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The LED LENSER® H14 is an innovative headlamp with astonishing luminosity and a sophisticated application concept. When we developed this masterpiece, performance and flexibility were our first priorities. The lamp is continuously focusable and swivelling. Thanks to an intelligent fastening system, the lamp head can be detached from the headband and worn on your belt. The microcontroller-operated Smart Light Technology offers several light programs with different functions, so there is a suitable light mode for every occasion.
Product Reviews
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Excellent as one would have expected
Posted by Deon Swart on 19th Jan 2012
Bought a MT7 a year ago. What a brilliant piece of German Engineering. The H14 is as I expected and better. I specially like the mechanism that allows the headlamp section to tilt through 90 degrees. FAR BETTER than any other mechanism on the market. Cant wait to go and play with it tonight.
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Lumens vs. Candle power.
Posted by Dr. MLT. on 1st Apr 2011
There is no easy or direct comparison between Lumen and Candlepower ratings. Compare and compare flashlights is the best way. Buy them both and compare is the motto. Compare to LedLenser and you will not buy anything else!!!
Lumens are a measure of the total amount of light emitted in all directions, and while not entirely appropriate when applied to directional light sources like flashlights, it still can be used to measure all the light poured out the end of your torch, regardless of what direction it`s going in.
Candlepower or Candela is a peak spot measure- the intensity of the very brightest point of light within the focussed beam, usually the very center. It does relate with Lumens, to the half angle of the beam- in other words, the angle from the centre at which the brightness is exactly half of the peak value at the centre. For an identical intensity light source (ie, lumen value is the same) the narrower the beam the higher the Candlepower rating. But the dispersion of the beam plays a big role. It depends largely on the width of the hotspot, what portion of the light goes into the main beam, and what portion spills off to the side.
Unless you know the precise dispersion of the individual beams, with an accurate 2 dimentional plot of intensity (or a simple 1-dimention graph if the dispertion is perfectly circular and not lopsided or oval), and then apply advanced mathematics that would make most highschool students heads spin, you cannot convert between the two. Can`t be done, sorry.
Regrettably there is not a simple home-friendly way to measure lumen outputs. A simple photographic Lux meter can be used to give you candela (candlepower) readings but Lumens require advanced methods. You need lots of space, lots of money and lots of Barium Sulphate paint in order to do it. Hence why most manufacturers just use candlepower. Additionally (and maybe more influencially), candlepower figures are often high and look great on fancy packaging and web sites- that thing about narrow beams again. Many Pelican lights and all Maglites for example, are rated quite highly as far as cp goes, but the overall light output is low compared to some, just the fact that they can focus pretty narrowly. A narrow beam is not always a useful beam so candlepower ratings cannot be soley relied upon. Similarly Lumen ratings cannot be soley relied upon either. A high-lumen beam could be so wide and dispersed that it does not throw more than a few feet, or a low lumen beam could be so narrow that it shines a very long way.
It`s all down to what you`re looking for in a light and until flashlight manufacturers get their act together and embrace a universal, standardised and informative rating method they will all use, the only real way to tell if one torch is better for you than another is to try it out yourself, COMPARE !! Hence the official Candle Power Forum motto "Get them both". We reviewers try our best but however detailed we try to be in our writeups, you still cannot beat seeing the thing for yourself.Led Lenser compares tops with what I've seen. I have the M14, H14, H7 and L5. Comparing in the dark at camps with friends torches maglites, Petzel etc, Nothing compares to Led Lenser, dont be fooled by lumens or candle power.
LedLenser ADMIN could posibbly comment.
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Well done
Posted by Dirk van Schalkwyk on 1st Mar 2011
This is an awesome piece of engineering. My first torch was a P14 which is also magnificent. Bought the H14 because i do a lot of irrigation work at night and need both my hands free.
Compared to the P14, it has more nearby brightness but a little less distance, but dont be fooled, it reaches 200m with ease and animal eyes as well as reflective tape lights up well over 500m. The focusing system is a godsend. Not really using the other functions but the SOS and defence strobe are really bright and nightblindness is a given if you shine it at a refective surface.
There is no headlight that compares. Weight difference over the H7 doesnt really bother, it wears more comfortable because of the topstrap.
One downside though is that it is quite heavy on the juice compared to the P14, even though they both use the 4xAA's. At constant highbeam expect a little more than 12h of light (compared to about 50h on the P14). The strobe funcions will reduce this furter but there are also energy saving functions which are yet to be tested :).
I recommend investing in a few 2500mAh+ rechargeables. They do well. Running for about 3weeks doing 1-2hours of work each night on a charge. Great buy!
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The Sun is almost this bright
Posted by Guarin on 5th Feb 2011
As a fisherman this light will call all boats in as this is like a lighthouse. I have never seen this bright a light on a head light before.