According to Halcyon (
http://www.dirdirect.com/Halcyon-12-Watt-LED-Torch.html):
- "Advanced LED array provides powerful 12-watt output in a small, attractive form factor; full power output equals 600 Lumen"
- "Lux rating at 1 metre is 10700 / 3 meters is 1450 / 5 meters is 530"
Cudos for Halcyon for publishing both lumens and luxes
with the distance measured.
From that data we can calculate:
If the light is evenly distributed on a round area, the beam area (at 3m) is 600 lm / 1450 lux = 0.41 m2. Which means a round beam diameter of 0.72 meters at distance 3 meters. This would make the beam angle to be arctan(0.72 / 3) = 13.6 degrees. Quite wide...
Just as Packhorse wrote, it is surprising how little they make light with 12 watts of power. Also the beam too wide for caves. Given that the beam is not absolutely even (see pictures
http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/503481/halcyon_eos_led_primary_vs_hollis_led_16.html), the beam must be even wider.
The lamp must be good since it's a Halcyon
, but the correct price could be less than $500. If I'd get one, I would probably mod it to SST-90 with almost TEN TIMES OF LUXES (and lumens) !:huh:
Warning: One can always argue about how the lumens are measured. Can we trust the manufacturers' measurements ?!