ThirstyTurtle
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UPDATED WITH PICTURES
So I'm not super proud of the following beam shots for a number of reasons and I'm going to take some better ones soon but at least it's something. It was way too humid last night to take these pictures so there's pretty intense bounce back from the moisture and plenty of light pollution. Amateur at best but it's better than nothing.
Enjoy!
Tree line @ 250'
Camera Settings: Locked white balance, 18mm, f/3.5, 2"
The lights weren't aimed in identical spots but you can see that the TK45 is much floodier and the Maglite is much brighter at its center.
Fenix TK45 - Turbo (760 lumens)
Maglite 5*R2 Cree Drop-In - High (1200 lumens claimed)
Tree line @ 250'
Camera Settings: Locked white balance, 18mm, f/3.5, 3"
Here they were aimed at about the same spot and it's pretty obvious which is which but you can see they both have similar spill.
Fenix TK45 - Turbo (760 lumens)
Maglite 5*R2 Cree Drop-In - High (1200 lumens claimed)
Tree line @ 450'
Camera Settings: Locked white balance, 18mm, f/3.5, 1.6"
I realize here they're sort of aimed at the asphalt instead of the trees but it does do a decent job of comparing the two lights to my car's headlights. In fact once I got back on my secluded street I cut the lights and held the Fenix out of the roof for about a quarter mile and it did just fine!
Fenix TK45 - Turbo (760 lumens)
Maglite 5*R2 Cree Drop-In - High (1200 lumens claimed)
Car Headlights - Low Beams (2002 VW Golf)
Car
Headlights - Low and High Beams (2002 VW Golf)
Tree line @ 300'
Camera Settings: Locked white balance, 18mm, f/3.5, 1"
Fenix TK45 - Turbo (760 lumens)
Maglite 5*R2 Cree Drop-In - High (1200 lumens claimed)
Again, I'm not super proud of these but they do at least show a little of what can be expected. I think I need to use shorter distances since these lights (especially the TK45) are so floody and not throwy. I just had a hard time figuring out that even though they're 800ish lumens they really don't shine all that far. I'm going to get some better shots once I have a less moisture-filled night and I'll add those pictures when they happen.
So I'm not super proud of the following beam shots for a number of reasons and I'm going to take some better ones soon but at least it's something. It was way too humid last night to take these pictures so there's pretty intense bounce back from the moisture and plenty of light pollution. Amateur at best but it's better than nothing.
Enjoy!
Tree line @ 250'
Camera Settings: Locked white balance, 18mm, f/3.5, 2"
The lights weren't aimed in identical spots but you can see that the TK45 is much floodier and the Maglite is much brighter at its center.
Fenix TK45 - Turbo (760 lumens)
Maglite 5*R2 Cree Drop-In - High (1200 lumens claimed)
Tree line @ 250'
Camera Settings: Locked white balance, 18mm, f/3.5, 3"
Here they were aimed at about the same spot and it's pretty obvious which is which but you can see they both have similar spill.
Fenix TK45 - Turbo (760 lumens)
Maglite 5*R2 Cree Drop-In - High (1200 lumens claimed)
Tree line @ 450'
Camera Settings: Locked white balance, 18mm, f/3.5, 1.6"
I realize here they're sort of aimed at the asphalt instead of the trees but it does do a decent job of comparing the two lights to my car's headlights. In fact once I got back on my secluded street I cut the lights and held the Fenix out of the roof for about a quarter mile and it did just fine!
Fenix TK45 - Turbo (760 lumens)
Maglite 5*R2 Cree Drop-In - High (1200 lumens claimed)
Car Headlights - Low Beams (2002 VW Golf)
Headlights - Low and High Beams (2002 VW Golf)
Tree line @ 300'
Camera Settings: Locked white balance, 18mm, f/3.5, 1"
Fenix TK45 - Turbo (760 lumens)
Maglite 5*R2 Cree Drop-In - High (1200 lumens claimed)
Again, I'm not super proud of these but they do at least show a little of what can be expected. I think I need to use shorter distances since these lights (especially the TK45) are so floody and not throwy. I just had a hard time figuring out that even though they're 800ish lumens they really don't shine all that far. I'm going to get some better shots once I have a less moisture-filled night and I'll add those pictures when they happen.
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