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Sorry no beamshots yet but let me just say that the beam pattern is remarkably close to my A2. Similar spot and spill sizes and spot to spill transition except cleaner, whiter, and brighter on the A2L. The led version sports a strangely shallow light orange peel reflector. As you all know the bezel size is the same as the A2 so it is compatible with the latter's plethora of non-existent accessories.:crackup:

And yes it does have the red ring in the beam from the red leds, which alas stay active on high beam. It has the same pure white as my U2Ultra with no hint of blue (unless you compare to a neutral tint side-by-side). It appears to be a Seoul P4 LE, but I really wish they had used a high CRI Seoul and designed it to deactivate the outer ring at high beam. I would believe Surefire's 120 lumen quote but I truly hope their runtime quote is on the low side.

As for the LX2, its spot is in fact brighter and larger than the A2L; my LX2 is also slightly warmer. Sorry to contradict you on the spot size alflys2. :duck:😀
 
Looking forward to pics from the brave first-adopters. I like my lights on the floodier side so can't wait for some beam pics.
 
@monanza Thanks for your comparison to the incan version of the A2. Are you able to use the old A2 body with the new A2L head?

I would love to just buy a new head on my otherwise perfect A2 body.

dlee
 
dlee96 said:
@monanza Thanks for your comparison to the incan version of the A2. Are you able to use the old A2 body with the new A2L head?

I would love to just buy a new head on my otherwise perfect A2 body.

dlee
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I don't have a new A2 the old body is almost certainly incompatible with the new head. The electronics payload for the light is in the body, and the incandescent regulation would be incompatible with the new LED head.
 
In your opinion(s), is the pattern/brightness, etc of the close range LEDs similar to the old A2? Or are they improved?
 
I'm just waiting on pics to upload, I have done a very mini review.

What do you want side by side?

I'll get to it!

:thumbsup:
 
That's coming within 12 hours :thumbsup:

If you go to my beamshot thread, linked in my sig line, the LX2 and E2DL are already there, and tonight I will be adding the A2L

😀
 
Well i am guessing somewhat pointless to do low since you got a RED version of the A2 I assume. But I am interested to see overall beam on objects at medium to far distances. I am guessing the stated previously that the LX2 will be brighter and throw further. For me to decide it depends on how useful the beam will be at closer ranges vs the LX2 if the outer reaches are pretty close.

Thanks

Curtis
 
So then, is the beam like the pencil thin, no spill LX-2 (TIR, etc.) or is it more of a floody beam, or at least have some spill.

If it's just another rehash of the SF TIR (LX-2, etc.), no spill beam, then I'm not interested. However, if this baby has some REAL spill to it, I'm in for at least 2, 1 red, 1 white.

My .02 FWIW YMMV
 
It has spill!

It has a nice small, smooth hotspot, with a large amount of spill!

Nothing like the the LX2/E2DL

It is alot more like the TK11/M20 etc, just not quite as bright.

By the way, it has a reflector, it DOES NOT use a TIR.
 
So it's possible the amount of output of this light and the LX2 is similar. But the A2L is floodier while the LX2 has a brighter hotspot.
 
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