Samsung 5000k HiCRI good news and bad news

[RobertM]

Hogo, my EDC for many years now has been an Executive 170N (Nichia). Any idea how this will compare for throw? Hopefully the extra output will make up for the wider beam and at least maintain its throw compared to my current HDS.

 

[Hogokansatsukan]

Hogo, my EDC for many years now has been an Executive 170N (Nichia). Any idea how this will compare for throw? Hopefully the extra output will make up for the wider beam and at least maintain its throw compared to my current HDS.

I really don't know. I had a 170N at one point many moons ago...
It has a lot more lumens coming out the end, so that is definitely a plus, but anything I would say comparing throw of these two would about as accurate as CNN... which isn't saying much.

 

[PoliceScannerMan]

The 170N is awesome, Nichia 219b, 5000ish K, maybe 4700K.

 

[JKolmo]

Agreed! The 170N is really awesome, beautiful neutral. One of my workhorses.

 

[Sos24]

I just received it today and took it outside. I think this has the potential to become my new favorite for edc.

The tint is very similar to the 3 o'clock high which I love and was hoping. The beam is wider like Hogo said which I think will be very useful. It seems like the throw is about the same as the 3 o'clock high.

 

[slumber]

I just received it today and took it outside. I think this has the potential to become my new favorite for edc.

The tint is very similar to the 3 o'clock high which I love and was hoping. The beam is wider like Hogo said which I think will be very useful. It seems like the throw is about the same as the 3 o'clock high.

Any dark rings in the spill?

 

[Sos24]

Any dark rings in the spill?

Not that I notice. It is a smooth transition field surrounding the hotspot.

 

[slumber]

That's great!

 

[Msf]

Received mine last night and have to say it is probably the best balanced of any HDS I have been fortunate enough to experience. I have always liked Hi-CRI, but the Nichias and the SST-20s produce a fairly tight hot spot without a lot of spill. Thus, I always went back to my HDS with the warm XPL for its larger hot spot and spill. The Samsung's hot spot and spill are what I always hoped for with a Hi-CRI HDS. Hi-CRI and enough spill and throw to satisfy me at the same time. That's an accomplishment.

 

[PoliceScannerMan]

Wow the Samsung is sounding like a winner.

 

[nmiller]

Anyone willing to take some outdoor beamshots?

 

[Msf]

Two pictures. One from my new HDS with SAMSUNG 5000k and the other from my HDS XPL 4000K. My asphalt driveway. The white can is about 40 feet out. In each case the light is parallel to the ground at about three feet off the ground. Each one is on setting 19. You can tell the XPL by the tritiums in the bezel. Worst job posting images ever, but they get the point across. The hotspots and spill are almost identical.

Anyone willing to take some outdoor beamshots?

 

[Tejasandre]

Got mine out today. Very similar 3oclock and Samsung.

 

[sledhead]

Two pictures. One from my new HDS with SAMSUNG 5000k and the other from my HDS XPL 4000K. My asphalt driveway. The white can is about 40 feet out. In each case the light is parallel to the ground at about three feet off the ground. Each one is on setting 19. You can tell the XPL by the tritiums in the bezel. Worst job posting images ever, but they get the point across. The hotspots and spill are almost identical.
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Gotta love the XPL 4000 - Nice comparison.

 

[Tejasandre]

Shots 3 o'clock then 5000 Samsung

Control

https://flic.kr/p/2jwLMT3
3 o'clock

https://flic.kr/p/2jwMVsk
Samsung

https://flic.kr/p/2jwMVAS
3 o'clock

https://flic.kr/p/2jwMVgU
Samsung

https://flic.kr/p/2jwLMPA
Control

https://flic.kr/p/2jwMVon
3 o'clock

https://flic.kr/p/2jwHuQy
Samsung

https://flic.kr/p/2jwHuz3
Control

https://flic.kr/p/2jwMVyc
3 o'clock

https://flic.kr/p/2jwHuxV
Samsung

https://flic.kr/p/2jwMVkM

3 o'clock right , Samsung left

https://flic.kr/p/2jwMVi2

https://flic.kr/p/2jwLMCP

https://flic.kr/p/2jwLMR4

 

[Sos24]

Here is the High Noon vs 3 o'clock vs Samsung.
The fence is about 25ft and the background tree about 200ft

 

[nmiller]

Thank you both for all the pics. Very nice!

MSF: which do you prefer, the xpl or the samsung. They look so similar.

 

[LuxTacGear]

The Samsung is really nice, high cri and 300 lumens, it has a nice flood and broader beam which illuminates the surrounding area better and because of the output bump it seems to illuminate the tree better than the Nichias. Thanks for the beamshots.

 

[Msf]

Probably the Samsung. While they are extremely close in use outdoors, I like the idea that the Samsung should provide a little better contrast, given the higher CRI rating. Always nice when lighting up a trail at night.

Thank you both for all the pics. Very nice!

MSF: which do you prefer, the xpl or the samsung. They look so similar.

 

[RobertM]

Some of the beamshots make the Samsung look a bit green. Is that how it's looking in real life?