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Carclo P60 optics + beams. Quad XP-G2/219 Reference quality tint comparisons.
SureFire C2 is the host. Carclo Plain Tight Array (10621) and the Carclo Plain Spot Array (10622) are utilized.
Note: Refer to this diagram for what's ahead. Also if your display or display card shows colors in the "thousands of colors" range you may see unnatural rainbow-like rings and color banding in the photos. Everything should appear smooth with "millions of colors".
CREE's tint binning color chart.
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The next 2 photos give a general idea of the beam shapes for each lens type using a quad Nichia 219 dropin.
~1,100 lumens -- Quad Nichia 219 [SW45-B10] + Carclo Plain Tight Array (10621) @ 5 Feet.
The picture frame is 20" across. The 2 photo's are about 1 stop over exposed at the center and 2 stops under exposed at the edges (ahhh the quirks of today's digital cameras). White balance is manually adjusted for each incidence to appear as close to the eye as possible.
~1,100 lumens -- Quad Nichia 219 [SW45-B10] + Carclo Plain Spot Array (10622) @ 5 Feet.
The following 3rd wall shot shows the Carclo Plain Spot Array (10622) on a quad XP-G2 (R5-3C BIN). Note that the beam shape from the quad XP-G2 is tight similar to the Nichia 219's 10621. The XP-G2's emitter dome apparently creates a different radiation angle than the 219 translating into a focused hotspot. I didn't do a 10621 test for the XP-G2 due to the current 10622 being bonded. But from past experience with another XPG quad, the beam shape is a bit tighter than this and outside my personal preferences. The 10622 works so much better (for the XPG) and has a good amount of flood.
~1,700 lumens -- Quad XP-G2 [R5-3C] + Carclo Plain Spot Array (10622) @ 5 Feet.
Note: Because of the intensity of the quad XP-G2's the photo is about 2 stops over exposed at the center and 2 stops under exposed at the edges.
The following are tint comparisons between a neutral XP-G2 R5-3C BIN (possibly the XP-G2's best tint IMO) and the Nichia 219 (SW45B10 BIN) both using only the 10622 optic. As we'll see, no two tints are alike. Where the XP-G2 trumps the Nichia 219 in output, the 219 makes up for it with better color rendering.
These are reference quality photo's. They have been painstakingly adjusted to be accurate. They are very close in tonality and exposure. Depending on your display calibration, what you are seeing is probably how it would appear to you in person.
~400 lumens -- Quad Nichia 219 [SW45-B10] + Carclo Plain Spot Array (10622) @ 4 Feet.
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~600 lumens -- Quad XP-G2 [R5-3C] + Carclo Plain Spot Array (10622) @ 4 Feet.
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~15 lumens -- Quad Nichia 219 [SW45-B10] + Carclo Plain Spot Array (10622) @ 8"
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~22 lumens -- Quad XP-G2 [R5-3C] + Carclo Plain Spot Array (10622) @ 8"
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~15 lumens -- Quad Nichia 219 [SW45-B10] + Carclo Plain Spot Array (10622) @ 8"
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~22 lumens -- Quad XP-G2 [R5-3C] + Carclo Plain Spot Array (10622) @ 8"
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As shown with the hand shots, the Nichia 219 really renders flesh tones very nicely.
SureFire C2 is the host. Carclo Plain Tight Array (10621) and the Carclo Plain Spot Array (10622) are utilized.
Note: Refer to this diagram for what's ahead. Also if your display or display card shows colors in the "thousands of colors" range you may see unnatural rainbow-like rings and color banding in the photos. Everything should appear smooth with "millions of colors".
CREE's tint binning color chart.
Full Size
The next 2 photos give a general idea of the beam shapes for each lens type using a quad Nichia 219 dropin.
~1,100 lumens -- Quad Nichia 219 [SW45-B10] + Carclo Plain Tight Array (10621) @ 5 Feet.
The picture frame is 20" across. The 2 photo's are about 1 stop over exposed at the center and 2 stops under exposed at the edges (ahhh the quirks of today's digital cameras). White balance is manually adjusted for each incidence to appear as close to the eye as possible.
~1,100 lumens -- Quad Nichia 219 [SW45-B10] + Carclo Plain Spot Array (10622) @ 5 Feet.
The following 3rd wall shot shows the Carclo Plain Spot Array (10622) on a quad XP-G2 (R5-3C BIN). Note that the beam shape from the quad XP-G2 is tight similar to the Nichia 219's 10621. The XP-G2's emitter dome apparently creates a different radiation angle than the 219 translating into a focused hotspot. I didn't do a 10621 test for the XP-G2 due to the current 10622 being bonded. But from past experience with another XPG quad, the beam shape is a bit tighter than this and outside my personal preferences. The 10622 works so much better (for the XPG) and has a good amount of flood.
~1,700 lumens -- Quad XP-G2 [R5-3C] + Carclo Plain Spot Array (10622) @ 5 Feet.
Note: Because of the intensity of the quad XP-G2's the photo is about 2 stops over exposed at the center and 2 stops under exposed at the edges.
The following are tint comparisons between a neutral XP-G2 R5-3C BIN (possibly the XP-G2's best tint IMO) and the Nichia 219 (SW45B10 BIN) both using only the 10622 optic. As we'll see, no two tints are alike. Where the XP-G2 trumps the Nichia 219 in output, the 219 makes up for it with better color rendering.
These are reference quality photo's. They have been painstakingly adjusted to be accurate. They are very close in tonality and exposure. Depending on your display calibration, what you are seeing is probably how it would appear to you in person.
~400 lumens -- Quad Nichia 219 [SW45-B10] + Carclo Plain Spot Array (10622) @ 4 Feet.
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~600 lumens -- Quad XP-G2 [R5-3C] + Carclo Plain Spot Array (10622) @ 4 Feet.
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~15 lumens -- Quad Nichia 219 [SW45-B10] + Carclo Plain Spot Array (10622) @ 8"
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~22 lumens -- Quad XP-G2 [R5-3C] + Carclo Plain Spot Array (10622) @ 8"
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~15 lumens -- Quad Nichia 219 [SW45-B10] + Carclo Plain Spot Array (10622) @ 8"
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~22 lumens -- Quad XP-G2 [R5-3C] + Carclo Plain Spot Array (10622) @ 8"
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As shown with the hand shots, the Nichia 219 really renders flesh tones very nicely.
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