Headlamp beam pictures

Beamshots are made with the lamp at 0.75 m (equivalent to mounting on the fork crown) or 1.05m (equivalent to mounting on the handlebar), pick which you want to see here:

[ all beamshots | beamshots 0.75 m | beamshots 1.05 m ]

This page is meant to give an overview of all pictures of light beams from the lamps I tested, without any review text, only a description of the conditions under which pictures were made, so you can simply compare the beams from lamps.

For the current rules I use to make beamshots (although they are not set in stone yet, so I deviate a bit here and there to try out settings), see Camera settings, camera height/position, lamp height, roads used, and markers for beamshots.

Notes:

For all pictures, camera settings: F3.5, ISO 80, 4s, Camera: Samsung ST70. Thumbnails link to 2M pixel images (1600x1200) and the original size images are also available via separate links.

Road 2,

Road 2, day and night:
Weg 2 nacht, Edelux uit

Beamshots on road 2: Camera height: ca. 1.80 m, camera aim: Horizon, position: 0.60m behind the lamp.
Lamp height: 0.75 m Lamp height: 1.05 m

 
Schmidt Edelux
0.75m
nacht, Edelux op 0,75m hoog
Camera: h=1.80, d=-0.60, aim=horizon
(Original 14 megapixel)
1.05m
nacht, Edelux op 1,05m hoog
Camera: h=1.80, d=-0.60, aim=horizon
(Original 14 megapixel)
This will be remade as it looks worse than it should, see the page on camera settings as to why.


Philips Saferide LED dynamo
0.75m
lamp on at 0.75m height
Camera: h=1.80, d=-0.60, aim=horizon
(Original 14 megapixel)
1.05m
lamp on at 1.05m height
Camera: h=1.80, d=-0.60, aim=horizon
(Original 14 megapixel)
This will be remade as it looks worse than it should, see the page on camera settings as to why.
Beamshots on road 2: Camera height: ca. 1.65 m, camera aim: 2nd marker at 50 m, position: 0.40m behind the lamp.

Philips Saferide LED dynamo
  1.05m
lamp on at 0.75m height
Camera: h=1.65, d=-0.40, aim=50m
(Original 14 megapixel)

Schmidt Edelux
  1.05m
lamp on at 0.75m height
Camera: h=1.65, d=-0.40, aim=50m
(Original 14 megapixel)

Trelock LS 885
0.75m
lamp on at 0.75m height
Camera: h=1.65, d=-0.40, aim=50m
(Original 14 megapixel)
1.05m
lamp on at 0.75m height
Camera: h=1.65, d=-0.40, aim=50m
(Original 14 megapixel)

Busch & Müller IQ cyo RT
0.75m
lamp on at 0.75m height
Camera: h=1.65, d=-0.40, aim=50m
(Original 14 megapixel)
 

Philips LED bike light (aimed for illumination to ca. 70 m, which is not the best for the low beam...)
1.05m, eco mode
lamp on at 0.75m height
Camera: h=1.65, d=-0.40, aim=50m
(Original 14 megapixel)
1.05m, high mode
lamp on at 0.75m height
Camera: h=1.65, d=-0.40, aim=50m
(Original 14 megapixel)

Lupine Betty 2011
1.05m, at 10% power, aimed close
lamp on at 0.75m height
Camera: h=1.65, d=-0.40, aim=50m
(Original 14 megapixel)
1.05m aimed far
lamp on at 0.75m height
Camera: h=1.65, d=-0.40, aim=50m
(Original 14 megapixel)
1.05m, aimed close
lamp on at 0.75m height
Camera: h=1.65, d=-0.40, aim=50m
(Original 14 megapixel)

Road 3, 2010-11-10

Road 3, day and night (2010-11-10):
road3, daylight, position 1

Beamshots on road 3: Camera height: ca. 1.55 m, camera aim: 2nd marker at 50m, position: 0.60m behind the lamp. There are some small white sticks (not retro-reflecting) on the ground at 10 m and 15 m distance on the left and right side of the road.
Lamp height: 0.75 m Lamp height: 1.05 m

Schmidt Edelux
0.75m

Camera: h=1.55, d=-0.60, aim=50m
(Original 14 Mp)
1.05m

Camera: h=1.55, d=-0.60, aim=50m
(Original 14 Mp)


Philips Saferide LED dynamo
0.75m

Camera: h=1.55, d=-0.60, aim=50m
(Original 14 Mp)
1.05m

Camera: h=1.55, d=-0.60, aim=50m
(Original 14 Mp)
0.75m, aimed far

Camera: h=1.55, d=-0.60, aim=50m
(Original 14 Mp)


Frankenlamp (Lumotec oval senso plus modified with Cree XP-G R4 5B1 neutral white)
0.75m

Camera: h=1.55, d=-0.60, aim=50m
(Original 14 Mp)
1.05m

Camera: h=1.55, d=-0.60, aim=50m
(Original 14 Mp)
  1.05m, aimed far
Camera: h=1.55, d=-0.60, aim=50m
(Original 14 Mp)

Road 3, 2010-11-28

It was freezing, fairly strong wind, moisture from the previous rainy days was frozen on the gras and some parts of the surface.

Beamshots on road 3: Camera height: ca. 1.65 m, camera aim: 2nd marker at 50m, position: 0.40m behind the lamp. There are some small white sticks (not retro-reflecting) on the ground at 10 m and 15 m distance on the left and right side of the road.

Philips LED bike light
1.05m, low mode

Camera: h=1.65, d=-0.40, aim=50m
(Original 14 Mp)
1.05m, high mode

Camera: h=1.65, d=-0.40, aim=50m
(Original 14 Mp)

Lupine Betty 2011
1.05m, 10%

Camera: h=1.65, d=-0.40, aim=50m
(Original 14 Mp)
1.05m, full power, aimed close

Camera: h=1.65, d=-0.40, aim=50m
(Original 14 Mp)
1.05m, full power, aimed far

Camera: h=1.65, d=-0.40, aim=50m
(Original 14 Mp)

Last modified: Sat Dec 15 23:25:34 CET 2012