A little beamshot comparison of my decent Thrower material.

Great comparison photos! That’s not easy to do. I get a kick out of seeing the neat, square die of the emitter in these aspherical beamshots. I could almost read the serial number in a couple of those shots! LOL

Aspheric 450 kcd beam:

Vs 550 kcd reflector:

My 280 kcd aspherics visually outthrows my 340kcd reflector… Especially on longer distances.

Aspheric beam has sharp borders, so there is better contrast between illuminated area and dark area. The enhanced contrast lets us to perceive it brighter and further in the night.

Perfect pictures!

Are there really houses that close to a power plant?

excellent work

Very nice comparison shots! I always find it amazing how far those tiny xp-g2 emitters throw.

It’s spring time,

and the last night has been a pretty nice one, so I take the chance for some beamshots from a little selection
with some of my smaller sized flashlights.
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f.l.t.r. in order of later appearance: 1. Sinner/Xandre 18650 Brass — 3x Nichia 219C (BLF17DD FET Driver), 2. BLF Reylight Titan + 18650 adapter — 3x XP-G2 S3 3D (BLF17DD FET Driver), 3. Sinner/Xandre 18650 Titanium — 3x XP-G2 S2 1D ded. (BLF17DD FET Driver), 4. TLF TN Neutron 2C V2 + 18650 adapter — XM-L2 nw (ca. 880Lumen / 11Klux), 5. Lucky Sun Mini 20 — XP-L Hi V2 3D ded. (Qlite 3.04A Driver - ca. 680Lumen / 18Klux — Kenjii Mod.), 6. Solarforce L2M “CUXP2” dropin (intl. ooutdoor) — XP-G2 S4 2B ded. (Qlite 2.28A Driver /ca. 33Klux), 7. Solarforce Y2 — XP-E2 ded. (Qlite 3.04A Driver - ca. 352Lumen / 68Klux — Kenjii Mod.)
—-> all lights with a tripple LED and BLF17DD FET Driver are running on Samsung INR18650 25R, Neutron 2C V2 and Solarforce Y2 are running Enerpower 18650 2600mAh, Lucky Sun Mini 20 and Solarforce L2M are running on 16340/18350 Efset IMR.

To get a little impression about the location first, here’s an older pic made with my TK75 3x XM-L2 LED, of course with a quite very diffrent camera setup but nearly at the same place.
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Camera setup for the following pictures: - manuel mode —- iso – 100, time – 2,5 sec. , blend – F 4.5

Nightwatch
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1. Sinner/Xandre 18650 Brass — 3x Nichia 219C (BLF17DD FET Driver)
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2. BLF Reylight Titan + 18650 adapter — 3x XP-G2 S3 3D (BLF17DD FET Driver)
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3. Sinner/Xandre 18650 Titanium — 3x XP-G2 S2 1D ded. (BLF17DD FET Driver)
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4. Thrunite TLF Neutron 2C V2 + 18650 adapter — XM-L2 nw (ca. 880Lumen / 11Klux)
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5. Lucky Sun Mini 20 — XP-L Hi V2 3D ded. (Qlite 3.04A Driver - ca.680Lumen / 18Klux — Kenjii Mod.)
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6. Solarforce L2M “CUXP2” dropin (intl. ooutdoor) — XP-G2 S4 2B ded. (Qlite 2.28A Driver /ca. 33Klux)

7. Solarforce Y2 — XP-E2 ded. (Qlite 3.04A Driver - ca. 352Lumen / 68Klux — Kenjii Mod.) — defocused
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8. Solarforce Y2 — XP-E2 ded. (Qlite 3.04A Driver - ca. 352Lumen / 68Klux — Kenjii Mod.) — medium focused
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9. Solarforce Y2 — XP-E2 ded. (Qlite 3.04A Driver - ca. 352Lumen / 68Klux — Kenjii Mod.) — full focused
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For a better overview, the above pictures in the same order shrinked to 400 pixels.
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Best regards from Germany

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Macs

Whow!

Very nice. Thanks for posting these up. You have some lights that throw very well.

Great jobs, thanks for detail comparison

Ach die Liebe!

Nice shots, thanks for doing this.

Love a happy ending.
Thanks for beamshots, enjoyed going through them.

Update: - Riverbeamshots 2016 -

Passed night I found some time to have a visit the local banks of good old Rhin River for quite a little while. :slight_smile:
No need to say that I didn’t walk alone.

