I have 2 of them and use 1 in a flashlight for bedside standing after falling asleep! It helps to diffuse the light in more directions, like a candle Works very well, specially in moonlight or low modes, to not harm night vision !
I thought about that kind of diffuser, or DC-Fix, but for other purposes! For a room light, my guess is that the one from Convoy will be better! :nerd_face:
Thanks for the YouTube video. Informative but obviously, you and Mascaratum are talking about two different diffuser types. lol Your diffuser is purely directional and has its purpose. I’m looking for something similar to Mascaratum’s suggestion. I made a mistake of buying the Nitecore NDF beam diffusers. They’re alright and seem well-made, but the light that they give is too harsh for me. I’d like something that can do a Gary Fong Lighsphere for flashlights. Something that can diffuse light in all directions but gives a wide field of very soft illumination. An effective strong diffuser for flashlights that can eliminate harsh shadows. Oh, and not as overpriced as the Lightsphere, or course.
Of course more expensive does not automatically equal better.
The BLF A6 on sale is about three times the price of the $6.99 S2+.
The A6 is currently my favorite and the one I use. It is a good overal balance of the various compromises. — flexibility vs. complexity. - size vs. power - throw vs. flood.
It also feels a little better in my hand than the S2+.
At the moment the Grey S2+ is doing glovebox duty in the LEAF. Winters are dark in North Wales. The tan one will probably go in the car after I break the grey one trying to mod it.
I know a guy who sells 5 different types of diffuser film
this discussion about lanterns is always a difficult one because a diffuser wand will almost always look like a bare lightbulb and no one wants to be anywhere near a bare bulb throwing out 800+ lumens
one answer is a shade and I’ve been playing with a few paper shades … not as nice as my avatar >
I got the $7 S2+ today and overall, the construction is high quality and holding in the hand feels like a solid product.
But, there isn’t too much throw, very much flood type projection.
Is that what’s expected of this particular config?
thx
The desert tan / sandy brown S2+ with XPL-HI has a smooth reflector giving more throw. It also has 8 x 7135 so it will put more current to the emitter than the $6.99 bargain.
I have changed a S2+ with a nichia 4000K 219c, on 8x7135 (2,8 A) it gets quite hot after a while, but the tint is beautiful and due to its small die it throws very well, not as good as the XPL hi with smooth reflector, but it gets very close. A very nice beam, a nice compromise between flood and throw.