S4MadMan
Enlightened
The MAG Charger with a Welch-Allyn 01160 super bulb, 1/2D Powerstreams and UCL was the outright winner. No other flashlight in the group even came close to the MAGWA in the spot department while the Streamlight SL-20X body with SL-35X reflector rated at 450 lumens gave the MAGWA a little bit of a workout when it came to flood.
Here are the contestants:
I charged each flashlight or used new batteries for the lux reading tests and here are the results:
Here are some gratuitous garage shots of the beam patterns a la S4MadMan. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Test shots @ 100' full wide angle:
Test shots @ 100' zoom:
Some remarks:
-Mr. Bulks L3C, the lone LED, an LIII is a tremendous thrower.
-Streamlight's TL-3 is the brightest performer for its size.
-I was a bit disappointed with the Tiger Light FBOP. Though it performed well in the subjective tests, the lux meter did not agree with it. I may have a less then optimal reflector but it is what it is.
-The Streamlight SL-35X reflector is very impressive. It should be as it's rated at 450 lumens.
-The big daddy, King-of-the-Hill, the MAGWA01660 is just tremendous. Once you have seen this 550+ lumen flashlight, all others pale in comparison.
I will try to add a picture of all these flashlights with beam shots at 200' which will give a much better indication of how the MAGWA01160 is head and shoulders above the competition.
Here are the contestants:
I charged each flashlight or used new batteries for the lux reading tests and here are the results:
Here are some gratuitous garage shots of the beam patterns a la S4MadMan. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Test shots @ 100' full wide angle:
Test shots @ 100' zoom:
Some remarks:
-Mr. Bulks L3C, the lone LED, an LIII is a tremendous thrower.
-Streamlight's TL-3 is the brightest performer for its size.
-I was a bit disappointed with the Tiger Light FBOP. Though it performed well in the subjective tests, the lux meter did not agree with it. I may have a less then optimal reflector but it is what it is.
-The Streamlight SL-35X reflector is very impressive. It should be as it's rated at 450 lumens.
-The big daddy, King-of-the-Hill, the MAGWA01660 is just tremendous. Once you have seen this 550+ lumen flashlight, all others pale in comparison.
I will try to add a picture of all these flashlights with beam shots at 200' which will give a much better indication of how the MAGWA01160 is head and shoulders above the competition.
