Beamshots from some newer AAA lights

redled asked me if these beamshots could be posted on this forum and here they are.

Beamshots of AAA flashlights, january 2010

This collection of beamshots includes some of the new AAA flashlights, but also some older ones. The penlight are 2xAAA, 3xAAA and a single 3xAAAA. The lights are (Same sequence as picture): 4Sevens Preon I, Titanium IlluminaTi, VersaTi ET10, Fenix LD01 XP-E, Fenix LD01 XR-E, ITP A3 EOS, LiteFlux LF2XT, 4Sevens Preon II, Sunlite Slim, Sunlite Slim2, Fenix LD05, Streamlight Stylus Pro, Sunlite SlimJr
Note: LD01 XR-E is the stainless steel version, the ordinary version looks exactly like the XP-E version, except from the front (Check entry on LD01 XR-E for photos).

All lights are tested with freshly charged eneloop batteries, except Sunlite, where I used alkaline batteries.

The new AAA flashlights are close in light output, except ET10 that is a bit special. But when looking at the penlights, there are some huge differences, the new leds has made some very powerful lights possible on small batteries.

This graph shows the all the brightness settings for all the lights, as can be seen only some of penlight has adjustable brightness. There are also huge differences in the low levels, the old LD01 does not have a really low level, most other multilevel lights has an acceptable low level.

Measuring the brightness at 1 meter gives an idea about the throw. This is not only depend on the amount of light from the flashlight, but also the size of the led and the reflector. Sunlite has a very good reflector and a small led, this gives a good throw, next in line is Fenix. Preon and IlluminaTi has a wider beam. ET10 has a very wide beam.

Beam profile
4Sevens Preon I, Titanium IlluminaTi, VersaTi ET10

Fenix LD01 XP-E, Fenix LD01 XR-E, ITP A3 EOS

LiteFlux LF2XT NiMH, LiteFlux LF2XT LiIon

4Sevens Preon II, Sunlite Slim white, Sunlite Slim warm white


Sunlite Slim2 white, Sunlite Slim2 warm white, Fenix LD05

Streamlight Stylus Pro, Sunlite SlimJr

Dark reference

Beam profile, reduced exposure
4Sevens Preon I, Titanium IlluminaTi, VersaTi ET10

Fenix LD01 XP-E, Fenix LD01 XR-E, ITP A3 EOS

LiteFlux LF2XT NiMH, LiteFlux LF2XT LiIon

4Sevens Preon II, Sunlite Slim white, Sunlite Slim warm white


Sunlite Slim2 white, Sunlite Slim2 warm white, Fenix LD05

Streamlight Stylus Pro, Sunlite SlimJr

4Sevens Preon I

This flashlight has 3 levels and exists in both twist and switch versions.
Read more about the light and see some pictures in my Danish review

Low, medium, high:

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Titanium IlluminaTi

This light has 3 levels and twist control.
Read more about the light and see some pictures in my Danish review

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VersaTi ET10

This light has 2 levels and twist control and a rather unusual beam profile.

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Fenix LD01 XP-E

This light has 3 levels and twist control.
Se next entry for difference between XP-E and XR-E version.

Low, medium, high:

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Medium:

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Fenix LD01 XR-E

This light has 3 levels and twist control.
The picture shows the stainless steel version, the regular version looks exactly like the LD01 XP-E show above.

This picture shows the two versions from the front, the small led is the XP-E and the big led is the XR-E version.

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ITP A3 EOS

This light has 3 levels and twist control.
Read more about the light and see some pictures in my Danish review

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LiteFlux LF2XT

This light can be adjusted to any brightness (Between min and max) and it is possible to save up to 5 fixed settings, the light is controlled with a momentary push switch. The light is designed for both NiMH and LiIon batteries.

Minimum, maximum with NiHM:

Minimum, maximum with NiHM LiIon:

Miniumim with NiMH:

Maximum with NiMH:

Minimum with LiIon:

Maximum with LiIon:

4Sevens Preon II

This flashlight has 3 levels and exists in both twist and switch versions.
Read more about the light and see some pictures in my Danish review

Low, medium, high:

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Sunlite Slim

This light is single level and is controlled with a forward switch. The flashlight can be bought with different heads, I have tested with cool and warm white.
Read more about the light and see some pictures in my Danish review

Cold, warm:

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Warm:

Sunlite Slim2

This light is single level and is controlled with a forward switch. The flashlight can be bougth with differents heads, I have tested with cool and warm white.
Read more about the light and see some pictures in my Danish review

Cold, warm:

Cold:

Warm:

Fenix LD05

This flashlight has 3 levels and has a switch for control.
Read more about the light and see some pictures in my Danish review

Low, medium, high:

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Medium:

High:

Streamlight Stylus Pro

This flashlight has 1 level and has a switch for control.

Sunlite SlimJr

This flashlight has 1 levels and has a switch for control.

Zitat von Henk

HKJ often makes such great and informative reviews which can be read on CPF.

I might also post some more beamshots in this forum.

Zitat von Henk

One word to the lights : If we resume ourselves to 1 x AAA, the Titanium Innovations IlluminaTi is the best AAA I've seen so far. As for the beam it is followed closely by the Preon1, but the IlluminaTi is so much nicer! It is available also with a Q5 in a limited version which is cheaper.

The IlluminaTi is a very nice design and I also like it very much, but the driver in IlluminaTi, ITP A3 EOS, Maratac and Preon does looke very equal in behaviour when I analyzed them for my reviews (Sorry, the reviews are only in Danish).

Zitat von Henk

I miss the Maratac AAA here, which should be the best 1 x AAA in terms of quality/price relation. It sports a Q5 and is available in HAIII, ss and ss polished (looks like titanium).

The Maratac and ITP A3 EOS are basically the same light, just with a different look, i.e. all (light) measurements and beamshots for ITP A3 EOS are also valid for Maratac.
In Europe I believe that the ITP is the better buy and it also has a better hole for a split ring (But the Maratac looks better).

Here is a picture of both lights:

Zitat von JAG

where to buy and how much is it ?

The IlluminaTi is designed and sold by Battery Junction and they do not, as far as I know, have any resellers in Europe.
Preon is sold by 4Sevens and he has a shop in Europe.
Sunlite is sold in their own shop in US.
ITP and Fenix is easy to find in Europe.
LiteFlux is sold by two people on cpf, one of them has even made and sold titanium versions of it (This is a very nice light, but rather expensive).
Maratac is only sold by CountyComm and they do not sell to Europe, the ones I have was because an American bought them and mailed them to me.