I've just updated the main review thread with outdoor beamshots, reproduced below.
For outdoor beamshots, these are all done in the style of my earlier
100-yard round-up review. Please see that thread for a discussion of the topography (i.e. the road dips in the distance, to better show you the corona in the mid-ground).
FYI, any "streaks" you see across the images are bug-trails. Flying insects are often attracted to the bright lights, and their flight trails get captured as swirly streaks due to the long exposure time.
Also, ignore any tint differences below – they are mainly due to the automatic white balance setting on the camera.
Let's compare the two – starting with wide-angle shots, and then close-ups on the hotspots:
Obviously, the BK-FA02 has a lot more output than the BK-FA01 – but the BK-FA01 is far more focused for throw. To really put that in context, let's examine each relative to other lights in the same class, starting with the BK-FA01 (XM-L2):
As the wide-angle shots show, the BK-FA01 has a smaller hotspot than the Thrunite TN31 or Eagletac SX25L2 Turbo (i.e., more focused for throw). Output is pretty comparable to the TN31, but the close-up shots are a little misleading here – due to the smaller hotspot on the BK-FA01, the close-up may seem dimmer (since it is restricted to just the hotspot/corona, and doesn't show all the light in the spill).
And now the BK-FA02:
As you can see above, the main difference between the BK-FA02 and Crelant 7G10 is in the spillbeam width and intensity.
The BK-FA02 is a good comparable for multiple-emitter lights – but with a narrower and smoother spillbeam (i.e., free of artifacts).
The BK-FA02 has greater throw than the Thrunite TN30, but not as great as the Fenix TK75.