How many lumens are you really satisfied with.

[Valpo Hawkeye]

Emergency backup light (keys or pocket) 5-10 lumens
EDC - an ultra low and a 100 lumen top end
Emergency "dog got loose light" 200 lumens+

 

[KenAnderson]

"Walking in total darkness" .08-1.0 lumens w/reflector or 5-6 lumens floody.
"Lighting up dark corners as I walk in the country" 3.0-6.0 lumens w/reflector.
"Looking for something in my house" 42 lumen floody.
"Lighting up dark corners as I walk around light poluted city" 42 lumens w/reflector.

Favorite floody lights, Ti-Mule and Zebralight H50
Favorite reflector lights Ti-PDs, Novatac 120P

 

[crocodilo]

Low - 5 to 10 lumens
High - 50 to 100 lumens

For work, the helo searchlight (Spectrolabs Nitesun) is kinda nice...

 

[Echo63]

depends on what im doing
0.08 lumens on my EDC120p is great for stumbling to the toilet at 1am
i find 15-40 lumens works best inside before bed (stumbling round after my fiancee has turned out the lights)
and outside i want 60 lumens minimum, preferably 100, which is the main reason i take my U2 with me if im going out after dark, the fact i can run the 18650 empty on high and it doesnt get overly warm (unless its still stuffed in my pocket)

my EDC lights are Novatac edc120p and Fenix P1CE all day everyday, sometimes a Fenix L0p hanging round my neck

if im out it night i carry that lot plus my U2 too
batterys get topped up regularly, once a week for the high use lights, once a fortnight for everything else

 

[Flying Turtle]

At this point I can't see a need for more punch than my L1 Cree which is rated at 65 lumens. For a low level somewhere from 5-10 lumens seems to be enough.

Geoff

 

[SilverFox]

I guess I look at things a little differently...

On the low end, I prefer to have enough lumens to produce a beam that is capable of around 20 lux at 1 meter in the hot spot and around 10 lux at 1 meter in the spill area.

A medium bright light, for me, would have enough lumens to produce a beam that is capable of around 5000 lux at 1 meter in the hot spot and around 3000 lux at 1 meter in the spill area.

A bright light, for me, would have enough lumens to produce a beam that is capable of around 35000 lux at 1 meter in the hot spot and around 15000 lux at 1 meter in the spill area.

The actual lumen values do not mean as much, to me. I find the beam shape and characteristics far more important.

Tom

 

[93Chevy]

65 is enough for me, for most tasks I used my light for. Whether it be changing a tire at night or looking for a penny that I dropped by my desk, 65 is more than sufficient.

If I'm outside at night, such as camping, or hunting in the morning, I try not to use any light if i can help it in order to preserve my night vision.

Tim

 

[NA8]

Flashlights are like golf clubs, you need a set.

 

[Burgess]

Good point, NA8. :thumbsup:


For indoors, 10 Lumens is adequate for me.


Outdoors, 10 Lumens is often sufficient to light my way.
Especially if i wanna' keep a "low profile",
or attempt to maintain some "night vision".


But if outdoors has hazards . . . .


like avoiding spiderwebs, (fer' instance)

(ask me how i know!)


i will want maybe 50-100 Lumens to spot 'em in advance.


Same goes for steppin' in (or avoiding) Dog Piles.



And, of course, it's always comforting to have a BRIGHT mode
when you hear a "WhatTheHellWasTHAT ? ? ?" noise nearby.

_

 

[276]

i like 10-30 indoors then 160-200 outside

 

[Brozneo]

up to 60lumens in the house at night, outdoors 100-400 lumens, on duty 500 lumens plus (need to light up dark alley ways and always good to light up unknown places - don't know what's around/hiding!)

 

[Rzr800]

I'm hoping that the RaidFire Spear is adequate at 5 lumens (200 hours).

 

[nmanchin]

my turn!

how about an infinitely variable dial intergated into the body. from 0-500 lumens. whatever works best for you! :thumbsup:

 

[BVH]

Why stop at 500 Lumens? 1 to 5800 Lumens - the equivalent to a 50 watt HID. Now yer talkn!

 

[nanoWatt]

I don't know. How many lumens is in a 1.5kW Q-Switched Frequency Doubled Nd:YAG laser with a picosecond pulse?

Let me rephrase that. How many lumens to punch a hole in a razor blade (work function of the metal aside)?

 

[slo-ryd]

Originally Posted by Art Vandelay
How many lumens is daylight? I'm satisfied with that.

nice i agree

x2

Isn't that what we strive for? I hardly ever need a flashlight when there's plenty of daylight.....

For every task I perform in the shop, about 100+ lumens seems to do the trick.

 

[chakrawal]

As many as possible.

 

[gottawearshades]

I have to remember that line.

Thanks!

Flashlights are like golf clubs, you need a set.

 

[meuge]

How many lumens is daylight? I'm satisfied with that.

Direct sunlight is about 100'000 lux.

MRV, Deerelight, and other "throw" LED lights... usually don't do more than 20'000 lux @ 1m

Does that answer your question?

 

[rtt]

Indoors: 10 lumens. Outdoors: 15-80 lumens.