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Monday, July 6, 2009 - posted by BD crew

Lantern Technology Video

Black Diamond's lantern design team speaks about the technology behind the current award winning Orbit and Apollo lanterns and the soon to be released Titan basecamp lantern.

Recent Talk (1)

  • Fred Clausen
    15 Jul 2009, 8:00AM

    I just purchased the Apollo lantern. It seems pretty nice so far, but I'm not a fan of the charge indicator LEDs - why do they need to be on all the time? It seems weird enough that they are blocked by the outer shell when the lantern is opened/extended, but why waste power having them constantly lit?

  • kurt
    28 Jul 2009, 10:51AM

    I've owned the Orbit lantern now for several months, and use it often. Two areas for improvement in my view. First the tint of the LED is cold white. I would much prefer a high output neutral LED such as the CREE Q4 3A. The warmer tinted LEDs are easier on the eyes, have better color rendering. The second is instead of AAA batteries, which none of my other camping gear takes, would prefer AA batteries, with support for Lithium AA primaries.

  • BD crew
    26 Jul 2009, 12:07PM

    Thanks for the feedback, Fred. The battery charge indicator LEDs actually do not stay on all the time. They go off after 8 seconds. We hope you continue to enjoy the Apollo!

  • Tamara
    27 Aug 2009, 3:40PM

    Love the lanterns, make some cases for them..

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