Olight M2R Pro (Limited Edition) vs. Armytek Partner C2

Markus · 2019-12-27T20:02:49.000Z

I have a little review on the brand new Olight M2R Pro Warrior and compare it to my older EDC/nightshift - light, the Armytek Partner C2. Both are TIR-lens lights. Some highlights:

+ Olight M2R Pro is amazingly bright and directs almost all the light into a very narrow spot, like a stage light. Great neutral white color.

+ The TIR-optics are not protected by a glass lens, they tend to scratch.

+ Uses a propiertary 21700 cell (5000 mAh)

+ IMHO the best UI for a night shift-light ever.

Lightbringer · 2019-12-27T21:31:41.000Z

Hmm, kewl. Really digging the color, too. The beam seems horribly green compared to the Armytek, though, unless it’s just the camera’s white-balance.

If you stick a regular 21700 in there, would it not work at all, or just not charge? Not too terrible if the latter, but would really suck if the former.

Markus · 2019-12-27T21:47:25.000Z

Lightbringer:

Hmm, kewl. Really digging the color, too. The beam seems horribly green compared to the Armytek, though, unless it’s just the camera’s white-balance.

If you stick a regular 21700 in there, would it not work at all, or just not charge? Not too terrible if the latter, but would really suck if the former.

Hi there!

No, not green in real life. As white as they come A normal 21700 does not work at all, you would have to convert it first, getting the negative terminal to the top of the cell. One mistake and the battery might flame out on you. This is why I did not explain this light as being a real outdoor/emergency tool, the Armytek fits this role much better. Having battery options is important if you are out there, in fact you would maybe go for a loadout that allows you to swap cells between devices/lights. The Olight M2R Pro throws a wrench into such plans which is a bit of a shame as this light otherwise shines on many levels. If you need a powerful light on the job and use it often on the Olight is just so very efficient and comfortable to operate that I can overlook this downside.

Lightbringer · 2019-12-27T21:59:17.000Z

Mmm, figured there was something weird going on with it. To me, it might as well have a soldered’n’sealed battery inside, then.

Not like I would’ve jumped out and bought one, as I’m crapping out lights at this point. The proprietary cell just makes it easy to say no.

Shame, as it looks really nice, and that nice crisp round hotspot is killer.

Deputy_Dog · 2019-12-27T23:53:09.000Z

To bad the tail switch on the Olight doesn’t override the e-lockout. I wouldn’t use it as a tactical light.

SKV89 · 2019-12-28T00:40:44.000Z

Lightbringer:

Hmm, kewl. Really digging the color, too. The beam seems horribly green compared to the Armytek, though, unless it’s just the camera’s white-balance.

The tint is green. Please see my measurements.

Lightbringer · 2019-12-28T01:02:10.000Z

Ah, so it’s not just the camera.

SKV89 · 2019-12-28T01:13:58.000Z

But if you don’t have another light to compare it with, you “might” not notice it. In fact I just tested it on its own and it doesn’t look green like in the video. Only when I compare it side by side with a rosy tinted light it appears green.

Lightbringer · 2019-12-28T01:20:16.000Z

Yeah, I know, and that’s why my Quarks and Jetbeams stand out on their own.

Markus · 2019-12-28T11:01:18.000Z

I guess my color perception is not the best with green

Rayoui · 2019-12-28T11:47:08.000Z

I picked up the camo version of the M2R Pro a couple months ago during the launch day sale. I absolutely love the light, but it has the most utterly green tint from any white LED I have ever seen. On the “med 2” setting, I measured with a color meter that I would need 19 Lee 279 filters to bring the tint to ~0 Duv. I have considered swapping the LED to an actual XHP35 HI because of the tint.

Deputy_Dog · 2019-12-28T12:06:06.000Z

Markus

What kind of work do you and your flashlight do?

Markus · 2019-12-28T15:17:23.000Z

Deputy Dog:

Markus

What kind of work do you and your flashlight do?

I work in a large nursing home complex. My area focuses on clients who suffer from later stages of dementia. In the night there is low light mode in the general area so you need a flashlight (also in case the power is cut off) to do work in a safe manner. Also checking on the rooms, patients. So I need to scale the brightness a lot - i.e. from pupillary reflex check to full blown search around the facility whenever a patient gets lost (happens frequently). Light on / light off all the time but also longer runtimes if necessary. Good color rendition and decent light pattern is a plus so you see what is going on with a wound. The light gets desinfected often, needs to be able to stand against water and chemicals. My lights fall to the hard floor every once in a while. All things considered I demand much from a light

Many of my colleagues do this job without a decent light but they also suffer from time to time because of this So I hooked many of them up with 14500-style lights (i.e. Sofirn/Thorfire). Those lights are still much better than nothing.

In the video you can see my standard configuration for night shifts with the 360° holster system.

Deputy_Dog · 2019-12-28T15:41:20.000Z

Markus

It should be a good light for that type of environment/purpose. My biggest problem is that it was marketed as a “Tactical” light.

Markus · 2019-12-28T15:47:27.000Z

Deputy Dog:

Markus

It should be a good light for that type of environment/purpose. My biggest problem is that it was marketed as a “Tactical” light.

Which it is IMHO. The lock-out problem is not a big deal as far as I can tell. I don’t even use electronic lock-out cause it does not turn on on its own unless you really cramp it in a tight pocket or so.

Deputy_Dog · 2019-12-28T16:01:21.000Z

Which it is IMHO. The lock-out problem is not a big deal as far as I can tell. I don’t even use electronic lock-out cause it does not turn on on its own unless you really cramp it in a tight pocket or so.

But that’s the problem. The E-lockout can be activated by accident. Could you imagen needing your light in hurry only to discover it was locked. Good luck figuring out the problem in an Oh…$h!T momment.

Markus · 2019-12-28T16:05:27.000Z

Deputy Dog:

Which it is IMHO. The lock-out problem is not a big deal as far as I can tell. I don’t even use electronic lock-out cause it does not turn on on its own unless you really cramp it in a tight pocket or so.

But that’s the problem. The E-lockout can be activated by accident. Could you imagen needing your light in hurry only to discover it was locked. Good luck figuring out the problem in an Oh…$h!T momment.

If you go down that road you will realize that a light with a secondary switch and a charging mechanism can never be really “tactical” as all of this stuff can break and distract. So you will be bound to something simpler like a Armytek Dobermann etc. I did use the Dobermann for a while but the bare-bone-tactical setup tended to get in my way over time.

Deputy_Dog · 2019-12-28T16:12:51.000Z

If you go down that road you will realize that a light with a secondary switch and a charging mechanism can never be really “tactical” as all of this stuff can break and distract.

If you live on that road, there you go.

Markus · 2019-12-28T16:20:09.000Z

Deputy Dog:

If you go down that road you will realize that a light with a secondary switch and a charging mechanism can never be really “tactical” as all of this stuff can break and distract.

If you live on that road, there you go.

BTW I did a video on what makes a light tactical a while ago:

I stand by my opinion in this and I understand that according to my own criteria the Olight M2R Pro is not a pure breed tactical light.

Deputy_Dog · 2019-12-29T11:44:50.000Z

If you feel the need to fool yourself that’s fine. You’re welcome to your own opinion. I just think it’s funny that your video (which I watched many months ago) is essentially comparing the M2R to a camo toilet seat. Many on this forum would call it Tacticool.

Olight, on the other hand, should know better if they want to be taken seriously.