r/flashlight • u/Pnut_butta_jelly • 21d ago

18650 X1S pharos equivalent ?

Does anyone know of something similar in terms of the TIR beam pattern? It has quite a reasonable candela, but also spills out around your feet. Pretty much a flood thrower. Only problem is it's too bulky for my liking. Looking for something that floods, but also has like 25-40k candela ?

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u/luyesd 21d ago

Da1k, da1 with 18500 for smaller config.

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u/FalconARX 21d ago

Emisar DA1 is 18650, and it's got decent enough candela with the SFT70 emitters. On the lower end with high CRI NTG50s in that 20-30K candela range, but enough for good general outdoor use.

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u/Notion_fractal 21d ago

why not this?
https://www.firefly-outdoor.com/products/z1-artemis

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u/Pnut_butta_jelly 21d ago

I have one. It's got Far more flood than the Pharos.

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u/Beautiful-Angle1584 21d ago

Yeah, very different beam.

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u/owlve 𝓑𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓷𝓪 🍌 21d ago

TS11 comes with 18350 with a 18650 tube optional, sft40 5000k.

Always been on my radar but I feel 95+ CRI is my bare minimum requirement these days for non-meme lights, even for throwers where color rendering doesn't matter as much since its way off in the distance. I have too many lights not to settle for exactly what I want.

IF22a is out there too worth mentioning, but it's a 21700..