sorry, 20k. you know a lot about charles. you must look up to him
i’m sure it has a lot to do with the influx of shills , no doubt about it. good luck with your channel and what not, i actually don’t mind it, for the content atleast…
I would disagree. He is quite good but more importantly he is a pioneer of flashlight video reviews. I am not saying he invented them but he has been doing them an awful long time.
My preference is more technical reviews who test the light for runtime, output, not just talk about it and show some pictures of it and beamshots. I enjoy Flashoholic or PiercingtheDarkness. LiquidRetro is solid, and Matt Smith was one of the first video reviewers I ran across back in 2018.
LuxWad makes some beautiful looking and informative videos.
I also very much enjoy Cheules Flashlight Reviews.
Looking through my YouTube Subscriptions, I see I also watch good amount of videos from the following channels.
Trailtrek, Peircing The Darkness, FLASHAHOLIC, Flashlight Enthusiast, Throw Hound, Weerapat Kiatdumrong, Richard O, LiquidRetro, Matt Smith,
Then there are the text/photo/graph reviewers like Zeroair, 1Lumen, Tactical Grizzly, as well as many others including BLF members posting their reviews and insights here.
Who’s the guy with the drone shots? Often has a dog walking down a trail, etc. He’s got some good beamshots.
And there’s the Russian(-language) guy who shines around docked cargo ships, think he’s also the same guy who has puppies in a makeshift shelter in his backyard or something, too. Nice practical distance shots (ships) as well as close-ups (puppies).
I could use a lesson in forums and search functions! I am a little rusty….
any chance they happen to be all on one thread in here somewhere?
When I use the search box in the left corner it searches google…. need to find the search forum box in here somewhere. Prob need a flashlight to find that one… maybe even a search light — hardy hardy har har
Wow lucky I caught this thread when I did, I haven’t been super active lately lol.
Here’s a very nice thread with BLF members and their channels:
Another thread where people list their favorite reviewers:
Here are some of my personal favorite video reviewers on YouTube:
LiquidRetro: Clear and informative reviews of many different lights, runtime data and good footage - My go to reviewer alongside Zeroair
UrbanSurvivor: Great beamshots and comparisons of lots of different lights, with good video quality and editing. He doesn’t get mentioned as much in enthusiast circles but it’s really great for a lot of the more general brands.
MrBazReviews: Not strictly a flashlight channel, but has reviewed lots of lights and has great video quality and lots of detail
This channel (IDK the name it’s Chinese) showcases some cool lights too.
There are more but that’s what I’ve watched most recently anyway. I find just looking for “Flashlight Reviews” or “Best flashlights” or whatever in YouTube doesn’t yield much of anything valuable unfortuately, it’s easier to find channels that you like and see the other channels they’ve linked in turn on their pages.
It will take some time but just scanning the threads in the review subforums can get you some results: https://budgetlightforum.com/forum
what about a slide show of pictures for new products or reviews with captions? has anyone seen any new way or format or showing off or answering product Q & A in a easy low attention span friendly format? comment below if you got any