Lumencrazy
Enlightened
- Joined
- Mar 10, 2015
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- 369
Amazing how people can discuss nothing for over one year.
Amazing how people can discuss nothing for over one year.
Amazing how people can discuss nothing for over one year.
ZL informed me this light was still in the works.
ZL informed me this light was still in the works.
So is the flying car that Popular Mechanics promised me in the 1980's.
I'm not disappointed. Zebralight are the masters of the compact, high-quality, single cell, single LED niche, particularly for non-Li-ion cells. Something like this would just dilute what makes them great.
Even at 9000 lumens, it's going to ramp down far too quickly. 12000+ lumens would make that happen even faster.
I'm not a fan of the pocket-rockets. They're impressive, for a few seconds, but then what? If I were to buy a C3, I'd want to run it on max for a long time. Otherwise, I'd just use one of the smaller and more convenient SC600 series.
The C3 would probably maintain somewhere around 2000 lumens. Not good enough for a light not easily pocketable.
I have some 4x18650 lights, and while they're impressive, they're just not practical. Too heavy or bulky for easy carry, so I never use them on walks. If I was doing S&R, I'd want a light to maintain 9000 lumens indefinitely.
wow thanks for that heads up for this one bud, I've been looking for something for a whileI've lost interest in this light. I just ordered a fireflies rot66 with 9x nichia 219 9080 instead!
I think the lumen wars have run their course. It's getting ridiculous now, with insane output that the lights can't handle due to heat. Next step would be active cooling, but who wants that in a flashlight? Just adds bulk, weight, and extra power requirements.
LED efficiency could help (bright LEDs that produce less waste heat... double win). But we're probably getting near the upper practical limit on efficiency with white LEDs. Might get another 25% or 50% out of them in time, but that still not good enough for a 32,000 lumen light if you want it to run for awhile. Then again, battery run-time might solve that issue anyway....
It is crazy how fast the lumen wars are progressing. I saw the X7 on sale this June and maybe still for $77.00. I can't believe I paid 199.00 for it not too long ago. I am in holding pattern right now. Just watching 32,000 lumens now, but the quality of the beam in one of those lights is in my opinion very bad. I am happy to see Surefires 2018 new lights finally. The customer service is great. I emailed them today about a tailcap, and within an hour I was told a new one was on the way. I want to try an Elzetta and a zebralight. Also, like mentioned above, lets get a light that does 9000 lumens for 30 minutes or more.
I think the lumen wars have run their course. It's getting ridiculous now, with insane output that the lights can't handle due to heat. Next step would be active cooling, but who wants that in a flashlight? Just adds bulk, weight, and extra power requirements.
LED efficiency could help (bright LEDs that produce less waste heat... double win). But we're probably getting near the upper practical limit on efficiency with white LEDs. Might get another 25% or 50% out of them in time, but that still not good enough for a 32,000 lumen light if you want it to run for awhile. Then again, battery run-time might solve that issue anyway....