likethevegetable
Enlightened
Alright fellas, I braved the -25°C weather and got the chance to play with my flashlights.
In terms of throw, the H53c (as expected) surpassed the H600Fc for a comparable lumens settings. It definitely took a higher setting on the H600Fc to match the H53c. Please, don't quote me on the numbers as these are purely from my perspective in a semi-bright evenining in one area, the weather was also cold and the H53c had a fresh L91 which would perform better in the cold than an 18650. The 596 lm of the Fc looked like the 285 lm of c, and 143 lm of Fc was comparable to 106 lm of the c. The 300 lm of the H600Fc still threw light pretty far (probably more than enough for most purposes), so I wouldn't necessarily defer from a frosted AA model for weaker throw only. The quality of throw however is much better for the spot spill model, in other words, the overall area of the far-throw is larger. If I was trying to spot a trail marker, I'd much rather use spot/spill, even if I had to sacrifice some lumens. At lower settings, the improvement of throw in the spot/spill is very noticeable too. I love the nice tiny 0.01 lm moon my H53c can emit.
The tint of the H600Fc IV so far has been amazing to me - has me giggling like a little kid. I believe the frosted lens helps out with the tint shift, but regardless, the overall colour is just what I wanted. The H600Fc is very neutral with a slight bias towards yellow. The H53c is very yellow at the hotspot, slightly green corona, and whiter in the spill. In my limited field use, they both look great and have their own advantages. The H53c brings out red, green, brown, and yellow amazingly, but makes the snow look muddy. The H600Fc brings out the same colours well, but not quite as vividly, but the snow remains white. I believe the H600Fc is a great balance of colour rendering without too much of a biased tint - it's neutral.
In terms of throw, the H53c (as expected) surpassed the H600Fc for a comparable lumens settings. It definitely took a higher setting on the H600Fc to match the H53c. Please, don't quote me on the numbers as these are purely from my perspective in a semi-bright evenining in one area, the weather was also cold and the H53c had a fresh L91 which would perform better in the cold than an 18650. The 596 lm of the Fc looked like the 285 lm of c, and 143 lm of Fc was comparable to 106 lm of the c. The 300 lm of the H600Fc still threw light pretty far (probably more than enough for most purposes), so I wouldn't necessarily defer from a frosted AA model for weaker throw only. The quality of throw however is much better for the spot spill model, in other words, the overall area of the far-throw is larger. If I was trying to spot a trail marker, I'd much rather use spot/spill, even if I had to sacrifice some lumens. At lower settings, the improvement of throw in the spot/spill is very noticeable too. I love the nice tiny 0.01 lm moon my H53c can emit.
The tint of the H600Fc IV so far has been amazing to me - has me giggling like a little kid. I believe the frosted lens helps out with the tint shift, but regardless, the overall colour is just what I wanted. The H600Fc is very neutral with a slight bias towards yellow. The H53c is very yellow at the hotspot, slightly green corona, and whiter in the spill. In my limited field use, they both look great and have their own advantages. The H53c brings out red, green, brown, and yellow amazingly, but makes the snow look muddy. The H600Fc brings out the same colours well, but not quite as vividly, but the snow remains white. I believe the H600Fc is a great balance of colour rendering without too much of a biased tint - it's neutral.