How Fenix p3dq5 compares to SF E2dl?

[milox]

Hi, I have Sf e2dl, but i'm looking for something smaller and cheaper , i'm interested in fenix p3d q5 model, but i never handled one.
How does p3dq5 compares to ed2l in beam quality and throw?
I know one is rated 215 lumens in turbo mode, and the e2dl is 120 SF lumens,
I know these are diffrent lumens, so which one is brighter.
Thanks.

 

[WildChild]

Hi, I have Sf e2dl, but i'm looking for something smaller and cheaper , i'm interested in fenix p3d q5 model, but i never handled one.
How does p3dq5 compares to ed2l in beam quality and throw?
I know one is rated 215 lumens in turbo mode, and the e2dl is 120 SF lumens,
I know these are diffrent lumens, so which one is brighter.
Thanks.

There are good chance that the E2DL will be brighter than the P3D. I don't have a P5D Q5 but I have the E2DL and this little thing is BRIGHT! Actually, it's my brightest LED light, clearly outshining, by a great margin, a Wolf-Eyes lights I have, rated at 170 lumens. As for the beam quality, the P3D (I compare with the L2D I have) and the E2DL have completely different beams. The E2DL has an optic desined for maximum light transmission, and also for throw. You'll get a brighter hotspot than most comparable (in term of brightness) LED lights but a dimmer sidespill, but still useful. Personnally, I love the optic SF put in their CREE based flashlights but some hate it.

 

[Gunner12]

The Surefire will have more throw due to the optic they use.

Output wise they should be similar to the eye.

Beam quality, there might be a slight ring around the hotspot due to the Cree XR-E LED but besides that it seems like a pretty good beam pattern(there are many beamshots of the light around here). It should have a brighter spill then the E2DL.