Looking for a very throwy budget light

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 ?

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.

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.

Scannerguy68?

Yes! Thank you.