The Malkoff drop-in I ordered arrived yesterday as I was preparing for a day of exploring some old buildings. I posted a couple of weeks ago asking about floody lights (a need that became apparent earlier that day when I banged my head on a low pipe that I didn't see with the light I was using) and a member suggested this drop-in. I have to say up front, that suggestion was dead-on. I "dropped" it into a G3 and swapped the plastic head for a metal one as was also suggested and headed out for the day.
The m60fn ("n" for neutral tint) does an amazing job of spreading light out in every direction. The lens on this drop-in has what looks like a honeycomb of little bumps (mini lenses?) and in a completely dark basement everything from the floor in front of me to the ceiling overhead was lit up and any potential dangers - like low hanging pipes - were very clearly lit. I will definitely not be banging my head on unseen objects anymore.
The tint on this light, to my eyes, seems on the warm side of neutral but that's obviously not a scientific measurement. It could be that my reference is just other lights that are overly cool in tint.
Light output is significant -- I think it was rated in the mid-200 range. If there is one drawback, however, it is thta all of that defraction comes at the cost of throw. Walking into a warehouse type of building with ceilings that were about 30-40 feet above, the unit lit up the place well, requiring very little sweep to take in the whole picture, but very distant objects were only dimly lit. An average light of similar output would have lit those distant objects with ease but at the cost of not seeing the whole scene in front of me. This is definitely a specialized tool designed to serve a purpose and it does it extremely well. I don't have experience with some of the other items suggested to me but from what I read and saw in a number of forum searches I would have to say that I made the best choice for the money.
Heat management didn't seem to be a problem duing this outing. I had the light on at some points for as long as 10-15 mins and the head barely felt warm to me. It could be that it was a very cold day which helped dissipate much of the heat. I would like to put the original plastice head back onto the G3 but I guess I'll hold off on doing that for now and wait 'til summer to see if heat becomes a problem.
I'm not set up to do beam shots otherwise I would post some in comparison to a number of other lights I own. Maybe I can set up something in that warehouse but that will need to wait until I get my wideangle lens fixed. In the meantime, anyone who needs tons of flood, especially in residential environments, would be doing themselves a favor by giving this drop-in a serious look.
The m60fn ("n" for neutral tint) does an amazing job of spreading light out in every direction. The lens on this drop-in has what looks like a honeycomb of little bumps (mini lenses?) and in a completely dark basement everything from the floor in front of me to the ceiling overhead was lit up and any potential dangers - like low hanging pipes - were very clearly lit. I will definitely not be banging my head on unseen objects anymore.
The tint on this light, to my eyes, seems on the warm side of neutral but that's obviously not a scientific measurement. It could be that my reference is just other lights that are overly cool in tint.
Light output is significant -- I think it was rated in the mid-200 range. If there is one drawback, however, it is thta all of that defraction comes at the cost of throw. Walking into a warehouse type of building with ceilings that were about 30-40 feet above, the unit lit up the place well, requiring very little sweep to take in the whole picture, but very distant objects were only dimly lit. An average light of similar output would have lit those distant objects with ease but at the cost of not seeing the whole scene in front of me. This is definitely a specialized tool designed to serve a purpose and it does it extremely well. I don't have experience with some of the other items suggested to me but from what I read and saw in a number of forum searches I would have to say that I made the best choice for the money.
Heat management didn't seem to be a problem duing this outing. I had the light on at some points for as long as 10-15 mins and the head barely felt warm to me. It could be that it was a very cold day which helped dissipate much of the heat. I would like to put the original plastice head back onto the G3 but I guess I'll hold off on doing that for now and wait 'til summer to see if heat becomes a problem.
I'm not set up to do beam shots otherwise I would post some in comparison to a number of other lights I own. Maybe I can set up something in that warehouse but that will need to wait until I get my wideangle lens fixed. In the meantime, anyone who needs tons of flood, especially in residential environments, would be doing themselves a favor by giving this drop-in a serious look.
