It is a good light, good design, only 1 thing I would change: I wish that the fans were a little bit bigger (they use these tiny fans by all the lights with fans), that way they could be more silent and provide more air to the cooling. If you are in contact with Imalent, please forward this viewer advice to them (from an Imalent user) when you have time, thank you!
Not completely. For example, the ms18 has water cooling with fans, but if you have an sr16 and, for example, an mr90, you probably know that they have completely different fans. I don't understand why comment that they still have the same fans 🤷♂️🤦♂️
How would larger fans effect the overall design? I do get your point though. I say this as I look at my Imalent MS18. On the MS18 they could have added a fan that was half an inch wider and thinner (like a laptop CPU fan) while sinking it into the chassis a tad more. The noise doesn't bother me at all, but could definitely be improved.
Thanks for the 1st review on here. I think the problem here is that IMALENT they make the OLED screen upside down, it's easier to see it when it's turned upside down.😅😅😅
Solid state battery technology is being developed, and by 2030 will likely permeate all industries. That should take care of so many of the overheating problems we have with current batteries.
If you are scared of darkness ... that can cure you for sure. :) I have Imalent dx80 from a few years ago. Will probably upgrade for main flashlight with something like this in the next year.
Thank you for another great review as usual! As impressive as lighting up a mountain on turbo is, Yr test area has very well defined distance ‘markers’, for all yr reviews, plus the famous tree of life! 👍
Hello Charles! Very good this matter, I really liked it! I appreciate your videos! What a wonderful "toy" you brought us this time huh? kkk... TOP! CONGRATULATIONS! 😉👍🤝
Superb light, not sure the camera does it justice. Very excited the XHP 50 led is used here and in the SR16. What a lineup of lights from imalent. I have my sights set on a SR16. Great review as always CB 👍
I really wish imalent should make a underwater version for cave divers. Imagine a cave lit up by 120k lumens & those guys need as many lumens as you can cram into a flashlight. They can even remove the fans as caves & oceans are mostly too cold.
I had this one week before they launched thanks to a friend of mind in Hong Kong. Having the MS 18 which has around a 1100 meter throw it makes me scratch my head how they managed 2500 meters basically off a nearly identical head. Now there are some differences to the reflectors but not much. Heat is about the same on turbo but weight distribution is abit more hefty on the 32. The handle helps even that out. I was hoping Imalent would have heard users requests to provide reusable battery pack instead of being forced to buy a replacement pack that runs $200.00. I am sure Samsung makes batteries that can run these lights with no issues. Is it worth upgrading for 20,000 lumens more? Not really, from what many light collectors stated from lumen tests that it barely achieves 101,000 lumens. Honestly I cannot visually see any difference accept that my neighbors threw a fit when I lit both lights on turbo lol. I guess it is up to the person if they wanted a handle version of the MS 18.
@@CharlesBridgTec Not really! How can useres read an upside down screen if they hold the light by the right hand! Even the left hand the screen then will be on the other side!
Is the battery still running at 14.4 to 16v on this battery pack?? It would of been nice of the cooling would of been better for this light or even water cooling it too. In a compact form factor. Or a better heatsink.
I was hoping Imalent would have gone with the SFT-40 as that LED can throw a bit more and is superior to the XHP50.3. As it is, 25,000 flatline lumens for a full hour is still pretty sweet. Thanks for the review! I'm gonna hold off hoping Imalent turns around to the SFT-40 in their top end multi-LED monsters.
Falcon that's what most mateminco/astrolux lights use and they're to me best bang for the buck like not even close. I have several imalent sr16, mr90, rs50 and then bunch random others and then 7 mateminco and astrolux lights for 120 bucks you. Can have a 15k lumen 220k flood a 7500lumen 650k candela thrower and a 2200lumen 450k candela thrower I don't see any other company competing on value for the buck but that's why there's many companies people all like diff stuff
45 seconds in turbo mode is not much, I will keep my MS18 there are really not many differences between the 2, the handle is very practical on the SR32
That may be. But unfortunately, reports of burnt out LEDs are no longer a rarity. That's why the lamp is now available in a 2nd version. I have the 1st execution and have to constantly live with the fact that the error may occur. Sorry Imalent, that doesn't work at all! The first batch would have had to be replaced if such errors were known. Even a 2 year warranty is really ridiculous given the price
@@Martin76122 Failure rate is on par for all companies in general. I have only seen 4 with chip failure and that is from Cree quality control not Imalent. This is why you are seeing a shift of them using more Chinese chips. I did not have any issues with my sample nor have many others in my other platforms. Let's not talk about failure rates just Google Olight recall. I think your right about failure rates are a pain but are few and far between.
