A few beamshots

As title says:

50m

control shot


ITP SA1 (14500)


Jetbeam Raptor RRT-2 XP-G R4 3A mod (1x18650)


Sunwayled M40A


Dereelight DBS SST-50 SMO (2x18650)


RaidFire Spear


Solarforce Masterpiece Pro-1 (2x18650)


Dereelight DBS 3SM XP-G R5 SMO (2x18650)


~220m

control


Solarforce Masterpiece Pro-1 (2x18650)


Dereelight DBS 3SM XP-G R5 SMO (2x18650)


I also have Dereelight aspheric head but after 10 minutes at 6F (-14 C) Ni-MH cells in my camera were dead...

EDIT. New ones:

MTE M3-2I (collimator)


MTE M3-2I 2nd one


Nitecore D10 Q5


Eagle-Tac T10L


Surefire L4 SSC P4


Ultrafire WF-008


Dereelight DBS XR-E R2 1S aspheric head


VB-16 U2SWOH


XTAR D30 Howitzer II :devil:

In real life it's even brighter, my camera automatically changed exposure time from 3s to 2s.

ArmyTek Predator G109.1


RQ XM-L T6


Fenix PD31


DX Aurora XP-G R4 3A (1,4A) mod

Shorter distance bonus:

50cm (flashlights on low)
Predator 7lm, Nitecore D10 (14500), VB-16 U2SWOH, PD31


Predator 0.1lm, Nitecore D10 (14500), VB-16 U2SWOH, PD31


second picture again, just a little bit brighter (Predator is still barely noticeable)


4m to white wall (max mode)
DX Aurora XP-G R4 3A 1,4A mod (left) and Fenix PD31 (right)

phantom. Great beamshots. That Xtar Howitzer looks like it should be illegal! lol Anyway, in looking at the shots of the DX Aurora and PD31, your PD31 beam looks to be way smoother than mine. Did you get really lucky with your PD31 or did the camera somehow not show the beam rings? Here's a shot of my PD31 beam and I wasn't even 4m from the wall!
I actually started another thread inquiring if my PD31 was "abnormal" and so far the general consensus is "no". So I was just wondering if your PD31 was really that smooth, or did you somehow get a OP reflector instead of a smooth one? Thanks.

Great shots.
Love the Masterpiece.

@erlon
Thanks.

@mrlysle

Here's mine:


Better bus still now very smooth. But you can see it on white wall only, it's completelu unnoticeable in real use.

phantom23 said:

@erlon
Thanks.

@mrlysle

Here's mine:


Better bus still now very smooth. But you can see it on white wall only, it's completelu unnoticeable in real use.

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Phantom23, thanks for the beamshot. Appreciate it. Yours looks better for sure, but still a "ringy beam". I ordered some diffusion film I hope is gonna take care of it for me. I'll post some before and after beamshots after I get it. Thanks again.

New season (summer) and new lights. But first control shot and three old ones for comparison:

Control


Armytek Predator


Jetbeam RRT-2 XP-G R4 3A mod


Fenix PD31


Sunwayman V20C (yes, 300lm in micro reflector in PD31 has as good throw as over 400lm in much bigger V20C)


Lumintop P16 NW


Skilhunt Defier X1


Skilhunt Defier X2


White balance is not very good, X1 ans X2 are not blueish at all (they have pure white or even slightly yellowish tint, V20C is cooler) while P16 isn't so much yellow.