Reverse beam shot? Possible!
The other day I was looking at a video clip of someone's home brewed lens tube that was place in front of the red laser to make it pop the balloon at farther distance. SO I thought I should try it with my led flashlight but with simpler version which is just a magnifying glass. After a few adjustment or focus, I can't believe that I was seeing a "reversed beam shot" which is like you are looking at the light but it won't blind you. I started to have fun and tried this with several other lights and I noticed that I can even focus so that I can see the 2 tiny wires in the led's! Moreover a fine adjustment can focus anywhere from the very front of the reflector to the led. I can clearly see the texture of the reflector too.
It is fun and easy to do but taking pictures with one hand holding the magnifying glass and the camera in the other was not that easy so the pictures may be not that sharp.
Let's start off with the StreamLight Ultra Stinger with regular beam shot followed by the reversed beam shot (RBS):
Next 3 are from the GatLight, Pelican Recoil and the Coast 4 color led:
The other day I was looking at a video clip of someone's home brewed lens tube that was place in front of the red laser to make it pop the balloon at farther distance. SO I thought I should try it with my led flashlight but with simpler version which is just a magnifying glass. After a few adjustment or focus, I can't believe that I was seeing a "reversed beam shot" which is like you are looking at the light but it won't blind you. I started to have fun and tried this with several other lights and I noticed that I can even focus so that I can see the 2 tiny wires in the led's! Moreover a fine adjustment can focus anywhere from the very front of the reflector to the led. I can clearly see the texture of the reflector too.
It is fun and easy to do but taking pictures with one hand holding the magnifying glass and the camera in the other was not that easy so the pictures may be not that sharp.
Let's start off with the StreamLight Ultra Stinger with regular beam shot followed by the reversed beam shot (RBS):
Next 3 are from the GatLight, Pelican Recoil and the Coast 4 color led:
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