[Review] Olight i1r 2 EOS; The Ideal Keychain Flashlight?

[NoDa775]

@Lightbringer

Wow, I was actually pretty happy with mine. :laughing:

Yeah, the spill is rather square up close but rounds out at any appreciable distance.

It’s on the CW side, but definitely not an Angry Blue™. In fact, it seems to be just cool of a happy neutral. Not much tint-shift except faintly at the very edges, a nice smooth beam throughout.

I’m good with the 2 levels. Low is perfect for up close stuff like poking a key into a hole or checking something in absolute darkness (any brighter would be Too Bright, in fact; I’d rather have less light but more runtime), while full-tilt is bright enough for a few yards out.

And as a practical matter, you ain’t getting more’n 2 modes in a twisty like this unless you’re okay with the twist-untwist dance to bump levels. Twist/TwistMore is only gonna happen in a 2-stage light (this, Wubens, etc.).

If you’re expecting this to be more than a keychain light, ie, if you’re trying to use it as a frequently-used EDC, then of course you’ll be disappointed.

If you want a rechargeable light, it’ll be a 10180 like this, or a sealed 10440. No mfr in its right mind would ever use a replaceable 10440 cell in a rechargeable light, because you know some damnfool is gonna try recharging an alkaleak and have it explode into a salt-lick inside the light, ruining it, and then deal with bad reviews and unwarranted returns.

So for what it is, I think this is a winner.

15bux plus shipping, yeah, that’s a bit much for me. But the 5buk shipping-only price recently? I wouldda gotten 10 if I could.

Yes, if you are fine with the drawbacks I stated, it’s a great little light! I just would way rather use a different light. But each to his own!