Best thrower for $120?.
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TriChrome
Enlightened
The Jetbeam RRT-1 seems to fit the bill very nicely. I'm not a fan of the 6P-ish size reflector Surefire lights. Seems to be more of a flood to me (although I will admit I've never owned the exact e2dl model mentioned)
radu1976
Enlightened
Clearly TIABLO A8/A9 with aspheric or DEERELIGHT DBS/CL1H V4 with aspheric head...they will blow all the others !
sqchram
Newly Enlightened
Jetbeam M1X at flashlightgear.com for $116 shipped after you email and get a $20% discount for CPF membership! Gotta order today though. http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showthread.php?t=205636
kramer5150
Flashaholic
At modamags meet I had a chance to compare a LOT of different lights....
Part of the evening was spent lighting up trees at 200+ yards away with various lights, both incan and LED.
The LED winners were:
Tiablo A10 if you want a traditional reflector design.
Dereelight DBS with the Aspheric lens if you are wanting a pure spot beam thrower.
Between these two, the DBS/aspheric combo won hands down for pure throw distance, its an amazing thrower. Actually, its really more of a one trick pony, lighting anything within ~50 feet or at least trying to is nearly impossible unless you hit your target spot on. I can't imagine using it within 50 feet in complete darkness, you'll need at least some ambient light to track your target and set aim. Another member and I were commenting on this light... "This is the coolest thing I would have absolutely no use for."...LOL
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FWIW, none of the MCE/P7 designs, (despite the massive Lumen output) were not even close to the tightest throwing XR-E lights. Throw distance on these lumen-flood beasts was barely half the distance of either the A10 or DBS-aspheric.
But both of these lights are amazing though, and will go toe to toe with all but the very best DIY throw designs.
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But if you are not worried about size, battery type and dont mind a non-LED solution, you should be looking at HID and halogen spotlights. For throw distance, Either halogen or HID in a large dish reflector design will blow away any comparably priced LED flashlight.
Part of the evening was spent lighting up trees at 200+ yards away with various lights, both incan and LED.
The LED winners were:
Tiablo A10 if you want a traditional reflector design.
Dereelight DBS with the Aspheric lens if you are wanting a pure spot beam thrower.
Between these two, the DBS/aspheric combo won hands down for pure throw distance, its an amazing thrower. Actually, its really more of a one trick pony, lighting anything within ~50 feet or at least trying to is nearly impossible unless you hit your target spot on. I can't imagine using it within 50 feet in complete darkness, you'll need at least some ambient light to track your target and set aim. Another member and I were commenting on this light... "This is the coolest thing I would have absolutely no use for."...LOL
Link here
FWIW, none of the MCE/P7 designs, (despite the massive Lumen output) were not even close to the tightest throwing XR-E lights. Throw distance on these lumen-flood beasts was barely half the distance of either the A10 or DBS-aspheric.
But both of these lights are amazing though, and will go toe to toe with all but the very best DIY throw designs.
**EDIT**
But if you are not worried about size, battery type and dont mind a non-LED solution, you should be looking at HID and halogen spotlights. For throw distance, Either halogen or HID in a large dish reflector design will blow away any comparably priced LED flashlight.
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kramer5150
Flashaholic
Craig brought a masterpiece, and it couldn't hang with the DBS or A10 in terms of throw distance.
I am not familiar with the RC-T7.
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Thanks for the info.At modamags meet I had a chance to compare a LOT of different lights....
Part of the evening was spent lighting up trees at 200+ yards away with various lights, both incan and LED.
The LED winners were:
Tiablo A10 if you want a traditional reflector design.
Dereelight DBS with the Aspheric lens if you are wanting a pure spot beam thrower.
Between these two, the DBS/aspheric combo won hands down for pure throw distance, its an amazing thrower. Actually, its really more of a one trick pony, lighting anything within ~50 feet or at least trying to is nearly impossible unless you hit your target spot on. I can't imagine using it within 50 feet in complete darkness, you'll need at least some ambient light to track your target and set aim. Another member and I were commenting on this light... "This is the coolest thing I would have absolutely no use for."...LOL
Link here
FWIW, none of the MCE/P7 designs, (despite the massive Lumen output) were even close to the tightest throwing XR-E lights. Throw distance on these lumen-flood beasts was barely half the distance of either the A10 or DBS-aspheric.
But both of these lights are amazing though, and will go toe to toe with all but the very best DIY throw designs.
**EDIT**
But if you are not worried about size, battery type and dont mind a non-LED solution, you should be looking at HID and halogen spotlights. For throw distance, Either halogen or HID in a large dish reflector design will blow away any comparably priced LED flashlight.
Im surprised by that.Do you use a Tiablo Ace-G MCE that day?.
kramer5150
Flashaholic
Yeah I was surprised too. The DBS-aspheric did some serious battle with some "mid-level" hot rod mags with 5-mega throwmaster reflectors. Just slightly out throwing the weaker mag contenders. That was a real shocker, it was the only non-DIY LED light that could hang with the deep dish mag incans.
I dont think there was an ACE-G MCE there. But with a quad-die I would not expect it to out throw either the A10 or DBS-aspheric.
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jblackwood
Enlightened
I'm surprised to hear that a DBS with a smooth reflector was outthrown by the Tiablo A10. I keep three DBS's around: One with an op reflector and an MC-E pill, another with a three stage R2 pill and a smooth reflector, and another with a one stage R2 pill and an aspheric. I totally agree that the aspheric is a one trick pony, but as you can see, the DBS isn't, at least not in my household! :thumbsup:
Fusion_m8
Flashlight Enthusiast
Only if the A10 has the single mode tailcap, 45000+lux @1m. The A10's reflector has about 40% more reflective surface area than the DBS' reflector too.
JEtbeam M1x is one of the best.
kramer5150
Flashaholic
The A10 at the meet did have a single mode tailcap. Of all the XR-E lights there, it had the largest/deepest/smoothest reflector. These optics combine with the unmatched die surface brightness of the high flux XR-E for a great thrower... the reflector dish non-DIY champ that night.
Fusion_m8
Flashlight Enthusiast
Throw is about the same as both light's beams are about 30,000lux@1m on high... HOWEVER the M1X puts out about TWICE the lumens of the A10. Which means despite it lacking the mirror smooth reflector of the A10, it's MC-E makes up for in raw brute output!
