Depends what your using it for...the orange peel has a floddy aspect(great for indoors,closer shots,lights up a room better...smoother without intense hot spot to spill),while the straight has better throw(distance shots,pinpointing,hot spot beaming...tight hot spot usually less spill)...I use my 120t around the house(orange peel)and my malkoff 3d maglite for outside the house pinpointing 300ft(straight),two very diffrent lights but you get the hint...gl in your decision.