I tried to collect data on SST-20 throw.
I got the following:
DOMED:
Nightwatch NS22 Seeker SST-20 72 cd/lm
Nightwatch NS22 Seeker SST-40 31 cd/lm
.08585 cd/mm²/lm.
https://skylumen.com/products/emisar-d4vn-smallest-18650-quad
Emisar D4 SST-20 7.1 cd/lm
Emisar D4 XP-L HI 7.2 cd/lm (average of 2)
–1% difference, .08871 cd/mm²/lm.
https://skylumen.com/products/eagletac-d25cvn-the-micro-searchlight-r-1
Eagletac D25C SST-20 21.7 cd/lm
Eagletac D25C White 2 35.6 cd/lm
.09760 cd/mm²/lm.
https://skylumen.com/products/emisar-d4vn-smallest-18650-quad
Emisar D4 SST-20 7.1 cd/lm
Emisar D4 White Flat 21.6 cd/lm
.09922 cd/mm²/lm.
Convoy L2 SST-20 178 cd/lm
Convoy L2 XP-L HI 160 cd/lm
+11.7% difference, .10015 cd/mm²/lm.
https://intl-outdoor.com/emisar-d4s-26650-high-power-led-flashlight-p-932.html?zenid=c34625b9c0483c7ad0db13932650843f
Emisar D4S SST-20 13.74 cd/lm (average for 3 different variants)
Emisar D4S XP-L HI 10.47 cd/lm
+31.3% difference, .11773 cd/mm²/lm.
https://skylumen.com/products/eagletac-d25cvn-the-micro-searchlight-r-1
Eagletac D25C SST-20 21.7 cd/lm
Eagletac D25C White Flat 54.8 cd/lm
.11860 cd/mm²/lm.
SHAVED:
E2L triple shaved SST-20 8.1 cd/lm
E2L triple XP-L HI 6.6 cd/lm
+23% quite low for shaved…
.11029 cd/mm²/lm.
GT Mini shaved SST-20 256 cd/lm
GT Mini Black Flat 462 cd/lm
.14580 cd/mm²/lm.
Convoy S2+ shaved SST-20 25 cd/lm
Convoy S2+ XP-L HI 25 cd/lm
+78.4% difference, .15996 cd/mm²/lm.
GT Mini shaved SST-20 256 cd/lm
GT Mini XP-L HI 131 cd/lm
+95.4% difference. Note that this includes focus tuning that SST-20 likely received but XP-L HI didn’t.
.1752 cd/mm²/lm.
Does anyone know of other direct measurements? Stock vs dedomed SST-20 would be useful as well…
Anyway - for those capable enough to do it, dedomed clearly looks like the way to go. Especially that dedoming was shown to reduce SST-20 greenness.