Yeah I'm hoping and praying by the year of 2025 that they make the light output shine father away and and outputs shine wider they're up to 120.000 thousand feet why not go up to 500, 000 by the year of 2025 😊
I certainly hope that these minor flaws will be solved in next batches. No shortcut to low and poor performance in High mode are for sure a bit dissapointing after so much input from reviewers. Fingers crossed. Cheers Charles!
Well this is an accomplished flashlight. However, I do wish Imalent would stop lying about their specs. ANSI output has been measured at 42,351 lumen (101,000 at turn on) and throw measured at 270,000cd (not claimed 1,090,000). However, it has been measured at 17,000 sustained lumens for 50 minutes! And that my friend is what's phenomenal about this light!
These type of flashlights have a big issue You cannot use the turbo mode for more than 1 min,they should put better cooling systems and bigger batteries
Turbo is not designed to run constantly. It's for short bursts. As for medium and high have good runtimes. Fans are a bit weak at the RPM they spin. Thanks for watching!
I thought the MS-18 was supposed to be the brightest. Either way, unless you are a rescue team member or the like, there is no reason to need one of these. I recently bought a 6000 lumens flashlight and returned it a couple days ago. I guess it's because of my astigmatism, but after using it for about an hour outside and not looking into it at all, my eyes didn't feel right for about half a day. I support a statement I read years back.....for most people and their needs in a flashlight 1000 lumens is as much as you will ever need. But I understand. I do own a Smith&Wesson 500 MAGNUM. There are no grizzlies here. It's too big to conceal carry and too much for home defense. However, it's awesome when somebody is bragging about their handgun and you can say "Thats a pu$$y gun." and show them why. Lol
If you knew this channel you'd recognize the ability for one to see the capability of each light he reviews in the same format, like on the same racetrack. So we can better compare one light to another. If you do not understand that, then simply go away please. We don't need you here anyway.
You would think they would finally include a tripod/camera mount in this model being so high end. That's such a draw back for me. The position of the On/Off switch is terrible as well. Not to mention the overall look & finish of the light is very ordinary.. Performance is amazing. No question about that!
Just got mine today. Awesome light
Glad you like it. Thanks for watching!
It is a good light, good design, only 1 thing I would change: I wish that the fans were a little bit bigger (they use these tiny fans by all the lights with fans), that way they could be more silent and provide more air to the cooling. If you are in contact with Imalent, please forward this viewer advice to them (from an Imalent user) when you have time, thank you!
I told them the same thing in my testing as well. Thanks for watching!
@@CharlesBridgTec Hopefully they will listen one day, because there is definitely room for bigger fans, and the noise level would be so much better
Not completely. For example, the ms18 has water cooling with fans, but if you have an sr16 and, for example, an mr90, you probably know that they have completely different fans. I don't understand why comment that they still have the same fans 🤷♂️🤦♂️
How would larger fans effect the overall design? I do get your point though. I say this as I look at my Imalent MS18. On the MS18 they could have added a fan that was half an inch wider and thinner (like a laptop CPU fan) while sinking it into the chassis a tad more. The noise doesn't bother me at all, but could definitely be improved.
been waiting to see a good review of these! glad you got one in hand, such an incredible amount of light! thx for the review!
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I just got mine back on Thursday and I do got To say that This Flashlight is a beast.
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Insane.... imalent knows what time it is.... yes daytime 24hrs a day
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Wow, that is seriously impressive. Appreciate your videos. Hope you are keeping well Charles.
Charles is out in the wilderness with the worlds best flashlights. How could he be any else than being well? 😀
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@@no2thenwo737 Just checking 🤣
Thanks for the 1st review on here. I think the problem here is that IMALENT they make the OLED screen upside down, it's easier to see it when it's turned upside down.😅😅😅
Yes user friendly which I like. Thanks for watching!
Just bought one using your Coupon code thank you can’t wait to receive it!
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pretty crazy light, a flashaholics dream
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Man they're sending you the good stuff. Right on brother!
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Hi charles very good review how much time we can use the turbo mode that is highest lumins and how efficient r those fans
Turbo is limited regardless of fans but the lower light output they help maintain light levels better. Thanks for watching!
Hi there I do have The Imalent sr32 as well and I definitely agree This Flashlight is a beast bro.
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Sr16 was insane, this is a bad joke.... good vids C.B. keep 'em commin' !
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Solid state battery technology is being developed, and by 2030 will likely permeate all industries. That should take care of so many of the overheating problems we have with current batteries.
Well most battery technology under powered as well which is why they heat up. Thanks for watching!
If you are scared of darkness ... that can cure you for sure. :) I have Imalent dx80 from a few years ago. Will probably upgrade for main flashlight with something like this in the next year.
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Thank you for another great review as usual!
As impressive as lighting up a mountain on turbo is, Yr test area has very well defined distance ‘markers’, for all yr reviews, plus the famous tree of life! 👍
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Impressive performance! Can you make a differences between MS18 and SR32? Would love to see the differences even though it's not that much.
I may in the future if I have time. Thanks for watching!
So this flashlight is more thrower than flood like the MS18, but I liked it! Great video man! Greetings from Aruba.
Greetings! Thanks for watching!
Wow, amazing video!
I really want this flashlight but i can't afford it.
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It's finally out! Awesome
Yeah was waiting to get the green light on this one. Thanks for watching!
How do you like it compared to the ms18? I have it but I’m still not sure if it’s worth upgrading to.
All down to pricing and type of flashlight you want.
Hello Charles! Very good this matter, I really liked it! I appreciate your videos! What a wonderful "toy" you brought us this time huh? kkk... TOP! CONGRATULATIONS! 😉👍🤝
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Superb light, not sure the camera does it justice.
Very excited the XHP 50 led is used here and in the SR16.
What a lineup of lights from imalent.
I have my sights set on a SR16.
Great review as always CB
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My camera does it no justice. Its amazing. Thanks for watching!
Yes . I own a sr 16 and I thought that the sr 16 has a further or brighter throw …. But sr 32 has far more lumens . Am i mistaken?
I think the 16 is the way to go, unless you just want to show off the 32.
I’m eager to purchase a light utilizing the XHP50 led.
Enjoy your 16.
@@paultruesdale7680 The SR16 is a great light.
this is the flashlight i want for my ghost hunting youtube channel
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What a monster light!
Indeed. Thanks for watching!
I really wish imalent should make a underwater version for cave divers. Imagine a cave lit up by 120k lumens & those guys need as many lumens as you can cram into a flashlight. They can even remove the fans as caves & oceans are mostly too cold.
I am not sure if that is possible. Thanks for watching!
I had this one week before they launched thanks to a friend of mind in Hong Kong. Having the MS 18 which has around a 1100 meter throw it makes me scratch my head how they managed 2500 meters basically off a nearly identical head. Now there are some differences to the reflectors but not much. Heat is about the same on turbo but weight distribution is abit more hefty on the 32. The handle helps even that out. I was hoping Imalent would have heard users requests to provide reusable battery pack instead of being forced to buy a replacement pack that runs $200.00. I am sure Samsung makes batteries that can run these lights with no issues. Is it worth upgrading for 20,000 lumens more? Not really, from what many light collectors stated from lumen tests that it barely achieves 101,000 lumens. Honestly I cannot visually see any difference accept that my neighbors threw a fit when I lit both lights on turbo lol. I guess it is up to the person if they wanted a handle version of the MS 18.
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Certainly a BEAST!
But what's with the oled screen? Why is it flipped upside down?!!
So users can easily read it when holding the light. Thanks for watching!
@@CharlesBridgTec Not really! How can useres read an upside down screen if they hold the light by the right hand! Even the left hand the screen then will be on the other side!
@@aa1986aa it's not upside down to the users! LMAO
Craziness. By this light performance, the neighbors will probably think, what's going on now? Is there a comet burning up in the atmosphere? ;-)
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Nice! A side by side comparison with the latest competitor would be a great next video. Let's keep this lumens pony war going!
Is there another 120k lumen monster on the market? Thanks for watching!
A comparison with the MS 18 would be cool. Showing the difference in beam patterns is of interest.
Excellent video as always! kindly could you make a comparison between Imalent SR32 and Imalent ms18 would be a great video, especially Lumens side.
I may if I get some free time. Thanks for watching!
Is the battery still running at 14.4 to 16v on this battery pack?? It would of been nice of the cooling would of been better for this light or even water cooling it too. In a compact form factor. Or a better heatsink.
Fans are a bit weak, when it comes to the higher outputs. Thanks for watching!
I was hoping Imalent would have gone with the SFT-40 as that LED can throw a bit more and is superior to the XHP50.3. As it is, 25,000 flatline lumens for a full hour is still pretty sweet. Thanks for the review! I'm gonna hold off hoping Imalent turns around to the SFT-40 in their top end multi-LED monsters.
YW! Thanks for watching!
Falcon that's what most mateminco/astrolux lights use and they're to me best bang for the buck like not even close. I have several imalent sr16, mr90, rs50 and then bunch random others and then 7 mateminco and astrolux lights for 120 bucks you. Can have a 15k lumen 220k flood a 7500lumen 650k candela thrower and a 2200lumen 450k candela thrower I don't see any other company competing on value for the buck but that's why there's many companies people all like diff stuff
For exactly the same price , which would you buy , this or MS18 ?
Exact same price? I'll take this....if more expensive, i'll take acebeam X75 instead...much cheaper...
I like the SR32 a bit more. Thanks for watching!
@@CharlesBridgTec Thank you , The ms18 had a metal case, the weight with packaging was around 4kg, can you tell how many kg the sr32 weighed packed?
Net weight: 2276g
I'd like to know about the battery ,is it a permanent or multi 18650s
I show this in my video review of it and it's a battery pack. Thanks!
Awesome Review....:) QUESTION: How do you Store your Expensive Flashlights when not in Use for extended periods of time....? Thanks.
I manually lock all flashlights I can for storage. A cool dry place works great. Thanks for watching!
It's also best to drop the charge level to roughly half, never store fully charged.
On cells individually yes but battery packs no.
Thanks!
Thanks for your continued support and watching!
It looks like the ar 16 has a brighter throw…. Is it ? Or not ?
You can check the reviews I did of both in the night shots and you tell me. Thanks for watching!
Incrível essa lanterna 🔦 é realmente a mais forte do mundo
parabéns ótimo vídeo da lanterna Imalent 🇧🇷🤝🏻👍🏻
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What a privilege - You're the man .!!
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@@CharlesBridgTec you bet
Imalent should add option for a zoomable focusing lens. That with 120K lumen would send the light to Moon 😂😊l
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Thanks Charles,,,Monster beam ❤
YW! Thanks for watching!
Would i be able to bring this on a plane?
In your declared bag on you. You should call ahead of time to make sure though. Thanks for watching!
how long does it last with 120,000 Lumens?
I show this in the review. Thanks!
I heard its get super hot,it's true?
I can on turbo but will cycle down and be fine. Thanks for watching!
It sure is a nice one, hopefully they can get Tesla technology to help with the batteries to keep it lasting longer,
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How big is the difference between it and the Imalent SR 16?
I have not compared them. Thanks for watching!
Beast
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Thanks
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My english not so good but i try....after 2 Minute the lamp get verry hot, the fans is to small......
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Do you have a chance to compare it to the Imalent SR 16?
No. Thanks for watching!
اقوى كشاف في العالم ⚡️
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45 seconds in turbo mode is not much, I will keep my MS18 there are really not many differences between the 2, the handle is very practical on the SR32
I think it is since it's 20k lumens brighter than the MS18 including a bit cheaper as well. Thanks for watching!
This is way better than the MS18. And the price is fairly priced $680
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Is that handle removable?
Yes. Thanks for watching!
Cool, Thank You!
@@almathias6538 YW!
How can you remove the handle when the switch is on it?
Wire to switch disconnects. Thanks for watching!
i will buy this soon
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How much this price
Click link in description area below video. Thanks for watching!
Great rewiew :) i want one, haha
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The surface of the sun in your hand
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good, but the ms18 has a higher light density.
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Imalent Charles😉.
LOL, fixed typo! Thanks for watching!
COOL ,,, 120000 LMS greetingd dromedario Mexicali BAJA MEXICO
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Veľmi pekná baterka a veľmi silná musím si takú kúpiť už mám dvere 12 000 lumenov a 3000 lumenov a 120 000 lumenov to musí byť sila
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Unfortunately, you can read one or the other about burnt-out LED's on the SR32. My copy works so far, anyone here with bad experiences ?
No issues on mine. Thanks for watching!
