Any real life LS1 vs. LS2 beam shots?

I've seen some beam shot comparisions and it's greatly appreciated but any real life shots taken from LS1 vs LS2, say a real life object some feet away as opposed to a wall? Flashlightlens.com recent beam picture of the LS3 vs LS2 at a cabinet across the room is an excellent comparison. I'm debating whether to get an LS2 with part of tax return.

It all gets quite confusing. I think what you really want is beam shot comparisions between a low and high dome luxeon. The low dome is used both in the LS1 and LS2, the high dome only in the LS2. The HD has a narrower squarish beam, other then that there is so much variability between luxeons its hard to predict which one is better. For a wider beam, get the LS2L-P, for narrower beam LS2H-P.

I posted some a while back, let me see if I can find the search button.

Here you go, LS1 -vs- LS2:



I hope that helps some.

Originally posted by dark star:
It all gets quite confusing. I think what you really want is beam shot comparisions between a low and high dome luxeon.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yes, that is what I meant. Very easy to get the terminology mixed up!

Originally posted by Sean:
I posted some a while back, let me see if I can find the search button.

Here you go, LS1 -vs- LS2:

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Thanks Sean. Hmmm, from these pictures, I wonder if it's really worth it to get a high dome luxean when already owning several low domes perhaps unless the beam is consistently white like some posters had said.

Originally posted by geepondy:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Sean:
I posted some a while back, let me see if I can find the search button.

Here you go, LS1 -vs- LS2:

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Thanks Sean. Hmmm, from these pictures, I wonder if it's really worth it to get a high dome luxean when already owning several low domes perhaps unless the beam is consistently white like some posters had said.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Being an owner of every other flavor of ARC-LS, I can tell you that you DO want to get the LSH-P. You've never seen anything like it before. Trust me.

My first LS1, a second, is bright and white. But it is not waterproof and has no warranty.

I ordered an LSH blem when they first came out. Waterproof! It had a nice, white, small hotspot with an incandescent-like side spill. It was not, however, brighter than my old LSL. It did not "throw" farther, either.

So I traded it for an LSL-P. Just got it and the beam looks like the LS1 in the pictures above with a blue center! It's not nearly as white as my SLS, but it is nearly as bright.

Did I just get an exceptional SLS which has ruined me or have I just had rotten luck with the LSH and LSL?

Should I try the LSH-P or should I wait for what is coming up next?

What do you think Nascar

What IS coming up next (from Arc)?

Originally posted by GlockDoc:
Did I just get an exceptional SLS which has ruined me or have I just had rotten luck with the LSH and LSL?

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yes, I got one of those SLS's that were super bright(and cheap!),it spoiled me when I got the LS2's. But the LS2 HD have a better throw and are waterproof.