So now for a few beam pix.
I enjoy checking out a beam characteristic without distractions by nearby objects at times to see how a light can throw, spill and both. So I spent my lunch break shining the quiver of flashlights down an unlit gravel road. The light colored gravel allowed my celcam to capture the details in low light better. It also aided in determining why the HL4 was the correct tool to help light the hole full of water mentioned in the previous post.
Some free lumens provided by diesel powered sunshine light plants and nearby street lights.
To me the ones that stood out most were lights with aneamic output in todays 4 digit lumen technological electric candles. The Pentagon L2 and Malkoff MD2 with an NL showed me what all the fuss must've been about back when LED tech was just approaching the 200 lumen bar. I really like the Pentagon L2 (and similar Pelican 2390) beam. Like the Bones and Bravo their beams are pretty similar. The MD2 with an NL is just a sweet flashlight. But not having a wrist lanyard meant my Kroll era Malkoff stayed safely stored in the truck. Aint like there's a whole bunch of vintage Malkoffs on eBay waiting for me to lose mine. SN 1271 means it aint one of the first batches but it still one I'd prefer to not lose on a construction site.
Not bad for under 200 lumens
The X3 with a prototype LED was also impressive. Mine has a twisty and Pentagon chose mega-stiff springs so thumb fatigue becomes an issue for short term lighting times. Unlike SureFire and others the Pentagon twisty is a brute force number my thumb aint real fond of. Plus it gets real hot real fast.
Sweet. Now to find a clicky for it.
Now it was obvious why police like a Stinger so much. It can be a retina sizzler when needed or a mighty fine search and rescue light.
It sucks to be on the wrong end of that beam.
But great for finding a lost kitty cat or checking the back yard for burglars.
I brought a SOG with me that also has a pretty potent beam for such a small light. Another retina scorcher.
Yikes that thing makes you squint.
The Elzettas were compared and as the photos show have a good combo of spot and spill.
The Bones was aimed more in the air to show max throw potential where the Bravo was aimed to compare spot to spill.
And last but not least, theProTac HL4 and it's tidal wave of floody beam.
Lots of light without the urge to squint.
I enjoy checking out a beam characteristic without distractions by nearby objects at times to see how a light can throw, spill and both. So I spent my lunch break shining the quiver of flashlights down an unlit gravel road. The light colored gravel allowed my celcam to capture the details in low light better. It also aided in determining why the HL4 was the correct tool to help light the hole full of water mentioned in the previous post.
Some free lumens provided by diesel powered sunshine light plants and nearby street lights.
To me the ones that stood out most were lights with aneamic output in todays 4 digit lumen technological electric candles. The Pentagon L2 and Malkoff MD2 with an NL showed me what all the fuss must've been about back when LED tech was just approaching the 200 lumen bar. I really like the Pentagon L2 (and similar Pelican 2390) beam. Like the Bones and Bravo their beams are pretty similar. The MD2 with an NL is just a sweet flashlight. But not having a wrist lanyard meant my Kroll era Malkoff stayed safely stored in the truck. Aint like there's a whole bunch of vintage Malkoffs on eBay waiting for me to lose mine. SN 1271 means it aint one of the first batches but it still one I'd prefer to not lose on a construction site.
Not bad for under 200 lumens
The X3 with a prototype LED was also impressive. Mine has a twisty and Pentagon chose mega-stiff springs so thumb fatigue becomes an issue for short term lighting times. Unlike SureFire and others the Pentagon twisty is a brute force number my thumb aint real fond of. Plus it gets real hot real fast.
Sweet. Now to find a clicky for it.
Now it was obvious why police like a Stinger so much. It can be a retina sizzler when needed or a mighty fine search and rescue light.
It sucks to be on the wrong end of that beam.
But great for finding a lost kitty cat or checking the back yard for burglars.
I brought a SOG with me that also has a pretty potent beam for such a small light. Another retina scorcher.
Yikes that thing makes you squint.
The Elzettas were compared and as the photos show have a good combo of spot and spill.
The Bones was aimed more in the air to show max throw potential where the Bravo was aimed to compare spot to spill.
And last but not least, theProTac HL4 and it's tidal wave of floody beam.
Lots of light without the urge to squint.
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