Very interesting points and observations Patriot.
Let me make it clear that I have no doubt the Polarion is putting out far more lumens than the LB. I'm sorry if I gave that impression with the vague word 'brighter' in my first post; that was a bad choice. I just meant that, in the given photos, the LB appears to illuminate a larger portion of the frame with greater intensity, apart from the bottom left corner as you pointed out.
The Polarion and LB just seem to throw out their lumens on completely different ends of the 'purpose' spectrum IMO. The PH40/50 have small reflectors in comparison to the LB and therefore lose a lot more of their lumens to sidespill than the LB does (on top of the fact that they aren't really focused into an intense hotspot like the LB is). The Polarions are supposed to be somewhat 'flood-ish', I think (sorry for the technical term
). On the other end, the huge reflector of the LB seems to be designed specifically to throw, and I imagine, penetrate through smoke for use as a fire fighter's tool.
At any rate, now that I've just restated the obvious, my point is that these pictures definitely favor lights that throw very well. I agree with you on that 100%. A lot of the spill from the Polarions isn't visible in the frames, and the wide angle shots are too small for me to see.
In regards to the deceiving numbers comment, I only meant that its very possible for the specs of the Polarions to be optimistic and the LB to be pessimistic. Or, it could be the reverse. It's just too difficult to tell from the posted pictures. I'm not doubting what is or isn't possible.
In the comparison thread with the LB and Acro, it's very interesting to see that the LB looks to have less output than the Acro in the diffuser pics. Maybe it's just me, but in every other picture, the LB seems to put out more total light in every aspect. The hotspot looks larger and more intense throughout, as well as the sidespill. My guess is that the Acro's diffuser is just superior (it's clearly much smoother). But, I can't know for sure since I don't own either of them. They are very close in output which ever way you slice the cake, though.
Anyway, I say bring on more pictures!