Beamshot of 14 big lights, September 2010

This collection of beamshots contains some new lights compared to my other beamshot comparisons: Sunwayled, M31 and SR91, the rest of the lights has been included in some of my other beamshots. in this beamshots I have also added a table summarize the functions of each light.
The other comparisons are: Beamshot of 17 big lights, April 2010, Beamshot 9 big lights, June 2010 and Beamshot 8 big lights, June 2010

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The following lights are included (Same sequence as pictures): Sunwayled M30A, Sunwayled M40A, Sunwayled M40C, Fenix TK40, Fenix TK45, ThruNite Catapult V2, OLight M31, OLight SR90, OLight SR91, JetBeam RRT-3, JetBeam M2S, Titanium L35, Xtar D30 Howitzer, EagleTac M2XC4.

BrightnessMax

With the Sunwayled the brightness increased with more batteries and better batteries, i.e. the 2x18650 is brightest and has about the same brightness as all other lights with 2x18650 batteries. The two big OLights SR90/SR91 are nearly equal in light, this does not follow the specifications for them.

Brightness

Compiling all the brightness settings in one graph, it can be seen that Sunwayled has two normal levels and one very low level. TK45 and RRT-3 also has a very low level, but has more normal levels. Catapult, SR90 and SR91 only has very bright levels. I believe that the light with the best spacing of levels are M2XC4 and TK40 lights.

BrightnessLux

Here I have measured lux at 4 meters to get a estimate of throw (I left out the L35, it gives misleading numbers). The best thrower is the SR90, but SR91 with the smaller reflector is also a good thrower. The Sunwayled lights, TK45 and D30 are not designed for throw.

Weight

Some of these lights are rather heavy, for huge amount of light there is a need for lots of battery capacity. I have used 2x18650 or eneloop batteries when measuring weight.
Note: The D30 was measured with two LiIon D cells.

Summary

In this table I have tried to collect the key features of each light. For the user interface I use the following abbreviations: TS: Tail switch, SS: Side switch, ESS: Electronic side switch, Head: Loosing/tighten the head is used in the ui, Ring: A ring is used in the ui.

Price

I have checked some US websites for a price estimate of the different lights.



Beamprofile with high output

Sunwayled M30A, Sunwayled M40A, Sunwayled M40C
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Fenix TK40, Fenix TK45, ThruNite Catapult V2
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OLight M31, OLight SR90, OLight SR91
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JetBeam RRT-3, JetBeam M2S, Titanium L35
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Xtar D30 Howitzer, EagleTac M2XC4
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Beamprofile with high output, reduced exposure

Sunwayled M30A, Sunwayled M40A, Sunwayled M40C
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Fenix TK40, Fenix TK45, ThruNite Catapult V2
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OLight M31, OLight SR90, OLight SR91
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JetBeam RRT-3, JetBeam M2S, Titanium L35
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Xtar D30 Howitzer, EagleTac M2XC4
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Lowest setting

Sunwayled M30A, Sunwayled M40A, Sunwayled M40C
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Fenix TK40, Fenix TK45, ThruNite Catapult V2
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OLight M31, OLight SR90, OLight SR91
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JetBeam RRT-3, JetBeam M2S, Titanium L35
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Xtar D30 Howitzer, EagleTac M2XC4
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Lowest setting, increased exposure

Sunwayled M30A, Sunwayled M40A, Sunwayled M40C
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Fenix TK40, Fenix TK45, ThruNite Catapult V2
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OLight M31, OLight SR90, OLight SR91
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JetBeam RRT-3, JetBeam M2S, Titanium L35
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Xtar D30 Howitzer, EagleTac M2XC4
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Tree at 30 meter

Sunwayled M30A, Sunwayled M40A, Sunwayled M40C
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Fenix TK40, Fenix TK45, ThruNite Catapult V2
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OLight M31, OLight SR90, OLight SR91
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JetBeam RRT-3, JetBeam M2S, Titanium L35
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Xtar D30 Howitzer, EagleTac M2XC4
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Tree at 160 meter

Sunwayled M30A, Sunwayled M40A, Sunwayled M40C
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Fenix TK40, Fenix TK45, ThruNite Catapult V2
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OLight M31, OLight SR90, OLight SR91
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JetBeam RRT-3, JetBeam M2S, Titanium L35
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Xtar D30 Howitzer, EagleTac M2XC4
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Sunwayled M30A
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Read more about the light and see pictures and curves in my review

Low, medium, High:
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30 meter, 160 meter:
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Sunwayled M40A
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Read more about the light and see pictures and curves in my review

Low, medium, High:
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30 meter, 160 meter:
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Sunwayled M40C
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This light also has two modes with colored lights.
Read more about the light and see pictures and curves in my review

Low, medium, High:
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30 meter, 160 meter:
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Fenix TK40
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Read more about the light and see pictures and curves in my Danish review

Low, medium, High:
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Turbo:
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30 meter, 160 meter:
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Fenix TK45
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Read more about the light and see pictures and curves in my review

Low, medium, High:
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Turbo:
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30 meter, 160 meter:
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ThruNite Catapult V2
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Read more about the light and see pictures and curves in my review

Low, High:
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30 meter, 160 meter:
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OLight M31
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Read more about the light and see pictures and curves in my review

Low, medium, High:
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30 meter, 160 meter:
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OLight SR90
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Read more about the light and see pictures and curves in my Danish review

Low, High:
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30 meter, 160 meter:
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OLight SR91
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Low, High:
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30 meter, 160 meter:
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JetBeam RRT-3
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Read more about the light and see pictures and curves in my review

Low, #2, #3:
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#4, #5, #6:
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High:
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30 meter, 160 meter:
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JetBeam M2S
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Low, medium, High:
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30 meter, 160 meter:
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Titanium L35
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Low, High:
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30 meter, 160 meter:
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Xtar D30 Howitzer
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This light has been superseded by the D31 light with slightly improved specifications.

Low, medium, High:
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30 meter, 160 meter:
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EagleTac M2XC4
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Low, medium, High:
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Turbo:
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30 meter, 160 meter:
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Notes

Most of the small beamshot pictures can be clicked for a larger version. To compare beamshots, open the larger picture in different tabs, then switch between tabs to see the difference.

Sunwayled has changed name to Sunwayman