Need some suggestions

I'm looking to get a light that's all flood with no hot spot. I would like to keep it under $60 if that's possible.

If you are willing to be more flexible with your price the Malkoff M60F and a Surefire host, which you can usually get cheap on ebay, around $50 for a 6P if you are lucky.

http://www.malkoffdevices.com/shop2/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_8&products_id=22

It will end up around $120, I know it is out of your price range, but it is the best you can get. Good luck I hope you can find what you need.

How about a Zebralight headlamp

https://www.4sevens.com/index.php?cPath=89&osCsid=01660e50595dd457eeba40462f00e88b

+1 on the Zebra didn't think about that.

I want to use it for work so headlamp is out of the question and I would perfer A or AA. Also $120 is way to much for a worklight, I would be pissed if I lost it.

If you want AA, a fenix L1D or L2D would be good, just put a diffuser on it and your good to go.
Will be in your price range too!

Shiningbeam RC-N3-Q5. Its about 80-100L with 2AAs. With OLD 1700 mAh NIMH cells I get 3.5 hours per charge. It should run for around 4++ hours with higher capacity cells. With RCR123s its around 140-150L. $25 shipped from shiningbeam (forum sponsor), with "cpfuser" coupon code. Stock up on high capacity NiMH cells if you are using the light daily. If its more of a periodic use or glovebox emergency light go for LSD cells or eneloops. Heck... it runs very well off standard Alkalines too.

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/202569

You can DIY a diffuser cap from a water bottle or 35mm film canister for a GREAT floody output. I use this light around the house with the diffuser and its a very nice torch.

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/202968

aussiebob said:

If you want AA, a fenix L1D or L2D would be good, just put a diffuser on it and your good to go.
Will be in your price range too!

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Yes, this is most to the point of the original post.
The gentleman wants NO hotspot, and even floody lights such as the M60F drop-in have a sort of hot spot.

The ONLY way to get a pure flood, no hot spot beam, is to diffuse.
And once you decide to diffuse, the light doesn't matter too much other than raw lumens.

The L2D with any kind of diffuser material over it would be a great light, and should be plenty bright if the diffuser isn't too opaque.

When the OP get's rich, I'd have him look closely at a Surefire E1B with the Surefire F04 diffuser cap on it. The two together would cost probably around $125, but it would be a great combo.
The F04 stays on nice and tight when you use it, but it can be easily slipped off for when you want to use the E1B as a thrower (and it's a good one). But with the diffuser on, you cannot detect any hot spot in the beam, and it lights up a large area very nicely.

My .02

The zebralamp h50-q5 accepts AA batteries. and is all flood

Ecko said:

I want to use it for work so headlamp is out of the question and I would perfer A or AA. Also $120 is way to much for a worklight, I would be pissed if I lost it.

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AA or AAA right? I haven't seen an A battery in person before.

What kind of work? Wouldn't a headlamp make it easier. You can have both hands open instead of one hand holding the light.

RyanA said:

The zebralamp h50-q5 accepts AA batteries. and is all flood

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I totally agree with RyanA, the H50 is a great light

Gunner12 said:

AA or AAA right? I haven't seen an A battery in person before.

What kind of work? Wouldn't a headlamp make it easier. You can have both hands open instead of one hand holding the light.

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thats what i was thinking

Zebralight H50. Think of it as an angled head light, not a headlamp. It comes right off the band to be used as a regular light.

Marduke said:

Zebralight H50. Think of it as an angled head light, not a headlamp. It comes right off the band to be used as a regular light.

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Good point!

I do maintenance in a residential building so walking around with a headlamp on isn't going to happen. Plus sometimes I need to stick the light into a place where my big head will most certainly not fit.


As for the Shiningbeam RC-N3-Q5, I already have it and it's what I'm currently using for my work light.


I just wanted to know if there was a light out there that was all flood with no hot spot.

You can clip the Zebralight to a shirt pocket or a belt.

It's pretty much an angle flood light with an adjustable strap made for it for use as a headlamp. It has a sleeve with a clip so you can use it as a angle lamp clipped to what ever.

You can get a normal light and remove the reflector. That removes the hotspot so all you have is a smooth even spill.

Your best bet is to find the light size, shape, power, features that you want and then add a diffuser. They are very easy to make, cheap, and will turn any light into a 'floody'.
Greg

I use the zebra H50 almost every day and I have never used it as a headlamp. When not in my pocket, it's clipped in the V of my shirt or jacket - hands free for tasking. It's the floodiest!

Ecko said:

I'm looking to get a light that's all flood with no hot spot. I would like to keep it under $60 if that's possible.

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Current generation (2008) Inova T1.

+1 on the Inova T1 (2008 version). Monocrom hit that one "right on"!

My .02 FWIW YMMV