Fairly cheap torch, may be worth a try. Driver size is a mystery, which given the two cell input (I'm sure you'll want to set some li-ion 14500s in) will need some special driver if worth the hassle.
I dont know anyone that likes the horrible square beam of an LED chip!
LED Lenser managed to pull this off with a perfect round dot in the middle when focused.
I cant wait to their patent expires. Anyone know when its due to expire? I think the life of a patent is 20 years typically, depending on the jurisdiction.
LED lenser have been around since 1993, but doubt they had LED lights until the early 2000’s so probably renamed the company at some point when LED’s came out and probably when they designed their “lenser” focusing.
Shame it only takes AA/14500 size batteries, that does not give you alot of options. You can get more capacity from an 18650 than 2x 14500.
Might be worth grabbing one to mod. I wonder if they make other sized lights?
I do. And I really don’t understand why people hate it so much.
I like TIRs mostly because their efficiency is higher when it matters more - to see far you need more light than to see close.
But they are physically larger, all that I tried so far don’t have as nice flood or intermediate beam (I’ll get a Led Lenser next month). I find both throw beams nice so here’s a draw.
Aspherics have better thermal connection between the LED and the shelf, they also have much more shelf space.
TIRs have shorter focal length and look nice with aux LEDs (though I’m yet to get a zoomie with them).
I’m yet to determine which I like better overall……
These are non-zooming TIRs. Yes, 10 degree will have narrower than a higher degree one from the same family. But it’s not about a focal length, all TIRs from the same family tend to have it the same, unless manufacturer goeas as far as to optimize them for certain LEDs.
A buddy showed me the Coast G450 light that he picked up from Home Depot. Its the first time I got to look at the Coast adjustable TIR and it had a very nice flood and decent throw. I wish I had taken pictures of the beamshot. Sadly the flashlight uses 6xAA which is a no go, and I want to pick something similar that works with 18650 batteries. I found this thread, and it appears the Led Lenser’s TIR is very similar, if not superior to Coast’s. I’m not a fan of the standard zoomies, but I’d love to find a 1000+ lumen flashlight with Coast or Led Lender’s TIR at a reasonable price.
Led lesners, led lenses, led lender's… did you say led losers? :-D Cheap easy joke of course.
Did I say patents are bad? Patents are bad. The whole system needs a root based change. People can't live crazily looking to see if someone else registered an idea in a system, this causes heaps of people, corporations to be chasing patents which, like parasites, live at the expense of others. Those who think this bears no consequences is wrong, karma always hits.
Ideas and knowledge belong to anyone who devises them and anyone which he/she shares it with. This is very easy to understand. Knowledge must be free.
People please trim off any quotes you make, it already looks unnecessarily heavy on a smartphone screen. Thanks. :-)
I haven’t tried a LED Lenser zoomable system flashlight yet, but someone mentioned the YLP Falcon FH5 (2x AA zoomable headlamp) has relatively little loss in lumens while zooming in/out.
I have a Falcon F15 which probably has the same lens as FH5.
It’s partially frosted which reduces throw slightly. But it’s OK. Flashlight build quality is good too. But it’s glued. And zooming works slow which is a big deal with a handheld zoomie but not with a headlamp.