tobrien
Flashlight Enthusiast
I have a question regarding whether to buy the neutral (5000K) Hound Dog or the cool (6200K) HD. I see the OTF lumen differences are about 50-100 lumens, so not really that huge of a difference.
My job is doing patrolling at night for campus police (I'm not a mandated officer, but I simply oversee the student division, so I'm basically like the highest-up student I suppose). Would I benefit more from a neutral or cool white Hound Dog if I want distance spotting? I don't think I've ever read whether or not neutral versus cool gets better lux (lux is what basically concerns how far the beam projects, right?) if we're talking the exact same LED die size and reflector.
I'm pretty certain I should opt to get the cool white, but let's say I'm shining a Hound Dog-projected beam into some trees and I want to be able to tell if people are in there. Would differences in objects (e.g.: being able to tell if I'm seeing a person) be more pronounced with CW or NW?
I realize NW has better color rendering typically, but would using neutral tints make a person I'm trying to spot more likely to blend in with the scene if the color rendering is good?
thoughts?
My job is doing patrolling at night for campus police (I'm not a mandated officer, but I simply oversee the student division, so I'm basically like the highest-up student I suppose). Would I benefit more from a neutral or cool white Hound Dog if I want distance spotting? I don't think I've ever read whether or not neutral versus cool gets better lux (lux is what basically concerns how far the beam projects, right?) if we're talking the exact same LED die size and reflector.
I'm pretty certain I should opt to get the cool white, but let's say I'm shining a Hound Dog-projected beam into some trees and I want to be able to tell if people are in there. Would differences in objects (e.g.: being able to tell if I'm seeing a person) be more pronounced with CW or NW?
I realize NW has better color rendering typically, but would using neutral tints make a person I'm trying to spot more likely to blend in with the scene if the color rendering is good?
thoughts?