My best budget thrower is c8+ with flat white led. Pretty incredible throw. I have all the parts to make another one. So if you are interested i can make you one for the money I have in it. Im also in Nl. Dus stuur me een PM als je interesse hebt;)
The sst-40 has a tighter beam and therefore more throw.
The xhp50.2 has a floodier type beam with a wider hotspot and therefore less throw. Both are extremely impressive for the features they have such as usb c charging and their price point.
But as far as the tight throwy beam pattern you described, the sst-40 version would give you that.
I had assumed the difference would be near nothing since the XHP has twice the lumen, the website i saw said the sst40 had 50m more throw, so i went for the brighter one. on the subject of throw, how is throw distance calculated? what does it mean when a flashlight has xxx amount of throw? id like to see the definition of it somewhere but i cant find it.
Not that i can see, where should i be able to see it?
I’ve only been a member for 10 hours now, maybe that has something to do with it.
Ive lurked these forums for quite some time, never bothered to make an account.
Throw can be calculated by using a lux meter. There is a youtuber who does flashlight reviews and measures throw with his lux meter pretty accurately, I can’t think of his name at the moment.
You can YouTube comparisons of both versions of the ft03 to see the difference.