Super Sunday Shootout!...beamshots of my LED lights!

Strauss

Flashlight Enthusiast
Joined
Aug 19, 2006
Messages
1,301
Location
Plattsburgh, NY
Took some beamshots for the first time this morning in my basement. I posted my results of my incandesent lights in the incan section, as well as my camera and set-up details. Here are the contestants:

LED_s.jpg

Going from left>right, then middle three: PD, 27LT-S, Red Dragon, Mag4D, L5, E2L-R, KL1, L1T, P1D-CE, and my LOD.

Control shot first:
control.jpg


Icarus built TriluxV Red Dragon Level 1(low):
Dragon1.jpg


Level 2:
Dragon2.jpg


Level 3:
Dragon3.jpg


Level 4:
Dragon4.jpg


Level 5(high):
Dragon5.jpg


Surefire L5(2x 3.7V rechargables):
L5.jpg


McGizmo 27LT-S(low):
27LT-Slow.jpg


27LT-S(high):
27LT-Shigh.jpg


Mag4D LED upgrade module(heavy stipple):
Mag4D_hs_.jpg


Mag4D LED(smooth):
Mag4D_smo_.jpg


Surefire E2 KL1-R 3.7V 17670cell:
E2L-R.jpg


Aleph 1x123 body/surefire tailcap/KL1 head 3.7Vcell:
KL1.jpg


Fenix P1D-CE low:
P1Dlow.jpg


P1D-CE med:
P1Dmed.jpg


P1D-CE high:
P1Dhigh.jpg


Fenix L1T 3.7V 14500 cell:
L1T.jpg


McLuxII-PD UV1J 3.7V cell(low):
McluxPDlow.jpg


PD(high):
McluxPDhigh.jpg


Fenix LOD 10440cell(low):
LODlow.jpg


LOD(med):
LODmed.jpg


LOD(high):
LODhigh.jpg


All of todays contestents(minus the X990):
collection.jpg


Hope you all enjoy, and be sure to check out my other thread in the incan section to see the rest of the lights in action. Questions, comments, concerns always welcome!
 
Last edited:
Excellent work! :thumbsup: These realworld beamshots are so much better than white wall ones. Does that P1D-CE run on a 3.0 volt Lithium or 3.7 volt Li-Ion? That brightness looks amaizing.

Jan
 
Thanks for the kind words so far everyone. The P1D-CE is running on a Enegizer cr123 lithium cell(3V)...
 
Awesome set of beam shots. Thanks. The P1D-CE on high really stands out for it's whiteness and brightness, but the Red Dragon is really insane.
 
Unfortunately, I have the only Red Dragon in existence :devil: I was able to pick it up from it's "Father" in the B/S/T section(thanks again Regentag!). 500 lumens on high for 45min. of DEAD flat regulation :naughty: The light is a true, fully customized work of art. I am honored to have it. It was designed by the best, and assembled by the best. It is my favorite :sssh:
 
Last edited:
My god! That Red Dragon is absolutely INCREDIBLE! Completely blows away all the other lights. It makes me want a Multi emitter Cree light so bad! Hopefully Icarus will do some of those and price them reasonably. :)
 
wacomme said:
Is anything else comparable to the Red Dragon?

Not anything that I own! I think it would have to be another multi-emitter set-up to achieve that kind of output. I don't think there is a single LED powered light out there that could touch that monster :touche:
 
Correct me if I'm wrong but the Red Dragon is an incandescent right? It's still bloody bright though! hmmm.. I wonder how a Surefire M6 beamshot would fare here. Oh and the L5 looks insanely bright! I can't wait for a cree version of Surefire.. heheh :D
 
Awesome thread man! These beamshots helped me tremendously on some lights I've been thinking about getting.... specifically the SF L5 and the LOD. The best part is you used a P1D-CE (which I have) also so it gave me a nice standard to go by.

Thanks!!
 
xiaowenzu said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but the Red Dragon is an incandescent right? It's still bloody bright though! hmmm.. I wonder how a Surefire M6 beamshot would fare here. Oh and the L5 looks insanely bright! I can't wait for a cree version of Surefire.. heheh :D
Negatory - the Red Dragon is LED - 3 Lux V's I believe.
 
Top