Your 'feelgood' beam - lets see it!

Lowglow · Nov 14, 2024

Part of being such a long term flashaholic for me is that a few beams, when they are 'just right', give me a good feeling. Like seeing a friend across the street or finding your favourite chocolate left in the selection box at work. Positive vibes. I have a few, like that below, that I turn on to just enjoy the good qualities.

To me this is what I like. Smooth, buttery, clean, with the 1920's bulb adding a few pleasant textures. An inviting pool of soft light with nothing to distract the eye.

Looking into the light is equally pleasant.

This is the light - an Ever Ready Bullseye - which goes well with its beam I think. Streamlight Jr for size reference.

If you too have such a beam - from a light old or new - please do share.

aznsx · Nov 14, 2024

Lowglow said:
Part of being such a long term flashaholic for me is that a few beams, when they are 'just right', give me a good feeling. Like seeing a friend across the street or finding your favourite chocolate left in the selection box at work. Positive vibes. I have a few, like that below, that I turn on to just enjoy the good qualities.

To me this is what I like. Smooth, buttery, clean, with the 1920's bulb adding a few pleasant textures. An inviting pool of soft light with nothing to distract the eye.

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Looking into the light is equally pleasant.

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This is the light - an Ever Ready Bullseye - which goes well with its beam I think. Streamlight Jr for size reference.

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If you too have such a beam - from a light old or new - please do share.

I doubt I could find a beam that fits the description much better, but if I did, it wouldn't be coming from a light as classy, or classic, as that one. That's just a beautiful piece.

Lowglow · Nov 15, 2024

Thanks

aznsx said:
I doubt I could find a beam that fits the description much better, but if I did, it wouldn't be coming from a light as classy, or classic, as that one. That's just a beautiful piece.

Thanks aznsx. It's definitely from another era - and all the better for it.

Olumin · Nov 17, 2024

My feelgood beam is candle light. In a dark room its enough to read by.

troutpool · Nov 18, 2024

That's one extraordinary light, Lowglow. For me, the Peak Eiger Mule with Nichia emitter fits your criteria, especially when used first thing in the morning before the sun is up.

konifans · Nov 19, 2024

I feel good watching these incandescent lanterns. Using 4.8V 0.5A bulbs. I have some modded with AC power supply and they just sit there running 24 hours a day.

vicv · Nov 19, 2024

Similar to konifans, it's an older lantern. An everready. It's a lovely and soft light I'm dreading when the bulb goes south

Buff · Nov 19, 2024

This is what i thought you were asking for?

bykfixer · Nov 19, 2024

Lowglow said:
Part of being such a long term flashaholic for me is that a few beams, when they are 'just right', give me a good feeling. Like seeing a friend across the street or finding your favourite chocolate left in the selection box at work. Positive vibes. I have a few, like that below, that I turn on to just enjoy the good qualities.

To me this is what I like. Smooth, buttery, clean, with the 1920's bulb adding a few pleasant textures. An inviting pool of soft light with nothing to distract the eye.

View attachment 69991

Looking into the light is equally pleasant.

View attachment 69992

This is the light - an Ever Ready Bullseye - which goes well with its beam I think. Streamlight Jr for size reference.

View attachment 69993

If you too have such a beam - from a light old or new - please do share.

Currently my old lights that put out beams with character do not light. The Franco's, Ray-o-Lite and Burgess numbers have been sitting idle for a few years now and need to be cleaned to work.

But those old walleye style lenses give a nice fun circus beam and the ones that protrude a few mm out of the bezel cast a nice rainbow colored ring around the beam.

The Franco miner light (left) has a duel ground lens where the center area is a magnifier to cause better throw.
The Burgess lens has a nice glow around the beam that acts as additional light along your peripherals.

The Franco is from about 1920. The Burgess was from the 1930's. The Burgess has a feature where the bulb can be slid toward or away from the lens. Eh, it really doesn't change much unless you are in pitch black conditions and even then it only adds a few feet of throw or a wee bit of spill. But adding that 3rd battery causes it to appear much brighter than a 2 cell light.

thermal guy · Nov 19, 2024

vicv said:
Similar to konifans, it's an older lantern. An everready. It's a lovely and soft light I'm dreading when the bulb goes south View attachment 70157

I have one I swapped in a led. Can’t even tell it’s not incandescent.

