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133 lights on the bench

Same lumens.
Completely different light.

Lumens tell you how much light a torch makes, not where any of it goes. Beam Picker draws every light’s beam from its own published output and peak intensity, so you can see the shape of it before you buy.

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Both about 500 lumens · 25× the reach

Drawn to the same scale from each light’s published candela. Reach is on a log scale.

Weltool W3 Pro

505 lm/363,375 cd

Pencil thrower · ~2.4° · 1,205 m reach

Sofirn LT1S

500 lm/600 cd

Flood · ~60° · 49 m reach

By job

What do you need it to do?

The job decides the beam long before the budget does. Start with the kind of light, then compare the picks inside it.

EDC

52

Pocketable everyday-carry lights with high CRI and useful runtimes.

Tactical

18

Duty and self-defense lights with momentary switches and high output.

Headlamp

16

Hands-free lights for trail running, camping, and work.

Thrower

14

Long-throw lights that push a tight, far-reaching beam.

Keychain

11

Tiny keychain and AAA lights you can carry everywhere.

Right-Angle

10

Clip-on right-angle lights that double as compact headlamps.

Flooder

7

Wide, even flood beams for up-close work and area lighting.

Lantern

5

Area lanterns for camping, power outages, and tents.

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The specs that actually decide it

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Lumens vs Candela: What Actually Makes a Flashlight Bright

Lumens are the total light a torch produces; candela is how concentrated that light is in the centre of the beam. Lumens tell you how much you're lighting up, candela tells you how far you can see. A 1,200-lumen flood light and a 1,200-lumen thrower make the same amount of light — the thrower just aims almost all of it at one small spot, which is why it reaches 700 metres and the flood light reaches 90.

CRI, Tint and Colour Temperature Explained

Colour temperature (in kelvin) is whether the light looks warm orange or cold blue. CRI is how accurately it renders colour compared with sunlight — 90+ is high CRI and makes skin, wood, blood and foliage look right instead of washed out. Duv is the sideways error: two lights at the same kelvin can look pleasantly rosy or unpleasantly green depending on which side of the black-body curve they sit.

18650 vs 21700 vs AA: Which Flashlight Battery

21700 is the current default for a full-size light: the most capacity and the highest sustained output. 18650 is the same idea one size down, with a far bigger range of hosts and cells. AA and AAA lights trade a lot of performance for the ability to buy a replacement anywhere. Built-in cells are the most convenient and the least repairable — when the cell dies, the light usually does too.

The catalog

Every light, one spec plate

Filter by brand, beam type, cell, and features. Pick up to three to put their beams side by side.

Features

133 lights

Wuben X1 Pro

Wuben

$159

Wuben X1 Pro

Flood/~39°/377 m

Lumens
13000
Candela
35520
Cell
21700
Weight
13.5 oz

Cree XHP50.3 HI + 4x XHP50.3 HD

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Fenix LR35R

Fenix

$130

Fenix LR35R

Balanced/~29°/447 m

Lumens
10000
Candela
50000
Cell
21700
Weight
12.0 oz

Luminus SFT-70

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Wurkkos T1

Wurkkos

$59.99

Wurkkos T1

Balanced/~23°/415 m

Lumens
5500
Candela
43025
Cell
21700
Weight
4.9 oz

Unspecified + RGBW Side

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Acebeam H30

Acebeam

$90

Acebeam H30

Flood/~31°/268 m

Lumens
4000
Candela
18000
Cell
21700
Weight
4.5 oz

CREE XHP70.2 + Nichia 219C

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