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Ultrafire torches – cheap as chips

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  • October 14, 2008 at 6:43 pm #11462
    cactuscat

    Read about these on the overnight thing and I’ve just ordered some from t’internet – i got two and they worked out about 12 quid each. had to get some mounts too, they were about a fiver, so working out at £17 per light. Given that they’re supposed to push out about 150 lumens, the same as some £100-£150 systems, why would you pay more? i’ll report back when i actually get ’em…

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  • October 29, 2008 at 10:09 am #625211
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    the-daily-ripper

    i shall do the beam shots
    i shall do the beam shots tonight if it’s not too cold. I’ll try and put some distance markers on the road too to give an accurate idea of what sort of light and depth i’m getting

    October 28, 2008 at 4:17 pm #625209
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    cougie

    Love the power (and price) of
    Love the power (and price) of that torch.

    Currently running 1 Fenix LD20(bar mounted) and 1 Fenix L2D (helmet mounted) – and find thats ok for gentle off roading at night. That monster looks at least 2 or 3 times the power of each of my torches.

    Love to know what run time you get off it.

    October 28, 2008 at 3:31 pm #625207
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    dave atkinson

    beam tests

    okay, let’s standardise for the sake of accurate comparisons from now on, shall we?

    i’d suggest the following for starters:

    1/8 sec, f8, ISO 800. beam directed at a flat, empty road from bar height to hit the road surface at approx 5m. shot from normal seated position on bike.

    most people should be able to replicate that with a manual-capable camera

    give it a go and see what you get!

    October 24, 2008 at 9:11 am #625205
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    the-daily-ripper

    now that i’ve tried it in the
    now that i’ve tried it in the dark, it rules!

    it’s like having slightly less light than car headlights on full beam.

    Sweet.

    October 23, 2008 at 4:27 pm #625203
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    the-daily-ripper

    hmmmm,
    batteries have charged, tried it out, and it doesn’t look hugely brighter than my fenix.

    admittedly I tried it out in a well lit office, so will try it walking home after dark. I think it might well have a more diffuse beam, and that’s the reason, which if so makes it an ideal bar light.

    Dave – what’s the best way to take beam shots (incl. camera settings if poss (i have a canon 450d)) as I’d like to be able to give an accurate comparison. I’ll be able to put it up against a 606A and a fenix L2D premium.

    But it is bright – i just shone it in my eyes which was a real twat moment. i think they’re broken.

    October 23, 2008 at 2:08 pm #625201
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    gandberg

    thats
    a very good price, now I think I’ll order a couple for me too….!

    October 23, 2008 at 11:46 am #625199
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    dave atkinson

    which site?

    http://www.dealextreme.com

    can’t remember where the mounts were from, i’ll check

    October 23, 2008 at 11:37 am #625197
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    slowclimb

    which site did you order the
    which site did you order the lights from?

    October 23, 2008 at 10:31 am #625195
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    dave atkinson

    all will be exlained at

    http://www.kingbladudspigs.org

    Oli’s working on the auction catalogue. Sometimes we do real work. Well, he does.

    October 23, 2008 at 10:25 am #625193
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    the-daily-ripper

    oli…
    why are you looking at animals on the internet? Is Dave starting a new website, like, err, dogs.cc?

    October 23, 2008 at 9:19 am #625191
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    dave atkinson

    Ultrafire

    Me ‘n’ oli in the office got our Ultrafire WF606A torches today too. they’re the on/off ones rather than the two power/flashing mode ones, i didn’t reckon i’d need all that cause i’m using it in conjunction with a Silva 3W headtorch that can flash. they were £12, plus £4 for a mount. Here’s a beam test 🙂

    Seriously though, I’ll submit a proper review in due course…

     

    October 23, 2008 at 8:53 am #625189
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    the-daily-ripper

    this arrived today
    and it looks good:

    http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12060

    Haven’t powered it up yet, but as before, it’s a 900 lumen torch by all accounts, and with two batteries and a charger, and delivered to my door in the UK it’s about £35.

    Now I have the charger, if it’s good and I get another it’ll be $41 for the torch, and $10 for the batteries – i.e. about £27.

    Beam shots at the weekend!

    October 22, 2008 at 6:36 pm #625187
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    gandberg

    thats what their website claims
    and as I’ve dabbled in Import/Export from China I can email friends/translators over there to get a few shipped over. Prices are £65 inc delivery to the UK, about to place my order so if any of you others want one, feel free to contact me. Its basically a torch, I’ll post more details soon, got some nephews to play with now though.

    Cheers!

    October 22, 2008 at 9:39 am #625185
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    the-daily-ripper

    it means you can hit people
    it means you can hit people with it and it’ll confuse CSI as they won’t try hitting pigs heads with a torch. They like hitting them with spanners and stuff.

    October 22, 2008 at 9:13 am #625183
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    cactuscat

    The P7
    this has – and i quote –

    “A Crenelated strike bezel for enhanced self-defense”

    WTF?

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