Spark SL6-800CW Review

[Lotus_Darkrose]

I wish I could afford to buy all the shit you do, erns.

 

[erns]

I wish I could afford to buy all the shit you do, erns.

It's because no wife, no kids or no girlfriend at this time. lol!

 

[InfinitusEquitas]

It's because no wife, no kids or no girlfriend at this time. lol!

LMAO - I think I'm gonna attempt to avoid #1 and #2 for as long as I can

Very nice reviews, instead of a laser next I think I'm gonna pick up a flashlight for edc.

Still undecided on what to get though. Newer lights seem to have more power/lumens but worse throw.

 

[erns]

LMAO - I think I'm gonna attempt to avoid #1 and #2 for as long as I can

Very nice reviews, instead of a laser next I think I'm gonna pick up a flashlight for edc.

Still undecided on what to get though. Newer lights seem to have more power/lumens but worse throw.

All the lights are using the XM-L Leds. In smaller lights they are going to be all flood but in some of the larger lights they have some throw.

 

[Lotus_Darkrose]

Which is why if you want the most throw while keeping the reflector smaller, your best bet is an R2 or a Q5 LED.

Would it be too much trouble to do a R2/Q5 vs. XP-G vs. XM-L throw comparison sometime, erns? I know I could dig around CPF but I'd like to see the comparison with your camera skills

 

[BShanahan14rulz]

Which is why if you want the most throw while keeping the reflector smaller, your best bet is an (XR-E) R2 or a Q5 LED.

Would it be too much trouble to do a R2/Q5 vs. XP-G vs. XM-L throw comparison sometime, erns? I know I could dig around CPF but I'd like to see the comparison with your camera skills

I don't know if there are any XR-E R2-bin EZ-900 (0.9x0.9mm) chips yet, but I believe some XR-E Q5s are the EZ-900. XR-E R2s are the EZ-1000 (1.0x1.0mm) chips.

 

[Lotus_Darkrose]

Yes I accidentally left out the XR-E part. The next step down from XR-E is going to be a Q5 XP-E in terms of pure throw.

 

[BShanahan14rulz]

actually, XP-E now comes in R2 flavors, unofficially.

Advantage of Q5 over R2 in the XR-E series is the smaller emitting area. surface brightness is probably the same, I'd have to look it up.

 

[InfinitusEquitas]

So is there any flashlight you guys can recommend with good throw, that's roughly the size of the fenix pd31 or surefire 6p.

The problem with the throw lights I keep running into is that the reflector head is always somewhat larger

 

[BShanahan14rulz]

With a light that size, to achieve throw means you will suffer a loss of lumens from using a smaller emitter. The smaller the emitting area is relative to the optic, the more potential for throw the system as a whole has.

 

[InfinitusEquitas]

With a light that size, to achieve throw means you will suffer a loss of lumens from using a smaller emitter. The smaller the emitting area is relative to the optic, the more potential for throw the system as a whole has.

Thank you putting that in laymen terms...

It is a shame. I was hoping good throw was possibly with relatively high output.

Back to the drawing board I guess:undecided:

 

[Lotus_Darkrose]

There is the option of a 27-30mm aspheric lens and an XM-L. Most likely it will be a custom build though.