Pelican M6 LED vs new SureFire KL3 beam comparison

The_LED_Museum · May 27, 2005

This has been requested of me more than once, so here is the comparative photograph.

Pelican M6 3W LED on the left, new-style SureFire KL3 on the right.
Photograph was taken of the beams on a ceiling at a range of approximately 5 feet.

KDOG3 · May 28, 2005

Re: Pelican M6 LED vs new SureFire KL3 beam compar

Wow, the PM6LED looks really good. The KL3 looks just as good though and its rated lower output? Kewl. How wide are the hotspots?

GarageBoy · May 28, 2005

Which one throws hotter?

DocArnie · May 28, 2005

To me it looks like the PM6 has more sidespill. Am I right?

The_LED_Museum · May 28, 2005

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DocArnie said:
To me it looks like the PM6 has more sidespill. Am I right?

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The PM6 has more spill light, by far.

I can *try* to photograph the spill light comparison, but cannot guarantee success...BBS...

Pelican M6 on the left, SureFire new-style KL3 on the right.

NightLite · May 28, 2005

Can we tell which one has a better throw...? Gee, that PM6 looks good!

The_LED_Museum · May 28, 2005

Both of them appear to have approximately the same throw; with perhaps a very, very, VERY slight edge going to the KL3.
This is at a range of less than 50 feet indoors though; the sun is out, so I can't try them in the yard just yet.

DocArnie · May 28, 2005

Thanks for the photos, you rock! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/buttrock.gif

cheapo · May 28, 2005

consider that the kl3 will most likely cost around $80. Then add a 6p for $50. That is $130, as opposed to the M6 3W's $100.

-David

The_LED_Museum · May 29, 2005

I was asked to do an outdoor photograph, but that will not be possible. There's a large RV parked in the back yard, and my camera's power cord will not reach far enough to get a clear shot behind the RV. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jpshakehead.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jpshakehead.gif

Wolfen · May 29, 2005

When I looked at your post title I saw "Surefire M6 LED" /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

The_LED_Museum · May 29, 2005

I checked, and checked again (as my housemate says, "to be sure it's Westinghouse"), and the thread title reads "Pelican M6 LED vs new SureFire KL3 beam comparison".

cheapo · May 29, 2005

Darn RV, I wanted those beamshots too.

-David

The_LED_Museum · May 29, 2005

I tried my backup camera, and it works fine on batteries, but I don't know where its USB cord is, so I'd have no way of getting the outdoor comparion photograph from the camera to the computer. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jpshakehead.gif

firefly99 · May 30, 2005

The KL3 beam does it have any blue tint, can't tell from your photo.

The_LED_Museum · May 30, 2005

There is no blue tint at all; the beam has a fairly even coloration throughout.

Overall, the beam has a very, very, VERY slight cyan (blue-green) tinge to it, but that's really only evident when compared to a warmer-tinted flashlight using the same type of Luxeon LED.

The_LED_Museum · Jun 7, 2005

SureFire "new-style" KL3 vs Pelican M6 HA-III on a fence at 50 to 75 feet.

KL3 on the left, PM6 on the right.

dc · Jun 7, 2005

Huh..looks like the KL3 have a slightly better throw than the Pelican..Anyway, both r definitely great thrower.. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

cheapo · Jun 7, 2005

They seem to have even throw but different color temperatures.

-David

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