So, tonight I had the chance to make some “night shots” with the Sofirn SF14 to see how it works outside.
Mostly, I compared the SF14 a Sanyo UR14500P Li-Ion battery, SF14 on AA Alkaline (1.5V Aerocell, from Lidl supermarket), and the Lumintop Tool AA also on a Sanyo UR14500P Li-Ion battery.
My conclusions from this comparison:
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LT Tool AA : has a brighter Low mode; the output on High is less brighter than one of the SF14; the beam is more floody, despite it has SMO reflector (but the XPL LED is bigger that the XPG2 S4 from the Sofirn SF14); the beam is also more “squarish” than the SF14; the throw is less than the SF14.
A personal note: if the LT Tool had a warmer or neutral tint as the SF14, it would be much better for inside use. So…bring on the NICHIAS
- Sofirn SF14: has lower Low mode, but is not a Moonlight mode; on AA, the all outputs are lower than on a Li-Ion battery, but they are very good for that type of battery; the beam is more throwy, reaching the 70 meters, on the 14500 battery; the beam is round and well defined, despite using a OP reflector.
The rest, you can see on the beamshosts below
PWM
EDIT: SF14 does not have PWM. The lines on the photos, from what I’ve recently learned, are marks of the Constant Current driver, and can only be seen on Medium and High.
(Low > Medium > High)
PWM (LT Tool AA – has it on Low and Medium)
(Low > Medium > High)
Sofirn SF14 (AA Alkaline) > Sofirn SF14 (14500 Li-Ion) > Lumintop Tool AA
(Low > Medium > High)
TINT (Sofirn SF14 > Lumintop Tool AA)
FLOOD (Sofirn SF14 > Lumintop Tool AA)
Sofirn SF14 (AA Alkaline) > Sofirn SF14 (14500 Li-Ion) > Lumintop Tool AA
Indoor
From 3 to 5 meters
From 3 to 60 meters
(Low > Medium > High)
10 meters
13 meters
15 meters
30 meters
50 meters
Sofirn SF14 > Lumintop Tool AA
5 meters
Best regards :sunglasses: :+1: