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Both Surefire and Streamlight make some very nice LED flashlights, and I now much prefer the smaller lights over any of the classic Maglights for personal carry of a flashlight.
But one thing that most classic flashlights have is a lot of spill light that comes out at a wide angle. The main beam may be nicely focused, but the side spill is still very much there. It is fine if you are walking a trail and need to see below, but that spill is not good for many light painting situations. If you are light painting somewhat distant objects, and there is ground or other objects that are near to you but off the main beam, the spill light hits the near objects, and they can show up in the shot as distracting or over exposed. That has ruined a lot of light painting that I have tried in the past.
There is a line of flashlights that have a special adjustable focusing lens system in the front, and they are made by a brand called Lenser. Not all their flashlights have the special lens system, but many do. The P7 is one model that does. The adjustable focus allows you to do a tight beam for painting very distant objects, and also can be adjusted to a some what wider beam, which works well for painting closer objects. But the really nice feature that is kind of an accident due to the way they focus is that there is very little spill light that can cause issues. The focusable Lenser flashlights are a bit more expensive, but for light painting, they are great. I have both a large one and a small one now, and really like them for that use. I do not know specifically about their color output, other than to say that it has not been an issue for me for shots I painted.
Another thing about the Lenser adjustable focus flashlights is that the beam is very uniform at what ever size it is set at, and the edges "cut off" much better than most flashlights. Between the beam size adjustment and the uniform light in the beam, it makes it easier to paint things in and do a good job. The uniformity is much better than any other flashlight I have ever seen.
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