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Enlightened
I liked the two stage tailcap found on the older L1, A2, L2 so much that I decided to pick up the new L1 CREE. I wanted to see how Surefire packaged this new efficient LED.
I was fortunate enough to get in on the pre-order with OpticsHQ, which nearly my whole collection is shipped from. :thumbsup:
The New and old SureFire L1's and the new E1L Outdoorsman for size comparison in relation to the rest of the "family" line-up.
I had the older style L1 in red to compare it to. When I first saw images of the new L1's TIR, I thought it was the wrong image. The TIR looks nothing like the redesigned one found on the latest L1 CREE. It almost appears like a smooth reflector behind a textured frosty lens. The new design increases the side spill and eliminates the squarish look of the older TIR beam profile.
Both beam profiles shot on low to illustrate brightness and beam smoothness of the newer TIR.
Here is the new SureFire L1 CREE along side some of the other LED based lights SureFire offers. Distance to treeline around 50 feet or so.
Here's the SureFire L1 CREE and the Fenix P3D CREE on Turbo. The P3D CE has more side spill due to the reflector, however, the SureFire L1 CREE holds its own. Not bad for a TIR considering it only runs on ONE 123a battery.
The L0D CE running the 10440 is my favorite 1 AAA size light source thus far. It really kicks out a lot of light for its size. And of course the E2E thrown in there for fun since I'm still an incan guy at heart.
SureFire LEDs in the lineup.
Also, the newer design with the circuit board re-orientation does give it a size savings as well.
Low and high beams of the L1 CREE. (All white wall hunting beamshots taken just under 5 feet from the camera.)
Overall, I'm very pleased with the SureFire's offering of the CREE housed in the usual durable housing.
Here is a quick comparison to the SureFire E1L CREE Outdoorsman. Even shorter than the L1.
Front end looks identical.
Quick white wall hunting beamshots of the two lights with the L1 both on low and high. The beam of the E1L is a tad narrower and a bit dimmer than the L1 on high. Not a bad combo in such a small package. The tint photographed slightly greenish, but to the naked eye it is more white. Auto white balance for ya.
I was fortunate enough to get in on the pre-order with OpticsHQ, which nearly my whole collection is shipped from. :thumbsup:
The New and old SureFire L1's and the new E1L Outdoorsman for size comparison in relation to the rest of the "family" line-up.
I had the older style L1 in red to compare it to. When I first saw images of the new L1's TIR, I thought it was the wrong image. The TIR looks nothing like the redesigned one found on the latest L1 CREE. It almost appears like a smooth reflector behind a textured frosty lens. The new design increases the side spill and eliminates the squarish look of the older TIR beam profile.
Both beam profiles shot on low to illustrate brightness and beam smoothness of the newer TIR.
Here is the new SureFire L1 CREE along side some of the other LED based lights SureFire offers. Distance to treeline around 50 feet or so.
Here's the SureFire L1 CREE and the Fenix P3D CREE on Turbo. The P3D CE has more side spill due to the reflector, however, the SureFire L1 CREE holds its own. Not bad for a TIR considering it only runs on ONE 123a battery.
The L0D CE running the 10440 is my favorite 1 AAA size light source thus far. It really kicks out a lot of light for its size. And of course the E2E thrown in there for fun since I'm still an incan guy at heart.
SureFire LEDs in the lineup.
Also, the newer design with the circuit board re-orientation does give it a size savings as well.
Low and high beams of the L1 CREE. (All white wall hunting beamshots taken just under 5 feet from the camera.)
Overall, I'm very pleased with the SureFire's offering of the CREE housed in the usual durable housing.
Here is a quick comparison to the SureFire E1L CREE Outdoorsman. Even shorter than the L1.
Front end looks identical.
Quick white wall hunting beamshots of the two lights with the L1 both on low and high. The beam of the E1L is a tad narrower and a bit dimmer than the L1 on high. Not a bad combo in such a small package. The tint photographed slightly greenish, but to the naked eye it is more white. Auto white balance for ya.
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