Buff · Nov 19, 2024

I started a thread to show off your beamiest lights in action. Didn’t check to see if there was already a thread dedicated to that already but hope everyone will send their best light beam shots.

bykfixer · Nov 19, 2024

Buff said:
I started a thread to show off your beamiest lights in action. Didn't check to see if there was already a thread dedicated to that already but hope everyone will send their best light beam shots.

While most here would rather hear fingernails on a chalk board than put up with the filament shadow of a light bulb Mr Glow has an appreciation for the beam that comes from antique flashlights. Often the filament shadow on those lights don't look like spider webs or spiral like a pig's tail. Instead they have soft swirls or varying degrees of intensity that only the antique flashlight can provide.

Yet back when we knew him as minimoog it wasn't uncommon to see beam shots from antique lights he had hot wired that lit up a city block very well.

But..... it appears the point of this thread is to post a beam that makes you happy. So if it's a bat signal from an HID, a cloud lighter from an LED or a squiggly pig tail filament shadow from a Maglite, as long as it makes you happy then by all means show it off.

Edit: removed the what could be considered contreversial beam pic.

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This beam makes me happy knowing my flashlight don't light me.

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This was a test of my first Yuji in a minimag that lasted 8 days and nights on 2 alkaline cells.

thermal guy · Nov 19, 2024

A few of my incandescents.

Lowglow · Nov 19, 2024

troutpool said:
That's one extraordinary light, Lowglow. For me, the Peak Eiger Mule with Nichia emitter fits your criteria, especially when used first thing in the morning before the sun is up.

Nichia really are great aren't they. I regularly use my Surefire E2e with one of Tana's Nichia modules.

Lowglow · Nov 19, 2024

Buff said:
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This is what i thought you were asking for?

Super beam...but not incandescent

Lowglow · Nov 19, 2024

bykfixer said:
Currently my old lights that put out beams with character do not light. The Franco's, Ray-o-Lite and Burgess numbers have been sitting idle for a few years now and need to be cleaned to work.

But those old walleye style lenses give a nice fun circus beam and the ones that protrude a few mm out of the bezel cast a nice rainbow colored ring around the beam.
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The Franco miner light (left) has a duel ground lens where the center area is a magnifier to cause better throw.
The Burgess lens has a nice glow around the beam that acts as additional light along your peripherals.

View attachment 70169
The Franco is from about 1920. The Burgess was from the 1930's. The Burgess has a feature where the bulb can be slid toward or away from the lens. Eh, it really doesn't change much unless you are in pitch black conditions and even then it only adds a few feet of throw or a wee bit of spill. But adding that 3rd battery causes it to appear much brighter than a 2 cell light.

Love the Franco. Remember it from when you got it originally and it's definitely got some Daylo vibes going on!

Lowglow · Nov 19, 2024

bykfixer said:
While most here would rather hear fingernails on a chalk board than put up with the filament shadow of a light bulb Mr Glow has an appreciation for the beam that comes from antique flashlights. Often the filament shadow on those lights don't look like spider webs or spiral like a pig's tail. Instead they have soft swirls or varying degrees of intensity that only the antique flashlight can provide.

Yet back when we knew him as minimoog it wasn't uncommon to see beam shots from antique lights he had hot wired that lit up a city block very well.

But..... it appears the point of this thread is to post a beam that makes you happy. So if it's a bat signal from an HID, a cloud lighter from an LED or a squiggly pig tail filament shadow from a Maglite, as long as it makes you happy then by all means show it off.

Edit: removed the what could be considered contreversial beam pic. View attachment 70190
This beam makes me happy knowing my flashlight don't light me.

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This was a test of my first Yuji in a minimag that lasted 8 days and nights on 2 alkaline cells.

Exactly! An antique light can be blinding bright with a few mods but it's the subtle things I'm thinking about here. Sometimes the smallest detail in a beam can change the mood given. Some rainbow hints on the periphery...a hint of a twirly filament in the centre, some warm timelesness. Everyone had a different option that's why I started the thread. See some beams that mean something. Maybe I'm too into it

aznsx · Nov 19, 2024

If I get too much backreflection / backscatter from aerial haze, particulate matter, moisture, etc. I switch to a lower color temperature so I can see what I'm trying to illuminate better. To me, the 'beam' is mostly wasted lumens working against me. Silly me;-) But that's more about seeing better rather than feeling good. I have 'feeling good' lights too.