Microfire Warrior 35 watt vs Polarion PF40 vs Acro X990 vs Rayzorlite (Old50w)

[Lips]

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Microfire Warrior 35watt - VS - Polarion PF40 - VS - Acro X990 - VS - Rayzorlite (Old 50w)

BarnBurner and Remote HID Too!



Microfire Warrior III 35w



Pro
-Very Light Weight
-Nice Build
-Good Price (as long as dealers back-up if failures)
-Quick Start-up
-Good overall oup-put with good run-time



Con
-Bulb Temp High (Blue)
-Reflector is like brushed aluminum (what were they thinking!) Kills the throw...



They are getting close.....







VIDEOS of Lights at Start-up
Microfire/Polarion/Acro X990
Cold Start
Started Camera before lights


Microfire Warrior 35w You can see some of the color changes (more than the other lights with some flickering; In person the color is blue with red/orange at start-up) this bulb goes through before warming up to blueish color. Quick Starting...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xCiF-XRQC4




Polarion PF40 Lightning fast start-up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0js6vNbb6U




Acro X990 Bulb surges to high and then settles a little...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKNU7lA_OTg







ROTATING Shot Microfire vs Polarion PF40

Microfire Warrior III 35watt

Microfire Warrior III 35watt and Polarion PF40

Microfire Warrior III 35watt and Acro X990

Microfire Warrior III 35 watt Reflector Looks like Brushed Aluminum (Cuts-Down on the Throw of this Light)

Polarion vs Microfire vs Acro X990

Polarion (Nice and Smooth Reflector)

Polarion (Nice and Smooth Reflector) 2nd shot

Microfire Warrior 35w 1lb 13.1 ounces

Polarion PF40

Acro X990

Microfire W III 35w

Polarion PF40

Acro X990

Old RayzorLite @ 50w setting with old bulb and the New Reflector (with bumps)

XeVision BarnBurner Wow! What a Light!

Remote Control HID Prototype lots of spill but not the right reflector for HID

I'll add some more Rotating Shots later...




Cheers!



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[john2551]

As we can plainly see, the others beat out the MF Warrior-III in terms of brightness. But when you consider how small it is in size & price, the light has it's rightful place. It's just that blue 7000k bulb that kills the light. Then again, The AE lights are not far behind with 6500k bulbs. I'm hoping that in the near future Wolf-Eyes introduces a 35w in their Boxer series size because they use 5000-6000k bulbs which are much nicer.

 

[DM51]

As john2551 says, the Warrior-III has a very cold, blue beam, which will rule it out for a lot of people. It is crying out for a warmer bulb and a proper SMO reflector.

Very interesting and useful comparisons - thanks.

 

[capt_hooks]

My microfire warrior III has a much smoother reflector than the one in the pics. I dont know if they changed it or something but it looks nothing like the one shown. I will try to post a pic later.

 

[HIDSGT]

I would agree my MF 3500 has a smoother reflector. It's no Polarian reflector but it looks better then others I have seen posted here. Those are great shots shots tho. Thanx for sharring. It would be nice to see you holding the MF 3500 and the Polarian 40 in ur hand to get a better idea of how it looks holding it. Great shots tho. Nice work.:thumbsup:

BTW, that Polarian looks smaller then I anticipated next to the MF 3500.

 

[picard]

thanks for posting video review. :twothumbs:twothumbs

Does the microfire 3500R gets hot after 10min of use?

 

[HIDSGT]

thanks for posting video review. :twothumbs:twothumbs

Does the microfire 3500R gets hot after 10min of use?

I let it run for about 15 minutes the other night during a building search and it was warm but I would not say HOT!

 

[dwminer]

The reflector in my K3500 also looks more reflective.

Dave

 

[sharkeeper]

The reflector in my K3500 also looks more reflective.

Dave

Yeah it does!

Mine looks like the one in the OP. Yours looks like SOP. Is it possible to polish the reflector or will it flat out ruin it?

 

[Patriot]

My microfire warrior III has a much smoother reflector than the one in the pics. I dont know if they changed it or something but it looks nothing like the one shown. I will try to post a pic later.

Ditto that. The K3500 doesn't have a frosted or brushed reflector anymore. It's now smooth and throws very well. I easily illuminate powerline towers with it at over 300 yards. I'd say that it throws as well as the Zenide25w but with a 1000+ additional lumens.

