NiteCore SR3 beam shots comparison

This beamshot was done to compare the NiteCore SR3 to some other CR123 lights, and somehow I wound up with a rather big pile of lights to compare with. The SR3 review can be found here, but it is in danish (google translation).

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The lights are: NeoFab Spartanian II, Dereelight C2H, SureFire L1, SureFire Backup, NiteCore SR3, ITP C9, 4Sevens Quark 123, NiteCore EX10, Ra Clicky, Fenix P2D, LiteFlux LF3XT, Fenix TK11

BrightnessMax

The first graph shows the maximum amount of light the different lights can put out. S2, C2H and SR3 are the brightest single CR123 lights.

Brightness

Combining all* the levels in one graph shows how evenly spaces the levels are and how wide brightness coverage the light has.
*Except for S2 (low, #4, #7, #10, high) and SR3 (low, #3, #5, #6, high).

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Here are all brightess levels for S2 and SR2.

BrightnessThrow


Measuring lux at 4 meter, gives an idea about how far the lights will throw the light, and as can be seen, some lights are designed more for throw than others.



All lights on maximum
NeoFab Spartanian II, Dereelight C2H, SureFire L1
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SureFire Backup, NiteCore SR3, ITP C9
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4Sevens Quark 123, NiteCore EX10, Ra Clicky
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Fenix P2D, LiteFlux LF3XT, Fenix TK11
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EagleTac M2C4 (I know it does not belong here, but I had it with me).
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All lights on maximum, with reduced exposure
NeoFab Spartanian II, Dereelight C2H, SureFire L1
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SureFire Backup, NiteCore SR3, ITP C9
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4Sevens Quark 123, NiteCore EX10, Ra Clicky
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Fenix P2D, LiteFlux LF3XT, Fenix TK11
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EagleTac M2C4 (I know it does not belong here, but I had it with me).
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All lights on minimum
NeoFab Spartanian II, Dereelight C2H, SureFire L1
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SureFire Backup, NiteCore SR3, ITP C9
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4Sevens Quark 123, NiteCore EX10, Ra Clicky
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Fenix P2D, LiteFlux LF3XT, Fenix TK11
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EagleTac M2C4 (I know it does not belong here, but I had it with me).
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Dark reference
It was not completly dark, before I started on the beamshot, this picture is taken with all the flashlights off:
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NeoFab Spartanian II
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This light has 13 levels, I have only included some of them here.
Levels: low, #4, #7
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Levels: #10, high
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Low:
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#4:
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#7:
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#10:
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High:
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Dereelight C2H
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Levels: low, #2, #3
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Levels: high
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Low:
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#2:
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#3:
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High:
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SureFire L1
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Low, high:
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Low:
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High:
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SureFire Backup
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Low, high:
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Low:
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High:
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NiteCore SR3
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Levels: low, #3, #5
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Levels: #6, high
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Low:
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#3:
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#5:
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#6
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High:
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ITP C9
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Min., max.:
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Min.:
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Max.:
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4Sevens Quark 123
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Levels: moonlight, low, medium:
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Levels: high, turbo:
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Moonlight:
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Low:
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Medium:
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High:
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Turbo:
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NiteCore EX10
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Min., max.:
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Min.:
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Max.:
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Ra Clicky
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This light can not run at max. for more than 10 seconds, then it will reduce the brightness. Pictures and measurements are with the reduced brightness.

Levels: low, #2, #3
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Levels: high
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Low:
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#2:
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#3:
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High:
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Fenix P2D
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Levels: low, medium, high:
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Levels: turbo:
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Low:
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Medium:
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High:
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Turbo:
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LiteFlux LF3XT
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Min., max.:
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Min.:
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Max.:
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Fenix TK11
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This is the old version of TK11, i.e. not the R2 version. It is running on a 18650 battery.

General, high:
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General:
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High:
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EagleTac M2C4
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This is a quad die led light running on two 18650 LiIon batteries. It has about 3 times the light output of SR3.

Levels: low, medium, high
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Levels: turbo:
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Low:
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Medium:
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High:
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Turbo:
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Notes
All single cell lights was on CR123 batteries, except Spartanian II and C2H that was using LiIon