DEFT Shootout Part 1 - The Clear Lens
In some ways, this DEFT shootout is a followup to my previous Aspheric Mag Shootout here.
Let me start this review with the money shots, then I'll add some other details in 2nd post.
I used this field, but mainly the 865' backround trees, and dirt infield.
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I used these lights, with their abbreviations on each photo:
In all outside shots from left to right are in the following order (but not all lights used in every shot. Yes, 2 lights in above image are out of order used outside):
As always, beamshot images do not capture actual appearances, but this shootout was designed to give relative comparisons. For example, the cooler/blue colors do not look that blue or strikingly brighter. Note the detail of the tree leaves on blowup of various lights to see amount of actual illumination projected. It appears to me in images, and in person that the R2 is not as bright as the Q5-WC, but the R2 has a slightly warmer color which contributes to this result.
I did not take any shots with diffusion lens, as I thought I would see what feedback/questions these shots raise. I may be able to try other shots on another night. It was about 30 F last night, and at some point, my fingers said "ENOUGH!" Also, if some of you are astutely looking at my image file naming, the missing numbers were too underexposed to use or duplicates. Most of these were shot with 10sec, F-8, ISO 100, AWB-Daylight....but that was wayyyy too little exposure, despite camera LED displaying captured image as looking good. Hence, I had to use Paintshop brighten tool so you can see relative comparisons within an image.
Lights shining at baseball infield dirt to show colors, focus, sizes of patterns:
All lights focused on far tree line. Note that KD/Mac/Led Aspherics barely visible on trees. These show the best comparison of DEFT vs. old Aspherics:
DEFTs Alone & vs. MaxaBeam (far right image is MB High Mode)
BarnBurner Rains on DEFT Parade:
In some ways, this DEFT shootout is a followup to my previous Aspheric Mag Shootout here.
Let me start this review with the money shots, then I'll add some other details in 2nd post.
I used this field, but mainly the 865' backround trees, and dirt infield.
..........................
I used these lights, with their abbreviations on each photo:
In all outside shots from left to right are in the following order (but not all lights used in every shot. Yes, 2 lights in above image are out of order used outside):
- XeRay - 75W HID "BarnBurner"
- KD - KD drop-in Q5 with KD Aspheric Lens. Buck Boost w/ 4xAA
- Mac - Cree Xre P4 with DX Aspheric Lens. Direct Drive w/ AW 18650-P
- Led - Ledean Cree Xre P4 with Melles Griot 01LAG123. w/ AW C Li-Ion
- Deft-R - DEFT with R2, clear lens, w/ 4xAA
- Deft-Q5 - DEFT with Q5-WC, clear lens, w/ 4xAA
- Ellie - Elephant HID (FiveMega) WA Solarc HID w/ 3 x 18650
- MaxaB - Gen 3 MaxaBeam High & Low beams used
As always, beamshot images do not capture actual appearances, but this shootout was designed to give relative comparisons. For example, the cooler/blue colors do not look that blue or strikingly brighter. Note the detail of the tree leaves on blowup of various lights to see amount of actual illumination projected. It appears to me in images, and in person that the R2 is not as bright as the Q5-WC, but the R2 has a slightly warmer color which contributes to this result.
I did not take any shots with diffusion lens, as I thought I would see what feedback/questions these shots raise. I may be able to try other shots on another night. It was about 30 F last night, and at some point, my fingers said "ENOUGH!" Also, if some of you are astutely looking at my image file naming, the missing numbers were too underexposed to use or duplicates. Most of these were shot with 10sec, F-8, ISO 100, AWB-Daylight....but that was wayyyy too little exposure, despite camera LED displaying captured image as looking good. Hence, I had to use Paintshop brighten tool so you can see relative comparisons within an image.
Lights shining at baseball infield dirt to show colors, focus, sizes of patterns:
All lights focused on far tree line. Note that KD/Mac/Led Aspherics barely visible on trees. These show the best comparison of DEFT vs. old Aspherics:
DEFTs Alone & vs. MaxaBeam (far right image is MB High Mode)
BarnBurner Rains on DEFT Parade:
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