the FT03 is the best budget thrower atm… hard to beat either emitter…
Also, are there any mods that people have done to for instance turn the Emisar D4 into a thrower by slapping a lens on it or something along those lines?
i myself 3D printed a light diffuser for my d4 under which i can slide coloured plastic films to adjust the colour tone. i was wondering if people have done the same but with lenses instead of diffusers.
Not small lights. Only 1 I heard of was the blf gt with huge lens.
If you have timr. I would wait for the emisar d1s v2. That’s probably going to be the next thrower hype.
I thought about that, but decided to buy the FT03 XPH50.2 as size wasnt really a consideration as i dont want a thrower as an EDC, and the shape of throwers in general seems uncomfortable to EDC, so i dont really see the value in such a small thrower. though i must admit its beamshots look very impressive for its size.
Hi Petelele
What’s the budget? (I have a GT for sale)
Otherwise the FT03 is bang for buck, cant beat that, should be available for 32$ or so.
Remember the SST40 will outthrow the XHP50, which gives more flood.
My best budget thrower is c8+ with flat white led. Pretty incredible throw. I have all the parts to make another one. So if you are interested i can make you one for the money I have in it. Im also in Nl. Dus stuur me een PM als je interesse hebt;)
I own both. Love them both.
The sst-40 has a tighter beam and therefore more throw.
The xhp50.2 has a floodier type beam with a wider hotspot and therefore less throw. Both are extremely impressive for the features they have such as usb c charging and their price point.
But as far as the tight throwy beam pattern you described, the sst-40 version would give you that.
I had assumed the difference would be near nothing since the XHP has twice the lumen, the website i saw said the sst40 had 50m more throw, so i went for the brighter one. on the subject of throw, how is throw distance calculated? what does it mean when a flashlight has xxx amount of throw? id like to see the definition of it somewhere but i cant find it.
Emisar D1S
You might wanna search on BLF for calculating throw
Thanks for the offer, but i already got the FT03, which i think better suits my needs.
C8’s are nice, Idk if mine go 700meters though, if that’s what you mean
C8 from mtnelectronics or a lot of people like shenzhen convoy. I have some I got off ebay probably fake emitters now still not bad.
That’s a nice pocket thrower
so if i understand correctly throw distance is the distance at which you can illuminate an area with .25 lux/moonlight. correct?
Klopt.
But 0,25 is very optimistic. People use 1 most of the time.
Hmm, no PM option Pete ?
Hmm, no PM option Pete ?
Not that i can see, where should i be able to see it?
I’ve only been a member for 10 hours now, maybe that has something to do with it.
Ive lurked these forums for quite some time, never bothered to make an account.
I had assumed the difference would be near nothing since the XHP has twice the lumen, the website i saw said the sst40 had 50m more throw, so i went for the brighter one. on the subject of throw, how is throw distance calculated? what does it mean when a flashlight has xxx amount of throw? id like to see the definition of it somewhere but i cant find it.
Throw can be calculated by using a lux meter. There is a youtuber who does flashlight reviews and measures throw with his lux meter pretty accurately, I can’t think of his name at the moment.
You can YouTube comparisons of both versions of the ft03 to see the difference.