Jack Reacher
Newly Enlightened
Okay guys, I've almost nailed the iTP A6 Polestar as my first LED flashlight... :hairpull:
Then, today, reading through an Aussie site http://www.tinyurl.com.au/79h I happened to see these beam throw images:
This shed is 25 metres (about 80 feet) from the flashlight, and is a pale sage-green colour. So ignore the colour temps below — they're probably way off.
This is the iTP A6 Polestar @ 700 (emitter?) lumens from 6xAA for ~90 minutes.
This is the Nitecore D10 @ 145 (emitter?) lumens from 1xAA for ~60 minutes.
The Polestar sells for $94-95.
The Nitecore sells for $71-95.
And remembering that this is my very first LED flashlight purchase, how can the (apparent) initial discrepancies between these two flashlights be explained? Considering all parameters: Dollar value; power source; illumination; mass; dimensions.
I do understand that at much longer ranges, the Polestar will (hopefully?) out-throw the Nitecore — say in the 100+ metre range (which I'm expecting to be my maximum 'working' range).
I note too that at the 25 metre distance, the spill-beam of the Nitecore is actually better than the Polestar (check the bush far-left middle of frame) which, to me, makes it a more 'workable' light in the mid-range distances.
Dunno... maybe I'm aiming (ouch!) too high with the Polestar? Maybe I should be looking at better quality of output — rather than just BIG numbers) flashlights with less lumen output in the $100 category? Have I fallen into the newbie trap of "WOW... 700 lumens... that light must be great!"
— Any thoughts guys? Jack.
Then, today, reading through an Aussie site http://www.tinyurl.com.au/79h I happened to see these beam throw images:
This shed is 25 metres (about 80 feet) from the flashlight, and is a pale sage-green colour. So ignore the colour temps below — they're probably way off.
This is the iTP A6 Polestar @ 700 (emitter?) lumens from 6xAA for ~90 minutes.
This is the Nitecore D10 @ 145 (emitter?) lumens from 1xAA for ~60 minutes.
The Polestar sells for $94-95.
The Nitecore sells for $71-95.
And remembering that this is my very first LED flashlight purchase, how can the (apparent) initial discrepancies between these two flashlights be explained? Considering all parameters: Dollar value; power source; illumination; mass; dimensions.
I do understand that at much longer ranges, the Polestar will (hopefully?) out-throw the Nitecore — say in the 100+ metre range (which I'm expecting to be my maximum 'working' range).
I note too that at the 25 metre distance, the spill-beam of the Nitecore is actually better than the Polestar (check the bush far-left middle of frame) which, to me, makes it a more 'workable' light in the mid-range distances.
Dunno... maybe I'm aiming (ouch!) too high with the Polestar? Maybe I should be looking at better quality of output — rather than just BIG numbers) flashlights with less lumen output in the $100 category? Have I fallen into the newbie trap of "WOW... 700 lumens... that light must be great!"
— Any thoughts guys? Jack.