Beamshots, some triple XM-L, some Throwers

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It's still good info. At least now we can see that the hotspot size indeed is a bit tighter than the regular lights, due to the slightly bigger diameter of the head (67mm, same as RRT-3). Info on the 850 is pretty scarce.

The $67 + $2 tracking price doesn't help it. If you are a regular and you tag it to another light's shipment, you can get the DRY CW for the same price actually. And we know that the DRY throws as well as the RRT-3 just by sheer power even though it's a 57mm head. (~ 30k cd)

If anyone has the dough to try, you can rip out the 850 driver and put in the DRY LMH-Turbo, i have 4 spare 3-mode DD drivers. Would be interesting! Same issue, too much $$$ for the 850!

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Another problem with the beamshots is that the lights don't point at the same direction; it slightly differs. Especially the 3XT6-850 seems to point too low.

However, regarding throw I guess X9 > X8 > A0,
TK70 > all other,
SR 3xT6 818 > TR 3T6,
Z5 quite low.

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They are not pointed in the same spot, As I said before X9 looks underdriven. Maybe a not so lucky driver?

Questions: Same batteries have been used when testing? Same Voltages?

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Found these... seems like I really gotta buy FandyFire STL-V6/Sky Ray STL-V2 :~ EDIT: Went nuts and ordered FandyFire STL-V6, will be my last flashlight... maybe ;)

EDIT2: F*ck, backordered -> canceled order -> waiting for refund... and hopefully if getting money back will order Sky Ray STL-V2 from manafont.

Sky Ray 3xT6 850 4300

Sky Ray STL-V2

F/2.8, 1 sec., ISO200

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Very interesting beamshots, where did found them? Are there any flashlights tested in this setup.

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Are you Hungarian?

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Google image search :D

Yes there is this

UltraFire 501B, but doesn't say which LED it has.

No, Finn.

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That Trustfire 3T6 throws fantastic for a non thrower. The beam actually gos past the house in the field.

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Sky Ray 850

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Ok :)

501B with xml T6

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oops, yeap, I was thinking at the Trustfire.

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Do you know the distance to the house?

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If you look at this image at full resolution, you can see that the 501B's hotspot is directed somewhere in close range, not like the SkyRays. I guess because the hotspot is larger it also reaches the house very slightly.

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If I understood google translate correctly it should be about 150 meters away (to me looks like little more than that) and the hill where picture was taken is 20 meters higher than house.

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Probably it was taken with a short focal length lens, so that's making objects in a distance appear farther than they are. Probably...

I did a Pythagorean calculation on that, it should be 151 meters from that point on the hill to the house, so 20 meters elevation doesn't change the distance that much in this case. All numbers are theoretic.

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The Skyray 4300 looks less throwy than the 3800. Maybe just a little?

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Holy crap, that looks like THE thrower. Way up on a hill and still shining on it like daylight.

Is there anything better? Otherwise I might consider buying this one.

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Crelant 7G5 is better but as Coolper said not a night and day difference.

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Very very nice shots! Sticky'd.

My vote would go for:

X8, STL-V2/V6, 3T6.

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OK guys, can you say which flashlight is now the best budget thrower? STL V2/6 or more pricy Crelant? Or maybe something else? If crelant, is it worth additional 30$(70% price morethan STL V2)?