer]

Push button, light come out, good enough for me. It's the intensity that matters to me not the color the light beam itself. But if I get to choose, 5600 to 6200 with a hint of yellow please.

 

[idleprocess]

Given the choice I generally prefer NW so long as the hits to output, runtime, and my wallet aren't too great.

 

[Jean-Luc Descarte]

I tend to prefer neutral or warm white, but don't mind cool too much as long as it doesn't have blatant tint shift.

And in a pinch, light is light.

 

[KITROBASKIN]

One person's neutral is another mans warm, or cool. Best to speak of color temperature (degrees Kelvin) some would say. Color rendering is also something to consider, but ultimately, it's what works for you.

 

[idleprocess]

One person's neutral is another mans warm, or cool. Best to speak of color temperature (degrees Kelvin) some would say.

Fair enough. For me neutral is ≥3500K and ≤5000K.

 

[parnass]

Cool is cool with me.

 

[TMedina]

Job specific - for inspections and close quarters work, I prefer warm or neutral.

Otherwise, cool for object rendering where color and fine detail isn't as important.

 

[Olumin]

Given the choice Ill stay with 3000-5000k.
around 3700k is probably my favorite.
I dont mind the cooler colour temps on my Surefires, but am always delighted when I happen to get a more neutral one.

 

[ZMZ67]

When I first started out with LED lights I was all about cool white but neutral/warm won me over after a fairly short time. My preference is 4000-4500k I guess but a lot of the cool whites are decent these days so I use them sometimes. General use outdoors is where I really want the warmer tint,indoors it doesn't matter as much unless there is a definite need for better color rendition.

 

[sambob223]

I prefer WW for Indoor late night stuff and when getting color right Is needed, the CW Is good for ceiling bounce or throw out doors for me.

 

[ZMZ67]

I prefer WW for Indoor late night stuff and when getting color right Is needed, the CW Is good for ceiling bounce or throw out doors for me.

Ceiling bounce is better indoors than dedicated area lanterns IME and the cool whites do seem to work well for area lighting.

 

[TIFisher]

Indoors, I prefer warmer (~3700-4000K) for general use. Cooler is better outdoors in my opinion. I would love to see Luminus come out with SST-40 in the 5400K-5600K range, as close to BBL as possible, slightly positive duv and 85CRI ballpark.

 

[vicv]

Well since you didn't specify the light source, I prefer 3200-3400k incandescent
If we must mean leds, I prefer 4-5k even though my favourite led lights are definitely in the cooler region

 

[boo5ted]

4k all day every day.

 

[bykfixer]

To me this thread highlights how well CPF members police themselves.

There was a time when keyboard warriors went ballistic on each other over their favorite tint.

"3600k? You're stupid, everybody knows 3597k is the best".
"Well you are an idiot. 3600k is perfect"
3rd person chimes in…
"Both of you are morons, everybody knows 3612 is perfect"……

Today it's a live and let live thing. Bravo!

 

[idleprocess]

There was a time when keyboard warriors went ballistic on each other over their favorite tint.

I developed a disinterest my dog is better than your dog p_ssing matches many years ago.

 

[orbital]

To me this thread highlights how well CPF members police themselves.

There was a time when keyboard warriors went ballistic on each other over their favorite tint.

"3600k? You're stupid, everybody knows 3597k is the best".
"Well you are an idiot. 3600k is perfect"
3rd person chimes in…
"Both of you are morons, everybody knows 3612 is perfect"……

Today it's a live and let live thing. Bravo!

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'keyboard warriors',, love it!!

Gotta add, really yellow tints are the worst