Acebeam K75

I’m guessing the 150 mm should be doing better than 1,200,000?

I’d say “Inner Child” wins by a sweeping landslide majority. :+1:

I think very, very, very few people actually ‘need’ this light…. much less have a legitimate use for it . :smiley::smiley:

I certainly don’t need one but…….I probably will buy one :smiley:

To modd it to reach over 2,5Mcd, of course.

Cheers,
Nico

I dont like this, it should be the actual lumens and nothing else, iknow astrolux can make on theirs mf02 3000 lumens claims but neither comes close to that. but still nice to see a 150mm head… whats next 200 ? :smiley:

Being at home I took my excel calculation sheet and came up with these - not overly optimistic - numbers:

Optimal 150mm reflector, 95% effective
Led 100% centered and focussed
Lens 96% transmission

XHP35 HI producing 140 cd per square mm = 1,86 Mcd
XP-L HI V3 producing 165 cd per square mm = 2,34 Mcd
Oslon Black Flat producing 245 cd per square mm = 3,47 Mcd

All in theory of course, but my conclusion is that the K75 should do a hell of a lot better with an XHP35 HI getting
decent power.
1,2 Mcd makes no sense with a reflector that big.

Cheers,
Nico

Amen… :smiley:

Soooo……………………any news on this yet?

Wow. This+extension tube is gonna be impressive with some mods.

This looks absurd. That thing will be so head-heavy that it won’t be usable.

My bet is it won’t be.

And that the balance point will be right in front of the [on/off] switch.

I would bet you are exactly right, I had read about people saying the Astrolux MF04/s was the same way. Looked very unbalanced and than once in the hand, felt balanced and didn’t fatigue the hand more than you would expect for a light of its size.

It depends on how thick the aluminum housing is around the reflector. It doesn’t look like there’s much, aside from the cooling fins towards the bottom, but those aren’t a big solid chunk. The weight of the handle with its 4 batteries should offset it for the most part. However, I will admit something like the T21 in 2x18650 configuration is more comfortable and less of a hassle to hold than my TN40.

I will say I wish flashlight manufacturers would start looking at different batteries to give more capacity we have 21700 and 20700 now becoming more main stream, so hopefully we eventually get more battery options.

Still…it’s fugly and impractical!

First of all: not all flashlights need to be practical, the fun factor and the wow factor are quite important as well.
Secondly: ugly or beautiful is in the eye of the beholder
Last but not least: lights this size you do not hold in your hand for a prolonged period.
Instead you use a shoulder strap/sidesling so you use the light from your side/hip.
Then the “balance-issue” is not an issue at all.

I would love to own this light, with its massive 150mm reflector.
The led I would change immediately and replace it with a smaller led with higher luminescence per square mm, in order to
maximize the throw.
After all, this thing is not meant to illuminate objects 100 meters away, but object at much, much higher distances, where ultimate
throw is king.

With an XP-L HI it should do well over 2Mcd and with a led like the Oslon Black Flat it could get well over 3Mcd.
This will produce a pencil beam at “short” distances but let’s not forget that this light is not mean for relative short distances.
At ranges of 1Km and farther away, the spot will be big enough to be of use.

Of course, just my view on it.

Cheers
Nico

Looks like another quality light from Acebeam, although the candela seems low for that huge reflector and I miss the magnetic control ring.

You remember K70?

I just recently sold my K70 to fund the purchase of more lumens, it sure was a nice light.

And overpriced as well.