Took out a pile of older and recent lights and did some beamshots. I'd have done more, but it takes forever to upload them and it isn't a fast process taking the pictures. It's below freezing out there too. There was a lot of lunar light pollution since the moon was nearly full.
The lights involved were: Mr.Lite J4 with a reflector and XM-L mod (NiMH), Mr.Lite LT3 (XP-G R5), RQ Thrower (Q5), MRV Clone (Q5 or R2), KD XM-L dropin, Ultrafire XM-L dropin, Varapower 2000 (SST-90), Solarforce Skyline 1 (Q5 or R2), Solarforce 0.8-4.2V single mode R2 dropin, DX 18V R5 dropin, DX P7 dropin, MC-E M bin dropin.
So here we go.
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Varapower 2000 - the most powerful light I have, measured at 1552 lumens. Full Power. It has 32 levels and runs on 4 C NiMH in a 3D Mag body
RQ thrower - the best thrower I have measured at 36,700 lux at 1 metre High. The hotspot is larger than it really is as I'm not capable of holding a light still for 4 seconds.
RQ Low
Lumapower MRV Clone High - a very nice light, nice balance of throw and spill. Its hotspot is much larger than that of the RQ, but appears similar in these pictures as the lights are hand-held and tend to move a little in the 4 second exposure.
MRV Clone Medium
MRV Clone Low
And another thrower, the Solarforce Skyline 1. Needs an LED and driver swap. It needs 6V (2xCR123) for best performance but can't handle the 8.4V from two RCR123. Performance is way down on an 18650.
Now some XM-L lights. The first is a Mr.Lite J4 modded with the reflector from a Trustfire TR-801 and an XM-L. There is something odd with the driver. It'll only work properly with an NiMH - it just strobes with a 14500. These shots done with a random NiMH that was lying on my desk. It was charged within the last week. It'd be a lot brighter on a 14500 but it doesn't want to work with one of those tonight. I think it needs a driver swap.
J4 High
J4 XL
KD XM-L dropin High
This is roughly twice the output of a good R5 and half the output of the Varapower on full power. P60 dropin
Ultrafire XM-L High (This one has a smooth reflector and throws a bit better than the OP reflector of the KD one). P60 dropin
KD XM-L Medium
Ultrafire XM-L Medium
KD XM-L Low
Ultrafire XM-L Low
Now a couple of R5's
Mr.Lite LT3 Mode 1
Mr.Lite LT3 Mode 3
Mr.Lite LT3 Mode 4
Mr.Lite LT3 Mode 5
DX 18V R5 dropin High
DX 18V R5 dropin Medium
DX 18V R5 dropin Low
An R2 - Solarforce low voltage (0.8-4.2V) single mode R2, one of the better R2 dropins I have
My first P7 dropin - from DX High. This is about 270 lumens.
P7 Low
M bin MC-E dropin High - around 580 lumens
MC-E Medium
MC-E Low
Enjoy folks!