Diffuser input:
antiparanoico:
My own
post Q8, PMS SEND TO THOSE WITH ISSUES BLF soda can light - #114 by The_Miller
FYI for everyone not into photography, that diffuser is called a Gary Fong LightSphere, invented and patented by Mr Gary Fong (duh). Most likely a clone, since it has been widely and blatantly pirated all over.
OK BLF, we need some help, very specific help
The specs from OP and some clarifications about
1 integrated shelf
2 led board design (own Jos DTP quad emitter board) vs 4 individual Copper DTP stars for the LEDs
There are Chinese (speaking) BLFers who know flashlights and needless to say that is imperative for good translations, Google translate will not do.
Please pm.
Yes, +1. A 4X SRK will have a nice big hot spot and plenty of light in the spill area. Of course with a high amp FET design, this BLF Q8 light will have plenty of both. Pretty much any flashlight with a reflector (or reflectors) of any size can throw, and will not be a pure flooder -- this is the whole reason and purpose of a reflector. TIR optics will flood more, and a decent aspheric lens mounted close to the LED has the purest distribution of even light I've seen. As mentioned, any sort of diffuser will help knock down the throw, and help in dispersing the light out more equally, some better than others. Or you could use diffuser material like DC Fix, works well, reduces total lumens as all diffusers do. I really like DC Fix on a small 16340 twsity light I have, mainly because the beam pattern from the reflector was awful, but the light is great now for any close-up work, or seeing immediately in front of you.
I thought someone posted here before that the total lumens lost from DC Fix is a lot less than other methods used. It also performs better than some other methods in actually diffusing the light. That stuff is very well engineered!
Oh I agree, it's great stuff! All I know is I measured the loss at the time from DC Fix, can't recall how much though, but it was definitiely worth it. Typical classic trade-off: power for quality, CW top bin vs. nice neutral 2nd tier bin, etc. Thanks to Boaz for offering up DC Fix to us cheaply - he might still have some left. I never would have tried it without his recommendation, and glad I am using it now.
I like the way this is going. Currently i am #347 please add me for 2 more for a total of 3. Thanks!
I’m in for 1
On the topic of diffusers, I use a Fenix AOD-L on my Supfire M6. It probably fits other SRK lights as well.
We should enhance the logo for the Q8
The diamond in the SRK logo should have the silhouette of narsil (Tom E’s Avatar) because Q8 is a SRK very much improved with his narsil firmware.
What do you think of that idea guys?
A sword for the king?
Joe
Ehm, sorry Tom E, I am not quit sure if your vote counts, you’re biased.
Email send to Peter Lyon
He made the (not broken ) sword Narsil for the LOTR movies
Hope he either is OK when we use it or directs me to somebody that can give the OK for it.
Great news
jack-bkk is helping out with translation!
Thank you jack!
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And Tom, sorry, not so great news, Peter Lyon answered:
I can’t help you with this, and I cannot give (or refuse) permission as I do not own the copyright on the design of the Narsil sword from LOTR. That would belong to New Line Cinema (though I think that has become part of another film company now), so you would have to contact them about the permission you seek.
You know how movie studios think about using intellectual property.
How much do we want this? It probably means dealing with Hollywood shark lawyers a little down this road, but I am happy see who owns copyright on the design and email them.
Go for it! And while you’re at it, see if they’d be interested in a couple for their own private collection(s).
It’s a tiny emblem going on a cheap mass produced CHINESE light…surely there won’t be problem?! Since when do China give a crap about copyright infringement?
Count me in, please.
I hope we are not taken this seriously. Frito and Good Gulf won't care... Wait? That's "Bored of the Rings".
While I applaud the idea of seeking permission to use a copy written symbol, I think in this case it’s unnecessary. The size of the sword in any logo that goes on even a large light like an SRK is not going to be discernably a copy of any particular sword. It will be a generic (forgive me if I use the wrong terms) two handed broad sword with balls on the ends of the not so cutty bits. Only the name will identify it as that specific sword.
Using the name Narsil may be a bigger hurdle, though that would probably be fair use, but I ain’t a copyright lawyer.
Nice, everybody seems to like an altered logo.
I don’t think we get into trouble if we use a sketch as inspiration of a drawing. It would be a mix from narsil and the fire ring from the original SRK, plus the text. IMHO it’s unique enough.
I doupt the name rights are taken. You had to claim names for a specific product category. The niche electronic, flaslight, codename for a firmware used in the driver for a LiIon driven flashlight is shurly unclaimed
But hence we are using a picture, we should ask John Howe, he made a lot of great Artwork. And I guess the pic of Tom E’s avatar could be from him.
Narsil sketches are from page 3 on and later