Flashlights With Pre-Focused Lamp/Reflector
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Most of the LED lights are not focusable. There are some other lights that use a lamp assembly much like the Surefires P series... Wolf Eyes, Vital Gear, and also the Brinkman light at Gander Mountain or Walmart.
Many of the cheap plastic lights are not adjustable, but at the same time they are not always focused either.
You could try looking through the incandescent section of Flashlightreviews.com to get an idea.
Many of the cheap plastic lights are not adjustable, but at the same time they are not always focused either.
You could try looking through the incandescent section of Flashlightreviews.com to get an idea.
There are quite a few now. The Brinkman Maxfire is non-focusable. Princeton Tec lights aren't focusable either. I've really gotten over adjustable flashlights and now think they are silly. The real engineering is tuning the beam so that it is useful in a variety of situations. However if the reflector is textured some adjustable focus lights can be quite useful. I've noticed that Stingers and Scorpions are not as bad as Maglites when used on wide focus. The artifacts go away completely with the textured reflector. Anybody have any idea why M@g won't use a textured reflector?
PlayboyJoeShmoe
Flashaholic
The Streamlight SL series of lights are all fixed focus.
Most of the Pelican plastic lights, and I THINK the latest M6 metal lights.
If you search out "frosting" and take some care in centering the bulb, you will find that even a M*glight can be a useful thing.....
Most of the Pelican plastic lights, and I THINK the latest M6 metal lights.
If you search out "frosting" and take some care in centering the bulb, you will find that even a M*glight can be a useful thing.....
My feeling exactly. About Mags: My assumption is that they don't do it because it kills the throw. Many unenlightened assume good throw for power, so the high throw of Mags is one of their selling factors.strat1080 said:
I must be one of the unenlightened still since I prefer more throw to more flood style beams for the most part. Just as I prefer longer runtimes over greater lumens. Interesting how different people like different things...
TORCH_BOY
Flashlight Enthusiast
Just about all the Energizer Flashlights use Pr bulbs and are pre focused
greenLED
Flashaholic
Pila lights all have pre-focused lamps (and really nice beams).
Brighteyez
Flashlight Enthusiast
I think you'll find that most flashlights are fixed focus with a minority being adjustable focus. And needless to say, the most notable of the minority is Mag Instrument products.
math314 said:
PlayboyJoeShmoe
Flashaholic
None of my M*gs lose focus very easily. None are completely stock either!
Some plumbers teflon tape will make them harder to focus. And a nicely overdriven frosted bulb will make a NICE beam.
Some plumbers teflon tape will make them harder to focus. And a nicely overdriven frosted bulb will make a NICE beam.
Concept
Flashlight Enthusiast
I am not aware of any Fenix lights which are'nt pre focused/fixed beam, is this true?
Pax et Lux
Enlightened
It's only really Mags that focus - which I find a bit of a gimmic, to be honest.
When I was using stock Minimags I'd always set the focus to a similar point, so I'd get throw but just enough flood. Full flood is too ringy, and all throw gives the follow-the-bouncing ball effect.
Now, if I want throw I use a ProPolymer 4AA Luxeon, and if I'm indoors and want flood, well a Minimag w/Nite Ize or a Gerber Infinity Ultra see the most use.
Does the Streamlight Scorpion focus?
When I was using stock Minimags I'd always set the focus to a similar point, so I'd get throw but just enough flood. Full flood is too ringy, and all throw gives the follow-the-bouncing ball effect.
Now, if I want throw I use a ProPolymer 4AA Luxeon, and if I'm indoors and want flood, well a Minimag w/Nite Ize or a Gerber Infinity Ultra see the most use.
Does the Streamlight Scorpion focus?
Brighteyez
Flashlight Enthusiast
The Scorpion, TL-2, and NF-2 can all be adjusted for focus, though not with the cammed reflector. While it was never documented, the focus on the old Streamlight Kel-Lites could also be adjusted.
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