Fenix HM50R (CR123\16340 headlamp)

New release from Fenix here

HM50R is a rechargeable headlamp, built tough to withstand cold temperatures. It is fitted with a white light LED featuring 4 output levels. The side switch in the lamp head controls all functions and is easily operated for various lighting demands. The lamp emits a max output of 500 lumens with a max beam distance of up to 80 meters, and a max runtime of 128 hours. All of the following features: IP68 rating, cold-resistance, full-metal housing, semi-sealed holder(headlamp holder can be removed), sweat-channeling headband, compatibility with 16340 and CR123A batteries, handy and compact size, plus the ability to use the headlamp as a mini flashlight, make this multipurpose headlamp really suitable for high altitude climbing and long distance hiking in rigid environments.

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Currently keep an HL55 in the truck and one in the emergency bag.

The HM50R will fill that role much better. Just ordered two of them.

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Very nice looking L-shaped light or Headlamp.
The size looks small even with USB re-charging port.
Will get this one. Hopefully they will release with NW.

Fenix should introduce copper and titanium versions

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Looks like a nice small headlamp. Thanks for the post. Unfortunately it doesn't has a real firefly mode and it fits an outdated LED (XM-L2). I am curious what makes this light so extra rigid. Impact resistance isn't that high (1m). Are the electronics potted??

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Wow, newly released headlamp, it seems this one is more rigid than HL55, and it is rechargeable. Love it.:laughing:

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What's "cold use" about it specifically? CR123 compatibility...metal body...both? Just wondering if I'm missing something special.

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The whole runtime table is eye-catching/suspecious. Fenix must have made breakthrough in efficiency department. 130 lumen for 14 hours with a CR123A? Lots of good 18650s can't do that.

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cp2315 said:

The whole runtime table is eye-catching/suspecious. Fenix must have made breakthrough in efficiency department. 130 lumen for 14 hours with a CR123A? Lots of good 18650s can't do that.

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The runtimes given are misleading - the runtime table omits any mention that there is a large step-down of output on the Turbo, High and Medium output levels shortly after turning on the light at those levels. The step-downs are mentioned only in the photo spread accompanying the product info.

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That explains it. I did not look at the curves and simply assuming there is no step down on a mere 130 lumen level.

Thanks!

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The HM50R looks like the best all-around headlamp to come down the pipe in a long time, or maybe ever.

If everything works as designed/described and it proves to be tough and reliable, Fenix will have a real winner on its hands.

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seery said:

The HM50R looks like the best all-around headlamp to come down the pipe in a long time, or maybe ever.

If everything works as designed/described and it proves to be tough and reliable, Fenix will have a real winner on its hands.

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Hi seery,
Could you please share your experience using this light when you have received your HM30R's , much appreciated.

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proceed5 said:

Very nice looking L-shaped light or Headlamp.
The size looks small even with USB re-charging port.
Will get this one. Hopefully they will release with NW.

Fenix should introduce copper and titanium versions

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They told me on their Facebook page this is a neutral white light, not sure why they don't list that in any of the product info.

I have an Olight H1 Nova I have been EDCing for a few months and really like the little light. This looks like direct competition to that light but the H1 still wins for me as it has a moonlight mode and I have direct access to moonlight, turbo, and my last used mode.

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Will be interesting to see if there's a noticeable difference between the H1's 2 lumen low and the 50R's 4 lumen low?

The 50R does have direct access to Turbo and last mode memory, but no direct access to low [other than last mode memory]. I agree, that would be beneficial.

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I had forgotten the H1 doesn't have a lower mode than 2 lumens, with the wide flood it sure seems lower. I must have missed the direct turbo access in the info, this light seems more interesting now.

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The direct access to turbo is not in the description, but in an email reply from Fenix.

Assuming they understood what I was asking [or that I communicated it properly], a press and hold of the mode button for more than one second would access turbo.

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I really do not like the runtime graph, this is not constant regulation we see on other Fenix products. The graphs looks semi-logarithmic so it is not very easy to understand. But it seems, that the 130 lm mode drops to ~35 lumens in about 15 minutes (?). The 30 lm mode drops to roughly 6-15 lumens in several hours. I would not call this a "step down by a few lumens".

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In turbo, I expect that behavior. In high and medium it's a bit disappointing.

BUT, and this is a big but since it's so rare, I do appreciate them at least publishing some sort of runtime graph.

Listing two features that are incompatible is odd. Cold weather with a cr123, rechargeable with a 16340.

Only thing going for this light is the rechargeable aspect, and compared to ZL, you are giving up better regulation and brightness levels.

Steve

Does anyone know if there are or will have the option top add red color filter to this light?

Thanks!

I can not see advantage of this over the Olight H1R Nova (review)

Trevi ( I will wait for read some review)