Fireflylite X1L, SFT70 6,500K, LLC59U optic demo., long range, with beamshot comparisons.

So, after measuring 197,000 candela/ 888m, 5 seconds after initial turn on, with this X1L SFT70 and the LLC59U optic, I knew that I needed to do a proper comparison with some of my other "outside" lights, just to see how the X1L would perform in real world situations.
Needless to say, I'm very happy with this configuration of the X1L, as a high output pocket thrower. My only other lights that had more throw, were my Astrolux FT03, and Amutorch DM80, but they see very little use since I can't slip them into my front pocket. The X1L, carried in my front pocket, is doable though. Borderline, and I don't think that I'd want to go any larger, but doable for certain occasions.
Instances like when I'd be out night fishing at this lake for example, or when going to other large open areas, and I wanted to have a combination of both high lumens, and high candela, that I can still conviently carry in my front pocket. The combination of lumens, candela, large hotspot, efficient boost driver, and 21700 battery capacity, make this compact, Anduril pocket thrower, a compelling choice for me in those situations.
Note:
I was running a Molicel P42a, 21700 battery in the FET driven Astrolux FT03 for this comparison, which bumps it's performance up a bit, compared to a standard 26650 battery. With a regular 26650 in the FT03, the throw between it, and the X1L SFT70, is pretty similar.
DISCLAIMER:
The Gaggione LLC59U optic DOES NOT come as the standard, default optic for the X1L. (I special requested it as an add on, from FireflyLite) The oem, X1L default optic is the Gaggione LLC59NF.
The beam profile with the oem, default LLC59NF is nice and smooth, and I measured around 107,503cd. / 656m within 5 seconds after initial turn on with my Opple 3 Light Master Pro.
Wanting to see how much candela the LLC59U optic would produce with the 6,500K SFT70, for a compact pocket thrower, I was willing to sacrifice some beam profile uniformity, for a significant bump up in candela though. (197,130cd. / 888m at 5 seconds after initial turn on.) The LLC59U and the SFT70 DOES produce a more ringy beam profile when used at close distances though. As demonstrated in the video however, as a thrower setup, the rings personally aren't an issue to me since I get the increased candela, but I wanted to mention it for full transparency.
After filming this video, I ordered a LLC59R optic, directly from Gaggione in France. I actually got slightly more candela with the LLC59R. (206,845cd. /910m, 5 seconds after initial turn on) The LLC59R is also a bit less ringy than the LLC59U, with the SFT70. With the LLC59U, there is basically a main primary ring, and a secondary, fainter ring, in closer to the hotspot. The LLC59R optic still has the outer, primary ring, but the secondary ring that is present with the LLC59U is greatly reduced.
I have a playlist titled "Fireflylite X1L optic demo's" that has a brief demo. of several X1L optic options, for more info.
Also, there are individual candela test videos for the different X1L optics in the "Fireflylite candela tests" playlist.
Thank you!