Icebreak
Flashlight Enthusiast
This comes up from time to time. Which is brighter? Is there much difference? I think it has a lot to do with perspective and some to do with how efficient the build formula is. I don't have two of the same Hotwire mods but I do have a few that are running the same lamps. Different formulas render different power.
Here's my two best performing ROP and Mag85 iterations. The ROP is using a MOP and the 85 is using a LOP. The ROP is using 6 series Elite 4500 sub C cells in a Mag 5C host. The Mag85 is using 9 GP 2200 sub C cells in a Mag 6C host.
Distance is 45 yds. The point and shoot is locked on manual focus/exposure and Day Light. It is being operated by a very handsome man with no photography skills.
ROP
Mag85
Same shots but cropped:
ROP
Mag85
For my purposes, the Mag85 has a enough significant increase in power to make it a viable step up from a ROP. It will light things up a couple hundred yard away. Out in nature at night, sometimes I'm not sure if a shriek is a banshee or a Blue Heron. Or a grunt is a Big Foot or a Raccoon. Ever hear a skunk chirping? Yeah you'll want to have all the available power you can muster for those dudes. They'll usually leave you alone. I would just as soon encourage them to continue on a different trek. Might be time for a 100 watter for Icebreak.
Bonus critter eyeshine shot taken on a different night with different camera settings :
Do you like bugs? I suppose ya'll think it's funny that I'd stand out here in the middle of the summer on the River shining lights out over the water just to make a point about a flashlight. Fine. Laugh it up, boys.
Bonus dueling HotWire "spinners" shot:
I'm not really complaining. It's generally peaceful out here. I like that stupid tree on the little island. Looks like it got knocked down when it was young then fought back and grew up just fine. I'd like to learn how to paint it with light and photograph it properly. Let's try one time.
Bonus tree painting shot:
Aaa. Not very good. It looked a lot better in the bug shot. I think I need a little better focus and a little less exposure. Sure is a big snake out there. I wonder what kind it is.
Here's my two best performing ROP and Mag85 iterations. The ROP is using a MOP and the 85 is using a LOP. The ROP is using 6 series Elite 4500 sub C cells in a Mag 5C host. The Mag85 is using 9 GP 2200 sub C cells in a Mag 6C host.
Distance is 45 yds. The point and shoot is locked on manual focus/exposure and Day Light. It is being operated by a very handsome man with no photography skills.
ROP
Mag85
Same shots but cropped:
ROP
Mag85
For my purposes, the Mag85 has a enough significant increase in power to make it a viable step up from a ROP. It will light things up a couple hundred yard away. Out in nature at night, sometimes I'm not sure if a shriek is a banshee or a Blue Heron. Or a grunt is a Big Foot or a Raccoon. Ever hear a skunk chirping? Yeah you'll want to have all the available power you can muster for those dudes. They'll usually leave you alone. I would just as soon encourage them to continue on a different trek. Might be time for a 100 watter for Icebreak.
Bonus critter eyeshine shot taken on a different night with different camera settings :
Do you like bugs? I suppose ya'll think it's funny that I'd stand out here in the middle of the summer on the River shining lights out over the water just to make a point about a flashlight. Fine. Laugh it up, boys.
Bonus dueling HotWire "spinners" shot:
I'm not really complaining. It's generally peaceful out here. I like that stupid tree on the little island. Looks like it got knocked down when it was young then fought back and grew up just fine. I'd like to learn how to paint it with light and photograph it properly. Let's try one time.
Bonus tree painting shot:
Aaa. Not very good. It looked a lot better in the bug shot. I think I need a little better focus and a little less exposure. Sure is a big snake out there. I wonder what kind it is.
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