Acebeam W30: A Light Without Honor

[Rusty_Joe]

Acebeam W30: A Light Without Honor

[Rusty_Joe]

@Robin Dobbie

When I think of Acebeam and a lack of honor, I think of their bogus runtime claims on turbo and the fact that people believe that and buy into it and Acebeam should know better and doesn’t stop.

I don’t understand how LEP is “cheating” or the comparison to very sad individuals who do the oil-injecting thing. I don’t understand how this particular LEP being named is worse than other LEPs or how the W30 is infamous? Is it merely the size and bulk?

I’m still curious enough about LEPs that I kinda want one, your videos haven’t made me not want one.

You often point one around at very close objects and note how bright the hotspot is. I think there may be some people who thought these were EDC lights, but I think most people here know what LEP is all about.

I remember seeing a review on an LEP, I don’t remember which one it was, but the reviewer was mainly shining the beam on things far away. One thing they illuminated was a boat several miles away. Lit the thing up like daylight. Their exposure and focal length was such that the advantage of LEP was seen.

I would have been interested in more detail in these “weird things” the brain does in response to the hotspot?

Thanks for the feedback.

“Cheating” is what the LEP system is—a zero-spill and unworkable beam profile, which tries to compete as a flashlight, but is just a laser type of toy. People may well get the impression that this is an illumination tool. It is…sort of…so I think my point is obvious. And yes, Acebeam’s exaggerated runtime claims and crappy batteries are an issue. But I’m talking about this torch being confused as being something actually useful. They just are not.

[djozz]

Great video, I’m almost sold buying one
I agree that the W30 can have two purposes:

1. bragging (I admit that I’m sensitive to that),
2. extreme niche use of km+ illumination (i.e. marine use finding bouys at night, I have done that 20 years ago during sailing races, using those 100W halogen reflector spotlights that needed 2 hours charging of their lead-batteries after 5 minutes use, a W30 at the time would have been wonderful!)

[Lightbringer]

Oh, I’d love to have one, just to have one, but not chree hunnit bux worth.

Hell, I “correct” people when they recommend a C8 as a general-purpose light, as it’s way too throwy for that.

[chooma]

My LEP is is useful as it gives me loads of laughs watching my dog do back flips trying to bite the beam.

[Rusty_Joe]

@chooma

My LEP is is useful as it gives me loads of laughs watching my dog do back flips trying to bite the beam.

Ok, now there’s a use. I stand called out.

[justanotherguy]

I do not get reviewing a light just to piss on it?

To decry the light’s strong point and selling features as useless because it doesn’t do ‘normal’ light stuff is bizarre…

Would you pick up a 10k flood light and complain how it doesn’t light up “olympus mons” ?

Then again I’m the type of person that looks at a mega thrower and thinks ‘would it be cool to have’ and makes a choice on that merit. And not call it a ‘glorified waste of money’…

One click I can’t get back.

[Oli]

It was available in three colors. 6500k,hi cri, and 4000k. You chose the 6500k and then complain about it. And you’re complaining while shining it at objects that are 100ft or less than 200 ft away at night. You knew that’s not what this light is for. It is true that most people don’t have a need or use for this light especially in suburbia with street lights everywhere. I use the 4000k a few times a week looking down into 6 inch water wells. I don’t think there’s a better light out there other than maybe the Weltool W4 for that purpose. It also works very good to look though water to the bottom of shallow wells where the water level may be 5 to 15 ft deep. That’s almost always in daylight hours. And I still take it out in the backyard periodically to signal the Martians.

[aginthelaw]

I’m waiting for Lassie to tell me Timmy fell down the well again so I can use mine.

[djozz]

I reckon that Rusty was not dead serious to condemn the light as he did , and while damning it he actually made one of the better video’s I have seen showing the capabilities of a flashlight

[ChibiM]

It's definitely a special flashlight for special purposes.

1 thing I don't trust is the following 'I got 3.1 Million Candella'

Maybe double check your readings, that thing is only supposed to throw 1.45 Mcd, and I measured mine lower than that, at about 1.3 Mcd. 3.1 Mcd just can't be right

[Rusty_Joe]

@justanotherguy

I do not get reviewing a light just to piss on it?

To decry the light’s strong point and selling features as useless because it doesn’t do ‘normal’ light stuff is bizarre…

Would you pick up a 10k flood light and complain how it doesn’t light up “olympus mons” ?

Then again I’m the type of person that looks at a mega thrower and thinks ‘would it be cool to have’ and makes a choice on that merit. And not call it a ‘glorified waste of money’…

One click I can’t get back.

Which is the problem…you don’t want an ACTUAL review. Just as with a movie review, I want to be TOLD if a movie sucks.

[Rusty_Joe]

@ChibiM

It’s definitely a special flashlight for special purposes.

1 thing I don’t trust is the following ‘I got 3.1 Million Candella’

Maybe double check your readings, that thing is only supposed to throw 1.45 Mcd, and I measured mine lower than that, at about 1.3 Mcd. 3.1 Mcd just can’t be right 

You are right. I made an error. It’s just shy of 1.3.

[Rusty_Joe]

@djozz

I reckon that Rusty was not dead serious to condemn the light as he did , and while damning it he actually made one of the better video’s I have seen showing the capabilities of a flashlight :+1:

I was and I wasn’t; it’s middle-of-the-road to me. I really don’t know what to think of it. It’s too unruly to carry or use. But yes, it can signal those dang Martians.

[ChibiM]

@Rusty Joe

@ChibiM

It's definitely a special flashlight for special purposes.

1 thing I don't trust is the following 'I got 3.1 Million Candella'

Maybe double check your readings, that thing is only supposed to throw 1.45 Mcd, and I measured mine lower than that, at about 1.3 Mcd. 3.1 Mcd just can't be right

You are right. I made an error. It’s just shy of 1.3.

Phew! Still pretty amazing for the size of light :-) and true, for most people the pencil shape beam isn't really practical. But still a lot of fun to play with :-D

[justanotherguy]

@Rusty Joe

Which is the problem…you don’t want an ACTUAL review. Just as with a movie review, I want to be TOLD if a movie sucks.

Its not really a review, its a diatribe for an item that You have no use for…

There’s no attempt to show just what it can do at one mile, target pics etc. Just ‘my retina is burning’ and ‘Olympus mons’

It’s not intended for the uses you fret about, so why bring it up?

Go review a Limo and complain about ‘impossible to park’, or ‘terrible no good turning radius…’ Then gloss over the 42” TV in back, the bar, disco lighting and room for 12, because you know, you drive a car to work and dont need that stuff.

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[zoulas]

The statement that the light is “meat head nonsense” reminds me of the show All in the Family.

[Bwana]

Life would be pretty boring if we only bought stuff we actually needed .

I have a houseful of useless stuff I have purchased over the years.

[aginthelaw]

Mine is around 3.1 but it was higher than most out the box and with a little tuning by a talented viet, it is the highest throwing w30 out there

[ChibiM]

@aginthelaw

Mine is around 3.1 but it was higher than most out the box and with a little tuning by a talented viet, it is the highest throwing w30 out there

proof?