SUMMARY Subjective opinions - please expect changes as I gain experience with time and more lights.
Wurkkos TS32
The 15000 lumen of TS32 Nichia 519a goodness is UNLIKE anything I’ve ever seen. It has a golden creamy (meaning not too yellow) tone and is so very very bright and floody (why it’s often described as “wall of light”). Note that this 519a 5000k is most beautiful in Turbo mode; the lower brightness hs some green tint and more positive Duv. In the context of comparing against these other 15000 lm super-lights, it has very clearly the most beautiful warm-colored wall-of-light, with the best color rendering as a result of its 98 CRI. 519a 5000k is less yellow than 519a 4500k, and I welcome this change.
Combining twelve hot 519a’s with the throwy, cool, bright SST40 central LED is an ingenious move, a result of this light being born and bred in BLF by hobbyists. The 519a stepdowns very quickly so I would suggest to use light with SST40 throw on Turbo or high, and 519a only on medium, with occasional burst of Turbo for the ultimate OMG Nichia hit.
Haikelite HK05
Flashlights has become such a fun hobby for me because there are nuances and characteristics that make each light special. No one light is completely best/better in every aspect. My Haikelite is the 5000k version, and the beam color is good in that it is warm, but it has a green tint. This may sound bad, but as long as you don’t do white wall hunting, it’s actually ok in actual use in nature, even for me a tint snob.
Clocking in at a fantastic 23,500 lm, the beam has an even spread, with a largish hotspot and bright spill. And yes OMG it’s bright and gives an absolutely spectacular wall of light. Subjectively the best out of this bunch. Whenever I turn this baby on, I am in awe!
The lights are available with 3 CCT options: 3000, 5000, and 6500k. Since I already had Jin Heng JKK76 with 6500k LED, for Haikelite I opted for the 5000k version. If you don’t want to have the green tint, then 6500k should be the choice. 3000k is out for me because it’s just going to be too yellow.
This is a HUGE light, dwarfing its friends Jin Heng JKK76 and Wurkkos TS32. So keep that in mind. During use I had to carry it in my small belt-loop camera bag. Build quality is Wurkkos class, not bad at all. The light is huge, heavy, and feel solid like a rock. I love holding it just for the brick wall solidity. Wonderful for its modest cost.
Nightwatch Chaos
Jin Heng JKK76
This light’s short length makes it feel compact compared to the other lights in this group. It is unusually robust/rock solid, and fantastic to hold. The internal cage and deep, large heat fins make it fun to look at and to own. I love it even though it has one of my no-no pet peeves (hold for off); I hope this shows how special it is otherwise.
While the Wurkkos TS32 has the tint advantage, JKK76 clearly has better brightness . This thing lit up the whole hillside, creating a bright and floody “wall of light.” The beam color tends towards white-blue LED color, and not warm like Wurkkos. While harsh, a white-blue beam provides more crispness and contrast for me. I would think it is better for search and/or safety function. Highly recommended despite of hold-for-off.
The beam is floody, yet the throw is a cool, super-thrower range 773m. How could that be?! It tells you the brute force output of this light. Despite of this throw, the peripheral brightness causes pupil to contract and decreases view distally. For this reason I don’t classify this as a “throwy” beam.