Hi:
Single die, of course.
I just got a Tiablo A9, and have a bunch of other 180-250lm lights on order. My initial impression is that it's still not bright enough for long distance. Well, I'm used to HID, so it's still tough for LEDs to compete with that lumen level and throw.
It sure is the case that it takes a solid doubling of lumens output to make a substantial impression of increased brightness to the eye. It seems 200 lm lights are just a decent increase over my 100lm class of lights. Not enough to blow my socks off. Well, the only exception to this is that 200lm levels of light are available in some ridiculously small packages now.
For that reason, not that 200 lm is particularly much, but that it can fit in a pocket and realistically be EDCed, that makes LEDs so interesting to me.
But I just don't find the long distance capability better than fledgling yet. Perhaps there is one other aspect to this: I have yet to get into a truly dark environment with dark adapted vision, like a forest. Maybe then a Tiablo A9 or similar lights would seem much more impressive.
The last such adventure I had was over a decade ago with a 4xD cell Maglight. That was an impressive flashlight at that time in the pitch black wilderness.
Single die, of course.
I just got a Tiablo A9, and have a bunch of other 180-250lm lights on order. My initial impression is that it's still not bright enough for long distance. Well, I'm used to HID, so it's still tough for LEDs to compete with that lumen level and throw.
It sure is the case that it takes a solid doubling of lumens output to make a substantial impression of increased brightness to the eye. It seems 200 lm lights are just a decent increase over my 100lm class of lights. Not enough to blow my socks off. Well, the only exception to this is that 200lm levels of light are available in some ridiculously small packages now.
For that reason, not that 200 lm is particularly much, but that it can fit in a pocket and realistically be EDCed, that makes LEDs so interesting to me.
But I just don't find the long distance capability better than fledgling yet. Perhaps there is one other aspect to this: I have yet to get into a truly dark environment with dark adapted vision, like a forest. Maybe then a Tiablo A9 or similar lights would seem much more impressive.
The last such adventure I had was over a decade ago with a 4xD cell Maglight. That was an impressive flashlight at that time in the pitch black wilderness.
