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Not very fair comparisons if you ask me. Lots of crappy lights lights added to the testing line up to boost the stats on better known brands. Even the lights themselves are designed to meet different specs. He mainly tested brightness and runtimes on high mode only. There aren't too many people who run their lights on high mode only. To say an Olight gets second place is just wrong.🤮
 
ghostguy6 said:
Not very fair comparisons if you ask me. Lots of crappy lights lights added to the testing line up to boost the stats on better known brands. Even the lights themselves are designed to meet different specs. He mainly tested brightness and runtimes on high mode only. There aren't too many people who run their lights on high mode only. To say an Olight gets second place is just wrong.🤮
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Eh, I kind of like that he's NOT a [tested product] nerd, in that he tests stuff more like how normal people use things.

Also, I don't think he intentionally chooses "bad" brands, but he buys what's popular on Scamazon, because that's what the normies do, haha.

As much as I dislike Olight, I think it's a fair test, and I'm not surprised it did well.
I find both Olight and Fenix to be acceptable lights that do what is advertised, but I just find them to be a poor value.

For their price, you start getting into Malkoff territory, and there's a lot of cheaper stuff that performs like they do. BUT, for a normal person who just wants a balance, and will pay the premium, they're fine.

Again, I wouldn't buy anything from Olight or Fenix, but I can understand why a normal person would.

Without exception, the everyone I know runs their flashlights on high mode only. They REALLY think I'm a nerd because I run things on low. This is why a basic 2xAA or 2xAAA Maglite is also the most popular (and ACTUALLY used) light I gift people. They just want something simple that turns on, and is bright enough.
 
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As much as I dislike Olight, I think it's a fair test, and I'm not surprised it did well.
I find both Olight and Fenix to be acceptable lights that do what is advertised, but I just find them to be a poor value.

For their price, you start getting into Malkoff territory, and there's a lot of cheaper stuff that performs like they do. BUT, for a normal person who just wants a balance, and will pay the premium, they're fine.

Without exception, the everyone I know runs their flashlights on high mode only. They REALLY think I'm a nerd because I run things on low. This is why a basic 2xAA or 2xAAA Maglite is also the most popular (and ACTUALLY used) light I gift people. They just want something simple that turns on, and is bright enough.
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Don't forget to take availability into the consideration. I can't buy a Malkhoff light locally, even if I wanted one. Fenix, Nitecore and some Olights however...
And Olight is out with their love for proprietary batteries, and I consistently don't like the tint of Nitecore lights. So that leaves Fenix - or brands like Coast / Led-Lenser (now there's an overpriced brand for you) and cheap-o's like Energizer...

Haven't seen the video (I know of the channel), but I buy Fenix lights. Am not as much a fan as I used to be, because I think their current lineup is getting too complicated, with too many modes built into a single switch, or switch + wheel (if I can't operate a light with thick winter mittens, I'll do another round of consideration if it's a light I will be trusting - which is what I want to do when buying a Fenix light).

Always using a light on High definitely sounds familiar though. I generally prefer Medium as, as the name suggests, something between not enough light and thermal throttling (assuming or narrowing things down to only 3 modes). Rarely I need High for anything though, other than showing off for fun. But I will use Low if I know a replacement battery or a recharge will be difficult. My light on late-night walks in the winter are almost exclusively set to Low, so there are exceptions (as there always are).
 
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I just checked the video and his page. He's a product comparison and review vlogger. He's not an actual enthusiast so what he reviewed are probably the ones that are accessible to him. But it's a good for someone who's just starting.
 
liberisimo said:
I just checked the video and his page. He's a product comparison and review vlogger. He's not an actual enthusiast so what he reviewed are probably the ones that are accessible to him. But it's a good for someone who's just starting.
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He's kind of famous across random DIY/Man circles, because he asks his audience what he should test, and gets suggestions from them.

He definitely doesn't test ANYTHING as an enthusiast or power user, but he's great if you just need [insert random tool] for a project.
 
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