I bought two as gifts. lights are tools and I have had a gutful of tactical options which have no appeal. The diffuse has more than enough power, more modes than most will want, a very small footprint, will not roll. Yeah a pocket clip would have been nice but am happy with the lanyard
@apistosig4173 it's become the light clipped to the key keeper of my sling bag and it's fantastic to have on hand to be honest, not what I'd lean to as my only light, but great to have to hand.
Hi, great honest review. I am a big Olight fan and I have the black, the red, and the red Christmas one 😂 I really love the i5R and thought at first this is the replacement but now Im not sure. 4:00 OMG putting the cap back on is annoying and Im certain someone with dexterity issues would just toss it. I havent really carried these much, I did a full charge a few days ago and I have the lanyard attached to a keychain and the light sits in lockout mode in my pocket. Ive barely used it and its already yellow, so Im already thinking I dont want to take that cap off every week. I think its a good light otherwise but a bit disappointed that it is not noticeably more brighter than the i5R
Thanks, glad you liked it! The cap is pretty frustrating, thankfully I've only charged it a couple times since I got it. Mine hasn't had the same battery life issues as yours, but parasitic drain will always be some degree of problem when you can't physically lock the light out. I get why you'd want it to replace the i5R, but I think they're different niches. If you're looking for something brighter with a mode set similar to the Diffuse then I recommend the baton series, the magnetic charging makes it really convenient to keep them topped up too. They're a little thicker than the i5R, and a bit pricier, but both the Baton and Baton Pro would probably suit what you want pretty well. Or if you want non-Olight, then the Tool AA from Lumintop is a great light, just beware of the drain from the LED that comes on when it uses a 14500, I think that can be disabled though.
Completely agree, you might have success with an adhesive clip like the one niteize offers, but it might be too oversized for such a petite light. If they made the threads longer it would have not only not been so annoying, but they might have been able to add a screw down clip like they now use on the i3T 2.
What do you think of the Olight Diffuse?
I bought two as gifts. lights are tools and I have had a gutful of tactical options which have no appeal. The diffuse has more than enough power, more modes than most will want, a very small footprint, will not roll. Yeah a pocket clip would have been nice but am happy with the lanyard
@apistosig4173 it's become the light clipped to the key keeper of my sling bag and it's fantastic to have on hand to be honest, not what I'd lean to as my only light, but great to have to hand.
was a pleasure chatting today , and thankyou very much ,this will be going around the world with me
Hi, great honest review.
I am a big Olight fan and I have the black, the red, and the red Christmas one 😂
I really love the i5R and thought at first this is the replacement but now Im not sure.
4:00 OMG putting the cap back on is annoying and Im certain someone with dexterity issues would just toss it.
I havent really carried these much, I did a full charge a few days ago and I have the lanyard attached to a keychain and the light sits in lockout mode in my pocket. Ive barely used it and its already yellow, so Im already thinking I dont want to take that cap off every week.
I think its a good light otherwise but a bit disappointed that it is not noticeably more brighter than the i5R
Thanks, glad you liked it!
The cap is pretty frustrating, thankfully I've only charged it a couple times since I got it. Mine hasn't had the same battery life issues as yours, but parasitic drain will always be some degree of problem when you can't physically lock the light out.
I get why you'd want it to replace the i5R, but I think they're different niches. If you're looking for something brighter with a mode set similar to the Diffuse then I recommend the baton series, the magnetic charging makes it really convenient to keep them topped up too. They're a little thicker than the i5R, and a bit pricier, but both the Baton and Baton Pro would probably suit what you want pretty well.
Or if you want non-Olight, then the Tool AA from Lumintop is a great light, just beware of the drain from the LED that comes on when it uses a 14500, I think that can be disabled though.
We have been waiting for a successor to the S1A, and here it is.
A pocket clip could be nice.
Completely agree, you might have success with an adhesive clip like the one niteize offers, but it might be too oversized for such a petite light. If they made the threads longer it would have not only not been so annoying, but they might have been able to add a screw down clip like they now use on the i3T 2.
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