KingGlamis
Banned
So yes, I was a Surefire skeptic in the past, and still am about some of their lights. But after being impressed by my buddy's G2 I decided to buy a G3 Nitrolon. I'm sure many of you will laugh, but I was so excited to get it in the mail today that I opened it and thought the tailcap switch was broken. Hmmmm... the momentary function works but it won't click to stay on. Then it hit me... DUH! It has a twisty tailcap. As for my opinion of the light, the quality is typical Surefire, good. The light output is great, as I figured it would be. I will say that the throw is awesome but I wish it had a little more flood. I guess you can't have the best of both worlds, as you will see in my pics. My WF-501D is, in my opinion, one of the best flood lights on the market. And while it has OK throw, it doesn't have great throw.
So here are my beam shots, comparing the Surefire G3 to the Superfire WF-501D and the Fenix P3D RB100, with one shot of a Mini Maglite thrown in for laughter's sake.
The Mini Mag at a wall about 20 feet away.
The Fenix P3D RB100 at the same wall.
The Surefire G3 at the same wall.
The Superfire WF-501D at the same wall.
The P3D at a tree about 40 feet away.
The G3 at the same tree.
The WF-501D at the same tree.
The P3D at a very tall palm tree.
The G3 at the same palm tree.
The WF-501D at the same palm tree.
I think the Fenix and Surefire are very close in output, but hugely different in color. I think the Surefire slightly wins in throw, although the Fenix is supposed to be twice the lumens. The WF clearly wins in flood, but lacks in throw.
While I love my WF, it is just a tad too long to EDC comfortably. The G3 is just enough shorter that it can be EDC'd just fine. So from now on, until I find something better, I will be EDCing the Fenix P3D and the Surefire G3.
So here are my beam shots, comparing the Surefire G3 to the Superfire WF-501D and the Fenix P3D RB100, with one shot of a Mini Maglite thrown in for laughter's sake.
The Mini Mag at a wall about 20 feet away.
The Fenix P3D RB100 at the same wall.
The Surefire G3 at the same wall.
The Superfire WF-501D at the same wall.
The P3D at a tree about 40 feet away.
The G3 at the same tree.
The WF-501D at the same tree.
The P3D at a very tall palm tree.
The G3 at the same palm tree.
The WF-501D at the same palm tree.
I think the Fenix and Surefire are very close in output, but hugely different in color. I think the Surefire slightly wins in throw, although the Fenix is supposed to be twice the lumens. The WF clearly wins in flood, but lacks in throw.
While I love my WF, it is just a tad too long to EDC comfortably. The G3 is just enough shorter that it can be EDC'd just fine. So from now on, until I find something better, I will be EDCing the Fenix P3D and the Surefire G3.