I’ve written a review of the TLF/BLF FW3A aimed at light painting photographers, which is here: http://lightpaintingblog.com/flashlight-review-tlf-blf-fw3a/
I decided not to copy and paste the review here as there are plenty of more detailed reviews aimed at the BLF user base. However, I thought I would share a few photos of the FW3A’s two strobe modes.
Party strobe at maximum frequency - 112Hz, with approx. 1.3ms on time. This is trippy! Due to the extremely fast strobe pulse (in Ledlenser slow-PWM territory), this mode appears dimmer than the lumens would suggest.
Party strobe at minimum frequency - 3.5Hz, with approx. 1.3ms on time. This is amazing for “freezing” objects in mid-air.
Tactical mode at maximum frequency - 80Hz, with 33% on time. Beautiful light trails.
Tactical mode at minimum frequency - 2.5Hz, with 33% on time. Love this effect.
The strobe modes are excellent for light painting photography. The beam profile, lack of momentary access to strobes, and non- adjustable strobe brightness prevent it from being the best flashlight for this purpose ever, but it is certainly a flashlight that every light painting photographer should own. Well done to the FW3A team, and also to Toy Keeper for having such great strobe modes in the Anduril firmware.
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