Inforce Color review, with beamshots

Inforce Color review for submission in the Reviews forum

Please, be gentle with my not perfect English…:shakehead

Hi guy, today I would bring to your attention a very special flashlight, although it has a well oversized cost.
I'm talking about the Inforce Color



Why it is so special?

The reasons are many, here a couple:

• the lightness
• the CFRP body
• multicolor leds
• TIR optic
• UI

Specifications:

• High-performance LED and sophisticated circuitry. Up to 200-lumen output.
• Custom-tuned optics deliver a powerful hot spot and a balanced spillbeam.
• Proprietary power regulation for uniform brightness and maximum runtimes.
• All INFORCE Color models have Red and Green and Blue secondary LEDs.
• Each color has specific applications for forensic and/or tactical operations.
• RGBW models have a White secondary LED for general and up-close tasks.
• The smaller White LED delivers low-level full-spectrum lighting when needed.
• RGBIR models have an IR secondary LED for area illumination in IR imaging operations. IR is also suitable for covert signaling and troop location tasks.
• Simple, reliable tailcap switch for one-hand selection of LED color and level.
• Three constant and momentary brightness levels for each of the five beams.
• Tailcap assembly is interchangeable between the White and Color models.
• Efficient power from two industry-standard CR123A lithium batteries (included).
• New carbon fiber composite body is exceptionally light, strong, and rugged.
• Weighs just 4.5 ounces loaded with batteries, minimizes troop carry burden.
• Patented heat vents extend LED life and keep the body comfortable to hold.
• Premium o-rings seal out dust and dirt and moisture. Waterproof to 66 feet.
• Scalloped front bezel lets light spill out so you know if it is on when standing.
• Handy stainless steel clip attaches securely to pocket or belt or MOLLE vest.
• The attachment clip is removable and a hex key is provided for this purpose.
• Built-in lanyard hole accepts standard 550 nylon kernmantle parachute cord.
• Maintenance free. Rinse with water to clean. Replace batteries as needed.
• Tested in accordance with MIL-STD-810F, fits in MIL-STD-1913 rail mounts

Primary led: H 200 lumens (2+ ore), M 60 (6+), L 8 (40+)
Secondary red: H 12 (5), M 5 (18), L 1 (108+)
Secondary green: H 35 (5), M 10 (18), L 1,5 (108+)
Secondary blue: H 5 (5), M 1 (18), L 0,5 (108+)
Secondary white: H 30 (5), M 9 (18), L 1,5 (108+)

And now as it appears.
This flashlight comes in a rigid case, reusable to carry it or other small objects; like you see in the following pics, the case perhaps is waterproof due to the gasket







Inside there is the flashlight, two CR123, an Allen key for the clip, the instructions and the registration module






Ta Dam!




To understand the size I've compared it with a SF 6PDL and a legoed C2:




In my hand:






The bezel, because the body is not made in aluminum, has inside an aluminum heatsink:




The bezel can't be separated from the body, everything is welded with ultrasound in order to guarantee the waterproofness.

As I said, there is a TIR optic, below wich there is a XP-E driven to produce 200 lumens:




Around the optic can be seen the four colored leds, ie red, green, blue and white (this is only flood, for short range). Both the optic and the lenses on the secondary leds are plastic made, probably to resist shocks. The colors of the leds are very saturated, like you can see on the pics (the red is red, not pink, guilty of the camera):










The tailcap is the only part that can be separated from the body to change the batteries, it doesn't require lubrication. Note the the contacts which are found inside the body.






As said before, it is "Maintenance free. Rinse with water to clean. Replace batteries as needed".

The switch is electronic, not silent but without click.




To select the levels and secondary leds, the tailcap has to be rotated, clockwise and counterclockwise:






The positions are (looking the flashlight from the switch):

• center: secondary led color selection
  I clockwise step: momentary on for the selected secondary led
  II clockwise step: constant on and level selection
  I counterclockwise step: momentary on for the primary led
  II counterclockwise step: constant on and level selection
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  It is easier to do than to say… The levels always are: off-max-med-min-off. In the momentary step the led turns on at the level selected on the constant step.
  
  Thanks to the CFRP body, the flashlight is very light:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  And so, how it is made?
  It is very comfortable also if it hasn't any knurling and the multicolored leds can look like a nonsense, but it isn't. The CFRP body is an added value, especially for me (if it drops on my boat deck it doesn't ruin the fiberglass).
  
  And now, the beamshots!
  
  I apologize in advance but these pictures are not exactly great, unfortunately now I had only a compact camera. And I don't have a luxmeter '-.-
  
  
  For appetizer, white-wall beamshots.
  
  Sequentially, max level (normally exposed, slightly underexposed, underexposed), med level (as before), min level (as before):
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Unfortunatly, with the camera settings I wasn't able to catch the light variations, but you can see that the beam is nearly square, due to the TIR optic.
  
  Secondary leds:
  
  red
  
  
  
  
  
  blue
  
  
  
  
  
  white
  
  
  
  
  
  green
  
  
  
  
  
  
  All colors very bright and saturated.
  
  
  And now, outside.
  
  The tree is about 30 meters far:
  
  
  
  
  
  Control shot:
  
  
  
  
  
  Light!
  
  
  
  
  
  For comparison, a P60 drop in sporting a XR-E R2 (Lumens Factory, good throw!)
  
  
  
  
  
  And now, more difficult!
  
  
  
  
  
  Like before, control shot, Inforce, P60
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Sorry for the last pic but the camera hung in the balance! :lol:
  
  
  And now, with a different camera, some beam shots to compare the brightness.
  
  In the first set the flashlight is fed with two fresh CR123, max-med-min:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Then fed with a 17670:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  As you can see, the high level now is like the medium with a 17670.
  
  
  In the next set I've used two flashlight that I brought with me, the SF 6PD with P60L module and the SF C2 with a custom module, Seoul P4 high CRI driven at about 1,4A.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  For comparison, max with CR123, max with 17670, P60L and P4
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Now we try to evaluate the led tint.
  
  The first pic is taken with normal lighting, two 60W bulbs
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Here the ceiling bounce with the primary led (the white balance is set to reproduce the color at its best):
  
  
  
  
  
  
  But the best is yet to come!
  
  red
  
  
  
  
  
  blue
  
  
  
  
  
  white
  
  
  
  
  
  green
  
  
  
  
  
  
  It looks like a Warhol painting!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Finally, will I buy another one Inforce Color if I lost this one?
  
  Of course, this is the second one Color after I lost the first one!