After reading thread on the “other” forum regarding S30R problems with tail cap design, I have a feeling that we are getting screw !
S15R has the same tail cap/charging dock design and it will most likely cause same problems.
Such a nice light for a great price sounded just too good to be true but I presumed they were put on sale as a new model is released by Olight, turns out that may not be the case…
Real shame as S15R is really nice, has excellent tint for a cool white emitter (without green tones) And most importantly driver is current controlled (I’m extremely sensitive to PWM) Dock charging feature is awesome for people that are not skilled, which makes it very suitable for gifts.
That is an amazing price. It sadly falls by a small margin into the ‘it might get stopped at customs’ range in the UK but at that price it still works out cheap even if I get caught out for the £8.00 handling charge.
I haven’t really had any problems with my S15R and the charging dock, except for when connected to a cheap USB charger that probably isn’t giving enough current. Unless this is a defective batch? In which case I will promptly initiate the refund process.
Bought two myself, one of them had tiny piece of annodization chipped off near the switch, probably during assembly and defective annodization on its tailcap, but for what Im getting I wont complain, just accepted 3$ store credit from Gearbest and will be happy user.
Using it as EDC light it will be visually messed up in no time :D!
Could it be that they are churning out factory seconds for some reason?
Got it for $25.38(£16.44) once Paypal had taken a slice of the action with the poor exchange rate they gouge us users with. Now I just have to hope that customs don’t notice that it is £1.44 over the limit and charge me an arm and a leg for that £1.44.
Usually chinese sites use a low declared value to avoid customs problems.
French Post is not really picky and I don’t even remember the last time I had to pay VAT.
Since the price dropped you should send a customer request for price protection.
I use my new S15R almost every night. I stick it to my door metal frame to illuminate my corridor in moonlight mode. Battery remains at 3.9V after switching on for 7 hrs.
I got my SR15 a week ago and that deal is one of the best in 2015 i have to say. You get a super nice EDC light with 14500 battery and charging station for that price. Normally you get 1XAAA lights for that price
BLF A6 is more like a tweaked flashlight pushed hard ( with eventual QC issues but I haven’t received mine yet ).
The S30 being an Olight fit and finish is supposed to be higher and you have the manufacturer warranty.
As a BLF member I would say get both of course.
S15R and X6R are very different, the Olight is a complete package able to use regular AA, better suited for non-flashaholic.