I have the UltraFire RL-2088 1300 Lumens 6 Die Osram LED / Raptor - 1 / Spiderfire L2 Cree RED LED Flashlight Torch 6v 6p G2 enroute. 
I shall be conducting beamshots of them against my present Streamlight Stinger DS LED from close to progressively farther distance to failure. The first 3 flashlights are to replace my Stinger for work. The Stinger is to be my new car utility light. In a couple of weeks they should arrive. There is a park nearby that has very little ambient light and a huge white painted water tower (some 3,000,000 gals), the base of which should provide a perfect reflector of the lights.
I know - what kind of work would need all of these lights?
I am a Correctional Officer 21 yrs. on the job. I have worked all of those at night. I presently work the yard. We have some 800 - 1300 inmates in open bay barracks on a football sized field being the common area - with 9 Officers assigned. The inmates come out at night also for a limited period of time. The yard is actually poorly lit. I shall use the SpiderFire for night checks in the barracks, the Raptor shall be perfect to spotlight individuals from 100 yrds, and the UltraFire is perfect for group lighting and for scooting the inmates back in when we lock down. The later two are also perfect momentary blinders against aggressive individuals.
Up until a few weeks ago I had never realized the lighting options available to me. My options were limited to what the uniform stores offered and I then discovered CandlePower Forums. Your input on the forums proved to me that there is a major difference - I shall give back to the Forum as I have gained a lot from everyone here.lovecpf
This is a shot of the UltraFire RL-2088 from the seller. Distance unknown - but appears to be quite a distance away.
Stay tuned - I shall be providing my shots soon.
As I am a flashlight neophyte and I am not particularly scientifically/mechanically adept - any suggestions as how to conduct the beam shots? I shall be using a Pentax Optio 550 5 Megapixal camera with 5x optical zoom.
When I receive all 3 flashlights I shall give close shots of 10 ft or so and moving back by 50 yrds or so at a time until the patterns or no longer discernable. I shall also give the width of the target to give you an idea of beam pattern width. Any input would be appreciated as the results shall be for all of you. :thumbsup:
06/10/09 - Below are my Raptor shots........I never claimed to be a Photography buff! The shot of the .20 of a mile is terrible - I hand held the camera while holding the Raptor also. But it will give you an idea at distant shots. The water tank is 3,000,000 gal - The dia is unknown but the pedestal is approximately 50 ft. in dia. - There was a lot more ambient light than when I had last gone here - they added lighting at the bottom and street lights everywhere. The light was actually brighter in life. I used 5x optical zoom. I had run out of backup room or I would have gone back farther. Sorry for the sorry shot - it was all I could do with my camera and my lack of photo skills. :ironic:
The Raptor at .10 of a mile / 160 Meters / 174 Yrds. - Est. Dia. of main beam: 15 ft.
The Raptor at .15 of a mile / 239 Meters / 262 Yrds. - Est. Dia of main beam: 25 feet - 5x optical zoom
Raptor at .20 of a mile / 346 Meters / 378 Yrds. - Est. Dia. of main beam: 35 ft. Had to go with this - started getting light outside on my stabilized shot at .20 mile. - 5x optical zoom
I shall be conducting beamshots of them against my present Streamlight Stinger DS LED from close to progressively farther distance to failure. The first 3 flashlights are to replace my Stinger for work. The Stinger is to be my new car utility light. In a couple of weeks they should arrive. There is a park nearby that has very little ambient light and a huge white painted water tower (some 3,000,000 gals), the base of which should provide a perfect reflector of the lights.
I know - what kind of work would need all of these lights?
I am a Correctional Officer 21 yrs. on the job. I have worked all of those at night. I presently work the yard. We have some 800 - 1300 inmates in open bay barracks on a football sized field being the common area - with 9 Officers assigned. The inmates come out at night also for a limited period of time. The yard is actually poorly lit. I shall use the SpiderFire for night checks in the barracks, the Raptor shall be perfect to spotlight individuals from 100 yrds, and the UltraFire is perfect for group lighting and for scooting the inmates back in when we lock down. The later two are also perfect momentary blinders against aggressive individuals.
Up until a few weeks ago I had never realized the lighting options available to me. My options were limited to what the uniform stores offered and I then discovered CandlePower Forums. Your input on the forums proved to me that there is a major difference - I shall give back to the Forum as I have gained a lot from everyone here.lovecpf
This is a shot of the UltraFire RL-2088 from the seller. Distance unknown - but appears to be quite a distance away.
Stay tuned - I shall be providing my shots soon.
As I am a flashlight neophyte and I am not particularly scientifically/mechanically adept - any suggestions as how to conduct the beam shots? I shall be using a Pentax Optio 550 5 Megapixal camera with 5x optical zoom.
When I receive all 3 flashlights I shall give close shots of 10 ft or so and moving back by 50 yrds or so at a time until the patterns or no longer discernable. I shall also give the width of the target to give you an idea of beam pattern width. Any input would be appreciated as the results shall be for all of you. :thumbsup:
06/10/09 - Below are my Raptor shots........I never claimed to be a Photography buff! The shot of the .20 of a mile is terrible - I hand held the camera while holding the Raptor also. But it will give you an idea at distant shots. The water tank is 3,000,000 gal - The dia is unknown but the pedestal is approximately 50 ft. in dia. - There was a lot more ambient light than when I had last gone here - they added lighting at the bottom and street lights everywhere. The light was actually brighter in life. I used 5x optical zoom. I had run out of backup room or I would have gone back farther. Sorry for the sorry shot - it was all I could do with my camera and my lack of photo skills. :ironic:
The Raptor at .10 of a mile / 160 Meters / 174 Yrds. - Est. Dia. of main beam: 15 ft.
The Raptor at .15 of a mile / 239 Meters / 262 Yrds. - Est. Dia of main beam: 25 feet - 5x optical zoom
Raptor at .20 of a mile / 346 Meters / 378 Yrds. - Est. Dia. of main beam: 35 ft. Had to go with this - started getting light outside on my stabilized shot at .20 mile. - 5x optical zoom
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