Manker developed a Zoom with NO MOVING PARTS (updated info)

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Ttrev did something similar with the K1, but obviously this would work much better with a multi focal TIR

Electronic zoomie: adjustable beam in a Noctigon K1

I picked up a K1 super thrower and thought it would make the perfect testbed for an idea I’ve been wanting to try: the electronically-focusable beam. This concept is basically to have a central emitter surrounded by a ring of emitters, set in a reflector, and to adjust the relative outputs of the two groups in order to focus or defocus the beam. To implement this in the K1, I surrounded the stock emitter with a set of 4 XQ-E HI parts of similar color and built a custom driver that can continuous…