I’d rather have no spill and a tight beam. but not for distance and throw, but for ease of firing out the window, as explained before.
I am only using the Q2 because I happen to have it here NOW, and no know different with regard to tight beams. Hence this thread. and why I am asking about them.
So if not a reflector based light for a tight beam, what is the best ? the aspheric lens. Not got one of those yet….or maybe I have? the Q2 or is that a TIR?
The SingFires as shown below in my mod thread link both have cheap plastic lenses… Flat on one side , curved on the other.
The Q2 is a very similar design to the LED Lenser. its Lens system is almost identical to the Lenser…but better Doing a ceiling bounce test, the rest of the ons illumination is almost identical from spot to flood, and it has double the flood of the LED Lenser.
As to why I am using it…Usin g it because I have it here, and know no better. It is not quite what I want, but with a bit of modding it soon will be closer. It has XP-G emitter New driver on order, I made a new body for it yesterday to take th zoom mech and an 18650 instead of the AA, and a also a new new tail cap clicky switch from a Nitecore on its way to fit the new body.
As i have said in this or another thread, I have bought in the last month
Fenix E35 ultimate
LED Lenser M3R really poor wide angle zoom
SingFire SF132
SignFire SF707C
Coast HP1 (yet to arrive)
Suprabeam Q2
the Q2 has the best zoom of the lot, from a perfectly focused nice square image of the LED to the widest flood, but poor software. only high and a barely different low. Hence the new driver .
But if any of the zooms, after customisation, are not to my liking, then this second idea of two fixed beams (Spot and mule type flood) built in to my own body is the next idea.
it has been 22 years of getting various lamps, all capable in what they do, but none perfect, so this is my current quest.
If I could find a really tight spot fixed focus virtually spill free lamp, (just the head will do) of about 1 inch diameter , maybe 1.5 inch max, but the narrower the better, I can make a housing for it to take a 18650 battery, and second driver unit for a moonlight mule flood.
That XinTD C8 V5 XP-G2 S2 2B 18650 Flashlight does sound sort of perfect. Mode 4 with moonlight start is great. .I could combine that with one bare LED firing down…maybe even use the original XinTD C8 driver, and switch between the two LED’s by switching the driver output to one or other LED,
All just ideas I am throwing around
I just missed out on a 40% discount from SureFire. I got a mate in the USA to phone (they wont sell to outside the USA) them and order me a FM54 diffuser…not listed on their site, but available.
They gave him a 40% discount code, up to the value of $1200…and I only bough the diffuser. Was very tempted by the new 1000Lumen R1 Lawman. not for this project, just of the hell of it.
Should have ordered the R1 and the A2 Aviator too. I was about to , sent my mate the e-mail…but he had already placed the order…probably just as well. Did not truly need to spend another $550 USD though