The Team that stays with me
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a.f.l. - Crelant 7G5CS Reflector XP-G2 ded. – ca. 5 A – Kenjii Mod. , TN 31 – XP-G2 ded. / ca. 5 A Kenjii Mod., Dereelight X-Searcher XM-L2 ded. / ca. 4A Vinz Mod., - Uniquefire 1504 XP-G2 ded. / ca. 4 A – Kenjii Mod., - Dereelight Night Master XP-G2 ded. / ca. 4 A - Vinz Mod., - Subfire F3 - XP-E2 ded. - Djozz Mod.,
d.f.l. - Ultrafire – T90 – XM-L2 ded. / ca. 6,5 A madmark Mod., - EagTac - M25C2 Turbo - XP-G2 ded. / w. orginal driver, - Crelant 7G5CS Collimator XP-G2 ded. – ca. 5 A – Kenjii Mod., - Dereelight X-Searcher XP-G2 ded. / ca. 4A — Vinz Mod., and one that didn’t make it to pics is the Uf. 1405 – XP-E2 red – ded. / ca. 3 A – Kenjii Mod.

Same target zone as to find above, for the river beamshots is the base of a power pole which is placed at the western bank of the river, spanning a straight distance of 500 meters to its counterpart at the east bank.
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To get some more beam distance, here I choose a place with longer diagonal to the target. From there it should be around 600 m.
First pic is normal distance, secound pic is with 11x optical zoom. Camera setting: manual mode - iso 100 - time 4 s - blend F 5.0

The dark night
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1. Subfire F3 - XP-E2 ded. - Djozz Mod. (ca. 100 Klux) & and the magic eye

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2. Uf. 1405 – XP-E2 red – ded. / ca. 3 A – Kenjii Mod. (ca. 200 klux)
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3. Dereelight Night Master XP-G2 ded. / ca. 4 A —- Vinz Mod. (ca. 240 klux)
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4. Dereelight X-Searcher XM-L2 ded. / ca. 4A — Vinz Mod. (n.m. klux)
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5. Crelant 7G5CS Reflector XP-G2 ded. – ca. 5 A – Kenjii Mod. (n.m. klux)
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6. TN 31 – XP-G2 ded. / ca. 5 A Kenjii Mod. (ca. 450 klux)
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7. Uniquefire 1504 XP-G2 ded. / ca. 4 A – Kenjii Mod. (ca. 420 klux)
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8. Dereelight X-Searcher XP-G2 ded. / ca. 4A — Vinz Mod. (ca. 450 klux)
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9. Crelant 7G5CS Collimator XP-G2 ded. – ca. 5 A – Kenjii Mod (ca. 550 klux)
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10. Ultrafire – T90 – XM-L2 ded. / ca. 6,5 A madmark Mod. ( ca. 550 klux)
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11. EagTac - M25C2 Turbo - XP-G2 ded. / 2 x 18650 w. orginal driver (ca. 765 klux)
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For some better overview, in order of appearance a collection of the zoom pics shrinked to 400 pix.
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The air wasn’t as clean as it should be, but I guess the pics do their job.

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Thanks on this comparison.

I was very happy to see comparison between

8. Dereelight X-Searcher XP-G2 ded. / ca. 4A — Vinz Mod. (ca. 450 klux)

9. Crelant 7G5CS Collimator XP-G2 ded. – ca. 5 A – Kenjii Mod (ca. 550 klux)

So same lens diameter lights. And no doubt that Vinz version which is probably done with precoolimator lenses wins with visually much nicer and wider beam (no matter for kcd numbers).

Kenjii should explore precoolimators a bit, and I am also very interested how he managed to get 5A out of XP-G2 and lets say fet driver (almost impossible this days).

Edit:

Kcd values seems to be very relative at some stage so this is 750kcd light:

And 450kcd light:

Little Beamshot update: ET. M25C2 Turbo: XHP-35 Hi vers. XP-G2 ded., UF-T90 XM-L2 ded. and 7G5CS XP-G2 ded.

Quite a few weeks ago, this lovely little crazy thing to see here M25C2 Turbo XHP35 mod by Nexxos , find its destinated way “to daddy’s home”. So here is a short Beamshot comparison with this tiny new toy and the best 3 Musketeers of my little Thrower company, photographed at my favoured tracks for Long Distance Beamshots.

First track targets the 165 m high cooling tower from a nearby coal-fired power plant in our area.
The beam distance is about 580 m /* +*- . Camera mode manuel: iso – 100 , time – 4 sec. , blend – F 5.6
First picture of every flashlight is in natural distance , the second one is with 11 x optical zoom.

