I got out my ancient 3W VB-16 because I know it is tinted on the bluish side, and had a little shootout with my Fenix L2D and Quark AA. I have the Fenix with the somewhat rare RB100 which is the warm tint model. I've always liked the color rendition of the RB100 but there were some problems with the glue or something and so they had to stop selling them, but many including mine have been just fine...
Left to right, VB-16 3 Watt, Fenix L2D 2xAA RB100 (using 2 normal alkaline AA's), Quark AA (using a 14500)
I realize the Fenix could probably put out a little more using a 14500 but I don't know where my extra 1xAA body is. Anyway this is more of a TINT thread not a Lumens thread :huh:
Ok, first of all, I tried something new here, but my aim wasn't the best on this so please be nice. I compared tints not only against a boring White surface, but also against a colorful airbrush painting my wife did some years ago. I thought that might be a nice way to see the color differences appear with indoor bulb, a blue-tint LED, and a warm-tint LED.
Left to right: Indoor light, just a overhead bulb as found in a typical home, very yellowy tinted isn't it?, then VB-16, then Fenix RB100, then Quark AA:
I think the tint on the Quark AA is just fine, even after loving my RB100 for over a year now.
Next is some side-by-side boring white-wall shots, with each flashlight set to about the same Low-Medium output, to see the tints. Left to right, the lineup then the beam shots at 0, -2 and -4 exposure:
Ok here's an obligatory Lumen shootout, all of them cranked up as high as they will go, to see if it shows any tint differences compared to the lower setting. Left to right, the the beam shots at 0, -2 and -4 exposure:
And finally, the Low on Fenix L2d vs Moonlight on Quark AA. I used a timer so the first shot and second shot are exactly the same ISO, exposure, etc, and had my hand ready to turn off the Fenix between the 2 timer shots. What does it show? Well I don't know, but I did it anyway:
Thanks for looking, hopefully this is informative to someone more familiar with Fenix lights wondering if a Quark is for them. I wanted the Moonlight mode and also entered the world of 14500 cells with this light, so I have everything I want in a smaller package now.
Left to right, VB-16 3 Watt, Fenix L2D 2xAA RB100 (using 2 normal alkaline AA's), Quark AA (using a 14500)
I realize the Fenix could probably put out a little more using a 14500 but I don't know where my extra 1xAA body is. Anyway this is more of a TINT thread not a Lumens thread :huh:
Ok, first of all, I tried something new here, but my aim wasn't the best on this so please be nice. I compared tints not only against a boring White surface, but also against a colorful airbrush painting my wife did some years ago. I thought that might be a nice way to see the color differences appear with indoor bulb, a blue-tint LED, and a warm-tint LED.
Left to right: Indoor light, just a overhead bulb as found in a typical home, very yellowy tinted isn't it?, then VB-16, then Fenix RB100, then Quark AA:
I think the tint on the Quark AA is just fine, even after loving my RB100 for over a year now.
Next is some side-by-side boring white-wall shots, with each flashlight set to about the same Low-Medium output, to see the tints. Left to right, the lineup then the beam shots at 0, -2 and -4 exposure:
Ok here's an obligatory Lumen shootout, all of them cranked up as high as they will go, to see if it shows any tint differences compared to the lower setting. Left to right, the the beam shots at 0, -2 and -4 exposure:
And finally, the Low on Fenix L2d vs Moonlight on Quark AA. I used a timer so the first shot and second shot are exactly the same ISO, exposure, etc, and had my hand ready to turn off the Fenix between the 2 timer shots. What does it show? Well I don't know, but I did it anyway:
Thanks for looking, hopefully this is informative to someone more familiar with Fenix lights wondering if a Quark is for them. I wanted the Moonlight mode and also entered the world of 14500 cells with this light, so I have everything I want in a smaller package now.
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