Beamshot OLight M20 (Ti), M30, RRT-2, TK11, TK40

[HKJ]

[SIZE=+3]OLight M20 Ti Warrior beam shot comparison[/SIZE]

The M20 titanium limited edition light is using a new type of light emitter led, the Phlatlight SST-50, in this beamshot I compare it to MC-E and XR-E lights. The lights included are: OLight M20 Ti Warrior, OLight M20 Warrior, OLight M30 Triton, JetBeam RRT-2 Raptor, Fenix TK11 and Fenix TK40.

Note: I have used the M20 Ti in 3 different configurations:
M20 Ti or M20 Ti OP: Orange peel reflector.
M20 Ti diff: Orange peel reflector with diffuser.
M20 Ti SMO: Smooth reflector.

First a graph of maximum output measured with ceiling bounce, the M20 Ti has more output than XR-E lights but does not come anywhere near MC-E, but then the M20 Ti is a small light and cannot drive the SST-50 at anywhere near full power.

Here I have included all levels (Except for M20 Ti diff), the ranges for M20 Ti looks well spaced and it covers a good span between high and low.

Measuring lux at 4 meters, shows that this light is no thrower and using the smooth reflector does not help.



[SIZE=+1]Maximum brightness setting[/SIZE]

OLight M20 Ti Warrior, OLight M20 Warrior, OLight M30 Triton:

JetBeam RRT-2 Raptor, Fenix TK11, Fenix TK40:

[SIZE=+1]Maximum brightness setting, with reduced exposure[/SIZE]

OLight M20 Ti Warrior, OLight M20 Warrior, OLight M30 Triton:

JetBeam RRT-2 Raptor, Fenix TK11, Fenix TK40:

[SIZE=+1]Maximum brightness setting, in black & white[/SIZE]
Removing the color, will remove any tint differences and only leave the brightness information.

OLight M20 Ti Warrior, OLight M20 Warrior, OLight M30 Triton:

JetBeam RRT-2 Raptor, Fenix TK11, Fenix TK40:

[SIZE=+1]Minimum brightness setting[/SIZE]

OLight M20 Ti Warrior, OLight M20 Warrior, OLight M30 Triton:

JetBeam RRT-2 Raptor, Fenix TK11, Fenix TK40:

[SIZE=+1]OLight M20 Ti Warrior[/SIZE]

Low, medium, high with SMO:

Low, medium, high with OP:

Low, medium, high with OP+Diff:

Low with SMO:

Medium with SMO:

High with SMO:

Low with OP:

Medium with OP:

High with OP:

Low with OP+Diff:

Medium with OP+Diff:

High with OP+Diff:

[SIZE=+1]OLight M20 Warrior[/SIZE]

Low, medium, high:

Low:

Medium:

High:

[SIZE=+1]OLight M30 Triton[/SIZE]

Low, medium, high:

Low:

Medium:

High:

[SIZE=+1]JetBeam RRT-2 Raptor[/SIZE]

Low, medium, high:

Low:

Medium:

High:

[SIZE=+1]Fenix TK11[/SIZE]

Low, high:

Low:

High:

[SIZE=+1]Fenix TK40[/SIZE]

Low, medium, high:

Turbo:

Low:

Medium:

High:

Turbo:

 

[Natbyte]

Great, thanks for the beamshots and comparisons it is much appreciated :twothumbs

I have been on the fence over purchasing this Ti Olight with the new LED, for the high price and not so great performance I still think I am. I would have expected more lumens OTF, the light is advertised at 500, however I am not sure where Olight take this measurement from, I would have expected at least 400 OTF though.

 

[elwood]

GREAT beamshots! That Raptor RRT-2 is a pretty decent thrower! I'm in the market for a good thrower and i'm thinking about the RRT-1.

If the RRT-2 is this impressive, i only imagine what the big one is going to be like!

 

[ARA]

Gr8 job with the comparisons.

I'm seriously beginning to doubt if Olight will ever come up with a aluminum version of the M20 with the SST-50. Your assessment is correct the small size of the flashlight will not permit optimal use of the SST-50 led

 

[HKJ]

GREAT beamshots! That Raptor RRT-2 is a pretty decent thrower! I'm in the market for a good thrower and i'm thinking about the RRT-1.

If the RRT-2 is this impressive, i only imagine what the big one is going to be like!

The RRT-2 is the best thrower with that size reflector, the RRT-1 with its bigger reflector is better. But look out for another beamshot, I am going to post very soon (Just need to translate it to English), it includes a lot of the larger lights.

 

[DimeRazorback]

Great work as always!!

Thank you for the excellent beamshots!

:twothumbs

 

[tab665]

not to take this thread off topic, but it looks like your anodizing on you M30 isnt holding up very well on its fins. as for the Ti M20, i think it preformed well with is bright spill, looks like a miniature M30 beamshot. any chance of a longer range beamshot?

 

[elwood]

The RRT-2 is the best thrower with that size reflector, the RRT-1 with its bigger reflector is better. But look out for another beamshot, I am going to post very soon (Just need to translate it to English), it includes a lot of the larger lights.

Do you plan on posting it before the weekend is over? I am going to buy a thrower this weekend and i would not mind some more comparisons!

