woodrow
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Outdoor beamshots on post 17
I have a confession to make. While I love my Fenix, Nitecore etc. lights.... I secretely always root for an American company like Streamlight, Pelican, Inova etc. to produce a product that actually outshines their quicker foreign competition. When I read here about Streamlights new 200 lumen OTF (out the front) Stinger Led HP.... I called Greg at Brightguy and convinced him to sell me one. (lol)
Mine arrived today and I took a few pics and thought I would share some quick observations with you before getting some sleep before tomorrow's overtime.
First, the packaging is classic Streamlight. I ordered the light with both a home and car slow charger.
Its a decent sized light at over 9" long with a 2" reflector, weighing about 14 oz.... shown next to a Fenix TA21 (typical 3x123 regular light) and a NiteCore EZ123
Interestingly enough, the reflector is the same size as the Streamlight SurvivorLED and Supertac.
Another picture showing the SurvivorLED
Except.... This time they put a nice hotly driven spot on color modern led in it!
It will easily out throw all but the dedicated thrower lights out there with its large reflector...shown here next to my TA21's normal sized bezel.
Here are some beamshots. First the TA21 claiming 225 lumens. Garage door is 27' all settings locked for beamshots. 1 sec at f/2.8 daylight
Now the Streamlight Led HP
Here is a under exposed shot at 1/10 of a second to show hot spot intensity
Here is a shot to show how far leds have come....The Streamlight SuvivorLED lux 3 compared to whatever led the Stinger Led HP is running with the same sized reflector. 1/10 sec
I would say that Streamlight is not fudging its numbers. The light has three settings and strobe, but will always come on on high. The settings are: 200 lumens high with 2 hour runtime, 100 lumens medium with 3.75 hour runtime, 50 lumens low with 7.25 hour runtime. The light also has a strobe function if wanted. The light uses a forward tactical switch behind the bezel (which is nice in my opinion) and can be had in the dual switch model which also includes a tail switch. On low (you hold down on the button from high...and it cycles through medium and low and back to high) I did notice some pwm flickering on low...but not on medium. To get to strobe (if you want it) you double click when the light is on.
I like that the light feels solid. Its size would make it a good duty light and I am sure it would have no problem reaching out and hitting targets 200+ yards away. I do not have the 8+ sec exposure needed to take such a shot decently available on my camera, but I have no doubt the light will do it. I also like that the beam is very well centered...none of the multiple Saturn rings usually associated with a smooth reflector...just one ring with a nice center hot spot. The tint is also warmer than my Fenix TA21 cool Q5 tint...without being green. I would say spot on white.
So overall, I would say this would make a great LE/Security duty light, and civialian outdoor use light. You can hold it in a natural grip..and have instant light without having to bend your elbow up like on most tactical rear switch only lights. It has good spill intensity..and while being slightly narrower than many smaller reflector lights, it does do a decent job of lighting up the foreground. Combine that with a lifetime warrenty from Streamlight and a solid metal body..with a nice rubber grip, the light really does feel nice to use. I am proud of Streamlight on this one. It has better throw than my old Stinger Ultra, in a smaller package with much better runtime and regulation. It even holds its own in overall brightness with its quick moving Asian competition. Well done Streamlight!
Thanks for reading!
Outdoor beamshots on post 17
I have a confession to make. While I love my Fenix, Nitecore etc. lights.... I secretely always root for an American company like Streamlight, Pelican, Inova etc. to produce a product that actually outshines their quicker foreign competition. When I read here about Streamlights new 200 lumen OTF (out the front) Stinger Led HP.... I called Greg at Brightguy and convinced him to sell me one. (lol)
Mine arrived today and I took a few pics and thought I would share some quick observations with you before getting some sleep before tomorrow's overtime.
First, the packaging is classic Streamlight. I ordered the light with both a home and car slow charger.
Its a decent sized light at over 9" long with a 2" reflector, weighing about 14 oz.... shown next to a Fenix TA21 (typical 3x123 regular light) and a NiteCore EZ123
Interestingly enough, the reflector is the same size as the Streamlight SurvivorLED and Supertac.
Another picture showing the SurvivorLED
Except.... This time they put a nice hotly driven spot on color modern led in it!
It will easily out throw all but the dedicated thrower lights out there with its large reflector...shown here next to my TA21's normal sized bezel.
Here are some beamshots. First the TA21 claiming 225 lumens. Garage door is 27' all settings locked for beamshots. 1 sec at f/2.8 daylight
Now the Streamlight Led HP
Here is a under exposed shot at 1/10 of a second to show hot spot intensity
Here is a shot to show how far leds have come....The Streamlight SuvivorLED lux 3 compared to whatever led the Stinger Led HP is running with the same sized reflector. 1/10 sec
I would say that Streamlight is not fudging its numbers. The light has three settings and strobe, but will always come on on high. The settings are: 200 lumens high with 2 hour runtime, 100 lumens medium with 3.75 hour runtime, 50 lumens low with 7.25 hour runtime. The light also has a strobe function if wanted. The light uses a forward tactical switch behind the bezel (which is nice in my opinion) and can be had in the dual switch model which also includes a tail switch. On low (you hold down on the button from high...and it cycles through medium and low and back to high) I did notice some pwm flickering on low...but not on medium. To get to strobe (if you want it) you double click when the light is on.
I like that the light feels solid. Its size would make it a good duty light and I am sure it would have no problem reaching out and hitting targets 200+ yards away. I do not have the 8+ sec exposure needed to take such a shot decently available on my camera, but I have no doubt the light will do it. I also like that the beam is very well centered...none of the multiple Saturn rings usually associated with a smooth reflector...just one ring with a nice center hot spot. The tint is also warmer than my Fenix TA21 cool Q5 tint...without being green. I would say spot on white.
So overall, I would say this would make a great LE/Security duty light, and civialian outdoor use light. You can hold it in a natural grip..and have instant light without having to bend your elbow up like on most tactical rear switch only lights. It has good spill intensity..and while being slightly narrower than many smaller reflector lights, it does do a decent job of lighting up the foreground. Combine that with a lifetime warrenty from Streamlight and a solid metal body..with a nice rubber grip, the light really does feel nice to use. I am proud of Streamlight on this one. It has better throw than my old Stinger Ultra, in a smaller package with much better runtime and regulation. It even holds its own in overall brightness with its quick moving Asian competition. Well done Streamlight!
Thanks for reading!
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