There may be other camera hoods/adapters that cut down on the amount of work involved, but with the parts that Linus & I used, I wouldn't call it easy! :)
That’s what I reach for these days. Nice light. Very high quality reflector but limited in diameter. Fits well in the pocket of a cold weather jacket. Get’s the job done by brute force lumen generation in turbo mode. Got asked if I was signalling the I.S.S. with it a few times back in the summer.
This is my best thrower to date. Im using the well marketed and available everywhere Trustfire trip xml t6 3800 lm as a host for three parallel XHP50 j4 5700k being driven by a blf inspired direct drive (Adventure Sport Flashlight design). All of my 18650’s currently on hand suck so I unscrewed an extension so I could use two 18350 eFest IMR 10A cells plus a small spacer. By method of measurement whereas I place my ammeter in series connection to the light and the meter it measures an amp. pull of a lil over 4. My ammeter is swing arm and the leads are 10 inches long 18 gauge wire. The mcpcb lead wires are 20 gauge silicone wrapped.
And oh yeah I almost forgot the part most in question for me. The original XML’s sit on a thin 45mm piece of aluminum. So I added a 4mm thick round aluminum heat sink joined with heat grease. In order to create more exposed surface area, I made thin grooves on the back side. The business end has the original high polish finish.