sigh… i wish you guys woud give up on this issues regarding brightness or lumens.
i’m not trying to be an ignorant A…hole regarding the brightness or lumens…
you guys are killing me here…
what i’m trying to do is just to show a simple experiment that maybe someday somebody could take it further to improve it.
i already change the subject from brighter to longer throw… and i did shows just that…so what’s the big issue here?
it’s like asking which one is brighter… Skay Ray king or Thrunite TN31?
i’m pretty sure everybody have different opinion on this too.
i think this debate started with ma_sha1 post #12:
Long focal length magnifier lens can focus the beam to the wall & make the spot very bright, 10x brighter easily, but this diverge the beam and thus reduce flashlight throw.
In this case, greatly increased lux on the wall = greatly decreased throw!
This is like playing with magnifying glass to focus sun light, the focused spot is strong enough to ignite fire, but +will no longer throw long distance.
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well guess what? i proved him wrong, how could you increase the lux but suffer decrease in throw?
do i need to change the subject to increase the lux and longer throw from simple light instead?
does that will make people happy here?
i guess only Old lumen post #34 says it better than anyone here…
No…
You don’t understand. If it can’t be dissected, corrected, manipulated, stipulated, debated, rejected or accepted, it can’t be discussed in a flashlight forum.
Yes, you redirected the light and it appears brighter, because it is more focused. No, it really isn’t brighter scientifically, because optics cannot increase light output. They are all just going through their usual long BLF process, let them enjoy, they can’t help it.
As for me, I think it’s a pretty cool attempt at focusing the light from your flashlights into a more usable beam. Not everyone knows the scientific correctness and the reality is “It’s just a flashlight for * sakes and it’s just a hobby, not building a rocket here, LOL. Have fun with it.