F89
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Hello all,
This is my first post regarding my recent purchase of the Fenix TK75.
I have a stack of lights which I'll talk about in future posts but initially I'd like to get some feedback on my findings while comparing the hotspot brightness of my new Fenix TK75 (XML2) vs my Olight M3X (XML2).
When shining both lights on a wall side by side the hotspot of the Olight is quite noticeably brighter than the Fenix. While I understand that they are different classes of flashlight I would have expected the reported 119500cd of the Fenix to have the brighter hotspot than the reported 84100cd of the Olight?
While the Fenix clearly puts out a lot more lumens there's no doubt that the hotspot of the Olight is more intense and can clearly be seen if shone over the centre of the Fenix's beam.
In use it's hard to tell which has the most central brightness if shone on distant trees etc, the Fenix obviously lighting up a larger area considered, but there's a reasonably clear winner hotspot brightness wise in the wall test.
Is there something amiss with my TK75, lower than reported cd rating perhaps, or is it that there is more to it than my current understanding of cd ratings and hotspot brightness.
Your feedback is much appreciated.
Kind regards,
F89
This is my first post regarding my recent purchase of the Fenix TK75.
I have a stack of lights which I'll talk about in future posts but initially I'd like to get some feedback on my findings while comparing the hotspot brightness of my new Fenix TK75 (XML2) vs my Olight M3X (XML2).
When shining both lights on a wall side by side the hotspot of the Olight is quite noticeably brighter than the Fenix. While I understand that they are different classes of flashlight I would have expected the reported 119500cd of the Fenix to have the brighter hotspot than the reported 84100cd of the Olight?
While the Fenix clearly puts out a lot more lumens there's no doubt that the hotspot of the Olight is more intense and can clearly be seen if shone over the centre of the Fenix's beam.
In use it's hard to tell which has the most central brightness if shone on distant trees etc, the Fenix obviously lighting up a larger area considered, but there's a reasonably clear winner hotspot brightness wise in the wall test.
Is there something amiss with my TK75, lower than reported cd rating perhaps, or is it that there is more to it than my current understanding of cd ratings and hotspot brightness.
Your feedback is much appreciated.
Kind regards,
F89