 

[HKJ]

not to take this thread off topic, but it looks like your anodizing on you M30 isnt holding up very well on its fins. as for the Ti M20, i think it preformed well with is bright spill, looks like a miniature M30 beamshot. any chance of a longer range beamshot?

My lights do get a few bumps and it scratches the anodizing. I do not plan on doing any long range beamshot in the near future. But check the lux measurements, the M20 Ti, does not throw light very far. But I think it might be very useful at close distances, with the soft hotspot and bright spill.

Do you plan on posting it before the weekend is over? I am going to buy a thrower this weekend and i would not mind some more comparisons!

I hope so, but that depends on a lot of factors (See you mail).

 

[kaptein america]

Thank you. A great way to start the morning.

 

[Painful Chafe]

Great job. And,,,here is comes,,,,the insensitive "But" (and I may be all alone in this) I think some longer distance shots would give a better picture of how the lights perform. The close up shot of the grass is just a step ahead of a white wall shot for me. I really hope I am not offending. I do apreciate you putting much of your time into our silly hobbie. I would like to know if others think a bit longer distance would be a bit better. Maybe something like Whatnot's picture of his house, or Selfbuilt's backyard. I've seen some others where pictures were taken at a field with some trees in the distance. Sometning to give perspective. Also lights look very differnet out at 40 meters. These shots, to me, really showcase the difference in each light. With your pictures, I do get a good idea of how each light will perform in the real world, but the longer distance shots with some perspective would help me.

 

[tab665]

i forgot to say thanks for the beamshots. as soon as i realized you had gotten this light in the other thread i said to myself "awesome, time to see pictures of that creepy field again!!"

 

[maxilux]

Thanks for the great review, much work.
I think the Olight M20 Ti looks not so bad, that it is no thrower i know, when you compare it to M30 with 700 Lumen the M20 Ti with 500 Lumen is ok.

 

[HKJ]

The close up shot of the grass is just a step ahead of a white wall shot for me. I really hope I am not offending. I do apreciate you putting much of your time into our silly hobbie. I would like to know if others think a bit longer distance would be a bit better.

The pictures are a bit deceptive, I aimed the camera to high, the distance to the hotspot is probably 30 meter away from the light and camera.
I like to show the hotspot and how the spill looks, but there are no doubt that some shots with longer distance would be useful, but I do not think my "creepy field" is good for that (maybe I ought to test that some more).

as soon as i realized you had gotten this light in the other thread i said to myself "awesome, time to see pictures of that creepy field again!!"

I do not take all my light out to that nice looking ditch.

Thanks for the great review, much work.
I think the Olight M20 Ti looks not so bad, that it is no thrower i know, when you compare it to M30 with 700 Lumen the M20 Ti with 500 Lumen is ok.

I would not rate the M30 as 700 lumens, more like just below 600 lumen. But the M20 Ti looks bright on the picture, some reasons might be that the hotspot is not as hot as the other lights and that it has a smaller spill.

 

[wapkil]

I'm seriously beginning to doubt if Olight will ever come up with a aluminum version of the M20 with the SST-50.

Why? With aluminum it will be easier to cool the LED and cooling is the main problem in a small light.

The pictures are a bit deceptive, I aimed the camera to high, the distance to the hotspot is probably 30 meter away from the light and camera. I like to show the hotspot and how the spill looks, but there are no doubt that some shots with longer distance would be useful, but I do not think my "creepy field" is good for that (maybe I ought to test that some more).

Thanks for the beamshots. I agree that for a "close to medium range" light they probably show more than the longer distance shots would. Of course additional throw comparison would also be nice

I like the large hotspot on the M20. I was surprised that it looks much larger than for the M30. The SST LED is a bit (~25%?) larger but I didn't expect such a difference. Maybe it is caused by a different optics?

 

[HKJ]

I like the large hotspot on the M20. I was surprised that it looks much larger than for the M30. The SST LED is a bit (~25%?) larger but I didn't expect such a difference. Maybe it is caused by a different optics?

The reflector is very different:

 

[ARA]

Why? With aluminum it will be easier to cool the LED and cooling is the main problem in a small light.

Thanks for correcting. But my point was about driving the LED hard enough. Are you saying that an aluminum version would result in a cooler led and higher lumens ?

 

[wapkil]

Thanks for correcting. But my point was about driving the LED hard enough. Are you saying that an aluminum version would result in a cooler led and higher lumens ?

I'm saying that aluminum has much higher thermal conductivity than titanium, although I don't know how important it can be in a flashlight design.

I understood that you were predicting that aluminum (when compared to titanium) may cause some design problems. All other things being equal, when heat management is considered aluminum is definitely not worse and may be substantially better. I cannot tell you that the LED would be X degrees cooler - it would be but I don't know how to estimate the X value. Definitely it wouldn't be any hotter.

 

[MattK]

Nice job HKJ!

 

[FlashlightsNgear.com]

GREAT beamshots! That Raptor RRT-2 is a pretty decent thrower! I'm in the market for a good thrower and i'm thinking about the RRT-1.

If the RRT-2 is this impressive, i only imagine what the big one is going to be like!

Great Work HKJ!!!! Elwood, the RRT-2 has very good throw for its size and its small enough to carry, unlike the RRT-1 which is alittle awkward for carry with its bigger head.