The Manker M13 is cheaper, smaller, has 144k candela instead of 88k, has a much much further throw with absolutely no spill. It also has four high and 5 low modes including a 1 lumen moonlight mode. Also uses a standard 18650 battery.
I would say for a Duty holster , O- light should have made the light pointing to the ground to protect the lens, into around capture bottom and then semi circle clip snaping into place on the handle . Using a kydex material
You would be blow away with my Fenix TK30 with 363,000 candela. I tested it on a golf course along with google earth meausuring and found I can illuminate an object a little under 1,000 ft with only its max 500 lumens mode. It's a class 3 white laser flashlight, it's insane.
I think you'd be more surprised by the lumintop GT series lights. Olight spends a lot on marketing (and on "influencers") The Lumintop GT Mini with the NM1 emitter is throwing about 370,000 candella at 1000 lumens in a very compact 18650 body.
@@Jesus.X There are 3 versions of the GT mini, and they perform vastly differently from each other primarily due to having wildly different emitters. Just something to take note of. If you want a true pocket thrower with a very focused hotspot, seek out the version with the Osram NM1 emitter. It's more difficult to find. This version has the lowest overall lumen output by VASTLY superior candela, focus, and hotspot intensity. Just a matter of what you want out of it.
Cool light, but I already have the Warrior X Turbo. Far larger light that does come with a clip and a holster. I also EDC a Lumintop GT Nano and FROG. Prime day was good back in the summer, customized both of those lights from keychain to upgraded runtimes and brightness with 10440 batteries.
Great vid. Well scripted and equally well edited. I'm new to your channel and haven't explored your back catalog of content, however if you want to add some additionally geeky technical detail, consider picking up a Sekonic C-700R-U Spectromaster spectrometer and/or the Sekonic Litemaster Pro L-478DR-U to capture output and spectrum data when having some measured data is needed alongside the subjective user experience. These are great tools for use when working with lighting and can definitely put published manufacturer output claims into clearer view when delving into the photometrics. In any event...enjoyed the vid and now subbed. Thanks!
I have 5 Olights and they are great. The only thing I don’t like is that they don’t all take the same charger. They look the same but they aren’t the same.
It's a solid light for sure. I also agree, that not having a Moonlight mode, makes this light very undesirable. A simple press and hold (like they have on most of their other lights) would vastly improve its usability. My current diode based thrower is the Fenix HT18 and I absolutely love it. Wicked distance and excellent color temperature. Around $45 more (give or take) but, it's a much more functional light than the Javelot.
Sofirn if22a has a 3rd more throw range, And is just 1/3rd of the cost of the javelot mini Oh and its got much the same build quality, and has a better battery supplied with it. Better control system too
I think OLight has a special magnetic round charger which is unique to the OLight range. (ie, not USB-C or micro-USB). What happens if I lose the charger lead? OK, I can buy a spare on Amazon. Maybe I should.
Having owned Olight’s products for years, I can confidently say that you most likely won’t be removing this battery after the first couple days; using the magnetic tailcap charging is SO easy and convenient, I never have to worry about having any of my Olights in a low-charge status. (Why would you remove it in the first few days? Only to look at it and wonder about the non-standard size, I suppose.)
@@KrisCox Oh that's all true, but it means I'd need to get at least one or two spares. The original ought to last years though, especially since I would not be cycling it often at all.
@@MagosOfTheLuminary The (more recent) Seekers use either an 18650 or a 21700, not a 26550. In the official Olight video, Sean explains that this size battery was chosen to keep the size of the light as small as it is.
@@OnusBones I have YET to buy (or need) a spare (proprietary) battery for any of my Olights, and I have been using them for years and years. The only ones I’ve bought spares for are the ones that use standard-sized batteries like AA cells (which typically will use NiMH rechargeables).
High 1,000~500~200 lumens Run time High 6.5 + 78 + 19 minutes Pasted from the site For heat reasons it drops from 1000 to 500 after 6.5 minutes, but I think it's temperature sensing not an actual timer because high mode lasts longer in cold weather.
It's an interesting light, but as usual, it's very overpriced. If it were about 40 bucks, I would consider buying one. I'm currently very happy with my Emisar D1 with SFT40 for 45 dollars, which outperforms the Javelot Mini and has so many more useful features.
OLight has LOST my business forever! I bought an OLight M30 Triton a while back. I paid about $140 for it from a dealer at a gun show, soon after that, it quit on me. I called OLight support, they asked me what the serial number is. I asked them where is it?. They said it's on the outside of the light. I let them know that there is no serial number anywhere on the light. They didn't believe me and told me that the light is then obviously out of warranty. They had NO idea of its age, but they just made the "knee-jerk reaction" and deemed it out of warranty. I'll NEVER do business with this company again. What do the youngsters say today.... SORRY, NOT SORRY!!!!
Not sponsored... but no one is mentioning the huge negative of Olights not being able to charge by the universally adapted usb-c type port and to be able to use commonly available everywhere non proprietary batteries.... You literally can't take the light somewhere with you for a couple of days without having to also bring along their proprietary magnetic charging cable. what happens if you forget it and you are somewhere away from home? Or if it breaks? Yeap, your Olight will turn to Odark... But a type-c charger can be found everywhere even in caves by now. They're literally scattered all around the globe... Fenix got their s**t together and are now putting usb-c charging ports on their lights... Olight should too.. it's the main reason why I literally can't buy one even though i like many of their offerings. Also a Sofirn if22a is a far better light, brighter, longer range, ramping mode brightness, stepped mode brightness, usb-c, strobe, it can also be used as 5000mah powerbank when needed and is also cheaper than this thing... I bet it will last longer too without any problems, so why would any informed customer even consider buying this? They won't
They don't even give you a what kind of LED that light has all the other companies have SBT 90.2 or SST 70s they don't give you anything it just says bulb I mean what in the hell
@@joseeduardobarrundia332 Just low (200 lumens) or high (1000 lumens), either momentary (if you press and hold) or constant-on (if you press and release quickly).
The Sofirn has double the output and double the range too. 2000 lumens and almost 2500ft of throw, better Beam and relaxing to the eyes spill area due to the TIR lens, usb-c, powerbank function, ramping and stepped mode brightness, strobe, low battery indicator and is cheaper too... Only insane or misinformed people would get this over the Sofirn if22a, i agree
Bro, I'll be honest, I don't know when or why I subscribed to you but your rapid hand movements at the beginning made me nervous so I had to unsubscribe. Jk I'll give you another chance. Just one.
