Morpho-1 from Waion (lots of pictures, a video and runtimeplot)

Here are some pics of Waion's new light







































Comments welcome!

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Awesome pics!

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What kind of camera/lens are you using to get those details. I am looking for a new camera.

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Those look like advertisement shots. Great job!

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;-)
hi rico, coole pics.

(and to the mod: please edit the other posts that are not writen in english on cpf too. if have seen some in french, spanish, chinese ..... happy hunt ;-)

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Nell said:

What kind of camera/lens are you using to get those details. I am looking for a new camera.

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I'm using a Sony DSC-F828. It's small CCD-Sensor is great for macro-shots. (2cm min. distance)
But I want to upgrade to the sucessor of the Canon 20D.

The key to good pictures is ... light! I use the Sony F32 to bounce the light off the ceiling. Sometimes I use a second flashlight (Canon Speedlite 540EZ) via a slave-sensor.

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Way Awesome pix!! :twothumbs

What is the LED. loox large like a 5w from the closeup.

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CroMAGnet said:

Way Awesome pix!! :twothumbs

What is the LED. loox large like a 5w from the closeup.

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According to the description at waions sales-thread it's a Lux-I. But its brighter than my Q3 which should have a Lux-III.
With NiMh it puts out the same amount of light as the Fenix L2P does.

Here some measurements from my shoe-box IS:
(shoe-box w/ hole and luxmeter filled w/ shrink-wrap-foil)

Morpho-1:
CR123: 60
RCR123 (3.0V): 68
Alk-AA: 63
NiMh-AA: 54
NiCd-AA: 53

for comparison:

Q3 CR123: 44
Q3 RCR123-3,0V: 51
Fenix L1P Alk-AA: 43
Fenix L1P NiMh-AA: 40
Fenix L2P Alk-AA: 55
Jil 1.3 Up: 66
Gladius CR123: 88
Gladius RCR123-3,0V: 89

Re: Morpho-1 from Waion (lots of pictures)

Video anybody?

Morpho-1 high-res (17.5 MB) for 3.2 GHz PCs
Morpho-1 med-res (10.3 MB) for 2.4 GHz PCs
Morpho-1 low-res (8.3 MB) for 1.7 GHz PCs

Morpho-1 low-res xvid 328kbit (11.1 MB)

Pls gimme feedback about download-speed.

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:laughing: Awesome pics & Awesome flashlight
i also got this awesome flashlight form Waion ,this flashlight is now on my backpack for EDC everyday

Re: Morpho-1 from Waion (lots of pictures + video)

Beautiful light. Who is the actual manufacturer?

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Trashman said:

Beautiful light. Who is the actual manufacturer?

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Unknown. But Waion sells them here

Re: Morpho-1 from Waion (lots of pictures + video)

Fantastic pics. Maybe you can get a bonus from the manufacturer.

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Wow, great pics and video!

The color and machining of the production pieces look nicer than the proto that Waion showed. I really like the darker finish. Since it uses an optic, how's the throw compared to the Q3?

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As for the download speed of your video, I'm downloading it as we speak and it started at about 150 KB/sec and it has alternated between 124 and 150 KB/sec.

Those are amazing pics!

So... how about a subjective review? How do you actually like it? How's the clickie? Hows the beam pattern? I love the idea of the light, and if I can swap in an IMS 20 or McR20 reflector, I'll probably get one, but I'm not crazy about optics.

Edit - also, have you tried measurements with a 3.7-4.2V R123 with the Morhpo and the Q3? Waion said in the original thread it is supposed to be safe with 3.7V R123s. Only reason I ask is the Q3 gets quite a bit brighter with the 3.7V vs a primary 123 cell.

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As for the download speed of your video, I'm downloading it as we speak and it started at about 150 KB/sec and it has alternated between 124 and 150 KB/sec.

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Wow! That's ok I think. Fast even half around the globe. :rock:
But I tried to watch it on a slow pc and it stuttered. If more of you have that problem, tell me and I'll upload a smaller version.
Also if someone want a hires version of the pictures. Just pm me.

So... how about a subjective review? How do you actually like it? How's the clickie? Hows the beam pattern?

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Actually this is my first light with optics. I like the beam pattern way more then the "softer" beam of the Q3. It has a very bright distinctive hotspot and a relativ small darker ring around it. Not really much sidespill.
Very impressiv is the tint. Its just slightly on the blue side, but when I'll buy a HDS EDC U85GT someday, I want it this white!

I don't like the clip. I don't know for what it should be usefull. I'll remove it.

The clickie seems to be identical to the one of the Q3. Just a little softer. I like the larger surface of the rubbercap.

Edit - also, have you tried measurements with a 3.7-4.2V R123 with the Morhpo and the Q3? Waion said in the original thread it is supposed to be safe with 3.7V R123s. Only reason I ask is the Q3 gets quite a bit brighter with the 3.7V vs a primary 123 cell.

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I do not have 3.7V R123's. But I think it'll be just a little bit brighter, because those 3.0V rechargeable I used are measured up to 3.9V open circuit.

As for my measurements: I have to tell you, these are the absolutly maximum values with fresh batteries. It's likely that the output will drop alot in the first seconds. A true runtime plot would be more significant.

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Trashman said:

Beautiful light. Who is the actual manufacturer?

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Waion? Can you tell us the name of the company? I can't believe that this will be the first and last light of this company.
The name "Morpho-1" has been picked by you, right?

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Xygen said:

Video anybody?

Download
17.4 MByte!

Pls gimme feedback about download-speed. I can upload a smaller one when too slow.

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drop to 89kbps then slowly made it around 160kbps by the end of the download...

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nemul said:

drop to 89kbps then slowly made it around 160kbps by the end of the download...

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You mean kilobytes per second (kBps), right?
AFAIK kbps means kilobits per second.
b = bits
B = Bytes

But thanks for your feedback. Video runs smooth?

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Hey man your video was awesome, can you make some more on the other lights you have? If possible can you switch them on in some shots too? This is a fantastic idea, a movie is always better than a still pic. Oh and the song was cool too!