This shows the BLF Q8 (left) compared to the 4X SRK clone (right). The Q8 reflectors are clearly smaller, maybe deeper as well, but the XPL vs. XM-L2 can confuse that perspective. The clone has deeper cut done portions at the overlap positions, and the center point of the reflector is lower than the Q8:
I have to say I really like the beam profile myself. IMHO too many lights these days are designed with throw in mind which is great if you use your lights in places where the closest object is 300 yards away but that’s not my case. 95% of the time my light usage is within 5 foot of me, 2.5% is up to 25 yards, and the last 2.5% is greater than 25 yards. Based on this I have need for a super tight spotlight, a nice smooth broad beam is ideal for me.
Tac Gunner, remove the glass lens from your light and take it to a machine shop or gunsmith, have them bead blast the outside surface of the glass lightly to frost it. You’ll have uniform floody output with virtually no hotspot.
Um, did you know…
If you point a modified TM16 (4 XHP-35 at 7072 lumens) at your own face from about 2’ away in strobe mode it’s even painful with your eyes closed?
FWIW, even the little MH20GT is pretty staggering if aimed directly at ones face in strobe. Just saying.
OP updated
started with making groups of 10 of the usernames on the interest list, now at nr 67 on the list. plan on doing about that amount each time a OP edit is needed an well hope it will be done when the Q8 is done
One can only mass PM 10 users at the time, so those 760 need to be divided in groups of 10, thought I do it openly, in case I make a mistake (spaces or comma, all needs to be correct and I kind of expect people to see f their nae is on there ;))
Good Q's - just tried the Fenix diffusor and it fits - holds on pretty good. The Fenix ones are pretty grippy - I don't see how this can come off easy the way it's designed and fits. On max, pretty much lights up the whole house! With ramping, easy to set the level you want.
For protected cells, I tried:
68.85 mm KP 3100's - worked fine, fit fine
69.96 mm Pana B no name protected circuit - worked fine, fit fine
This is not surprising - they use pretty tall springs so lots of sizes should fit.