I just got one for $28cad along with another 4 olight flashlights. Their sale was amazing. came in a bundlke with the arkfeld uv, baton 3 pro max, and i3t. 40% off, free shipping, no taxes, extra $10 coupon and they threw in a ilr2 pro. All for $180cad insane deal. I just bought a decent beginner lighter collection in one go.
Great video! Thanks for the overview. But it runs at 2.4 volts not 3.7. It's a customized 14500. It is a huge capacity and impressive run time. I have the black and OD green on the way
Overall it is an upgrade. I wish they would make a neutral white high cri tint and they would release the info on the led they use. Also would have liked to see a 3.7v battery instead of another proprietary 2.4v battery. good news is that it does come with a rechargeable battery. They could of redesigned the tail switch to allow for tail standing. I am happy to have the copper version though.
Another good, no BS review. Debating between these two. Seems those who would never incurr the expense of buying another rechargeable, proprietary AA would be better off with the i5T since the specs are essentially the same.
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
I got one in the mail today. I didn't order it, but use to buy a whole lot from them. Not much of a fan of having to take the battery out to charge. I have several of the T's. Probably will gift it.
You forgot to mention WHY it is a proprietary battery...it's only 2.4 volts. 3.7v might have got this light close to the 500 lumens of the old M1T. Olight would have had a home run if they had put in a new LED? and shipped it with a 3.7v 14500. Instead, it's just a double up the middle.
Compact lights. I was considering maybe an i3R....assumed it's lumen ratigs were 15/180. WRONG. :) Found out a few minutes ago they are 5/180 for the i3T. 5 lumens I find is fairly useless as a LOW mode lumens power. You want at least 15 lumens...or even 10 (my dog's LED light puck on his leash).....Guess I'll be getting a i5R when on sale....possibly the i5T? Do want the i5T Plus---15 and 550 lumens on 2 AA's...not bad...oddly the i5% Plus is a lot cheaper than the i3T Plus on Amazon....by about $30.00....would have thought it would be the other way around...
Sticking a cable into a battery is asinine to me. I have a pile of Eneloop rechargeables ready to go and can do 4 at a time. Just swap one out every couple months.
@@cavalry1213 Olight says it will not handle a standard 14500 3.7v battery. Not and maintain the warranty at least. Hopefully someone tries it and reports back on the results.
I dont want to hate bc I wanted this light to be dope even with the 3.7 it's lame. I would carry the s1a or thrunite titanium over this this thing ...the cutlery lover thrunite murders this light
I just got one for $28cad along with another 4 olight flashlights. Their sale was amazing. came in a bundlke with the arkfeld uv, baton 3 pro max, and i3t. 40% off, free shipping, no taxes, extra $10 coupon and they threw in a ilr2 pro. All for $180cad insane deal. I just bought a decent beginner lighter collection in one go.
I think it's a pretty good upgrade for this series by Olight.
Great video! Thanks for the overview. But it runs at 2.4 volts not 3.7. It's a customized 14500. It is a huge capacity and impressive run time. I have the black and OD green on the way
Does a regular 3.7v 14500 work in this?
Overall it is an upgrade. I wish they would make a neutral white high cri tint and they would release the info on the led they use. Also would have liked to see a 3.7v battery instead of another proprietary 2.4v battery. good news is that it does come with a rechargeable battery. They could of redesigned the tail switch to allow for tail standing. I am happy to have the copper version though.
They uses osram p9 for a i5t and philips led on i3t..
Another good, no BS review. Debating between these two. Seems those who would never incurr the expense of buying another rechargeable, proprietary AA would be better off with the i5T since the specs are essentially the same.
Hi from Syracuse NY brother and thank you for sharing your thoughts and adventures
Hey man awesome review! And thank you
Thank you so much!
Decent little light. Got mine with the baldr mini as a free gift.
I just ordered one unit because of this video. Tq
So a lithium AA battery runs just like the Rechargeable battery and doesnt like shut down after a few mins?
Got one today. Very impressive for its small size!
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
Mine felt greasy too but didn't seem to hurt anything
No
I have a totally other question, is it possible to make the 300 lumens mode the default one or not ?
No
@@Sumatra123 arggg what a pity...
I got one in the mail today. I didn't order it, but use to buy a whole lot from them. Not much of a fan of having to take the battery out to charge. I have several of the T's. Probably will gift it.
You forgot to mention WHY it is a proprietary battery...it's only 2.4 volts. 3.7v might have got this light close to the 500 lumens of the old M1T. Olight would have had a home run if they had put in a new LED? and shipped it with a 3.7v 14500. Instead, it's just a double up the middle.
Thank you for a wonderful video!
Can it take a normal AA in an emergency?
Yes
Compact lights. I was considering maybe an i3R....assumed it's lumen ratigs were 15/180. WRONG. :) Found out a few minutes ago they are 5/180 for the i3T. 5 lumens I find is fairly useless as a LOW mode lumens power. You want at least 15 lumens...or even 10 (my dog's LED light puck on his leash).....Guess I'll be getting a i5R when on sale....possibly the i5T? Do want the i5T Plus---15 and 550 lumens on 2 AA's...not bad...oddly the i5% Plus is a lot cheaper than the i3T Plus on Amazon....by about $30.00....would have thought it would be the other way around...
Does that battery work in the i5T? Because if it does, having the i5T we should buy the battery instead of the whole light!
Yes it does
Is the button in the i5r normally stiff?
Sticking a cable into a battery is asinine to me. I have a pile of Eneloop rechargeables ready to go and can do 4 at a time. Just swap one out every couple months.
2.4 volts
Well that sucks. I didn’t realize you had to take it apart to charge it. Now I’m not really looking forward to getting mine in
Hopefully you can use a regular 14500 and use a regular battery charger like you’d use for an 18650 or something.
@@cavalry1213 Olight says it will not handle a standard 14500 3.7v battery. Not and maintain the warranty at least. Hopefully someone tries it and reports back on the results.
@@aboyandhisbike it will run them but. You loose the low setting and it get real hot, real quick.
Agreed. I'm glad I found this video, I'll stick to the stramlight microstream. Plug and play none of that disassembly bs.
This thing competes with the S1R but a lower budget version...
Wow 350 whole lumens 🤯
I dont want to hate bc I wanted this light to be dope even with the 3.7 it's lame. I would carry the s1a or thrunite titanium over this this thing ...the cutlery lover thrunite murders this light
That's 45€ in Europe :(
Try the i3t eos, it"s better
Poprietary battery, no. Olight does it again: amazing aesthetics, bad everything else.
...But, it also works great with literally any AA battery as well. I think that makes it pretty versatile
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