Small flashlight outdoor beamshots + small epiphany inside.

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Hi guys,
As you may know I do love taking beamshots and now that I’ve received my 2*AA red maglite from OldLumens modded with a nichia 219 I just can’t seem to stop using it! I just love it! I used to think that the brighter the better, because I’d be able to see more. But ever since I’ve touched this light I can’t help but think that CW lights are poop. Now I know that I just need a high CRI light and I have the perfect one. I run it on 1 14500 and 1 AA dummy to give it 288 lumens (rough calculation) and honestly, I would say 288 lumens is enough. If I wanted to see as well as I do with a 219 using a CW emitter I’d have to have a lot more lumens, because of the glare and the washing out.

Here are the lights in the beamshots:

2AA Maglite:

Solarforce L2M with NW drop in from intl-outdoors:

X2000 (honestly I don’t even know why I still have this…) :

Ultrafire UF-H6:

Trustfire R5 A3:

I think that everyone should own a light fitted with a nichia 219.

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i’d love to have that nichia, only high cri is my xp-g which is too warm, but the colors seem really good
i prefer neutral white and hope that cree makes nw hicri xm-l2 someday

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Cool, thanks.

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I have to say that based on the pics the UF-H6 would be my favorite. The Nichia my second.

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I was thinking the same thing.