Looking at the Bass pro catalog and see a nice bow mounted remote spot light.$189.00.1000 lumens of spot.How much is that in candlepower?
There is no direct correlation, but here is the short answer. Copied and pasted…
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here's the short (but somewhat deceptive) answer: 1 candlepower = 12.57 lumens. But in order to interpret that statement, you need to understand that candlepower and lumens do not actually measure the same thing.Candlepower is most useful as a measure of illumination in a particular direction, while lumens are most useful as a measure of total illumination. The conversion above is saying that a light source shining with 1 candlepower in all directions would produce 12.57 lumens.
Imagine you’re in a dark room with just a thin beam of sunlight shining through a tiny opening between heavy curtains. That beam represents high candlepower, but modest lumens. You wouldn’t want to look straight into the direction it’s coming from, even though the sunbeam doesn’t brighten the whole room much. On the other hand, a table lamp could brighten the room much more than that sunbeam, even though it’s not nearly as bright as the sun when you look directly at it. That lamp represents high lumens, but modest candlepower. See the difference?
If you’d like to know more, have a look at this article, “Measuring Light Intensity”:
http://www.energybooks.com/pdf/D1150.pdfOh, and if you’re mathematically inclined, the origin of the factor 12.57 is simple–it’s actually just 4*pi. That’s also the basis for the number 8% in the “Candlepower” section of the article I cited, because 1/12.57 = 8%.
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That’s a really cool idea. I hadn’t seen one that is remote and just pops into the bow light recepticle like that. I believe I just found what I want for Father’s Day this year.
Most spotlights I have seen always seem to be rated in candle power. I guess they specify lumens for that one because it doesn’t seem to be as narrow a beam as some of the handheld spotlights and lights a bigger area?
In any case, there are 53 reviews on there with an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, so it’s got to be a pretty decent light.
Edit: After doing some searching, it looks like 1000 lumens is about what you get from a typical 75W incandesent light bulb.
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As my handle states, this is my specialty. I’ll try to boil it down in simple terms.
Candlepower is kind of a measure of how focused a beam is
Lumens is a measure of the total brightness
You want a light with high lumens with good focused beam, this will equate to high candlepower. By focused, I really mean a tight, parallel beam. The ads will not give you a measure of how good the quality of the mirror/lens is that is used to focus the beam. You won’t know unless you buy it or you read good reviews.
You can have a light with high candlepower but low lumens, or one with low candlepower but high lumens. Thats why they don’t really equate to each other.
I will say that candlepower is a very abused measure of the power of a light, and is more marketing than anything. 1 million, 2 million, 10 million is mostly BS.
Maybe clear as mud??
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quote:$200 light is twice as gooder than a $100 light.
Originally posted by stonomanLooking at the Bass pro catalog and see a nice bow mounted remote spot light.$189.00. 1,000 lumens of spot.How much is that in candlepower?Stonoman
LMAO.I will get the go light
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Joe, I can tell you with personal experience on a 1,000 lumen light that it’s quite bright. I do not know anything about the light you are talking about, but I own a high power LED flashlight that puts out around 600 lumens, and it’s absurd how much light that little flashlight puts out at night. I light up whole trees from 20-50 yards away.
Like Optiker said, it has a lot to do with the angle of the reflector, in terms of how much flood light you get, vs. how much spot light you get. But generally speaking, a 1,000 lumen light is quite bright.
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Joe, I prefer a handheld spotlight over a bow mount, much handier. I had a Q-Beam that hooked up to the 12V batteries but last year I bought an SR series Olight, a big rechargeable flashlight. It is rated at 2200 lumens and throws a hellava beam. So powerful I’m almost afraid to point it at someone. You almost need to see it to believe it. They sell many different search and rescue lights:
http://olightusa.com/Olight/
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My night vision on the water sucks.I like to night fish and the (**() crab traps are a ***** to see in the dark.I have a hand held 1m and it is ok for now.i need to light up the area in front of me to avoid the traps and other crap in the river at night.I run slow so speed is not a problem.i just like to light up the night to be safe.
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