As promised, I manage to take some night photos (sorry for the bad image quality sometimes :zipper_mouth_face: ) to provide you with some “nightshots” of the On the Road i3
Here they are, in different distances, sometimes due to the zooming function, to give a notion of what does it reach or not!
NIGHT SHOTS
5M >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7M
5M >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 60M
10M (further point) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 27M (river margin, behind the post)
20M >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 40M (building)
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CONSIDERATIONS
Having used the OTR i3 2018/2019 version for some days now, what do I think of it? The pros and cons!
What do I like?
1) Overall built and quality. Really, this is a very well made flashlight, since the machining, anodizing, lens, switch, internals, accessories!! Despite being a small flashlight, it is not a “cheappo” zoomie; on the contrary, it packs a lot of quality!
2) The LED tint. Well this was a personal request and a favour, but I like the 3C tint, a neutral white that suits most of the occasions and that even losing some throw when zoomed out (probably, if compared to XML2 U3-1A), it gains quality on close ranges !
3) The accessories. The pocket clip, the pouch, the lanyard, the battery, the diffuser, all nice accessories that deliver this flashlight and the overall package a more versatile and usable character in different situations. I really wanna thank OTR store/seller (ai ) for sending them!
4) Well…*the possibility to be easily moded* C’mon, we all want to go further on a zoomable flashlight and putting a new driver and a new emitter are the things we normally do to make that flashlight “our light”! So, for those that may change/improve/mod the OTR i3, those things can be done easily due to the construction and due to the materials it is made of (brass pill as example )
And that’s it! The LED options are not bad but…we can always put some de-domed emitters to improve throw
5) The size! One of the main reasons I bought it was for size, and this is quite small and ergonomic, and can be easily operated due to that, namely zooming with one hand only! I couldn’t ask for more!!
What I would change?
1) The User Interface, in 2 aspects! And these would be my only changes to improve the “stock” quality of this flashlight, knowing that it is not a “flashaholic”-only flashlight, but it is made for general users. I would remove mode memory making it always start on the lowest mode (this is a very personal preference, of course), and I would replace the Strobe by Turbo with double click (and eventually put Strobe with triple click if it was really necessary )!!!
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GLAMOUR
(along with the “sister” On the Road M3 PRO, soon to be reviewed )
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And that’s all for now! Any questions or comments, let’em come!!
Best regards