What lens is this?

Crux

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What lens comes with the Star/O Luxeon? I thought it was the NX05 until I ordered some NX05's from the Sandwich Shop.

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Left is the lens from the Star/O. The front surface is convoluted.
Right is the NX05 from SShop. Front surface is plano.

They have slightly different beam shapes, I haven't had much time to investigate.

Anyone hazzard a guess?
 

AilSnail

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Yea I guess its got to be an nx01. Lumiled's earlier optic.
The Fraen LP looks a bit similar but i doubt they come with the star.
 

The_LED_Museum

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I'm also guessing the acrylic optic you received with your LS/O is a NX01 optic.
I'm not a full expert here (just a partial one), so please take my statement with large amounts of crystalline sodium chloride.
 

OrBy

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Left looks like a Fraen LP (and I mean REALLY looks like it) and the right looks like a nx05 (could be a nx01 but I never had one)
 

darkzero

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yup you definitely got yourself a NX-01, which is my favorite optic for it's size category. Originally designed for LDs but they work great with HDs. I actually prefer them over Fraen-LPs.

(all NX-01s with a Fraen-LP sitting on the right)
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(Left: NX-01, Right: Fraen-LP)
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