The 2 second exposures are pretty close to real life. Or, a combination of the two - to the eye the column of light is less intense, more like what's in the 1 sec pics, the spill & light on the target is very like the 2 sec pics.
I still wouldn't really call the MTG2 version a flooder, really. The 5x XML SRK I built, that's a flooder. I'll try to get some comparison shots including that one tonight.
No there are definitely different tints. The tint from the modded EA8 OldLumens made was gorgeous, at the same time the tint from the Crelant 7G10, while an improvement over XML's was much cooler, and nowhere near as pleasant.
I would love to know where that specific LED came from.... seeing as mine is now dedomed, and I'm not as in love with the tint post dedoming.
They somehow manage to call it both 'cool white' AND '5000K' at the same time...
Very very close, like 3-4 inches, it looks a little dim in the center. Judging by my other throwy XML lights that are much darker at that same close range that donut hole thing might be a sign the focus is good at longer range. Since the MTG2 version doesn't have that it might mean the focus could be improved over what it already has. If that makes any sense. :~
Close. Theres three. 3000 K which OL hated. 4000K which OL loved and 5000K which I like. Thanks again.
Edit. Sorry this old fool did not realise the question had been answered.
i really like your shots comfy. very nice esp. for your first time. id like to see your custom 5xml king up in the mix.
i think i need to find me a light with a mtg2.
Let's hope the MT-G3 will be a monolithic die instead of an array... that weird hexagon shape is the most compact way to arrange the array, but as a rough guess I'd say the total die area without the spaces in between is only around double or maybe a little less than that of the XML2. About the same amount of difference as between XML2 & XPG2.
Cree datasheets give the MTG2 die area but don't specify if that's the area of the entire array's footprint, or if it only counts the emitting surfaces of the individual dies that make up the array.
Maybe one day silicon manufacturing will make it economically viable to use round dies instead of square (round wastes a huge amount of silicon). I still don't understand how you can put a square die in a round reflector and get something out the end that doesn't look all screwed up. :)