Beamshots of a Few Maglite Drop-in's

[JamisonM]

Alright, I know many people have wanted to see beamshots of Gene's drop-in compared to other drop-in's. Well, I hope that these few, poorly taken photos will give you an idea of how bright some of those drop-ins are. These, as I have said; are poorly taken and there is a street lamp not 50 feet from where the pictures were being taken. I plan on find another spot and trying again later in the week. I also plan on to do a bit of distance spotting if I can as well. Anyway, here are the pictures.

These are the drop-in's. All, but EverLED are shown below. From left to right: Malkoff, TLE-6EX, EverLED, and 4 cell Mag Instr. drop-in.

Here's a photo of what the shed looks with anything shinning at it.

Here it is with Gene's drop-in.

Here it is with TerraLUX's TLE-6EX.

Here's Mag instr.'s drop-in for their 4 cell maglite's. This was in less then 2 minutes of start-up. The next time I do beamshots; I'll take one of it after being left on for 10 minutes.

Finally, here's the stock bulb from a 4D maglite.

Well, that's all for today. Like I said though, I try and do something later on in the week. Hoped this was helpful.

 

[KingGlamis]

Thanks for the beam shots. I was considering a TerraLUX, but now I'm not so sure. Doesn't look much brighter than the Mag drop-in. Maybe Gene will be getting my business...

 

[Patriot]

I have two Terralux's and now that I see them next the Gene's I'm jealous!

 

[f22shift]

great work. the 10 minute or longer beamshot would be great to see what really suffers from heat

 

[Pokerstud]

Very nice job on the beam shots. This is the first Mag drop in shoot out I've seen like this, and it's outside for real world use:thumbsup:

Gene Malkoffs' 2-3-4 SSC P4 drop in is the ultimate Mag drop in, INHO.

 

[racer7]

I've got the Terralux and Gene's and can say that the photos accurately show what your eyes will perceive. The T eats less electrons and has longer batt life than Genes and therefore is dimmer. However, the batt life with Gene's is plenty long enough for most of us - we're talking D cells here and NiMHs at 10,000+ mAh if that's your preference.

In real world use, the difference becomes most apparent at longer distances where the extra punch of Gene's has an advantage. For illuminating a stroll, however, I wouldn't pick either. The Mag spot beam is not the ideal choice for shorter distance illumination no matter what is providing the lumens.

Racer7

 

[coldlocus]

Thanks a lot JamisonM! It really helps a lot when you see the lights in outdoor pics like that. :thanks:

 

[LEDAdd1ct]

I've got the Terralux and Gene's and can say that the photos accurately show what your eyes will perceive. The T eats less electrons and has longer batt life than Genes and therefore is dimmer. However, the batt life with Gene's is plenty long enough for most of us - we're talking D cells here and NiMHs at 10,000+ mAh if that's your preference.

In real world use, the difference becomes most apparent at longer distances where the extra punch of Gene's has an advantage. For illuminating a stroll, however, I wouldn't pick either. The Mag spot beam is not the ideal choice for shorter distance illumination no matter what is providing the lumens.

Racer7

While this may be true, I wonder about using the stippled reflector Gene sells. I bet that would be perfect for a "stroll", and I sure intend to find out when I receive mine!



Thank's for the beamshots!

LEDAdd1ct

 

[Russianesq]

Love the beamshots