Greeting,
This review will be dedicated to a new powerful flashlight from Olight, the R50 Seeker.
What’s interesting about this light?
1. While being relatively compact and being powered by only one battery, the output is 2500 lumen, and that’s a lot.
2. Build in charger, standard micro-usb socket.
3. A nice present package, a high quality USB adapter with respectable 2A output.
Shall we begin?
The box is relatively compact and comes whapped in nylon. The flashlight picture on the cover is kinda 3D, you can feel it with your hand.
After opening the box you get a feeling that the thing that it holds is expensive and special. The box has magnetic closing - it will be really nice to hold the flashlight while it is not being used.
The flashlight has mechanic accidental turning on protection - and there is a warning inside the box that the feature is active (the threads are anodized - it is enough to not completely screw the tailcap in - and it’s on).
There is a small carton box that holds user manual, the power adapter with an 2.1A output, holster and USB cable.
Here is the cable, lanyard and the user manual.
And there is the light itself. The flashlight resembles the Baton series a lot - it is just much larger. I thing the size is optimal to hold in the hand - not too tiny, not too big.
XPH50 Led, a shallow orange peel reflector - a recipe to a strong near-field illumination (a real flooder). The lens as usual has anti-reflective coating and is free from any quality issues.
The tailcap has a USB charging socket covered by a massive silicone cover.
The socket is being lit with red light while charging, and green while the charging is complete. You can also use it while the flashlight is on - I saw a current draw of 1A from the power supply.
The tailcap is responsible for charging - as you can see the contacts fit the proprietary Olight 26550 battery.
The battery has negative and positive leads at one side of the flashlight. 18650 looks really tiny near this battery…
The button is firm, but not too firm with a clear click feel.
A bit about controlling the light…
The power adapter is high quality one, the voltage is being held within reasonable limits even under load. The adapter was able to provide the maximum current that my test load draws. The flashlight consumed only up to 1A (maybe while the battery is fully drained the draw will be higher).
The flashlight sits really nice in hand
Let’s work?
No artifacts, just a huge hotspot and some sidespill
Maybe it is the perfect light for every day use - there is a lot of light near you, but it has enough power to light a bit far too.
There is GITD o-ring near reflector, just like in the older Olight flashlights.
Some numbers (lux in a meter distance)
Considering the flashlight size, the hotspot size and using only one battery - outstanding results.
Conclusion, final words
A very nice flashlight. I did not expect suck a power from such a compact flashlight. The gift package, quality power adapter and the bundled rechargeable battery surely fill contribute to success of this model.
I would like to thank Olight for providing me the review sample
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Questions? Suggestions? Let me know and I will be happy to assist.
