Originally Posted by
mrbubbles
You don't know what dynamo lights I have. The dynamo lights I use regularly are DIYs with conical non-shaped beams, with 4 to 6 high powered leds. The shaped beam light I have, the B&M Eyc, is on my least used bike. Shaped beams aren't all that.
Its not accurate to quantify the functionality of all B&M lights by the one you have. Your Eyc is 50 lux, while my Luxos U is 70/90 lux, and Cyo premium plus is 80 lux. There's simply no comparison between them any more than comparing different lumen battery lights.
Not sure what the definition of "all that" is, but I know a headlight works better than a flashlight as vehicle lighting regardless of its power source.
Two of my bikes have vintage dyno lights modernized with rechargeable batteries and LED emitters, both have adjustable focus, but even the one with a semi shaped beam and dual emitters can't compare to modern true shaped beams with less total output.