olight sr90 or hid?

[bigsteve]

I wanted 2 add to my collection of only one eagletac m2xc4 cool white and was thinking about the soon to be released sr90 or a hid 35w 3500 ebay flashlight which i no are hit and miss with there quality control having battery issues and any advice welcome thanks

 

[Lighthouse one]

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[bigsteve]

post removed not needed

 

[saabluster]

banned in 3..2..

 

[sqchram]

Ill have to vote for the sr90, matt from battery junction said that compared to a 35W HID, the SR90 would throw as well, or better, but HID will flood more and output more lumens. So that said, and rolling the dice from DX where any warranty or repair could spell big delay, cost, and headache, try the sr90, or a higher priced titanium innovations hid from battery junction.

 

[bigsteve]

banned in 3..2..

WTF :shakehead

 

[Lightcrazycanuck]

SR90.:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:



lovecpflovecpflovecpf

 

[carrot]

I'd say the SR90 is a real winner! Got to play with one all week during SHOT and it's an incredible handheld. I would pick the SR90 over a HID simply due to instant start and no bulb to break... 4sevens.com also will be stocking the SR90.

 

[bigsteve]

thanks for your opinions everyone and looks like its the sr90 then lovecpf

 

[Ronin28]

I'm thinking about possibly getting the Olight SR90...in a few months when I've saved up some funds, but is the light really that bright (2200 Lumens)??? And how is the quality of the light/are there quality issues?

How about the amount of power draw and the batteries? Any issues there...like the batteries exploding because of the massive power draw, or are we alright there?

Thanks for any info!

 

[Locoboy5150]

I'd rather get an HID spotlight. For the price of one SR90 you can get a nice HID spotlight that will throw further than just about any LED flashlight and have some cash left over for a really nice smaller LED light for your pocket or belt holster.

 

[Dioni]

Comparisons between SR90 and some HID 35W? :candle:

 

[StarHalo]

There are a few threads that feature the SR90 vs HIDs; the SR90 has a pretty tight beam - think of it as a DEFT with a marginal spill. The larger HIDs (Titanium, Stanley, etc.) have the same intense hotpot but with a very broad spill, in some instances out to 160 degrees (which accounts for the 1000+ lumen increase over the Olight.)

Think of it as SR90 vs DEFT, the HIDs are different beasts entirely.

 

[saabluster]

There are a few threads that feature the SR90 vs HIDs; the SR90 has a pretty tight beam - think of it as a DEFT with a marginal spill. The larger HIDs (Titanium, Stanley, etc.) have the same intense hotpot but with a very broad spill, in some instances out to 160 degrees (which accounts for the 1000+ lumen increase over the Olight.)

Think of it as SR90 vs DEFT, the HIDs are different beasts entirely.

I don't know that I would call the spill of the SR90 "marginal". It actually has more intensity in the spill than almost all of those HID lights. I have not commented on this yet but this is the reason I think some people think the SR90 can hang with the big HIDs. Even though the SR90 is producing less lumens than the larger HIDs all of the emitting surface is faced outwards and contributes to the spill whereas the HID lights have less than half of the emitter surface to contribute to spill. Not the corona mind you but the spill.

Even if you are talking purely about the angle of the spill light I don't think the increased amount of light that comes from the extra spill of the HIDs over the SR90 add much benefit if any. In most circumstances it would be a bad thing.

 

[stallion2]

2200 lumens is a fair rating...but unless i'm mistaken, i think Olight took that number from Luminous' data sheet for the SST-90. regardless, its bright as hell...it does not disappoint in that department. the power pack seems to be well designed. the heat managment is excellent...4Sevens has a thread on here showing temp increase over time and a lot of us were impressed w/ how slow the increase was. i've used it a lot the last two weekends and haven't felt much heat at all. you outta be able to find that thread easily. one hour at 2200lumens and 6 or 7 hours at '700 lumens'...that should tell you all you need to know about burn time. and the 700 lumen 'low' mode....they are being too humble. at low mode it still puts out significantly more light than my Olight M30 or Catapult (rated for 900lumens). and the spill is by no means marginal. i have to stand at the edge of my pier to keep from blinding myself. if i stand back a little then the spill will fall on 2 or more skinny pier pipes and thats more than enough to disrupt my nightvision.

 

[HKJ]

Comparisons between SR90 and some HID 35W? :candle:

Here.

 

[StarHalo]

Here.

Those were the beamshots I was basing my assessment on; going by that distance, the SR90 looks a lot closer to a DEFT than any of the HIDs. But if actual owners are saying it's closer to an HID, it must just be the distance/angle of those beamshots..

 

[HKJ]

Those were the beamshots I was basing my assessment on; going by that distance, the SR90 looks a lot closer to a DEFT than any of the HIDs. But if actual owners are saying it's closer to an HID, it must just be the distance/angle of those beamshots..

It is impossible to see weak spill in photos, except with multiple shots with different exposure. The camera will show weak spill as black, even when the eye can easily see in it.

 

[StarHalo]

It is impossible to see weak spill in photos

Roger that. This does at least sound like a fine replacement for the low-wattage HID category that was always derided as being inefficient..

 

[HKJ]

It is impossible to see weak spill in photos, except with multiple shots with different exposure. The camera will show weak spill as black, even when the eye can easily see in it.

Roger that. This does at least sound like a fine replacement for the low-wattage HID category that was always derided as being inefficient..

I already have a good example in my beam shot, the long distance shots was done with two different exposures (or at least processed to it).

Here is the first one, where only the beam can be seen:

Next one with increased exposure, there grass can easily be seen due to the spill:

And for comparison, here is the last exposure without any help from SR90:

All these pictures and a lot more can be found in the full beam shot thread.