Dedoming does make a noticeable difference with this flashlight, the hotspot decreases in size a bit but I can tell that it does throw farther. There is some tint shift when dedoming the CW xhp70.2, but honestly unless I’m blasting the bushes 50ft from me I can’t see any green and it really does improve the details that you can see at distance. I do notice that there is slightly less of a “barrel” of light coming out with the dedome but since I already own a very high output thrower(X65vn 5000k)I wanted something a little different so losing a few lumens for throw was worth it. Overall this is a really fun flashlight!
Thanks for the info! This is encouraging. As far as less of a barrel of light, you mean less flood nearby? Or less wide beam, but it throws farther?
I wonder if that doesn’t help the apparent throw distance? Because less light spilling out in front of you would make the light reflecting back from a mile away seem brighter by comparison?
The spill light is light directly from the led missing the reflector. So if slicing the dome looses 1000 lumen, then the spill will be 1000 lumen less.
I’m sure he means the hotspot beam angle is narrower. This increases throw distance. The spill angle stays the same.
JasonWW hit the nail on the head, the circular mass of light coming out of the reflector seems to be a smaller diameter but it is very intense along with a good amount of usable spill. Very happy with the dedome but truthfully I was very happy with the dome as well.
I am happy to report that my Lumintop BLF GT70 beam profile feels even brighter and tighter in hand. This is the best flashlight since the Olight SR90!