That may be. But unfortunately, reports of burnt out LEDs are no longer a rarity. That's why the lamp is now available in a 2nd version. I have the 1st execution and have to constantly live with the fact that the error may occur. Sorry Imalent, that doesn't work at all! The first batch would have had to be replaced if such errors were known. Even a 2 year warranty is really ridiculous given the price
@@Martin76122 Failure rate is on par for all companies in general. I have only seen 4 with chip failure and that is from Cree quality control not Imalent. This is why you are seeing a shift of them using more Chinese chips. I did not have any issues with my sample nor have many others in my other platforms. Let's not talk about failure rates just Google Olight recall. I think your right about failure rates are a pain but are few and far between.
Price on the MS18 needs to drop.
MS18 is doing well in sales so prices will be this way until a sale or you can use my discount code to save. Thanks for watching!
@@CharlesBridgTec you'd be a fool to buy the second brightest flashlight for more.
@@willmoore5550 Not if you prefer a more floody beam and longer turbo run-time.
This i have to buy 😀😍
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Wow
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Yeah I'm hoping and praying by the year of 2025 that they make the light output shine father away and and outputs shine wider they're up to 120.000 thousand feet why not go up to 500, 000 by the year of 2025 😊
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I couldn't handle the sound of the fans they would drive me insane
Fans are not that bad. My small boosted mic might have made it worse. Thanks for watching!
Would love to see this one against the X75 Acebeam with the XHP70.3 HI
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I certainly hope that these minor flaws will be solved in next batches. No shortcut to low and poor performance in High mode are for sure a bit dissapointing after so much input from reviewers. Fingers crossed. Cheers Charles!
I have had no issues with mine but I believe mine was in first batch. Thanks for watching!
Oh… 😂 yeah I want one.
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Well this is an accomplished flashlight. However, I do wish Imalent would stop lying about their specs.
ANSI output has been measured at 42,351 lumen (101,000 at turn on) and throw measured at 270,000cd (not claimed 1,090,000).
However, it has been measured at 17,000 sustained lumens for 50 minutes! And that my friend is what's phenomenal about this light!
Thanks for watching!
These type of flashlights have a big issue
You cannot use the turbo mode for more than 1 min,they should put better cooling systems and bigger batteries
Turbo is not designed to run constantly. It's for short bursts. As for medium and high have good runtimes. Fans are a bit weak at the RPM they spin. Thanks for watching!
I really like but very expensive
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RIP imalent ms18
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This is waaaay over kill...but I like it. It will melt more than windshields. Probably the whole car.
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I thought the MS-18 was supposed to be the brightest. Either way, unless you are a rescue team member or the like, there is no reason to need one of these. I recently bought a 6000 lumens flashlight and returned it a couple days ago. I guess it's because of my astigmatism, but after using it for about an hour outside and not looking into it at all, my eyes didn't feel right for about half a day. I support a statement I read years back.....for most people and their needs in a flashlight 1000 lumens is as much as you will ever need. But I understand. I do own a Smith&Wesson 500 MAGNUM. There are no grizzlies here. It's too big to conceal carry and too much for home defense. However, it's awesome when somebody is bragging about their handgun and you can say "Thats a pu$$y gun." and show them why. Lol
I agree that this light can be over kill for some. I love my lights that can maintain 10k lumens which is a large amount for me. Thanks for watching!
Bummer. They put that fence up! ... This would be an easy choice if I had an extra $600+ I didn't know what to do with.
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flashlight for giants
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Hollywood cow.... 😲😲😲😲
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Uncle can't use that coupon code
If it is already on sale, you cannot combine my discount. Thanks for watching!
Da felice possessore di ms18,questa torcia per me non ha senso.Troppo grossa e pesante.Meglio sr16 anche se meno potente
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Go somewhere else to showoff the luman output what's the point of having the brightest flashlight on earth to just light up your back yard 😔 150m
You are the first person to complain of my testing area. Thanks for watching!
If you’d seen any of his other videos in the same spot you’d easily see the difference 🤦♂️
If you don't like something,
Then don't watch it
If you knew this channel you'd recognize the ability for one to see the capability of each light he reviews in the same format, like on the same racetrack. So we can better compare one light to another. If you do not understand that, then simply go away please. We don't need you here anyway.
I think he was actually wanting to see how far it actually goes, and worded his complaint wrong.
You would think they would finally include a tripod/camera mount in this model being so high end.
That's such a draw back for me. The position of the On/Off switch is terrible as well. Not to mention the overall look & finish of the light is very ordinary.. Performance is amazing. No question about that!
Two switch design actually. Thanks for watching!