I would say out of the lot, the BTU Shocker with the IOS driver and the FF4 were the best overall. The single emitter, dedomed, super throwers are awesome, but they light up such a small area. I know at this level, practicality is an afterthought, but I think this is a good example of why a TK70/BTU Shocker/TK75/FF4 is a more useful searchlight than a TN31/K40/SR90/BK-FA01 etc.
This makes me wish the ANSI FL1 standard had some way of quantifying the size of the hot spot at a given distance, as well as the lux, so you can understand the properties of the flashlight more completely.
Absolutely awesome night time beamshot comparison rdrfronty. This is truly one of the best I have scene and I love that you did the zoomed secondary shots which really show how deep this lights penetrate the darkness which is often not shown very well. Love it! :bigsmile:
Wow, excellent job with the pic shoot! The lights seem to track well with the tested kcd results.
In preliminary testing, it's looking like the de-domed IOS driver based Shocker will compete with the 6.5A de-domed TN31 in throw (400+ kcd), while losing lumens - usual de-doming trade-off.
Thank you guys for doing this, a VERY helpful piece for the reference library!
Gotta say I’m surprised how little difference 100Kcd makes when you’re 555m out. It’s quite interesting, seeing how numbers translate to the real world! 8)
Awesome shots guys…and I’m less than an hour from Montgomery. What park were you at? Next time give me a heads-up and I’ll poke mah head out tha winder to see tha light show :cowboy_hat_face:
I believe it is called Montgomery County Park. Its on HWY 149 about 3-1/2 miles north of 105. Rather than stick your head out the winder and watch, grab what you got and come on down and join the party. There is never too many lights! Lol.