Gonna post some pix here for future reference.
Folks ask which M61, or stay P60 and all that.
So I pulled out my Malkoff'd G2 with a WLL, a 6P with a WL, another 6P with an NL and a 3rd with the ole P60 still in it.
For kix n giggles I also did a M31 vs M31L scenario with Malkoff'd 2aa Rayovac Indestructables.
Basically what occured was a photo from about 15' to a wall to show the hotspot and a wall at a right angle to show spill in one photo.
Then a path lighter type thing with the spot at it's farthest throw to kinda show what is what from you to the spot.
I'll say this....the farthest the spot tossed a useable light was about 200' in each case.
The difference imo was how well things lit between me and the shed some 200' away..(not the ones near the car btw, but in the distance)
^^ this one...
Each light provided enough light at that distance to ID a porta-john from a panther...a bobcat from a dog. The P60 is more a spotter at a distance where the WLL gives you nearly as much throw with a ton of useable spill.
In some cases the pix don't show one as bright as the other. The point was to show that the Malkoff WL, WLL, the NL and the P60 are all pretty dawg gone close in what you get.
First the M31's
^^ the L gets it done.
^^ the M31 does good.
Yet I'll go with an M31L for battery life.
Now the P60 type 6 volt modules. Note they can run off like 4-9 volts.
Starting with the WLL beam
^^ see the shed some 200' away with 75 measly lumens?
Yet no harshness on close up objects. Night adjusted eyes can see a lot more than most realize.
I'll take this any old day.
^^ the WL is a wee bit brighter.
Still very respectable battery life as well.
^^ the NL is a favorite because it provides nice even lighting stem to stern.
5 regulated hours in a 6P with primaries...not bad at all.
^^ look at that 65 lumen incan gettin' it done.
This..was why the 6P was so popular in it's hey-day.
Just to show it was actually dark out, some before pix.
^^ the unlit wall
^^ and all my neighbors free lux.
In terms of todays popular uprising of single cell lights or multi led throwers built by hobbiest, these babies don't hold the proverbial candle to the modern world aspect of flashlights.
But to the rest of the world, they're still some mighty fine flashlights.
Folks ask which M61, or stay P60 and all that.
So I pulled out my Malkoff'd G2 with a WLL, a 6P with a WL, another 6P with an NL and a 3rd with the ole P60 still in it.
For kix n giggles I also did a M31 vs M31L scenario with Malkoff'd 2aa Rayovac Indestructables.
Basically what occured was a photo from about 15' to a wall to show the hotspot and a wall at a right angle to show spill in one photo.
Then a path lighter type thing with the spot at it's farthest throw to kinda show what is what from you to the spot.
I'll say this....the farthest the spot tossed a useable light was about 200' in each case.
The difference imo was how well things lit between me and the shed some 200' away..(not the ones near the car btw, but in the distance)
^^ this one...
Each light provided enough light at that distance to ID a porta-john from a panther...a bobcat from a dog. The P60 is more a spotter at a distance where the WLL gives you nearly as much throw with a ton of useable spill.
In some cases the pix don't show one as bright as the other. The point was to show that the Malkoff WL, WLL, the NL and the P60 are all pretty dawg gone close in what you get.
First the M31's
^^ the L gets it done.
^^ the M31 does good.
Yet I'll go with an M31L for battery life.
Now the P60 type 6 volt modules. Note they can run off like 4-9 volts.
Starting with the WLL beam
^^ see the shed some 200' away with 75 measly lumens?
Yet no harshness on close up objects. Night adjusted eyes can see a lot more than most realize.
I'll take this any old day.
^^ the WL is a wee bit brighter.
Still very respectable battery life as well.
^^ the NL is a favorite because it provides nice even lighting stem to stern.
5 regulated hours in a 6P with primaries...not bad at all.
^^ look at that 65 lumen incan gettin' it done.
This..was why the 6P was so popular in it's hey-day.
Just to show it was actually dark out, some before pix.
^^ the unlit wall
^^ and all my neighbors free lux.
In terms of todays popular uprising of single cell lights or multi led throwers built by hobbiest, these babies don't hold the proverbial candle to the modern world aspect of flashlights.
But to the rest of the world, they're still some mighty fine flashlights.
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