cryhavok
Enlightened
Hey All,
Over the years it seems that surefire has changed the reflector coatings on their wonderful Surefire M6 (KT4) heads. They have gone from a light orange peel to a medium/heavy OP or stipple. While this does a good job at smoothing out the beam, it also kills the throw.
I have a M6 head hosting a 1185 and the stippling on the reflector is so strong that it has basically merged the hotspot and corona. The light is bright, but doesn't throw much. I want my M6 to be able to really reach out and touch things :thumbsup:
I want to gauge how much interest there is in a replacement aluminum reflector finished in SMO or LOP. I don't have any capabilities/experience with this, but maybe someone on the forum will be persuaded with a strong interest to produce a new reflector (*cough* fivemega *cough)
See this post from forum member: ShineOnYouCrazyDiamond
Over the years it seems that surefire has changed the reflector coatings on their wonderful Surefire M6 (KT4) heads. They have gone from a light orange peel to a medium/heavy OP or stipple. While this does a good job at smoothing out the beam, it also kills the throw.
I have a M6 head hosting a 1185 and the stippling on the reflector is so strong that it has basically merged the hotspot and corona. The light is bright, but doesn't throw much. I want my M6 to be able to really reach out and touch things :thumbsup:
I want to gauge how much interest there is in a replacement aluminum reflector finished in SMO or LOP. I don't have any capabilities/experience with this, but maybe someone on the forum will be persuaded with a strong interest to produce a new reflector (*cough* fivemega *cough)
See this post from forum member: ShineOnYouCrazyDiamond
Here is a post by wquiles showing head disassembly and what the reflector looks like:It's pretty hard to get a really good shot of the reflector, this is about the best I can do. The first one is a pretty heavy OP (maybe even more so that most of the KT4s I've owned. The second one appears to be a VLOP reflector and came from a slightly older M6 purchased. Most of the 5-6 other KT4 have been just a little less OP than the first on, but it is significant when it comes to a distance based showdown between lights.
If I put a WA1185 in the MOP reflector and a WA1111 in the VLOP (both focused perfectly), I can throw further with the dimmer light.
So please post if you are interested and maybe we can get this project off the ground :twothumbs