recommendations for wide floody flashlight?

[Variant]

I'm looking for a flashlight with the following features. Any suggestions?

- smooth, even, wide flood (about 10 degree wide beam), with as little hot spot as possible
- variable mode light with several levels, including a very low (about .2 to 1 lumens) and high (AT LEAST 200 or 300 lumens, but more is better) output
- preferably with a selector ring, but at the very least, a very easy, intuitive, and fast UI
- batteries: doesn't matter (AA, CR123, 18650, etc...)

 

[mvyrmnd]

I can't think of a light that meets all of those options, but the best small floody light that comes to mind would be a P60 host of your choice and a SST-90 dropin.

You could get one with a multi-mode driver, which would give you a low mode, but certainly not as low as you've asked.

An IMR18650 powered Direct-drive SST-90 dropin should give you 500-700 lumens, all flood.

 

[Variant]

Also, I forgot to mention that it would be nice if the UI remembered the last brightness setting.

 

[tre]

I can't think one that meets exactly all those options but the Olight M21 (500 Emitter lumens) and MG P-Rocket (800 emitter lumens) are both very floody bright lights that run on 2x CR123a or 1x 18650. It would help to know what size light you are looking for. Two things really narrow your selection: 1) selector ring and 2) the .2 to 1 Lumen low. Not many lights go that low. All the quarks go that low but the Quark Mini is really the only very floody light (though nobody would consider the quark line throwers). Also, none of the quarks have a selector ring. Nitecore and Jetbeam have selector rigns but they are more to the thrower side of things. Surefire has a few selector ring models but they are not 200 to 300 lumens. EagleTac has the M2 line with selector rings but they are large lights without very low mode (and some are throwers).

 

[sol-leks]

As above have stated can't think of any light that exactly meets your requirements, but maybe an rrt-o with a diffuser or as above have mentioned the MG P-Rocket.

The Romisen RC-C6 might also be worth checking out.

 

[red02]

Sounds like a H501/H60/H30 if the beam is 90deg. Can't think of anything that comes close to 10deg, thats really tight.... maybe a led lenser.

 

[Variant]

Thanks for recommendations, guys.

I'm modifying my requirements somewhat:

- Batteries: AA
- Flood: Forget that I mentioned 10 degrees. I'm just looking for something smooth, wide, and floody. The closest thing I can compare it to is my old Elektrolumens "My Little Friend."
- I don't need to have a ring selector or ultra low lumen setting

BTW, is the Fenix TK45 a very floody light?

 

[Locoboy5150]

BTW, is the Fenix TK45 a very floody light?

Yes. I just got mine this afternoon and I've been testing it out in my yard tonight. It's a definite "wall of light" with a very large diameter hotspot, much larger in diameter compared to the TK40 which has a pretty large hotspot already.

 

[vudoo]

Thanks for recommendations, guys.

I'm modifying my requirements somewhat:

- Batteries: AA
- Flood: Forget that I mentioned 10 degrees. I'm just looking for something smooth, wide, and floody. The closest thing I can compare it to is my old Elektrolumens "My Little Friend."
- I don't need to have a ring selector or ultra low lumen setting

BTW, is the Fenix TK45 a very floody light?

What about the Fenix TK40? It uses AA's and is rated smething like 600-700 lumens. Put some diffuser film on the front and it becomes pure flood

 

[psychbeat]

nailbener linger special module
is an amazing and SUPER bright flood.
about 600 otf for a cool and 500 for a warm 2.8a one mode.
he makes a 3 mode 2.5a too
I have the warm 2.8 and its really smooth outside
tho its got a donuty thing on the wall but its
not visible in real life situations.
its way floodier than my SST50 module

soo much flood you dont need to move yer hand
to look at stuff when walking on a trail- its crazy.

get an L2P if you dont want an expensive host.
I got mine for 20$
the modules are around 50$ shipped

 

[jhc37013]

The Jetbeam RRT-0 XPG R5 can be used as a Cr123 and also AA if you purchase the AA extender tube as well. The XPG model has a hotspot on a white wall but mostly disappears when outside, I would call it mostly a flood light. It has a nice selector ring with evenly spaced outputs, it's advertised at 255 lumens and I'd say it gets close to that on CR123 or 14500. The lowest mode appears to be ~5 lumens.

http://www.lightjunction.com/jetbeam-flashlights/jetbeam-raptor/jetbeam-RRT0-R5-flashlight.html

 

[kaichu dento]

For what it's worth, the Tri-V floody emitter would fill the bill perfectly!