The night watch:
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  1. Crelant 7G5CS Collimator XP-G2 ded. – ca. 5 A – Kenjii Mod. (ca. 550 klux)
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  2. Ultrafire – T90 – XM-L2 ded. / ca. 6,5 A madmark Mod. ( ca. 550 klux)
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  3. EagTac - M25C2 Turbo - XP-G2 ded. / 2 x 18650 w. orginal driver - Andi Mod. (ca. 765 klux)
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  4. EagTac - M25C2 Turbo - XHP35HI E4 3C - 4 x 18650 - LD-2 4s 2,5A - Nexxos Mod. ( 2500 Lumen & ca. 600 klux)
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For some better overview, in order of appearance a collection of the zoom pics shrinked to 400 pix.
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Second track targets the basement of a big power pole placed at the, formerly Roman occupied territories :smiling_imp: :smiling_imp: — :smiley: ,
on the western banks of the Lower Rhine river.
The beam distance is about 700 m /* +*- . Camera mode manuel: iso – 100 , time – 4 sec. , blend – F 5.6
First picture of every flashlight is in natural distance , the second one is with 11 x optical zoom.

The night watch:
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  1. Crelant 7G5CS Collimator XP-G2 ded. – ca. 5 A – Kenjii Mod. (ca. 550 klux)
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  2. Ultrafire – T90 – XM-L2 ded. / ca. 6,5 A madmark Mod. ( ca. 550 klux)
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  3. EagTac - M25C2 Turbo - XP-G2 ded. / 2 x 18650 w. orginal driver - Andi Mod. (ca. 765 klux)
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  4. EagTac - M25C2 Turbo - XHP35HI E4 3C - 4 x 18650 - LD-2 4s 2,5A - Nexxos Mod. ( 2500 Lumen & ca. 600 klux)
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And once again, the zoom pics shrinked to 400 pix.
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Now its up to viewers minds.

:heart_eyes: & :beer:

Omg this thread is so full of beamshots! I am late to the beamshots party!

Great work MAC! Please keep them coming! :beer:

The BLF Q8 & friends - another a bit more floody type of beamshot update.

The arrival of the long time awaited BLF Q8 flashlight seemed to be a good reason for a little beamshot comparison with some other flashlights,
just to show how these are matching up with the great new star on budgets lighting heaven. :+1:

The road crew
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f.l.s.: Solarstorm Warrior 3x XM-L2, Xeno G10 v2 SST-40 (Vinz Mod), Haikelite SC01 XHP-35 Hi, Fenix TK75 - 3x XM-L2,
BLF Q8 4x XP-L, SKYRAY KUNG 4x XM-L2, Solarforce F3 - MT-G2, in front: Dereelight NM400 XM-L2 ded./Pre-Lens (Vinz Mod)

The beam track is a ca. 300 m long part of a sidewalk / bikeway on the east bank of Lower Rhine river. ( river course 800 km )
Camera mode manuel: iso – 100 , time – 2,5 sec. , blend – F 4.5
First picture shows natural distance , the second pic is with 11 x optical zoom.

The darkness
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And to get a good impression about the location, at first the size wise far biggest member of the crew.
Fenix TK75 - 3x XM-L2
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Solarforce F3 - MT-G2
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Xeno G10 v2 SST-40 (Vinz Mod)
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Dereelight NM400 XM-L2 ded./Pre-Lens (Vinz Mod)
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Solarstorm Warrior 3x XM-L2
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SKYRAY KUNG 4x XM-L2
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Haikelite SC01 XHP-35 Hi
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BLF Q8 4x XP-L high (turbo)
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BLF Q8 4x XP-L mid (constant mode)
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For better overview, a collection of the zoom pics shrinked to 400 p.
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The Q8 is a hell of a big bang. Very good build quality and really great performance. Love to play around with it.
As well not bad is the match up that the relatively small sized, but therefore Vinz handelt, Xeno G10 v2 SST-40 and
Dereelight NM400 XM-L2 ded./Pre-Lens are showing here.

Finally -, just to share, here comes a sensational snapshot that I was lucky to catch during a long trip at Wild Western Coasts,
at times when I was young. The foto is entitled* ” White Shark arriving just in time to save a drawing flashlight “*

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:heart_eyes: & :beer:

Wow, the Q8 kind of blows them away. Even gives the TK75 competition in throw.

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Sorry I did this my mistaken sorry please :frowning: