Thanks for the always useful comparison jon_slider!!
I guess the Olight won me over the Fenix in the UI and the lowest mode, mostly! Not that I’ll buy it, but I guess it is quite better on those aspects!
Still, it is quite good to see that now all the manufacturers are (only) on “the biggest, the brightest, the better”! These small lights are very handy and seem to be quite well made!
Fenixlighting Store says “Due to high demand, this product’s initial inventory is sold out. The next available inventory won’t be available until Mid-October.”
So they sold out of the first run they had.
Unless they run some kind of coupon code or GB (a deal I just can’t refuse), I think I still prefer the Olight.
Thats Fenixlighting. FenixStore, says release date is Sept. 28th and is still taking pre-orders. I haven’t heard anyone getting one, and don’t think theres been a first run released yet. Fenixlighting may have sold out their pre-sale Sept. allocation.
If you want Nichia in this form factor, Klarus released a version of the Mi1C with the 219C a little while ago. Klarus’ UI isn’t as good as Olight’s, but it is definitely less bad than Fenix’s, IMO. Klarus uses a single click for on, long press for off, double click for strobe. I’m not a fan of long press for off, but I can tolerate it. Long press for on, though, just… no. Especially when Fenix uses a slightly-longer-press for strobe. That’s just a recipe for accidentally strobing yourself.
Wow! I had no idea, that sounds like an improvement over the Low CRI options… I would have wanted that IF it was the Aspheric version. The reflector versions of the Klarus have a tiny hotspot and large spill, that I dont like for my indoor use. In fact, Im expecting an Aspheric Klarus in the mail today.
I like that the Klarus Mi1c and Olight S1 Mini, and Utorch S1 Mini, include a USB rechargeable 16340…
the Fenix does not include a battery, it costs $8 extra, so when comparing prices, the Fenix costs $48 w battery, and the Olight S1Mini costs just $2 more. (I dont recommend the Fenix USB rechargeable, it is longer than the Olight version.)
Very nice and small torch and the button and bezel hopefully made of solid copper. But always these Clip-on Pocket Clips I hate these things, there are so many other ways to attach a clip to a flashlight……the emphasis is on “attach”!
Too bad and then the clipped clip, this flashlight is unfortunately nothing for me. Then I prefer to stay with my SMini or my Klarus MI1C CU, it has at least a reasonable clip :+1:
yes, the Fenix has its own pros and cons, and the Klarus has its own advantages and disadvantages also
for example, the optics are completely different, the Fenix is a TIR with a wide hotspot and almost no spill, while the Klarus has a tiny hotspot and a large spill from a reflector.
Klarus also offers an Aspheric option that neither Olight nor Fenix offer.
Klarus and Olight offer High CRI models
Fenix and Olight offer Neutral White, but Fenix has No High CRI
The Klarus UI is different than the Fenix… imo Klarus has the advantage here, its UI is closer to my favorite, the Olight UI
The Klarus includes a battery and charging cable, Fenix not.
between a 219c Klarus, and a NW Fenix, I think the Klarus might be the winner overall The 219c Klarus costs the same as the Fenix
the Klarus is 4gm heavier and 4mm longer than the Fenix.
Max on Klarus is 395 lumens High CRI, vs 700 lumens Low CRI on the Fenix
I wish I had known there was a 219c Klarus, when I ordered a regular cool white Aspheric model a couple of weeks ago… darn!
anyway… I wonder if the Aspheric would work on the 219c model
A quick size comparison. Barely larger than the Atom AL mule/aspheric and smaller than a traditional TIR.
I was intrigued by the Fenix E16’s optic.
The beam pattern is primarily thowy like a tradional OP reflector with a central hotspot and secondary spill. But as a result of the shallow emitter placement, there is also a wider tertiary spill (160+deg.); this actually works well for close-up illumination. I can see more lights experimenting with this lens.