This is definitely one of those obligatory "this channel is underrated" posts but you displayed this to me in a way I found fun, entertaining and informative all at the same time. I just got into flashlights and I didn't realize there was so much science involved with something I thought was simple. Ill have to check out your other videos, you seem like a person that really does their research when it comes to hobbies.

Great video. Highly informative. Subscribed!

Solid info brother. Thank you.

Thanks guys. Good channel.

Excellent video. I am a big Olight fan myself and it would be neat to do more comparisons like this to encourage Olight to produce more lights in their lineup with the higher CRI. Thank again! 👍😇👍

It's like your at the end of the Road when looking to purchase your first flashlight 😂 Been 3 days im going down that rabbithole and that vidéo finally convinced me to not choose displacement (higher output) as a replacement for color accuracy. 😅 Btw flashlights people are crazy in internet it's not a urban legend 😂 Thanks sir.

I only buy 4000K up to 5000K these days for something that doesn't require range and too much duration. The yellow light is much more comfortable to the eyes and make colours pop beautifully.

I'll always go high CRI.. if it's not an option, then I probably don't care about the light. The main reason being that I work as a glassblower and prefer to work in darker conditions, easier to read heat temps that way.. but sometimes I do need to throw a bunch of light onto a piece and having a flashlight handy is easier than reaching for a switch somewhere. There are also times where I'll work sales at local galleries and having a handy little high cri light ready to highlight colors and features has definitely gotten me sales that I otherwise wouldn't have. I generally prefer 4- maybe 5.5kk and try to get at least 90+ CRI... My best is kind of a freak. Its an older eagtac d25c ti with a neutral xpl-hi.. however, the tint and CRI are fantastic! Probably around 5500k and at least high 80s for CRI.. ibe bought a couple other lights with that led after my first experience with it, but all of the others have looked like garbage in comparison. My next best are nichia/sst20 4k, 90&95 claimed CRI respectfully. The sst20 is in a lumintop fw3.. I originally bought it with the neutral xpl-hi but it was my worst experience with this led yet! So I swapped them out for the sst20, wanted to try em after seeing the claimed 95+ CRI. Major improvement! However sometimes the LEDs in this class will have a hint of green at lower outputs and I do notice it beside my unicorn eagtac. Otherwise, I think they look great. The nichia are in a couple of Prometheus betas.. these serve as my backup lights. I'll probably try the 6k sst20 next.. maybe in an fwaa. I'd love a nice, clean white that represents color well, although I do enjoy the warmer, cozier feeling tints from my 4k lights..

I have the Lumintop Tool AA Nichia warm white version. Plants, trees and grass look much more natural than a 6500K flashlight. It's not 100% accurate of course, but closer. Plus warm light is more pleasing to the eyes (hence the reading modes and blue light filters in our phones and tablets). It's such an enjoyable light. I can't tell though if it's 4000K or 4500K because I don't have a way to measure it. Must be somewhere in between, based on observation.

So youre saying that its a good thing that the ebay seller sold me the acebeam w30 cri>90 version although she led me to believe i was buying the 6500k version. I was so upset today when i first opened it and realized i was misled, but then thought i would get online to search out if infact it was a good thing or bad thing??

I have flashlights with high cri from samsung, luminous and nichia, nichias 219c and 219b are definitely my favorite emitters colorwise, although not as bright but definitely nicer colors. And Lumintop AA tool 2.0 is definitely a good choice for the price and comes with diffuser and magnetic tail switch etc. Convoy also makes a few flashlight with different nichia emitters for about same price but less accessories in the package but better build quality.

I've never liked yellow based flashlight beams. They always make everything seem off. Thats why I make it a point to stick with led lights with either a natural ,5000k plus, to a more cold blue based 7500k max. That usually keeps me well outside the yellow light spectrum. And sometimes slightly cooler tones can still work without throwing the colors and look of things so far off. Cree leds are usually what I aim for, as their light output seems to really hold their own, when paired with the right reflectors.