There is a video as part of a review on AmazonUS for the L45, here is a direct link to that video:
“Whackjob . What are you hiding. LOL”
Robin………“What are you smoking?”
I see, no problem. 
Unfortunately the link doesn’t work for me. It downloads a file but that file doesn’t play.
The file is:
default.jobtemplate.hls.m3u8
and its only 65 bytes.
Sorry the link does not work. I always check any link I post (after I post it) and it still works for me when I click on it now.
Another way to find this video (which shows the beam zooming on a white wall) is to click the link from the first post (copied here for reference) and find the video in the five-star review by "Maserati Corse" from March 27, 2021:
Thanks, Roostre. Besides the video by Maserati Corse, if one looks at his still pic of the lens you can notice a sort of faint “spiraling” imprint. Never seen that before in this type lens. That and the little extra taller typical protrusion of the center leads me to surmise that this lens may be specifically tuned to the Osram. Conjecture only.
One thing that Maserati’s video does accurately show is that when fully zoomed-in it has IMO a very nice clean (without center artifacts) concentrated hotspot which translates into its surprising throw and usable flood.
Again I think this wasn’t all that slam dunk easy to pull off. Mind you this is from a head of only about 1 3/8” in outside diameter with the lens itself at about 1 1/8” diameter.
The anodizing finish quality of this flash belies the price. Really quite smooth hence a nice tactile feel.
I think it’s worth the $15 and then some. 
PS. The tight smooth diamond-pattern knurling around the rotating focusing head IMO is pretty dam superb. Just the right texture. Speaking of which the rotating focus design is starting to
grow on me instead of the typical push-pull of most zoomy’s. Big time.
For one thing rotational focus allows greater pinpoint accuracies and less chance of inadvertantly bumping the focus points especially when clip pocketed or holstered. I wish it had come with a pocket clip butt I can add my own by legoing.
No camera for Beamshots? More like I tried to inset photo, but the forum doesn’t allow/support direct upload posting. 
Watched the vid, very nice, thanks roostre
Yeah, the throw beam looks nice, intermediate looks as bad as usually. 
I have only one TIR zoomie with nice intermediate beam (Coast HP2), most look like that.
Flood…I’m not sure if it has a brigher ring on the outer edge or is it completely smooth? It definitely has a halo around the main beam and I’m not sure whether it’s ringy.
As to the twisty operation, I hate it. I want adjustoment to be as fast as my eye movement and twisties are simply lagging behind.
But this can be fixed, at least one modder (Firelight2) has removed threads from a twisty zoomie before.
The surface “reflective” portion behind the lens is potentially moddable IMO. By further blackening, any ringyness at various focus points could be mitigated.
I think there are negative compromises you have to pay with zoomy’s in general to get watt really turns ya on. 
I do think though that this L45 lens deals with them better than many out there and maybe even most. Again the concentric even floody throw is its greatest attribute. If it can be beat
for this head size and price I’m all eyes.
I also believe that short distance camera shots don’t necessarily give one the true picture of practical performance. Lighting up a wall 10 feet away can be IMO deceptive when it comes
to artifacts and in general rings and such that are mostly unavoidable - butt I agree the reality is about the degree of these anomalies. There will always be some.
Some anomalies are a helluva lot worse than others and others just aren’t that big of a deal.
I have one of the L45s on order. It looks like there may be a problem with the charge port on these. 3 reviewers talk about how the battery pushes the charge port out of place making it unusable (with pictures). Hope I get lucky…
Update: Mine arrived and there is no problem with the charge port. Quite happy with this zoomie.
Waiting on two more to arrive. First one I got had no problems with the charging port alignment. 
PS. Just got the second of three and no probleeemos
with the charging port either.
:+1:
Maybe Wuben managed to fixed the issue?
Maaaaybeee. The quality control overall appears to be consistent so far. Fit, finish, etc.
This PeetyBeasty is growing on me as an ideal flash to keep handy. Versatile is the best word to describe it. Having last mode memory is practical for most situations with half press if you want the next mode.
Just having two active modes with a really good high mode and a just enough low mode to see far away reasonably adequately but not be blinding for up close stuff was thoughtful on Wuben’s part. That and the warmer tint is appreciated.
Hiding the strobe by requiring two quick half presses in any mode is sheer elegant simplicity.
Btw that strobe starts real fast then coupling with a pause stutter in between is definitely more disorientating than your every day steady pulse strobe that’s for sure. If you’re into that sort of nuance.
PS. SOS is also thankfully hidden like strobe. Just quick half press twice while in strobe to get there while you’re waiting to be rescued on that deserted island.
Just a performance update after having received 7 of these so far (gifts, etc.).
All have no issues with the aforementioned misaligned charging port. All perfectly centered and staying centered. Probably was a one-off anomaly on a certain batch run that Wuben corrected going forward.
Great flash ala bang-for-the-buck BLF money.
Almost pulled the trigger. Could not buy another zoomie. The two of us just don’t get along.
Don’t know your history with zooms butt I have to figure ya don’t like ’em for a good reason.
In my many zoom buys over the years this one is in the top 5%.
You passed 1000 posts nottawhackjob. 
How did you know?
I was rural driving around yesterday and I must’ve passed 5,000 posts easy. 
Here’s another Notta BLF Bargain Special Discovery (NBBSD). I’m gonna use this thread for future NBBSD’s as needed. (Giving back to this community that has served me well over the years. If I recommend something it’s cause Notta Knows.)
This thing is built like a Brick Poop House with a line of diarrheariacs beating down the door after a bean & jalapeno burrito eating contest. The threaded pill alone is hollowed out CNC’d aluminum and has almost 1/4” thick walls. Reminds me slightly of that old school TrustFire X8. The whole flash is built like this including the tube.
The well-made 4 x AA battery carrier is worth the price ALONE. Fits a MagLite and such of course with no problems and because of the positive end protrusion contacts those surfaces without using magnets, etc. (See the short video of 10/23/2020 by reviewer Israel on the battery carrier. Hey here’s the video.)…….
Super easy to disassemble, no glue BS, etc. Could also make a fine host project for the adventurous.
A little slick in the hands and the crenalations are just a tad sharp……I mean not only will it disable an attacker I’m pretty sure it will GRAVEly get the job done. I filed mine down a touch for a smoother experience.
Blasts out lumens/lux too. Whatya expect for up to 6 volts input?. Handles 1.2v NiMh as well. Has a semi-square fuzzy die fully zoomed in. In other words has lotsa flood and lotsa throw. This is good.
$7.99 and free Prime shipping? You’ve Gotta be sh*ttin me Notta. I doubt it’s gonna stay at this price much longer.
Get one. Thank me later. Stay tuned for more NBBSD’s.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088PGJQJW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
PS. AGRO’s gonna hate this zoomer cuz it has rotating focus. 
PSS. Doesn’t have last mode memory either. Returns to high mode after switching off.
PSSS. And no, Enderman, it will not like taking 4 x 14500’s.
PSSSS. I’ve been on a real zoomer kick lately. Don’t ask me Y. Butt go ahead and ask me Z. I’m OK with that.
PSSSSS. Surrounding area of the Osram P8 is already blackened. Somebody in Letmy’s optics engineering must’ve been reading BLF.
PSSSSSS. Read about the first 40 Amazon reviews. A few of them here and there actually know what they’re talking about.
PSSSSSSS. Has a mambo strong & thick positive LED spring too. Negative tail cap spring residing under a brass cap is plenty stiff. This will prolly not lose battery contact
unless dropped from a 12-story building on its head.
PSSSSSSSS. 20mm LED board.