Re: Oveready / TorchLAB - Suggestions
Dan, Moddoo, yes I would definitely still desire such a light even if under 1000 lumens. In fact, total output on high doesn't concern me that much. I estimate 99% of my runtime will be on medium. This will be on a single li-ion when hand-held (lower output, less heat) for walking in the wilderness. On my bike I'll use two cells on medium for a little more output and better endurance while heat is less of a concern since there's ample airflow and I'm not holding the light.
I guess I'm a very niche segment of the market... I actually bought the triple XP-E because I wanted a significant upgrade to my Malkoff M60 without the sharp spill cut-off one gets from a reflectored setup from the newer Malkoffs. So actually efficient and cooler running at the 200 to 300 or so lumen range is 95% of the reason why I bought a triple. Max output will only be used for when throw is sometimes needed. Even then, I'm happy with the throw on my M60 and from my research, the triple XP-E will equal the M60's throw. That's all I'm looking for really: A good forest/exploration light and a good bike light.
I'd actually prefer the XP-E in warm tints (even as warm as 3200 or 3000K is fine if 3500 or 3700K isn't available) because of its throw/spill ratio. Forgive my comment but there's something about the triple XP-G's beam that I don't quite find as natural as the triple XP-E. I even found the triple 219 to have a better beam pattern than the triple XP-G which is wierd since it's even more of a flood than the XP-Gs. Since the 219s are hard to source in small quantities, I'd defintely be very happy if a warm XP-E setup could be done. It'll have better throw too. I wouldn't mind waiting for a warm XP-E2 setup either.
I know there are a few hardcore L3n XP-E fans here. Just hope there's enough of us to make a warm XP-E/E2 setup viable.
Dan, Moddoo, yes I would definitely still desire such a light even if under 1000 lumens. In fact, total output on high doesn't concern me that much. I estimate 99% of my runtime will be on medium. This will be on a single li-ion when hand-held (lower output, less heat) for walking in the wilderness. On my bike I'll use two cells on medium for a little more output and better endurance while heat is less of a concern since there's ample airflow and I'm not holding the light.
I guess I'm a very niche segment of the market... I actually bought the triple XP-E because I wanted a significant upgrade to my Malkoff M60 without the sharp spill cut-off one gets from a reflectored setup from the newer Malkoffs. So actually efficient and cooler running at the 200 to 300 or so lumen range is 95% of the reason why I bought a triple. Max output will only be used for when throw is sometimes needed. Even then, I'm happy with the throw on my M60 and from my research, the triple XP-E will equal the M60's throw. That's all I'm looking for really: A good forest/exploration light and a good bike light.
I'd actually prefer the XP-E in warm tints (even as warm as 3200 or 3000K is fine if 3500 or 3700K isn't available) because of its throw/spill ratio. Forgive my comment but there's something about the triple XP-G's beam that I don't quite find as natural as the triple XP-E. I even found the triple 219 to have a better beam pattern than the triple XP-G which is wierd since it's even more of a flood than the XP-Gs. Since the 219s are hard to source in small quantities, I'd defintely be very happy if a warm XP-E setup could be done. It'll have better throw too. I wouldn't mind waiting for a warm XP-E2 setup either.
I know there are a few hardcore L3n XP-E fans here. Just hope there's enough of us to make a warm XP-E/E2 setup viable.
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I guess the closest I can get to what I want that falls within popular demand is a warm XP-G2.
