a visible improvement from a 2000 L / 53,000 cd Nitecore ea81

Sarratt · Apr 23, 2020

As title suggests I'm looking for a light that would be visibly brighter than my oldish EA81. (2,000 lumen)

I seem to recall that for a light to be visibly brighter it has to be x times more lumen (?)

I've also not been able to find the peak beam intensity listed for many lights which I thought was an indicator of throw.

How much more than 53,000 cd would I need to see a big difference?

Thanks for any advice.

edit to clarify .. would I need at least 4,000 lumen and 100,000 cd ?

StarHalo · Apr 23, 2020

You need at least A 10% difference in lumens to notice any difference at all; double the lumens looks maybe ~25-33% brighter [unless your eyes are very adjusted/accustomed to the previous beam in the comparison.]

Differences in CD are immediately apparent because it's a measure of how much light is hitting a distant thing, but a higher number is often a result of a tighter beam, so you are putting more light on the far away target, but it's because there's less light available elsewhere.

Sarratt · Apr 23, 2020

Thanks StarHalo ..... my search will continue. I'm not wedded to the AA form factor (EA81) but I think my Nitecore is still the ''brightest'' AA light out there.

StarHalo · Apr 23, 2020

Define the application and then find the light to fit it, don't limit yourself to any one parameter; you'll enjoy the hobby more that way.

a visible improvement from a 2000 L / 53,000 cd Nitecore ea81

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