That ramp up is a huge part of why I like the i5t and ‘blossom’ is the perfect way to describe it 👌

Awesome review! Thanks for taking the time to give us a visual comparison in a real life situation. i5r in copper being shipped as we speak.

Got a few I5T's and love them. To me they are the best daily carry light. You dont need a big 1000m thrower or a giant 14000 lumen for a daily. Just a small little light to get you out of a pinch.

Great review, perfect info. Thanks!

Nope, Olight put out the i5R in order to sell the "i5R Plus", "i5R PRO" and later the "i5R Pro 2"

@Slking507

2 жыл бұрын

And I will be buying them.

Looks like the I5T and now i5R are going to be my two favorite edc lights.

nice. I reviewed this and pointed out the negative of a 2.4v battery instead of a regular 3.7v battery. Also the lack of high cri options and neutral colors are negatives for me. I grabbed two i5r coppers.

Thanks for the review sir 👍

Great review sir! and thank you

I got the copper one first thinking it would go fast and I could get a black later but they sold out lol great review thanks as always

I've been looking for a light that can take standard batteries. I'm liking the form factor of this. I have some other Olights that I love but, I like having at least one good light that takes standard batteries so I can swap out with something easy to find. thanks for the review!

@joshuasmith6346

Жыл бұрын

That was my deciding factor. I love how the batteries are interchangeable

I'm glad I ignored the Olight haters, I bought an Olight i5t EOS for myself and an Olight i3t EOS for my father. We are both satisfied with the lamps, they are simple, durable and do the job. I use an IKEA LADDA AA rechargeable battery, but I always have 2 more alkaline batteries in my backpack as a backup because you never know :)

One of the best review 👍

@PreparedGuy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton. I appreciate the support. 😎👍

Most other lite competitors , with 14500 battery, would have lumens near 600+, or a beam distance 100meter+ . . . I will stick to my i3T for now ( i prefer the beam) . . .

@Sc0pee

Жыл бұрын

More lumens = more battery drainage. I feel like that this small flashlight strikes the balance pretty well.

@colbywhite7198

Жыл бұрын

I recently saw a review that said the i3T only holds charge for 25 minutes on high, can you attest to this?

I have a bunch of different AA lights and apart form the i5r the 2.4 Olight battery only works well in my Nicron B74 but the 3.7v 14500 is still a lot brighter in the Nicron but I actually like the softer beam with the 2.4v for indoors.

That Rayovac lasts 24 hours!? Way way more than any of the others. Is that explained by it having a much lower brightness output? Looks like it was on low mode and the others on high.

Substantial upgrade in run times, and Olight's build and quality is a step above most other brands. My titanium ones are near indestructible.

@joshuasmith6346

Жыл бұрын

Yeahhhh buddy, my titanium edition i5r comes in tomorrow im soooooo stoked. It's gonna go nicely with my Big Idea ti wrench and Bit Bar 2 ti

Great review！

Didn't think I'd hear professor kliq in a flashlight review. good choice! would've loved "plastic and flashing lights" as some kind of inside joke, but "pangea" is still a really nice song.

My i5R "blossoms" when on high mode just as your i5T does. Weird. Good flashlight though. Good balance between lumen and battery time. I like the size of it.

I love my i5t and i get the "new" version only for the copper edition, so nice, the i5r have a little more light but is almost nothing and i use it with a duracell rechargeable because i dont charge my light until the power is low but this is strong all the time...and then is dead... i dont know if why but already get in total pitch black for that so only normal rechargeable for this

Bummer it doesn’t ramp up but I’m happy I at least got the color I want 🤷🏻‍♀️

Good video Guy, agree all the way around

Do you have any links to the batteries that you used for some reason I cannot find any of those batteries that are USB chargeable thanks man

@PreparedGuy

2 жыл бұрын

The USB battery showen in the video comes with the I5R. Its included 😁👍

@TroyTackett

2 жыл бұрын

@@PreparedGuy How about the actual ones that you tested that lasted like six hours or something I can’t find them Rayovac I think in your videos you said that was the longest lasting one for the life of me I cannot find any USB batteries and I don’t know why. Haha. That’s California for ya

Honestly the battery works just fine and the reps have even said so but it voids any warranty and leaves a slight gap in the tailswitch on the i5t

Olight is way behind the curve on this one. Cmon, a proprietary 2.4V 14500 battery for 350 lumens? Standard 14500 are 3.7V, and competitors’ lights powered by them can put out 1000 lumens. This is just another marketing ploy by Olight to get their fanboys to drool, not knowing what else is available on the market.

@PreparedGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't have said it better myself.

@donaldstrader7241

2 жыл бұрын

I can think of three legitimate possibilities for the customized battery, they wanted to retain AA compatibility, keep lower maximum temperatures, and keep long runtimes on high, when there are only two levels, before stepdown. That said, are most 14500 flashlights also AA compatible? I have not researched this, I know I have seen some 10440 and for that matter 14500 that will not run the equivalent in AAA or AA. My biggest gripe, why is the very expensive titanium damascus an i5T when the i5R was in the works?

@PreparedGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, why release a $200 i5t when the i5r was literally a few weeks away. Either they're geniuses or jerks. I haven't decided yet. The 14500 is typically used in a lot of AA compatible flashlights. The 14500 usually gives a flashlight higher output and when swapped down to a AA it becomes a lower output. But the standard is usually a minimum of 500 lumens for any 14500 flashlight. The fact that this is just 350 is kinda weird, of course it could be just to keep the heat and runtime at a optimal performance level like you said. Still I think if we can just swap out to a AA that we could get the best of both worlds like all the other flashlight companies have done. I reviewed a sofirn 14500 flashlight that was also compatible with AAs and it was 500 lumens I believe. So it's an over all weird item to release the way they did. It's like they're not even paying attention to the marker or to other flashlight companies at this point 🤣

@ritterbruder212

2 жыл бұрын

@@donaldstrader7241 Yes all 14500 flash also work with AA. However, your output will be significantly decreased. You might only get 200 lumens out of AA batteries. With a dedicated AA flashlight, you can get 300-350 lumens out of an AA, but using a 14500 battery in that would fry the LED. It’s a trade off, and Olight chose the latter. The i5R is still a gimmick because you can use 1.5V NiMH batteries in an i5T and still have the same results.

@ritterbruder212

2 жыл бұрын

@@PreparedGuy They are jerks like that. That is how Olight gets their fanboys to spend spend spend. They will announce the new products for an upcoming flash sale, then midway through the flash sale, you know, after all their fanboys have bought up what they wanted, they will “surprise announce” another product. That always causes the fanboys to wet their pants, but they fail to see the predatory nature of that marketing tactic. Just go visit their Facebook group: it’s an absolute shitshow cringe fest.

nice review im going to get the copper 15R 100%

@vanguard1427

2 жыл бұрын

Its got a lovely coppery glow to it it adds to it's lighting

I'm done with Olight. There's plenty of other lights I like better. Lumintop is my current favorite company.

@brandonpausta2206

2 жыл бұрын

Lumintop emisar wowtac and thrunite are all awesome brands that give better options in runtime and turbo time

I bought the copper i5R it has a coppery glow to it

Hi Prepared Guy. Do you sometimes have such an effect when turning on the i5R as if there is a double pulse something like stabilization of the light output? It lasts for a fraction of a second, but it is noticeable and does not occur as if you turn on the flashlight several times in short intervals. Greetings.

@PreparedGuy

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I just tested 5 of my I5Rs just to confirm and you are correct. They do in fact have a slightly noticeable charge up of the capacitor when turning on for the first time after being left turned of for a while.

@sadamadamfuck

Жыл бұрын

@@PreparedGuy Super. Thanks for the reply and check. I haven't noticed this phenomenon on regular alkaline batteries or NI-MH cells so it's a capacitor in the company's Olight cell. Thanks again and best regards.

The only thing I like about this light is the fact that unlike the seeker 2 And everything else pro You can use more than just the proprietary battery i wish they would make a light you can actually tell the difference in lumen brightness like with the seeker 3 it should of been 6000 lumens or 5500 lumens because your eye really can't perceive a 1000 lumen difference at least I can't notice a difference between 3200 between 4200 maybe a little more spill

Go ahead and put that battery in the older i 5 t …love to know what happens. Thanks

Fine review. I still think that Olight is doing oddly in terms of outputs and batteries, not to mention tints and CRI. They should check out what other chinese brands are doing.

@PreparedGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree 👍

IMPORTANTE!!!!! I have an i5r 90CRi and an i5T Plus in neutral white and they both have similar colour tone beams with the Plus being brighter and a bit more vibrant and since the Plus takes two AA which equal 2.4 volts if using nimh then I don't see why Olight cannot use the head of the Plus light on the shorter i5r light with the single 2.4v battery which would give that shorter i5r light 550 lumens instead of the current 350 output and that more vibrant light that I observe. It's an absolute no-brainer so what the heck are they waiting for. Some-one really should ask them why they are not doing this. I mean if the Plus is safe then an i5r 550 lumens will be safe also as far as heat goes. The Plus does heat more but they can just step it down sooner.

The very reason why you cannot use that battery on other lights is because its 2.4v. Its written on the battery itself.

@PreparedGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info 😎👍

I just ordered from the Olight Store for the 1st time & it's taking forever to get my lights. I'm wondering if this is NORMAL for them? I didn't really realize this was going to be shipped for China. But I'm starting to get a bit concerned. Could you verify if this is normal for the shipping to take so long. Thanks in advance. 👍

@PreparedGuy

2 жыл бұрын

It usually takes a couple weeks sometimes 3 weeks. Especially with all the crazy stuff going on. It should be fine. Their custom service is pretty decent from my experience.

@sknight0391

2 жыл бұрын

@@PreparedGuy thank you

I need a good light with an adjustable beam that won't break if dropped

I have a lumintop tool aa 2.0 that can use a 14500 battery and has a max output of 650 lumens but I still bought this in copper just to try it out and I like how it looks lol

@Amirul_Zahin

2 жыл бұрын

Which one do you prefer? Is olight better?

@jonp96

2 жыл бұрын

@@Amirul_Zahin in terms of pure specs and value, I think the lumintop is better but the olight is pretty well built and looks better imo but that's subjective

@Sc0pee

Жыл бұрын

@@jonp96 More lumens = more battery drainage. I feel like that this small flashlight strikes the balance pretty well.

Did you notice the battery being greasy when you opened the light? Wasn’t sure if my battery leaked or if it’s the thread grease. But the battery had a film of it

@PreparedGuy

2 жыл бұрын

theyre always a little greasy due to the lube they use for the thread and for some reason it always ends up all over the battery.

@shakenbake8505

2 жыл бұрын

@@PreparedGuy thank you!

So is that "ramp up" feature for user eye comfort? I'm sensitive to light and depending on situation I'll look away when going to a brighter setting. I could see that being both a useful and annoying feature.

@PreparedGuy

2 жыл бұрын

That's actually a really good observation and the first time anyone actually mentioned it. 🤔 I think you could be right, I always thought it was due to the charging of the capacitor that powers the led but logically the eye thing makes a lot of sense. 😎👍🔦 I want this with a red light mode.

@spamcan9208

2 жыл бұрын

@@PreparedGuy The reason why I thought that was because it seemed unlikely an experienced manufacturer would have a power delivery issue like that, especially at such a relatively low power output. I could still be wrong though, people/companies make mistakes all the time lol

@PreparedGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree, I'm going to ask them and see what their the actual reason it. I'm intrigued 🤔 😎👍🔦

@spamcan9208

2 жыл бұрын

@@PreparedGuy interested to see what they say

@PreparedGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I'll keep you posted. 😁👍

I like olight flashlights but I prefer the older models like the s1a

Yeah it was a half ass upgrade but given how 'mass market' they've gone, I can understand. They would have needed to include a proximity and thermal sensor with auto lock out for the light it could have been...😀

@lodg1e

2 жыл бұрын

That'll be on the i5 pro.

Hello again Prepared Guy. I'm still testing, measuring, weighing my Olight i5R I know it's a bit paranoid already;) but I'm already like that I like to inquire about things that 99% of people wouldn't pay attention to. Again, I found something that intrigued me namely the lens/glass in my copy is minimally crookedly glued in or rather the body of the flashlight is not very accurately turned out. Perhaps this is due to the fact that the lens is screwed into the flashlight head and this would be the explanation. You'll see it by looking at a 45-degree angle and rotating the flashlight around its axis if, of course, this is also the case with you. Certainly some magnification will help. Greetings from Poland.

I’ve got at least 3 of the AA ones sent for free and only opened the green one because it looks nice, but really have no use for it other than OH THE POWER GRID IS DOWN OH LOOK A WAREHOUSE OF AA BATTERIES SWEEEET! But I did just order an orange rechargeable one in a bundle. A little bummed you cannot buy extra batteries by themselves.

The old 300 lumen standard battery flashlight instructions say not to use Eveready ultimate lithium!!! For me that was a disappointment

@PreparedGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I'm with you on that one. Very disappointing.

Too bad. Their s1a is still their best aa/14500 light. nice review 👍

@ks-hg5vo

2 жыл бұрын

I have the s1a cu and it was my standard goto excellant For years. Only upgraded to a reylight pinapple cu. Slightly bigger but so much better

@donjon2682

2 жыл бұрын

I agree 100 percent

The i5t would be absolutely perfect if it had at least twice the lux.

I'm loving the 2.4v battery it's a upgrade from any 1.2v or 1.5v standard battery

Lumintop tool AA v 2.0 is better and cheaper. 650 lumens max output w/14500. Also have strobe mode.

I bin waiting for that like to become rechargeable I got three of the AAA models and one AA and I always like to carry them in my pocket because of their size and it’s not all big and bulky you don’t even know it’s there until you need it they’re always coming out with something that’s a good thing and all there flash lights are great lights Aspen 500 and some dollars of the lash flash sale I’m sure they will have something else new probably getting ready to have another sale if they just come out with this light I’m gonna have to check out their site🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍👍

@allemander

2 жыл бұрын

W T F

I will stick with my streamlight. Good video though.

@PreparedGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Which streamlight do you like using?

I have no idea how they can call it a 14500 if it’s not 3.7v and while I love Olight (and fenix) I won’t be buying this light because of that nonsense. They should have done a real 14500 3.7v like the Trustfire (not as quality build but 1000lm) or the Klaris (too big for a 14500 light imo). I have several i5Ts which do work with 14500 despite Olight saying don’t do it. I’m all set.

@section9inc.84

2 жыл бұрын

Ps the i3t is my fav edc; just wish Olight would make a 10440 3.7v version with higher output.

BRO, I really thought it exploded🤣

@PreparedGuy

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

Your title should be i5R not i5T.

@PreparedGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks you for pointing that out. I was a bit tired 🤣👍 I've been editing since 10am and just uploaded an hour ago. It was a busy day. I appreciate the support and the looking out. 💯😎🔦👍

@daisy0202

2 жыл бұрын

@@PreparedGuy You are most welcome! Nice review & keep-up the good work.

50 lumen difference...No.i still like Olight i5t.

@Slking507

2 жыл бұрын

I put my i5r on the meter at work and it rang 365 lumens. However the i5R rang at 426. So not really that big a difference really. I just carry both now. 😅

BEST ONE FOR THE MONEY Olight flashlight 2500 lumens Baton 3 Pro Max wide beam neutral white lights are easier on your eyes""""""""" wheelchair larry

Warrior mini debacle?

@PreparedGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah man it was crazy

@othername1000

2 жыл бұрын

@@PreparedGuy was that the issue of it getting hot that people did videos on?

@zr5640

2 жыл бұрын

@@othername1000 it was caused by manchildren not knowing how to use an electronic lockout on a high powered side-switch light lmao

This looks like a cheap ordinary Chinese flashlight:(

Wow! Another proprietary battery light from Olight. The reason I no longer buy them! NOT worth the hype!

@Slking507

2 жыл бұрын

They say "Customized". I find nothing about it to be custom. I have found just about every battery works in it just fine.

@proudtex

2 жыл бұрын

@@Slking507 you are COMPLETELY missing the point about them going to proprietary horseshit. Goodbye!