 

[DHart]

The Quark 123x2 XP-G neutral running on a single 17670 or its head on a Quark AA tube, powered by a single 14500 li-ion, cell comes dang close to your desired specs. I love the wide, soft, minimal-hotspot given by this neutral-tint, and very bright emitter. Great choice for ANY indoor application and outdoor/backyard applications which do not require long throw.

http://www.4sevens.com/product_info.php?cPath=297_402&products_id=2317

 

[joe1512]

The itp A6 Polestar is known to be a very floody light. It has 3 pretty well spaced brightness levels and hits 600 lumens max.
It is great if you already have AAs and charger(s).

It is also 72 bucks shipped from several merchants making it a good alternative to the twice-the-cost Fenix TK40 if you are more on a budget.

 

[alpg88]

I'm looking for a flashlight with the following features. Any suggestions?

- smooth, even, wide flood (about 10 degree wide beam), with as little hot spot as possible
- variable mode light with several levels, including a very low (about .2 to 1 lumens) and high (AT LEAST 200 or 300 lumens, but more is better) output
- preferably with a selector ring, but at the very least, a very easy, intuitive, and fast UI
- batteries: doesn't matter (AA, CR123, 18650, etc...)

1 10 degree is not a flood, it is a narrow spot.

2 i have many lights, spot and flood, the best flood is my 4d 3xp7 mag, it can literally light up football field.
it is der witchel's kit, it is more than 1000lm, has multi mode driver with memory, can take different cells, i used it with 6x18650, 12 nimh AA, and now i use it with 4x32650, but those aren't the only options, there can be more cell types used.
i can't think of a better flood.

 

[kyhunter1]

+1 for the Linger as it a true wide pure flood, and the beam is not really that bad. With the cost of the module from Nailbender, and a decent host, you should be able to get them around a $100.00. Choose the right driver and modes for the battery type you want to use.

 

[Colorblinded]

How many of these lights are pure flood? I'm actually interested in what's out there, I've heard a few good suggestions.

 

[nvrdark]

The Lumapower D-mini vx ultra is the brightest smooth flood light I have and I really like it. Bright ,tial stand, small, memory for last output, can lock in any mode. However it is an 18650 and will not go anywhere close to 1 lumen at it's lowest power. It is my favorite camp GP use light.
I also have and RRT-0 as my EDC it is very nice with a control ring. I did change out the stock smooth reflector with an OP because I to like a floodier beam, but even with the OP reflector it is not near the flood as the D-mini. However with the AA tube and a OP reflector the RRT-0 comes much closer to meeting all of your specs. It is also a very nice light.

 

[UpChUcK]

I can't think of a light that meets all of those options, but the best small floody light that comes to mind would be a P60 host of your choice and a SST-90 dropin.

You could get one with a multi-mode driver, which would give you a low mode, but certainly not as low as you've asked.

An IMR18650 powered Direct-drive SST-90 dropin should give you 500-700 lumens, all flood.

nailbener linger special module
is an amazing and SUPER bright flood.
about 600 otf for a cool and 500 for a warm 2.8a one mode.
he makes a 3 mode 2.5a too
I have the warm 2.8 and its really smooth outside
tho its got a donuty thing on the wall but its
not visible in real life situations.
its way floodier than my SST50 module

soo much flood you dont need to move yer hand
to look at stuff when walking on a trail- its crazy.

get an L2P if you dont want an expensive host.
I got mine for 20$
the modules are around 50$ shipped

Yes, a nailbender SST-90 3-mode in a Solarforce L2 host, and later a Surefire 6P host bored for 18650, is what I got for my "wall of light". This gives me a bit over an hour of regulated ~500-600 OTF lumens and then goes direct-drive for another hour or 2 of diminishing light before the protection on my 18650 cuts it off. This is the light I take when my wife and I go for our walks at night on paths and trails though the woods.

Sorry it isn't AA but that's what you get for changing your micnd.

As far a production lights go, checkout R5 EagleTacs.

 

[DREW297]

Check out the dereelight http://www.dereelight.com/cl1hv4nohs.htm CL1h v4 nohs. the (nohs) stands for no hotspot. also i use an O-light M30 with it's included diffuser. with the diffuser attached it will light up any 20x20 room and more. i use it to take the dog out at night, when i flip it on i dont have to sweep the yard looking for him because it fills the yard with light, almost like turning on a 150w lamp without the shade.