Best Flood-To-Throw Style Light?

[marlin1500]

This thing puts out an incredible amount of light, it's not zoomable though so is not long range.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2015-NEW...919585?hash=item3d03276961:g:1AwAAOSwpDdVFMI4

This one is longer range.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/261270095352?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

I have it attached to my bow, yes its heavy but not enough to affect accuracy, I use a 70 pound bow.

 

[sidecross]

I use a Fenix FD40 which has a Waterproof to IPX-8 rating. This is my everyday light which alternates with a Fenix PD40; both use standard (non-proprietary) 26650 batteries. Also both lights fit both protected and non-protected batteries.

 

[KeepingItLight]

The Brinyte B158 is a zoomie with a 50mm aspheric lens. Two testers report getting 650-700 lumens, which is a bit below the 900 lumens claimed by its manufacturer. Maker Brinyte advertises IPX-8, something CPF member hanspvik tested by leaving his in the bathtub for 30 minutes. Another CPF member, mhanlen, gave his a good dunking as well. Waterproof zoomies are a rarity, so that tells you something about the quality. Mhanlen also tossed his B158 around pretty good in testing you can see on YouTube.

A consensus is forming that this may be the best budget zoomie out there, dethroning the UniqueFire UF-T20, which first shipped in 2012.

The B158 uses screw-in modules (i.e., pills) that can be easily swapped. The B158 comes with a one that features a cool-white Cree XM-L2 U2 emitter. Brinyte offers a couple of optional colored ones that come in red and green. One of the things that makes the B158 attractive is that it is easy to mod.

Mhanlen has put together a group buy over at BLF for the B158 and its optional modules. A bare brass module is also being offered, so that you can install an emitter and driver of your choice to create a custom module. Flashlight with cool-white emitter is $22.99. Bare brass module is $6.59. Tracking number and insurance, respectively, add $1.99 and $1.59. My total was $33.16. The group buy went live today, 2015-Dec-01.

CPF review by mhanlen.

CPF review by hanspvik.

 

[Blitzwing]

I have a pair of B158's and they are a well made, solid light IMO and live up to the reviews posted elsewhere.

Throw is good, not incredible but it's using the big XM-L in a 50mm head so that should be no surprise. I had the red and green pills also.

I'm going to built a warm XP-G2 for mine soon.

 

[Freezer burn]

My very first "real" light, the Field and Stream Sportsman. Picked it up at ****'s Sporting Goods for about 30 bucks. Your choice of 150 or 200 lumens.
My 200 lumen light runs off of 3 AAA batteries, which I understand is not ideal for all people. But overall I like the light; plenty bright, pretty tough, and, of course, my first.

 

[bykfixer]

The Lux-Pro LP 360 ($30 @ Lowes) is hard to beat for brightness and durability.
It's at the upper half of the 'budget light' format in terms of price ($30-50 is the typical agreed upon high point), yet it's a well built little 6P sized focus-er that runs off of 4 aaa's for a decent run time and is in general terms a pretty good flashlight.