As promised… it’s time for some beamshots!
For reference, it’s roughly 30 meters to the shed and roughly 50 meters to two trees at which all the lights are aimed in the middle of the frame.
Control Shot
Nitecore P12
L2M w/ sliced MT-G2 P0 @3A
L2D w/ 3-up XP-Ls @~6A (DD)
Y3 w/ Dedomed Stock XM-L2 @5+A
Y3 w/ MT-G2 Q0 @6A
Mini Maglight LED Pro (… for science.)
And now for a longer shot. Sorry, lots of ambient light around here. Yes, it does actually kinda look like the control shot to the naked eye. No, that is not a creepy werewolf plotting my imminent demise. That’s my dog, Sawyer.
Google says it’s 230 meters to the steeple, and 320 meters to the trees behind and to the right of the steeple from where the light is.
Control Shot
L2D w/ 3-up XP-Ls @6A
Y3 w/ Dedomed Stock XM-L2 @5+A
Y3 w/ MT-G2 Q0 @6A
All beamshots taken with Sony NEX-7 at 10mm (15mm full-frame equivalent), F4, 2.5 seconds, ISO 400, auto white balance.
All in all, the Y3 with the MT-G2 is throwing pretty far considering just how much light and how broad of a beam it’s kicking out. It’s definitely hitting the trees behind the church which are well over 300 yards away. The Y3 with the XM-L2 is throwing much, much further than that. I tried to get the exposure on these as close to reality as possible, and I think they came out fairly accurate, all things (crapton of ambient light) considered.
Let me know what you think. This is now the second time ever I’ve taken beamshots. Pointers for taking better ones always welcome.