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We went out to a freeway underpass and risked our lives in the 'hood' as we photographed our test lights with our camera. The location is useful since it has walls and a ceiling that can display a bike light beam pattern. The walls have a lot of graffiti on them and actually show detail when they are lit up by a light with a wide angle. Cones and targets are set up with the far target set up at 80 yards.

It is very useful for a road cyclist or commuter to see real world useability of a light. For a mountain biker, it's not as good as a trail photo with a tree canopy but it does provide some insight.

These photos show the lights in the first round of our shootout. Some other extra lights (not reviewed) are included as well.

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The camera settings we used are the following:
  • Camera: Olympus OM-D
  • Setting: Full manual
  • ISO: 200
  • Exposure: 1.6 seconds
  • Aperture: F4.0
  • Focus: Manual
  • White Balance: Daylight
  • Quality: Jpeg High

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