Seems like niche lights are more of focus currently hahaha! I kinda like that, driving away from the ‘normalcy’ of lights. BLF has always been about modding and innovation so I guess its not too far off from we have always been doing here
I’ll let you know when I have more info. Could be that BL-TK15 ist just and engineering sample to show the tech and they actually only sell their Laser tech but not the flashlights.
Acebeam WL20 is using the same tech, it uses their light source! Same performance.
Engineering sample is 320€/395$ which makes sense, as it is not mass produced but more likely a single digit production/custom. So just sticking with Acebeams WL20 ist probably the better way.
I wonder what the actual efficacy of the emitter.
The complete light does about 30 lm/W.
But that’s in a lens based host, quite inefficient. Knowing the focal length would be useful.
And that’s at full blast, maybe at lower power levels it could get like 80 lm/W at the emitter?
W10 up for sale at andrew-amanda Wow not cheap and skylumen
Was thinking their specs, they say 6500K/4000K and it comes with a green and red filter, so I’m assuming the yellowy/orange filter makes it 4000K which if it is is a nice touch.
Struggling to see a practical use for this. That beam intensity with those lumens it’s literally going to be a laser pointer. You won’t be able to see enough of anything to actually know what you are looking at.
Exactly my thoughts too, other than as was said riffel/telescope/binos I guess it’s good for braging rights? or as a more comfortable on the eyes laser pointer, I think it would be useless under 50 (maybe even 70) meters imo.
It’s so you can impress friends and family at gatherings. It’s the same reason for owning any other powerful flashlight.
The reality of it is, does anybody really need anything more than 1000 lumens or 300 meters of throw? Probably not. Do we want flashlights with more than those parameters? Most likely.
Having no spill with high-ish Lux will make it look wow for showing off, but for nearly $300 there are plenty of lights out there with not much more girth in the head that will put out that kind of Lux for way less moola and giving you better tint. The W20 might be worth looking at tho.