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M**D
12,000 lumens was just as cool as I thought it would be
I've spent about a week with this flashlight. I own a couple of Nitecore and Olights and this is by far the brightest and also largest flashlight I own. All my other flashlights are between 1000 lumens and 2600 and run off one 18650. I like them on the thin and light side while still having above average brightness (yes I'm talking about flashlights), and a single 18650 battery is big enough to go on a couple of walks before needing to charge them—pretty much perfect in my book in terms of usability.With this flashlight, however... well, sometimes a man wants the exact opposite of what he usually wants. I decided to go all out for those tasty tasty lumens. 12,000 lumens is 4.6x brighter than my brightest light (the Nitecore Tiny Monster) at roughly twice the cost (that's a pretty good lumen/$ ratio). I was expecting a lot and when I received this flashlight I wasn't let down. Going on a walk with this light obviously put all my other flashlights to shame. My trusty 1000 lumen light in particular felt like a 500 lumen after I got used to this one. When it comes to flashlights, they're either spotlights for searching far or floodlights for lighting your path. This light is definitely a flood light that lights up everything in front of you like its daytime and on its brightest settings will also pretty much match the far distances of 1000 lumen spotlights, too. It's that bright.Economically, I was a little cautious about buying a flashlight with some much...girth, but it literally is like walking around holding a can of Coke. Not at all uncomfortable, and the weight didn't tire me at all on a 30 minute walk. It kind of feels nice holding something with a little more weight. Switching it up to the 12,000 lumens is a lot of fun but for casual walks I find the 3,000 lumens (at 130 minute runtime) is what I end up using most. It has nice, even, bright light in front of you at a way wider angle than my Olite S1—which previously had the cleanest floody light.Regarding the non-accessible internal batteries - everyone has an opinion on this but for me, I don't mind at all. For devices that need more than one 18650 you should always pair/charge/discharge them together anyways so they maintain the same voltage with use. I could foresee mixing them up with other batteries if I had access to removing them. I know this also means I don't have a fresh pair of batteries to swap out with when this one dies - so I have to wait 4 hours to charge it up again but this isn't my only light, so that isn't a problem for me and really charging this thing is so easy between uses, you shouldn't be running out of battery. Especially after your 12,000 lumen obsession fades away and you start using the lower settings more.Lastly, I do like how this light can tail stand. When working late, I point this sucker up at the ceiling for some nice ambient light that is easier on my eyes. Can get a little over 2 hours at 3,000 lumens which is plenty enough light for me to finish my work and remind me to go to bed when it dies. Then I set it to charge for the next time I need it. I think the manual said the batteries support 300 charges which is probably 2-4 years or more of use for me if I use it as much I did this past week.Overall I'm quite smitten with this light. I think its a lot of fun and quite useful despite the larger price tag. Nitecore used to be my fav brand but this light has shown me that Olight is a little bit more technology forward on top of being a little bit more ergonomic. The Nitecore Tiny Monster, for example, cannot tail stand which makes many of its potential uses impractical. On top of that it's rear button is longer than it should be and easy to accidentally switch on creating a potential burning hazard. This light is even thoughtful enough to have protection built in if that ever happens.The only caveat I have with this flash light is that though the X7R supports charging and using it at the same time (awesome), it cannot tail stand while charging since the port is on the bottom. I probably would have designed it the same way though as I wouldn't want the charge port to be on the side affecting ergonomics. Still useful to know though.Enjoy the flashlight.
Y**U
Insane and Ludicrous mode aren't only for Tesla's...Very floody...
12,000 lumens is pretty freaking unbelievable. While this is the size of a coke can, it puts out light like the large floodlights you see on the highway when they are doing road work at night. It's really hard to describe it except to say that it's instant daylight.The user interface is very standard for Olight flashlights - Press once to turn on, once again to turn off, press and hold when on to cycle through the power levels. Press and hold when off for moonlight, but in this case there's also a lockout mode if you hold it longer still. Unlock with a press and long hold. You will definitely want that lockout mode since there is no way to unscrew the tailcap for safety. There is a sensor on the front so the power will ramp down if it determines that something is in the way. This again is fairly needed, as I could easily see this igniting the contents of a backpack if it was to be turned on accidentally. That said, to get the full power modes you need to double click....Twice.I showed my co-workers this beast just for giggles. Clicked it on then cycled through the power levels until it hit full power....Or so they thought. The normal high setting is 3000 lumens - crazy powerful under normal conditions. But wait, there's more! Double click to go to Turbo1 - 7000 lumens. This is really bright, even in an office with a window and daylight streaming in. You get a definite wow from this...But wait, there's still more... Another double click and you are in Turbo2, 12,000 lumens. FOr reference, a typical 60 watt lightbulb gives you 800 lumens. so this is like having 15 light bulbs - not even taking into account that this is directional (regular light bulbs throw light in all directions, while this concentrates it.)I'ts like having both and Insane and Ludicrous mode for your flashlight.So here are a few considerations - the light has a USB-C charge port - about 3 tims faster than standard USB charging. It's a super-trick little window at the back, though I have to say I don't know if it will seal as well as the ordinary rubber plug style charge port covers. Still, good for splashes and rain I think and another oooooh from your coworkers. Then there's the beam pattern. The XH70 has a super large die (actually 4 dies clustered together) so they have never been good throwers. The X7R has shallow reflectors with orange peel, so this really gives a very nice smooth beam with no artifacts, but it's quite floody.The retracting lanyard connector is cool. I used mine to attach a camera wrist strap. The X7R body is smooth and despite the texture, not very grippy. I'd hate to drop this.
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