PSA from Elzetta: Understanding Lumens & Tactical Flashlight Beam Patterns

Posted June 13, 2014 in Companies, Shooting Accessories by Nathan S with 6 Comments
Tags: Elzetta Lights, flashlights, Lumens, Tac Lights, The More you Know

First it was “Candella,” now the hot marketing and technical race is for the most “Lumens.” So just what are lumens and why are they important (or in some cases, unimportant)? How do they relate to brightness and/or intensity? What about directivity and diffusion?

Elzetta flashlights breaks it down “Barney-style” talking about how lumens is a measure of total light output and how that impacts your light selection.

Class dismissed.

Nathan S

One of TFB’s resident Jarheads, Nathan now works within the firearms industry. A consecutive Marine rifle and pistol expert, he enjoys local 3-gun, NFA, gunsmithing, MSR’s, & high-speed gear. Nathan has traveled to over 30 countries working with US DoD & foreign MoDs.

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