Olight S20 Baton (XM-L | 1 x 18650 or 2 x CR123A)
Reviewer's Overall Rating: ★★★★☆
Summary:
Battery: | 1 x 18650 or 2 x CR123A |
Switch: | Side switch, electronic |
Modes: | 4+2: Moon, Low, Med, High + two Hidden Strobes |
LED Type: | XM-L (bin not specified) |
Lens: | Glass, AR coated |
Tailstands: | Yes, also tailhangs with magnet |
Price Payed: | $34.99 (sale price with coupon, normally $59.99) |
From: | Meritline |
Date Ordered: | April 2013 |
Pros:
- Very compact for a 18650 light
- Great UI
- Side switch
- Two Hidden strobes
- Shortcuts to Moonlight & High modes
- Low voltage warning (red indicator light in electronic switch)
- Good efficiency => Long runtimes (over 500h with moonlight mode = 20++ days)
- No PWM
- Great design & build quality
- Flat bezel, stainless steel
- AR coated lens
- Square threads
- Anodized threads -> lockout possible
- Tailstands perfectly
- Magnet in tail -> also tailhangs
- Good clip
- Comes in a nice box, suitable for gifting!
- Operating instructions included (in plain English)
Cons:
- Greenish tint on lower modes
- A bit pricey when not in sale
- Glued bezel -> hard to mod
Mini review:
A full review by selfbuilt is available at CPF, so I'll keep this short and just add my 2c about this nice light.
UI is the best I have seen in lights with electronic switch:
- click on, click off (with mode memory)
- double click when off for High mode
- long click when off for Moonlight mode (Note that Moonlight mode can be accessed only like this, it's not part of normal mode cycle)
- long click when on for next mode (in order: Low, Med, High, Low, Med, High, ..)
- double click when on for Hidden Strobe
- long click when strobe for another type of strobe
=> If you don't remember what mode you used, you can always long-click to start in Moonlight mode (No surprises!) or double-click for High mode.
Tint is ok on higher modes, but quite green on lower modes.
Output is good for a light of this size: 0.5, 4, 100 & 480 lumens OTF (after 30s) And, as you can see from those measurements, low modes are low enough and even the Moonlight mode provides usable light. Good job Olight!
Runtime is very good. Tailcap readings were 0.006A, 0.016A, 0.22A & 1.30A => calculated runtimes would be 500h, 190h, 14h & 2.3h.
Build quality is high. Anodizing is flawless. Threads are square, anodized and properly lubed. XTAR 18700 fits.
Beam is smooth and practically without any artifacts. Shallow LOP reflector does it's job properly.
A couple of photos
Threads:
Tailcap has removable magnet:
LOP reflector and well centered emitter:
Summary: ★★★★☆
Very good, small flashlight with great UI, design, and runtimes.
Minus one star for bad tint on lower modes, price, and difficult modding due a glued bezel.
Verdict: Recommended! ("Highly recommended" for non tint snobs )
Thanks for reading & watching. Hope you enjoyed this mini review!