XeRay
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That's why he has 2 batteries, he bought an extra spare.
Surefire Arc-2 HID
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Doesnt everyone always buy a Backup/Spare Battery when purchasing a new light? Always been a no brainer to me..
XeRay
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That's an interesting thought process. Most people don't buy $2,600.00 dollar searchlights, and $1,300.00 spare batteries.
But with infinite cash laying around "what the heck". A spare bulb makes more sense to me than a battery. But I don't know what bulb they are using, likely either a D2S or D1S off the shelf bulb, likely 35 watt rating since they are only pushing it to 45 watts and a true 50 watt bulb would likely be 4 to 5X the cost to them. The bulb has basically an infinite shelf life.
No "most" do not, it depends if its a "toy" or a "tool" for the buyer and how much run time is needed. At $1,300 a pop, I bet 80 to 90% won't buy a spare. You need to maintain batteries, they don't have infinite shelf life.
You need to not let its charge drop very low when not in use possibly for months or years. I would say maybe 1/3rd of buyers, buy a spare battery. That's often because a discount is offered on the spare compared with the normal price if purchased separately. A better price is offered when you buy a 2nd battery with the light purchase.
How Arc2 is packed
When you buy as a kit, this is how it is sent out from Surefire. I am very happy with the quality of the packing,however was wanting a pretty fancied up box.
http://www.pbase.com/image/160897049
When you buy as a kit, this is how it is sent out from Surefire. I am very happy with the quality of the packing,however was wanting a pretty fancied up box.
http://www.pbase.com/image/160897049
Timothybil
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Re: How Arc2 is packed
I really don't care about the box, I want to see beam shots, preferably with known distances. Please! Pretty Please!
I really don't care about the box, I want to see beam shots, preferably with known distances. Please! Pretty Please!
Re: How Arc2 is packed
You will have to wait until one of the "BEAM SHOT" Pros do there review. Are you planning on buying one yourself..?
I highly doubt i would ever be doing any beam shots as thats great fodder to compare it to a $125.00 Stanly HID.. I can tell you that i have had it out several times and it feels like it touches the moon..
You will have to wait until one of the "BEAM SHOT" Pros do there review. Are you planning on buying one yourself..?
richardcpf
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Re: How Arc2 is packed
I highly doubt we will see a "pro review" anytime soon... come on post some beam shots... Take the pics with your phone in a decent distance, we all want to see it! :naughty:
I highly doubt we will see a "pro review" anytime soon... come on post some beam shots... Take the pics with your phone in a decent distance, we all want to see it! :naughty:
Re: How Arc2 is packed
I been down this same road on a camera forum with guys having $12,000.00 Lenses and you get someone with there Point and Shoot claiming how the picture of his is 10 times better...
I dont think a picture of this flame throwers beam would prove anything but someone with a Wallies Special HID saying it blows the Arc2 out of the water..
I been down this same road on a camera forum with guys having $12,000.00 Lenses and you get someone with there Point and Shoot claiming how the picture of his is 10 times better...http://www.pbase.com/image/160930696
Update on recent purchase of the Surefire Arc2-8C Outfit. I have managed to charge up this unit with a 10AMP power converter after putting a fan on the converter for cooling as it kept kicking out for overheating. This is quite a big and robust unit and not sure why it would keep overheating as i charged up the searchlight. I did draw some attention early this morning about 430am walking around with it outside. There was several cars that slowed down to see what i was doing.. So far I am quite please, just bugged it did not come in a fancy box like the rest of the surefire lights do..
Update on recent purchase of the Surefire Arc2-8C Outfit. I have managed to charge up this unit with a 10AMP power converter after putting a fan on the converter for cooling as it kept kicking out for overheating. This is quite a big and robust unit and not sure why it would keep overheating as i charged up the searchlight. I did draw some attention early this morning about 430am walking around with it outside. There was several cars that slowed down to see what i was doing..
So far I am quite please, just bugged it did not come in a fancy box like the rest of the surefire lights do..http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1124363-REG/surefire_arc2_8c_arc_head_assembly_with.html B&H Just received more of the Surefire Arc28C Kits if anyone is looking to snag one..
XeRay
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I can't believe the battery capacity could be that low, even Polarion uses a 4400mAh battery on their PH40 and they also get 80 minutes, so this battery must be in the same approximate 4400mAh capacity, or maybe even slightly higher.
The standard battery (same) on both of the XeVision XeRay lights is 8500 mAh. It's good for 200 minutes at 35 Watts output, 140 minutes at 50 watts and 100 minutes at 70 output watts.
A larger capacity battery (Heavier) and or a longer battery / handle would help the ARC-2 with hand carry balance point ergonomics, the head is so very heavy.
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tab665
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don't be so certain. although its a LED light, the new dominator's battery pack is 7.4v and only 2200mah. in a light that also takes 12 CR123's I might add.
He's referring to the capacity of each cell. So if the Polarion is using 8 x 18650 it would be using 2200mAh cells in 4s2p configuration giving 14.4V 4400mAh which is consistent given the age of the Polarion.
Even the recently released Surefire P1R is only using a 2600mAh 18650.
Timothybil
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Look in Flashlight Reviews for Selfbuilt's review of the TM16. He shows the exposure settings he uses for the various shots. They would be a good place to start.
The technique is the same as any other night photography really.
You'll need a steady tripod for the camera and a way of keeping the flashlight reasonably steady during the exposure. To trigger the shutter, you can use a cable release or a remote, or you can just set the self-timer for a 2s delay to avoid camera shake.
Set the camera to it's base ISO, usually ISO 100 or 200, to ensure lowest possible noise and high dynamic range.
The aperture should not be too wide e.g. f1.4 as this will give you lower image quality and you may not get enough depth of field. The aperture shouldn't be too narrow either e.g. f16 as you don't want to be waiting forever for your exposure. f2-5.6 is ideal depending on light levels and how good your lens is.
Use your camera's built in light meter to determine the shutter speed for the first shot and bracket exposures accordingly. You can use the histogram to assess the exposure. You may need to use bulb shutter mode if you need shutter speeds greater than 30s.
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Yes I was also quite disapointed to say the least, however I am still quite content with the Light itself..
