If there was an improved reflector/optic for a mag light

[waddup]

given the mag light reflector was designed ^%$ ?? years ago, and with advances in technology, could an improved reflector/optic for a mag be designed and built? everyone raves about the m61 beam, with the right equipment/knowledge could we cpf members design and build a run of much improved reflectors for a mag?

aimed more at a beam like the m61 then another 'thrower'

 

[jabe1]

Do you mean something like a Fivemega VLOP reflector?

 

[gswitter]

The standard Mag C/D reflector was designed and built for low power incan bulbs. It works quite well for its intended application.

Mag/Carley/whomever has designed and built a new reflector for the D cell Rebel LED lights. It, too, works quite well for its intended application. And, it's been working quite well in higher power LED mods - see Techjunkie's build threads, Lambda Lights, etc.

Knock Mag all you want, but there's nothing wrong with their reflectors.

 

[kramer5150]

Quite a few have made/relased updated mag reflectors... modamag, 5-mega are 2 off the top of my head. KD has a very serviceable cam'd OP reflector that drops right in and works great (artifact-free) with the 1185 and ROP-3853.

**EDIT** Oops... just realized this is the LED forum.

IMHO the rebel-D mag reflector works very well with the SST emitters.

 

[alpg88]

The standard Mag C/D reflector was designed and built for low power incan bulbs. It works quite well for its intended application.

Mag/Carley/whomever has designed and built a new reflector for the D cell Rebel LED lights. It, too, works quite well for its intended application. And, it's been working quite well in higher power LED mods - see Techjunkie's build threads, Lambda Lights, etc.

Knock Mag all you want, but there's nothing wrong with their reflectors.

i agree, there is nothing wrong with mag reflector, even old incandescent one works surprisingly good with p7, and other leds.
even compared to FM deep led reflector, oem reflector is not a total crap, it is a bit inferior, but perfectly usable.

actually most aftermarket reflectors aren't reflecting light any better, (except FM reflectors), they just made of aluminum and can stand the heat of hotwire.

 

[alpg88]

given the mag light reflector was designed ^%$ ?? years ago, and with advances in technology, could an improved reflector/optic for a mag be designed and built?

whenever it was designed, the laws of optics didn't change, and most likely will be the same in 1000 years.
even if you had to design reflector in 100 years (with advances in technology) for bulbs that mag uses now, you'd design exactly the same thing.
design of reflector depends on the bulb\led you intend to use.

there are better options, on this site alone you could get pbly 5 different reflectors for maglite, plus a walkthrough on how to splatter existing reflector.

 

[DM51]

This is a general topic, rather than a specifically LED-related one, so I'm moving it to the General Flashlights section.