I have them from "dirt cheap" to "don't even ask what it cost" in price. Without naming a few lights I've yet to review, you do often get what you pay for in high performance lighting. Some of the cheaper lights I have are poor in quality, and often full of problems like, bad switches, bad soldering, etc.
Then I found this light, and decided to do a review of this little gem. And my first thoughts of the light was "No way, this HAS to cost more than $30!" To me this felt like a light at the $70+ range, easily. And it's performance is the bees knees. This little light is pushing 1500 lumens out the front on turbo! Another reviewer with the right meters and equipment calculated about 1800 lumens OTF...1800!!!!!
So, this light is the smallest I own for a single cell 18650 light, smaller than the Wuben and Olight, by a button.
It comes with a decent lanyard.
It comes with a nice stainless belt clip that is reversible, as the tube it's mounted on can be flipped.
It comes with spare O-rings.
It comes with a micro USB charging cable.
It comes with a 3000mAh 18650 battery
It comes with a single bay USB charger for the battery.
Yes, it's only $30...High quality cells like the one they give you can fetch upwards of $8+ each. So you can see how this whole package is a HUGE value. Add in the performance, and this may be light of the year material here.
And a shot of the charger in action.
The other notable thing here is the button/mode system here.
It's a single side button, that be configured how you like it. You can keep it in the simple Low/medium/high/turbo mode or you can choose ramping! Yes, this light has ramping! Reselect your mode into ramping and press and hold the side button to gradually decrease, or increase the amount of light it gives out. Think of it as a dimmer switch, and it works very well!
The light output is a mix of flood and throw, more so on the flood side. I find the beam pleasant to work with and on it's higher settings, it's an absolute wall of light. Don't let the low price and small size fool you, this thing is bright. And it packs a punch.
Control photo, 3 story building, 100ft away. Light off
Control photo, edge of woods, brush 30ish foot tall, 35 foot away, no light.
My early impressions are very very good for this light. The fit and finish, the machining work, the entire package is quality. And at this price, it's hard , if not impossible to beat!
I will be testing this light heavily during the next 4 or so weeks, and will give a big final review on it then.
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