A few new beam shots - some custom and modded lights

[run4jc]

I can't come to our place at the beach without taking a few beam shots. CPF Member P_A_S_1 asked if I could take shots of the Malkoff flood, so I thought I'd sprinkle a few others in...

(Oh, by the way, this is a follow up to THIS THREAD)

I won't digress - a few interesting players

• Fenix PD20 - XPG R5 Emitter
• Malkoff MD2 with a (purchased from Oveready) M60 Neutral Flood
• Vinhnguyen Compact 18650 Skyray G5 3-6V, 2.8A, Warm XML, Lens Diffused, 3.04 amp - HERE
• Vinhnguyen Solarforce L2T Warm XML, 4A, moonlight-medium-high with last mode memory. Heavy OP reflector - HERE
• Lumintop P1A that I modded with a Nichia 92 CRI 4500k 219 (I love this light!) Using an IMR - around 100 lumen of sweet, high CRI beam
• Niwalker NWK550. I torture tested this light OVER HERE. Around 700 lumen of nicely tinted XML.
• Finally, in the SECOND set of of photos, the Nitecore TM11 - truly a "tiny monster."

First set of photos are first represented by a video - the Nitecore is excluded from this set. Settings were such that the Nitecore just blinded everything. Canon EOS 40D, Sigma 18-50 lens at 35, ISO1000, 2 second shutter, f/4.0

Here's the setting in daylight


First the video


Now the individual photos,












Next up I left all camera settings the same, except dropped the ISO to 250 to reduce the light sensitivity of the camera. Added the Nitecore to this set and rather than a video, here's an animated gif


And the individual photos














Conclusion? How does one choose!? Vinh's warm lights are incan warm with amazing levels of brightness. The Malkoff flood is a bullet proof flood of great use. The Niwalker and Nitecore are ridiculously bright. The Fenix is a great little bargain light, but that Lumintop (total cost after mod of around $35) is just amazing.

What a great time to be a flashaholic!

[turboBB]

Great shots!!! If I had any doubts left about just how good the CRI on the Nichia is, your shots completely erased them. Thanks a lot for taking the time to do these and sharing them!

Cheers,
Tim

[run4jc]

Added another comparison...

[beach honda]

I like the way that malkoff neutral is rendering the colors in the shot. The 219 is of course really nice as well! Thx for the beam photos!

[derfyled]

Nice beamshots ! I really like the fading animation, thanks for those!

The Vinh warm flood is very impressing, almost a portable sun...

[vinhnguyen54]

:-) Wow nice beam shots! Nice beach too. I love the water!

[P_A_S_1]

Run4jc,
Thanks for taking the time to do this, these shots are nice and helpful. I like the M60 neutral flood. Is that the same one offered with the Elzetta by Malkoff? The Vinhnguyen looks good too, I'll look into it. Thanks.

[liveris flashlights]

Very nice beam shots photos!!! Great work.

[run4jc]

Run4jc,
Thanks for taking the time to do this, these shots are nice and helpful. I like the M60 neutral flood. Is that the same one offered with the Elzetta by Malkoff? The Vinhnguyen looks good too, I'll look into it. Thanks.

Actually the one that comes from Elzetta is cool white - this was a neutral white purchased from Oveready. The cool white MIGHT be a hair brighter.


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[AZPops]

This threads for bookmarking! Thanks!