The more I learn about this hobby, the more fascinated and appreciative I become of the smaller, higher quality lights. The Quark lights really impress me – small, great quality construction and beam. The Novatac 120E impresses me – don't own an Ra yet but a 170T is on my wish list.
This morning I took my Surefire LX2 (small) and EagleTac M2XC4 (large) out on a pre-dawn dog walk. Approximately 40 yards away in a soccer field is a goal – the only light being the light of a moonlit sky filtered by low clouds. I thought it would be interesting to pit the relatively large, 3 emitter, claimed 800 lumen M2XC4 against the small, 1 emitter, claimed 200 lumen Surefire LX2. Forgive the shaky image quality – like another post HERE, I am trying to hold 2 dog leashes, a flashlight and take a photo with no tripod or any other support.
This is the shot from the EagleTac – again, it is somewhat shaky, but as far as exposure is concerned, it is un retouched – the Exif data can be found HERE.
Here's the shot from the LX2 – I didn't notice when I took it that I had not quite centered the beam on the goal – but the spill still lit it. Here's the Exif data for this photo.
No doubt the beam from the M2XC4 is stronger – looks like a laser coming in from the side. But when you consider the size:
And look at the bezels:
it gives a new appreciation for what the Surefire is able to do. It's almost the perfect package for size, quality and beam.
I'm hooked – I'll have to do more of these type comparisons and post the results – but for now I hope you find this useful.
This morning I took my Surefire LX2 (small) and EagleTac M2XC4 (large) out on a pre-dawn dog walk. Approximately 40 yards away in a soccer field is a goal – the only light being the light of a moonlit sky filtered by low clouds. I thought it would be interesting to pit the relatively large, 3 emitter, claimed 800 lumen M2XC4 against the small, 1 emitter, claimed 200 lumen Surefire LX2. Forgive the shaky image quality – like another post HERE, I am trying to hold 2 dog leashes, a flashlight and take a photo with no tripod or any other support.
This is the shot from the EagleTac – again, it is somewhat shaky, but as far as exposure is concerned, it is un retouched – the Exif data can be found HERE.
Here's the shot from the LX2 – I didn't notice when I took it that I had not quite centered the beam on the goal – but the spill still lit it. Here's the Exif data for this photo.
No doubt the beam from the M2XC4 is stronger – looks like a laser coming in from the side. But when you consider the size:
And look at the bezels:
it gives a new appreciation for what the Surefire is able to do. It's almost the perfect package for size, quality and beam.
I'm hooked – I'll have to do more of these type comparisons and post the results – but for now I hope you find this useful.
