This is my personal review of the Cyanski P25 that I have won from Cyanski in the Giveaway they organized in this thread.
To be honest, I was very enthusiastic that I won a flashlight, and I was eager to get it, but I had to have quite some patience. While I was on my summer holidays, I received the message that I won the light on July 28th, so I was anticipating for about 2 weeks to receive it. Unfortunately, Cyanski made a small mistake while shipping it, and ended up in shipping the package to a nonexistent address.
This caused some back and forth communicating with Cyanski, China Post, BEpost, PostNL and so on, until I received a message from PostNL that is was delivered to me September 13th, but in the end, I still was empty handed.
Cyanski was very cooperating, and were willing to send me another light, which luckily really got delivered to me after about two weeks. Thanks again Cyanski !
Package:
IT comes fully loaded, with all needed accessories
The package contains;
Cyanski P25 V2.0 flashlight,
Holster
Pocket clip
Lanyard
Spare O rings
USB A to USB C charging cable ,
21700 5000mAh button top cell with USB-C charging
Warranty card
User manual .
First impression:
I did not have any experience with the Cyanski brand, so I really did not know what to expect other than I have seen on the internet images.
Well, I have to say, I was positively surprised!
The build quality is really good, it’s definitely well made, it doesn’t feel cheap like some sort of cheap Chinese light, it's definitely made to last. It has good wall thickness, it feels beefy, and will take the job.
The light itself is a more tactical type light, with having a clicky tail switch to switch the light on and off and having a side switch to change modes.
Size wise it’s just pocketable if you have large pockets, and Even though it’s not a very small light, the size is perfect to hold, you really have something in your hands , it is perfect for outdoors and it gives a ton of light!
I like it a lot!
It feels very decent, this is definitely not a typical cheap flashlight, it’s definitely a ‘premium’ flashlight.
Interesting detail about the the MAO anodization, it feels a bit unusual, it feels a bit like there’s a layer of chalk on the light, but it looks phenomenal!
Dimensions
Length:
Length: 145.4 mm
Head diameter: 30.1 mm
Body diameter: 25.9 mm
Weight:
Without cells: 94.6 gr.
With cells: 167 gr.
Flashlight size comparison
To indicate the size of the light, i have placed it next to some other lights I had lying around, with being the all-time favourite convoy S2+ probably one of the most well-known lights in the BLF flashlight community.
Please note that the S2+ is an 18650 cell size light while being the Wurkkos an 21700 light.
User Interface and Driver
The UI is pretty straight forward, the tailswitch is used to power ON or OFF, where the sideswitch toggles the 4 different modes.
It has mode memory, so it will start in the same mode which was used before turning it off.
ECO mode is activated while holding the sideswitch during power on, after which the following modes can be toggled using a short press on the sideswitch.
Holding the sideswitch toggles SOS and holding for >1sec activates Strobe and vice versa. A short tap will return to the normal modes.
Performance
The P25 is fitted with a Cree XHP70.3 LED, which is Cool white,.
On Low modes, the typical Cree rainbow effect is very visible, but on higher modes, it is performing pretty good, at higher currents the tint looks a lot more homogeneous and it emits a lot of Lumens.
The beam can best be described as a healthy mix between throw and flood, especially very usable outdoors.
It can reach very far, and will light up a whole field, unfortunately it does not look like it’s high CRI.
While being able to do all kinds of relevant flashlight tests, all the tools and materials that I have purchased in the previous years are almost untouched after being expelled from the reviewers team 1,5 year ago (You all know the website). So for runtimes I would like to refer to those website(s) that gives you the runtime information.
My personal experience after doing some short tests with the Cyanski:
The runtimes Cyanski provides are pretty accurate and the Lumens tested with my integrating sphere, are almost identical.
Turbo is maintained for 60 seconds after which the light steps down to about 1000Lm which is sustained for at least 1,5 hours until the battery is completely drained, impressive !
Lumen measurements
Lumens are measured with my EPS integrating sphere, which is calibrated against a (Well respected BLF member) Maukka calibration light.
MODE
Lumens
Low
50
Medium
226
High
829
Turbo
3647
Throw numbers:
MODE
Candela
Throw (Meters)
Low
325
36
Medium
1050
64
High
3550
119
Turbo
15975
252
Pros and Cons
PROS
Solid, excellent built light
Complete package
Excellent output,
Very good beam and spill
Straight forward UI
CONS
Tint very CW and low CRI.
Summary
The Cyanski P25 V2.0 MAO is an interesting flashlight, and I like it a lot.
It’s a perfect flashlight for outdoors and it gives a huge beam a wall of white light
Eventhough it’s not very small, which might be a drawback for some people, (but on the other hand you need a bit of mass to sustain performance) in my opinion it’s a good tradeoff between size and performance.
Then again, an XHP70.3 on a single cell is quite impressive, plus the performance is really good.
When you are looking for a small pocket light, this is not the one you want, but when you can live with a bigger format for outdoors with sustainable Lumens, this is the one you want.
Or do you want yourself a Lithium overheating Pipe-Bomb ?
I have to say I'm pretty enthusiastic by this light, and since I couldn’t find any real flaws, Therefore I can only give a positive advice for the Cyanski !
Hi, Yokiamy. Thank you for the wonderful review!
Your voice always be an important part to drive us forward to keep Innovating, and we hope to listen more ~
How do the threads feel? The MAO finished surface appears to be rougher than standard anodized surface. I happen to own TS30S which is shown in your comparison photo. And I think the threads in TS30S are top notch. It is very smooth and stays clean for a long time. How do the tail threads of the P25 V2.0 MAO and Wurkkos TS30S compare?
From my experience, roughness of the threads usually resulted in unpleasant gritty feeling. Moreover, rough surface usually resulted in more dark grime build up in the threads than smoother surface.
Thanks for the reply. I heard machining of Cyansky lights are pretty good in general. What I am more interested in is how MAO treated surface performs in parts where they encounter everyday friction, especially friction with itself.
I saw in couple of reviews that the threads do not look clean. I suspected that may be due to some wear. It may be that the wear is superficial and does not affect overall experience of screwing the tail cap. Or it could be that the wear and roughness of the surface is substantial that opening and closing action is not as smooth as the best lights.
Nevertheless, I have to admit everyone has different standards on smoothness of threads. I encountered a user here that the discussed threads were buttery smooth, but I was fairly disappointed. There may have been some variations on the units, but I had the same problem in two units from the same manufacturer and the other user had several. So, I think variations of machining may have not played a critical role.
@Limsup, The light comes with lubricated threads, i’d have to remove the lubrication to check, but it looks superficial. It might be that it’s just easier to spot when they are not 100% clean due to the color of anodisation.
Black anodising might be more forgiving, since it’s more difficult to observe discoloring
Difficult to give a good answer since i dont participate that actively in the flashlight business anymore as i did before.
It holds pretty good, but i dont use it that much. to test it really good i have to do drop testing to see if it scratches faster, but i don’t like to intentionally damage things
I wouldn’t ask you to drop test it, i like perfect condition ano.
I meant in everyday use, people are finding most MAO lights are so flimsy that everyday use wears out the MAO coating, just wondering if you found that to be the case.
As in if you use it for regular use a few times a week or daily would the coating wear off?
Here is my thread about other people’s experiences:
