similarities Utorch S1 Mini, Klarus Mi1c, Olight Minis, and Sunwayman

[jon_slider]

@Agro

light dimensions and weights.

Good idea
I dont want to take the time atm, but I can tell you that the Utorch S1 Mini weighs about 5 grams more (the weight of one USA 5cent coin), and is about 1/4” longer, than the Olight S1 Mini High CRI

I have a thread here with more info about both lights

Olight S1 Mini High CRI and Utorch S1 Mini NW, now w N219b and E21A

Olight 42 grams w battery and clip includes awesome USB 16340 Clip works on a hat Beam is tight with large hotspot Extra Green Tint around the corona click on, hold to change modes, click off, tail magnet is not strong but works, even sideways no keyring attachment on tailcap High CRI Difficult to Open to Modify Moonlight can be memorized Strobe is a triple click from any mode including off modes: spec 0.5-12-50-250-450. my meter 0.3-11-39-181-460/360@1 min, 270@2 min Utorch 47 gr…

@jimmy yang

However, the high CRI provided by 0Light S1 Mini is a tragedy.
Cree High_green-CRI

I agree. I could tolerate the light with a Lee 1/2 minus green filter. But I sold it and bought some Utorch S1 Mini instead, because they can be modified to Nichia.

The Olight S1 Mini has high CRI Ra, but rather low CRI R9, the Saturated Red component.

there are more photos and info about the R9 of several high cri lights here

High CRI leds, comparing R9 values, XP-G3 N219c N218b XM-L2 XP-L2

collected images from maukka, showing that 219b beats 219c and XP-G3 and XM-L2 and XP-L2, in red rendering. Focus on the height of the Red Bar (R9) [image] And a couple Zebras… you can see they are very low in R9, which imo is the reason there is so much “tint lottery”. Its not really lottery, its just that the High CRI Zebras have very low R9… Not a lot of red, so the green and yellow dominate their tint. [image] References: links to maukkas original spectrum charts that are the source of …