The latest MF02 seem to be pulling 2.5A to 3A at the emitter. I guess it was recently bumped up to this. I don’t think you can get any more out of the xhp35-HI. 3A might even be too much. I think this is about 2,000 to 2,200 otf. Somewhere around there.
I would expect the MF04 to match this. It can’t be any higher and I doubt they would dial it lower.
So that’s about 27% to 33% less than 3,000 lumen. So yes, about 30% less.
If you look at the ads for the MT35 Plus, you will see they list it at 2700 lumen. That’s still exaggerated. Actual output should be about 18% to 26% less for that advertised spec.
Still, we won’t know for sure until it’s actually measured.
Is that with a clamp meter around the emitter wire or a DMM inline with the emitter wire?
That turbo 2.55A sounds good. Not too much excessive heat, but does hurt the run time. 2A is more practical but it makes the specifications seem like it’s not performing at it’s best. I like how the GT let’s you have both 2A and 2.5A to suit your needs. One is practical and the other is for showing off. LOL.
I wonder how much of a difference it's going to make in the real world compared to the MF02. On the fence still about the MF04 as the MF02 throws further than I can really see anyway.
Between the MF04 and MF02, the latter uses a smaller reflector, so it’s hot spot is a bit bigger. This might be a bit more practical for people who don’t need the full 1 mile+ range.
Steel says these measurements are from another person. It uses a clamp meter on the emitter wire, it is an independent tester (not factory personnel) and a production light (not a prototype).
Hopefully Mateminco will not decide later on to add thread locker to it like they did with the MF01 and MF02. Nobody likes that.
My MF02 throws a tight beam with much of the hot spot filling the beam when I point it at something. I may just bow out of the MF04 group buy as the more I think of it, I really don't need it, thanks.
Some people don’t even need the full range of the MF02 so they will swap the xhp35 out for a bigger xhp70 and bump up the power (Skylumen MT35vn). You get less throw, but a bigger hotspot. It’s all about what fits your particular needs. That’s how I look at it.
True. For me, the MF02 is the ideal light. I like just about everything about it including how it throws. I used to love the overwhelming flood and brightness of my DX80, but the MF02 is the one I keep taking with me everywhere and actually using.