Hiya!
I thought I’d get a little jump on the Group Buy BLF Special Edition Eagle Eye X6 by quickly taking some base tests on the stock light. I received this X6 today, regular form $18.89 shipped. And it actually came faster than I expected, didn’t know what it was cause I wasn’t looking for it yet.
So, I decided to use the Sanyo UR18650FJ that came from a laptop pull. I have quite a few of em so I can cycle them through during testing using 2 or even 4 that are evenly matched. This should give a good general idea of how the light performs, as this is a middle of the road cell, coming in just under the Samsungs, Sony’s and Purple Efest.
That said, my newest sample, sporting the XM-L2 U2 3C in Neutral White, tested at
High…….698 lumens at 2.22A
Med…….383 lumens at 1.09A
Low………83 lumens at .17A
Lux showed at 15Kcd with an extrapolated 245M throw.
The samples should be showing up in the next couple of days, so now we have some numbers to compare to with my standard test set. Apples to apples, as it were.
I’ll be back!
Beamshots, just got the new/old Canon 20D today…same settings ISO1600, f/5.6 at 1/2 sec exposure. Red oil drum at 97 yds. Yes, I missed the focus. Not used to converting either, usually use full frame sensors. This is the ES 24-105mm f/4 IS lens.
Wide angle, 24mm (38.4mm equ)
Zoom, 105mm ( 168mm equ)
WooHoo! The sample came in and it’s the same nice light I’m loving already, with a very nice BLF Special Edition logo in place of the Eagle Eye X6 logo.
The modes on this sample start in Moon and go up through Turbo for 5 levels, but there’s going to have to be some tweaking as the top 3 levels are too close together.
Moon could be a bit lower too, we’ll see how our requests for change get handled. The below amp readings are taken from the tail of the light. Output is measured on my lightbox, numbers being mine and not necessarily indicative of what anyone else’s readings.
Moon………10.8 Lumens at .02A
Low……………55 Lumens at .08A
Med…………574 Lumens at 1.57A
High…………773 Lumens at 2.25A
Turbo…….1000 Lumens at 3.13A
The tailcap has been redesigned for a cleaner look with a longer section of knurling, and it now easily tail stands with a shorter rubber boot.
Some pics taken impromptu…
JohnnyMac has a more elaborate review, I’ll defer to him for some of the more technical aspects as I’m not up to par at the moment.
Feel free to ask and I’ll do what I can to provide answers…
9-6-14, Crash testing the X6
I decided to find out how tough this little guy is. So I had my wife drop it out of the car at 60 mph while I video’d. While that’s uploading, I have some stills to share. The damage seems to all be from direct impact, you can see and hear the light skidding but there is no visible sign of that on the light as far as scrapes and scratches go. The clip is intact, no marks, even the lens is intact! The top of the Sanyo UR18650FJ cell was dented in, not allowing the light to function. Replacing the cell the light works just fine! Tough little bugger indeed!
As you can see, almost no minor damage, only the impacts hard enough to gouge out aluminum seemed to phase it. I’d say it’s a very good anodizing job! From this, I doubt we have to worry about babying these lights.
Video when it’s uploaded and I figure out how to do it.
Ok, first time for everything…
[video:ttp://youtu.be/XAEzWDdLbfs]