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  • trout
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    ok doing some testing and cos I have defective color vision I wanted some opinions please

    which do you prefer
    black or blue they are just code names for my reference

    black

    blue

    and on lower power

    black

    blue

    Candodavid
    Free Member

    Blue

    Jamie
    Free Member

    Black.

    Popocatapetl
    Full Member

    i prefer the "Blue" as there is less glare,HTH.

    theboatman
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    blue

    wors
    Full Member

    Black. But it really needs a reall life test 😉

    rOcKeTdOg
    Full Member

    black for both

    stumpy01
    Full Member

    black

    lipseal
    Free Member

    blue

    nickc
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    Black, obviously, you can't see the bloke in the blue shots…

    smudge
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    Blue,

    Must be more powerful as well as the its vaporized Jemma & Paddy in the photos 😆

    RepacK
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    Blue, less glare & the middle ground hasnt been "whited out" therefore definition is improved.

    Whats the difference, a filter?

    nunuboogie
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    Blue seems to have more definition from the photograps.

    stuey
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    Blue looks more 'day for night' – natural

    rp16v
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    blue is much easyer on the eyes

    giantjason
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    blue as it appears to have more definition

    bighendo
    Free Member

    blue for me troutie
    lol @ smudge 🙂

    trout
    Free Member

    no filters 2 identical liberator lights just different leds .

    Black is 6 xpg cool whites running at 1 amp so a theretical lumen count of 2106 lumens

    blue is 3 XPG cool whites and 3 XPE natural white at 1 amp
    for a theretical lumen count of 1821 lumens .

    MrGreedy
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    I'd have thought this is quite dependent on how people have their monitors set up and suchlike, but FWIW I prefer "black", much whiter light to my eyes.

    cookeaa
    Full Member

    blue less glare, or at leaxt it seems so in the shot.

    brakes
    Free Member

    blue if it wasn't so green, otherwise black

    MrSmith
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    black. the blue has a green cast to the light which doesn't help with separation of trail and foliage (different colour temperature of the bulb or different processing/jpeg settings?)
    the human eye will correct this colour shift as long as it's not too severe like a mercury vapour streetlamp.

    if they were colour balanced the same i expect the differences to less pronounced.

    bikewhisperer
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    I prefer black as blue has a definite green cast and black seems to offer more definition..

    However, it may be that your camera is doing weird shit when it sees by a different colour light and adjusting the white balance.

    I'm sitting at my desk which is illuminated by a white photo lamp (all I could find for a desk lamp!) so this will also affect it.

    [EDIT] Basically what he said! ^

    rs
    Free Member

    might help if you tested them at night instead of in the daylight 😉

    but black.

    stuey
    Free Member

    What does 6 XPEs look like – "what do you mean you haven't made one yet" 😉

    – Would a slight filter 'work' on the XPGs – or is their output too narrow?

    becky_kirk43
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    Blue (although they are very similar!)

    kevin1911
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    Blue for me, only cos the light is more dispersed with less of a central spot.

    takisawa2
    Full Member

    Black certainly looks brighter on both counts. Blue seems to have a green tint but I'm viewing on a mobile.

    Ming the Merciless
    Free Member

    Black, though I have one eye full of antibiotic ointment.

    trout
    Free Member

    Ming the merciless

    Hope the eye gets better quick
    did you mail me and did I reply cos I am still going through the inbox
    and was sure I saw a mail from you but cant find it now and not sure if I replied.

    trout
    Free Member

    the leds in the blue light are the newest supposed to make color rendition better than the harsh cold white of older leds .

    and if I did one with all the natural it looks a bit like a halogen light
    so mixed them to try and get the best of both types.

    and wanted opinions thanks all I guess it is subjective to the user as the poll result is showing with some liking one over the other but it does seem blue is just in the lead at the moment

    Dibbs
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    Black, the Blue doesn't show up the browns and yellows as well (but then again it could be my monitor).

    neninja
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    Black is much better for me. It gives much better definition.

    ahwiles
    Free Member

    Black – everything has it's own colour.

    Blue – everything just looks green.

    i guess our own screen settings might be influencing this, but i prefer the 'Black' light.

    lowey
    Full Member

    Blue.

    I suspect that this poll isnt really helping you matey. 😆

    trout
    Free Member

    You got that right Lowey
    more confused than ever now . 😐

    woffle
    Free Member

    black and black

    Waters now further muddied 🙂

    yetiguy
    Free Member

    black all the way

    I want one

    nockmeister
    Free Member

    Blue @ high power

    Black @ low power

    I have 1800 lumens via 6 XPG's, but preferd the original beam from the donor halogens as they were warmer, which maked the contrast er easier?

    Macgyver
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    Chris,

    can't decide but I think it's black high, blue low. Doesn't help that really does it!

    Did the bottle of red turn up?

    Macgyver

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