I think its really awesome but I cant think of a real reason to have it. If it were priced less I would buy one but its not going to be in my near future. Field of view is just too narrow for me.
Got my W30 today. Have to say it’s not quite what I was expecting, in some ways worse and in some better.
1. It is not bright at all. There are better lights for bouncing off a ceiling or white wall to light up a room or tent.
2. It feels extremely high quality and is a little bigger and heavier than I thought.
3. When they say no spill they really mean it. This light produces the cleanest most perfect beam I have ever seen.
4. Compared to a normal flashlight like theTN40, the lack of spill helps keep your pupils from constricting, thus it’s extreme throw is greatly enhanced. There is less spill on this less than from professional dedicated throwers like the Maxabeam or the Nighthunter 1.
5. The reflection off a white wall up close is blindingly intense.
6. The beam is so tightly focused that it is mostly useless for what I would estimate to be 800ft and closer. About 900ft and beyond the beams width starts to become a bit more useful.
7. Even out to a full 1/4 mile the beam never seems to get any dimmer.
Well those are just my initial subjective impressions. Hopefully it won’t be raining tomorrow and I can go out and get some exact measurements with my lux meter, and some good beams shots.
That’s not how it works.
If you have 2 lights with 1 km throw, one with 500 lumens and another with 20 000, both would light up the target (any target at any distance) just as brightly. It’s just that one would produce a wider beam than the other.
Thanks that looks wonderful! Wonder if there will be a sale on July 04. Really like the HI CRI beam. Should be able to cut through the atmosphere and allow our eyes to see more detail in the distance.
ordered one and will be putting a video or two up on youtube on this thing soon. Suppose to be hear the 21st of this month. Only real thrower I have left is the TN42 so will most likely compare. I have a couple lux meters and will try to do the calculation of throw and lux @ 4 meters away. Also have the sphere and curious if it will give an accurate reading for lumens.
My Lux meter has always read lower than everyone elses. Not sure mine is right. Anyway I measured my W30 at 100ft and got 1.04million lux. I kinda feel like the number is bit too low.
Can someone tell me the beam size at some distance, for example 100 yds? My calculations keep saying around ten feet at that distance, but the videos I’ve seen make it seem tighter than that. Thanks for the help.
I watched your video on youtube. Great review as always. I like how you show what the light looks light being shot back at the camera from a distance. Pretty crazy. Makes me think of this video I saw of a cop shining his light in a guys face. The cop was being rude for no reason. The guy then took out a much more powerful flashlight and shined the cop in the face. The cop backed off and put his flashlight away. It probably would have ended differently if this light was shown in the cops face though. Its almost assault level of brightness.
Anyone know if Acebeam has shipped the high cri w30 version? I really want to see a beam shot, especially after seeing the linked w10 high cri shots, perfect tint imo. Would there be a perceived (or real) difference in throw compared to CW? Cuts atmosphere better yet appearing less intense? The light saber look of w30 beamshots Ive seen in CW are very appealing.
I know I dont need this, but damn I want one bad. Wheres best place to buy? And where when high cri is available?