Does anyone have any experience with this HID.
www.hidcountry.com/product2.php?pip=11
Does the throw claimed seem realistic?
Thanks
www.hidcountry.com/product2.php?pip=11
Does the throw claimed seem realistic?
Thanks
the address is i believe http://www.hidcountry.com/product2.php?pid=11
Anyway, it is 600 lumens. hardly hid territory (3000+ lumens for a 35 watt hid). Im gonna assume its a Xenon incandescent bulb. As for their beam shot, any flashlight can be made to look bright with a long exposure, high iso, and a tripod... 300 yards that spot seems way too tight for that light. And if it is that tight i dont think it would be a very useful light.
On top of that, the grainy beamshot they have is complete false advertising. They state that the "tree in this picture is over 300 yards away." They are trying to make the consumer think that the light is 300 yards away from the tree, but that is simply impossible given the angle between the beam and the tree. If that tree is 1000 feet away from the light, then it would have to be about 300 feet tall. Also, I wouldn't doubt that the photo is way overexposed. That beamshot looks to be no more than 30-40 foot distance.
Maybe they meant to say 300 decimeters.
Why to sellers post such ridiculous data on their sites....:sick2:
because they already know a customer of theirs wont be a repeat customer after they get the product, so why not exagerate and try to make the sale....
why not go the while hog and get a P7 variant? :thumbsup:
Yeah, definitely. It's the same price as what they're selling. Better yet, spend a bit extra and get a P7 Solarforce, if you're considering LED.
Windy, you'd want the L900 or the L1000 if your after LED. Like you stated, the L1200 is incan. Honestly, you'd sort of be duplicating your M1X though. They're pretty close output wise according to various comparisons. This is to be expected since they're both quad dies being run at about the same current. This light has replaced the L900 and L1000.
I still have a pretty high opinion of incan myself, but would never be interested in a 1200. I'm much more happy with a mag11, mag66 or mag85..
If you're seriously looking at the L1000, be sure to check out the Solarforce Masterpiece that I linked. I'm not sure, but I imagine that an extension tube is available for it.
If you can hold out for a SST-50 or SST-90 that will likely give you a much larger step beyond your M1X than the current Solarforce LED offerings.