Hello,
This review will be dedicated to an interesting flashlight from Olight, the M1T.
Link to the flashlight page on Olight website
So, what do I find interesting about this light?
1. New knurling. This is something not seem from Olight or any other manufacturer (correct me if I’m wrong). It really looks nice and innovative.
2. Really easy operation, one tailcap button.
3. Price - the price that is currently listed at Olight website is 39.99$, which is really nice for a light with a 5 year warranty.
Let’s start?
The light comes in a small white carton box, styled similar to all recent Olight lights.
The light comes with a lanyard, user manual and a CR123A battery pre-intstalled.
The light is being controlled by a single button, located at the tailcap. Please note that the button itsels is made from some sort of high quality feeling plastic, and the part that you actually press is made of resin/silicone. The button feels really nice to click, and the click itself is really soft, but far from silent.
The light feels really nice to hold and behold, with the high quality we expect from Olight. Please note that the knurling on the tailcap is in vertical direction, allowing an easy tailcap removing operation.
The battery comes preinstalled and a plastic spacer is being used. The threads come well lubricated.
Operation:
The light is very easy to operate. The light is controlled by a forward clickie switch. You can switch modes before you actually turn the light on by half-pressing the button, and a full press will turn it constantly on. If you turn the light on and of in a period of time less then 2 seconds it will switch modes, if the time erion is more than 2 seconds it will always start on low brightness mode.
Here you can download the user manual
Lets see it in action?
Well, for those of us unspoiled by multi thousand lumen flashlights it will provide plenty reasons to be proud of. The low mode is enough for a close range illumination, the tint of the light is nice - looks very neutral and far from being cold. TIR optics makes a great job - no artifacts are detected, there is a well defined hotspot, surrounded by an even flood.
Conclusion, final words
A really nice light. I like a lot in this light, I think it would be a great addition to any collection an a great backup light as well.