Hopefully Polarion will bring us a smaller, lighter 35W one of these day. I just can't justify the $1800 on something that I probably won't use as often because of it's weight. No doubt that Polarion provides the best performance where form factor and weight are concerned.


Picture added:

 

[Patriot]

Does the microfire 3500R gets hot after 10min of use?

No, not at all, even in AZ. It does get warm and has caused my hand to sweat after walking for 45 minutes but it doesn't get hot.

 

[Patriot]

The reflector in my K3500 also looks more reflective.

Dave

dwminer, yours looks like it's orange peeled. Mine isn't frosted, brushed or OP. Mine is just smooth. Not Polarion smooth but it's much more smooth that in Lips pictures.

Sharkeeper

Is it possible to polish the reflector or will it flat out ruin it?

It will ruin it sharkeeper.

 

[dwminer]

dwminer, yours looks like it's orange peeled. Mine isn't frosted, brushed or OP. Mine is just smooth. Not Polarion smooth but it's much more smooth that in Lips pictures.

Sharkeeper

It will ruin it sharkeeper.

That's correct it's orange peeled. I'll get a better picture up tomorrow along with a comparison to the AE 24 if it quits raining and snowing.
Dave

 

[vandraiss]

My reflector looks like Patroit36's also, smooth and shiny.

In following the K3500R posts I have noticed that whenever they are shown in pictures the serial number of each light is different. The serial number on my lights head is W3GH090 and I ordered from OpticsHQ before they were in stock for sale. It would be interesting to see what the serial numbers of other K3500R owner's light are. We might be ablle to determine at what serial number they made the reflector smooth and shiny. Maybe owners of the lights with "dull" reflectors could get them exchanged.

 

[picard]

No, not at all, even in AZ. It does get warm and has caused my hand to sweat after walking for 45 minutes but it doesn't get hot.

thanks for the info patriot.

 

[picard]

Do you transport/store the Microfire in a Pelican case?

 

[Lips]

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That light is the PASSAROUND Light. They probably should send another reflector for the light as a buch of passaround and potential customers are seeing that sub-par reflector...


Glad to hear they are selling them with smooth reflectors :thumbsup:


Bring that bulb temp down and they will have a big winner :twothumbs


Cheers!


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[sharkeeper]

Is it safe to say I have the crappy reflector?

Here's a pic:

http://www.kvaernermasa.com/pix/reflector.jpg

I just got the replacement lens and UV filter from OpticsHQ.

If there's a smooth reflector available I'd like to get one!

Cheers!

 

[vandraiss]

Is it safe to say I have the crappy reflector?

Here's a pic:

http://www.kvaernermasa.com/pix/reflector.jpg

I just got the replacement lens and UV filter from OpticsHQ.

If there's a smooth reflector available I'd like to get one!

Cheers!

On my computer screen your lens picture is magnified to about 2 feet in diameter. At that magnification nothing will look smooth.

My lens looks smooth and near mirror like. If I look at it with a magnifing glass it looks like your picture.

Can you post a picture thats close to "actual" size for us to compare to our "smooth" lenses?

 

[Patriot]

Do you transport/store the Microfire in a Pelican case?

No, I often carry it in a heavy wool sock inside of a small day pack with a plastic cap over the switch end of the light to prevent accidental activation. Obviously the Pelican would offer more protection but then I wouldn't be able to carry it everyday like I have been.


Lips

Glad to hear they are selling them with smooth reflectors :thumbsup:


Bring that bulb temp down and they will have a big winner :twothumbs

Yes, the smooth is a nice improvement because the beam is free enough of artifacts even with the smooth reflector. If the head is twisted all the way in (so that the beam is at its widest and the light is at its shortest) there is a wire shadow and slight discoloring, but it's really not bad. As a matter of fact, that were I usually have it set because I love the wide beam.

As far as the bulb temperature goes, I will say that mine isn't as blue as what appeared in yours and Ken's beamshots. I noticed that after I put 5-10 hours on my that it seemed to warm-up a bit and it also quit flickering. It's only slightly bluer than my AE24 and Xenide25 and I want to emphasize the slightly part. I'm not sure if other owners of newest k3500 lights also thought that the recent pics were more blue than their own lights. Anyhow I sure appreciated the pics. Thanks again for posting them Lips.

Sharkeeper

Is it safe to say I have the crappy reflector?

Well, not sure if I would consider it "crappy" but yes that is the frosted type reflector. I'm sure you give up throw but you probably have a nice beam with zero artifacts. It would be neat to have a frosted and smooth reflector is they're ever available separately.