Joe Talmadge
Flashlight Enthusiast
Got my Tigerlight yesterday, charged it up last night. The charging system is as inelegant as you've all described, although mine seems to snap in without too much pressure, and makes good firm contact. I think hearing about how tremendously heavy the light is has helped set my expections, because while I agree it's heavy, I was imagining it feeling like a big bar of lead.
I did some quick tests of a fully charged Tigerlight versus an M4 with new DL123As and the 350 lumen lamp.
At short range, the Tigerlight's hotspot has a small superwhite superbright spot, then a bit blotchy spot around that, and then a generously bright corona. The M4's spot is bigger than the two central Tigerlight's spots, but not by much. It's not as bright, especially nowhere near as bright as the superbright center of the Tigerlight. The Tigerlight's superbright center is so bright, if my M4 is really X candlepower, I'd have to guess that little superbright center is at least 1.5 times X! Lumens-wise, if my M4 is really 350, the Tigerlight is at least that, and probably more.
At longer range -- across my yard -- the difference is more apparent. The M4 smoothly and brightly lights up a bigger central area, with a bit less corona spill. The Tigerlight superbrightly lights up a smaller area, surrounded by a brighter corona.
The farthest tree from my backyard, maybe 100 yards, is still easily and brightly lit up by both lights. Maybe later tonight I'll hunt around for a suitable target that's farther out.
I'm very very happy with the Tigerlight. I'm finding I like the bright corona. In a tactical situation, there's merit to blinding the target but being able to see the rest of the area.
Joe
I did some quick tests of a fully charged Tigerlight versus an M4 with new DL123As and the 350 lumen lamp.
At short range, the Tigerlight's hotspot has a small superwhite superbright spot, then a bit blotchy spot around that, and then a generously bright corona. The M4's spot is bigger than the two central Tigerlight's spots, but not by much. It's not as bright, especially nowhere near as bright as the superbright center of the Tigerlight. The Tigerlight's superbright center is so bright, if my M4 is really X candlepower, I'd have to guess that little superbright center is at least 1.5 times X! Lumens-wise, if my M4 is really 350, the Tigerlight is at least that, and probably more.
At longer range -- across my yard -- the difference is more apparent. The M4 smoothly and brightly lights up a bigger central area, with a bit less corona spill. The Tigerlight superbrightly lights up a smaller area, surrounded by a brighter corona.
The farthest tree from my backyard, maybe 100 yards, is still easily and brightly lit up by both lights. Maybe later tonight I'll hunt around for a suitable target that's farther out.
I'm very very happy with the Tigerlight. I'm finding I like the bright corona. In a tactical situation, there's merit to blinding the target but being able to see the rest of the area.
Joe