WadeF
Flashlight Enthusiast
Well, when the SSC P7's first hit the market I contacted Dereelight about possibly making a P7 drop-in for the DBS and CL1H. We dicussed some ideas and they put together a pro-type. Dereelight however does not think they will make more of these as they weren't satisified with the performance. They are looking forward to trying the Cree X-MC and they think that will be more suited for their lights. However, I think the P7 could be a nice drop-in option if they could set it up to deliver around 400 lumens out the front, and regulated so it has a flat output for as long as possible from a 18650.
So Alan at Dereelight sent me their pro-type (I don't know if they have any more) to try out. I have taken some pictures and beam shots. Maybe if enough people wanted one of these Dereelight could try to offer something, but at the moment they don't seem very interested.
For starters, the P7, even in the DBS, is not a thrower. The DBS reflect may not be the right design for the P7 to throw. I think the P7's in Maglites appear to do a better job when it comes to throw. However, the P7 in the Dereelights, especially in a CL1H, gives you a nice bright floody beam.
Here is the pill, and you can see they made a good attempt at it. Lots of brass that comes up and around the emitter's base:
Installed in the DBS V1:
Installed in my new CL1H V4:
Dereelight sent only textured reflectors. I don't know how the P7 in the DBS with a smooth reflector would perform.
Time for beam shots. Sorry that I didn't keep the camera view exactly the same for each shot, my little tripod decided to be wobbly tonight, but they are pretty close. All shots at f/2.8, 1 sec, ISO 100, WB Daylight:
Control:
Dereelight CL1H DI R2 WH MAX:
Dereelight CL1H SSC P7:
Dereelight DBS V2 3SD R2 WH High:
Dereelight DBS V1 SSC P7:
CL1H V4 3SD Warm White Q2 5A textured reflector:
Fenix TK10 Turbo:
Surefire E1B High:
So Alan at Dereelight sent me their pro-type (I don't know if they have any more) to try out. I have taken some pictures and beam shots. Maybe if enough people wanted one of these Dereelight could try to offer something, but at the moment they don't seem very interested.
For starters, the P7, even in the DBS, is not a thrower. The DBS reflect may not be the right design for the P7 to throw. I think the P7's in Maglites appear to do a better job when it comes to throw. However, the P7 in the Dereelights, especially in a CL1H, gives you a nice bright floody beam.
Here is the pill, and you can see they made a good attempt at it. Lots of brass that comes up and around the emitter's base:
Installed in the DBS V1:
Installed in my new CL1H V4:
Dereelight sent only textured reflectors. I don't know how the P7 in the DBS with a smooth reflector would perform.
Time for beam shots. Sorry that I didn't keep the camera view exactly the same for each shot, my little tripod decided to be wobbly tonight, but they are pretty close. All shots at f/2.8, 1 sec, ISO 100, WB Daylight:
Control:
Dereelight CL1H DI R2 WH MAX:
Dereelight CL1H SSC P7:
Dereelight DBS V2 3SD R2 WH High:
Dereelight DBS V1 SSC P7:
CL1H V4 3SD Warm White Q2 5A textured reflector:
Fenix TK10 Turbo:
Surefire E1B High:
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