I received this light yesterday. It has one of the prettiest beam profiles I have ever seen. This mini review is going to be two fold. I would like to pick the brains of a few of you. My esteemed lumen colleagues. But to start… Lets look at the light… Here it is…
OLIGHT SR51 THE INTIMIDATOR
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Feature:
World-class super bright Cree XM-L LED
Max 900 lumens(OTF),700 meters long throw.
Max 10 hours long runtime
Anti battery polarity reverse protection
Two digitally controlled constant brightness levels and strobe
Access to strobe instantly
Rugged indestructible aluminum body with anti-scratching type III hard anodization, Engineered anti-slip knurling for a tightly firm grip
Highly water resistant to IPX-8
Mil-spec: MIL-STD-810F
Mini orange peel reflector offers perfect beam and long throw.
Super Strong anti reflex coating lens?99% effective transmission
Excellent tridimensional heat dissipation ability
Friendly user interface, press and hold the switch for transferring mode.
My own asessments & questions.
First I know this is a bit of a older light. But, Damn! This thing has the most awesome beam I have ever seen. No discoloration or artifacts. Just a nice sizeable hotspot with smooth even corona.
It is super well built & much smaller than I expected. It unscrews in the middle for battery carrier access. It uses 18650 (2) or CR123 (6). Both carriers were included with this light. Along with presentation box, lanyard, diffuser, extra parts. Everything I needed.
I have to admit… This light makes me feel very nostalgic. It reminds me ( Size & Shape) of the old flashlights of my youth. Except this one ate it’s spinach & would be kicked out of any competition for the use of performance enhancing pharmaceuticals.
The curious thing to me is the orange peel reflector. Why is this done? They say the OP reflector is what makes the beam of this light awesome. But, why? What are the pro’s & cons of OP versus standard reflectors? Thanx for reading D
The SR51 was the first “real ” light that my brother bought. It is pretty responsible for the madness we are possessed with today. Lol. Still one of his favorites.
I told you the beam on that light was the best out of my entire collection. And that’s saying something if I can say that without boasting, but rather giving credit to the Olight SR51 which is now yours. That light will fool anyone on how light it is. Olight done well. That was my first real good light purchase.
I got the Catapult V3 XM-L2 U2 in the mail Sat since it now is 12:50AM my time. I posted pictures already. I love it.
Foy is certainly no expert but driven the way I imagine it is, with that wide opening around the emitter, a 63mm diameter OP reflector is going to have throw, just not as much as an SMO. That is actually why I think an Olight beam is so damn impressive. They put the emitter at a very precise depth in relation to the reflector and they meant to arrive at that exact degree of stippling.
Nothing on an Olight is an accident.
The SR50 version with an SST-50 had a killer beam too. Was SMO, I think?
I know they say a smooth reflector throws better, and I believe it does. But I’m telling you the SR51 would out throw my FandyFire STL-V6 by a little bit. The op reflector wasn’t like the op reflector on a lot of flashlights.
The funny thing is, my only Olight is an i6 that I bought 2 or 3 months ago. I am so impressed with that torch! Like yours, It has the nicest beam of all my lights, by far. It throws way more than it should and has lots of spill. It also seems so much brighter than it should be for 1.5A.
Thanks man! I pulled the product specs down off Amazon… I thought the 700 meter throw was a bit of a dellusion of granduer. But all in all a awesome light. 475 meters is a bit more believable.
