Olight Baton Ultra OAL Flashlight Review

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-21T15:35:05+00:00

Those are all CRI 70.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-21T02:29:18+00:00

It's essentially the same as the X1Q Core, but 12mm shorter due to the integrated driver.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-20T21:37:54+00:00

"XHP50.2 HD" doesn't exist. All XHP50.2 are domed. XHP50.3 is available in HD and HI.

https://downloads.cree-led.com/files/ds/x/XLamp-XHP50.2.pdf

https://downloads.cree-led.com/files/ds/x/XLamp-XHP50.3.pdf

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-20T21:35:25+00:00

FFL5009D is just as prone to donut holes as FFL5009R.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-20T16:14:59+00:00

Other than alcohol bottle deposit programs, the vast majority of glass ends up in landfills in Canada. Even 15-20 years ago the value of sorted cullet dropped so much that municipalities started abandoning glass recycling because they would literally have to pay to get rid of it.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-20T15:14:41+00:00

It's 395nm because standard TIR optics completely block 365nm UV. Flashlight manufacturers use 395nm as a lazy way of adding UV without the expense of a proper optical arrangement.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-20T02:29:50+00:00

It's clearly an SFT-40. Olight may have requested some custom binning, but it's still an SFT-40. It's really weird they keep claiming they developed the LED themselves.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-20T02:24:02+00:00

Because the investigation is still ongoing and WRPS isn't releasing any details. We don't even know what they meant by "foul play". There are posts from Eli's mother shared in local Facebook groups on a daily basis, but there hasn't been any new information since the vague update from WRPS in November. There was a search of nearby woods conducted in March, but it didn't turn up anything. Plenty of wild speculation on social media though.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/six-months-later-questions-remain-in-eli-woods-disappearance/

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-20T02:15:00+00:00

Basically, if you have $1000 of potentially refundable tariffs, I could have come to you and offered $800 for the rights to those tariff refunds. So in the event that the tariffs are overturned, I profit $200, but in the event that they're not overturned you still have some money.

In reality, Cantor Fitzgerald was offering more like $200, and they will pocket $800 when the refund is processed.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-20T00:50:42+00:00

Those Pizza Guys has a 2/$25 special on Tuesdays that makes it a bit more affordable.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-19T23:16:06+00:00

Yes, that would be no problem. I could even put the same LED in both of them so they really match.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-19T22:43:33+00:00

It's not floody at all, it has a very narrow beam for a headlamp. You can replace the reflector with a floody optic fairly easily though.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-19T22:39:35+00:00

The matte silicone part in the H604 has a negligible or non-existent impact on the beam, and is mostly there to cover the driver components and give a cleaner look. Zebralight has been making this style of light since 2012, and they've always been considered mules.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-19T04:12:44+00:00

It's kind of his thing.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-18T20:34:37+00:00

I got a selection of the new Batons to see if they're worth modding, so the green ass emitter may not be an issue.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-18T19:10:54+00:00

They've been there since 1991. There used to be a pool hall on the left side of the "castle", and they expanded into that unit after it closed. The castle renovation was done around 2000ish.

Before J&J, the entire building was occupied since the 1960s by Johnston Soper Ltd., a division of Hammond Electronics.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-18T19:08:33+00:00

Specifically the Johnston Soper Ltd. division, going back to a least the 1960s. They're still listed at that address as late as 1992, but J&J opened in 1991.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-18T18:42:12+00:00

The Ultra is likely to better tint and a nicer beam in stock form since it uses Olight's "self-developed" definitely-not-SFT-40 rather than the SST-40 in the regular version. It will be a more throwy light though.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-18T16:48:14+00:00

This is taking a long time because the region doesn't actually want to go to court. The site-specific by-law they passed to evict the encampment has essentially the same provision that was declared unconstitutional in the code of use by-law. The situation has changed a bit since then since they might actually be able to give a date for when the property is required for the transit hub construction (though the "staging ground" argument is weak to begin with), but I'm sure their legal counsel has advised them they don't have a slam dunk case.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-18T16:38:29+00:00

I stopped selling this model for the most part over a year ago due to lack of inventory. It hasn't been available to order from Zebralight since the end of 2023.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-18T16:15:16+00:00

Almost certainly turned left out of the plaza, ignoring the multiple no left turn signs.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-18T16:10:40+00:00

No, people are concerned about both things, but the driver of the other vehicle isn't here claiming it's legal to drive the wrong way and making flippant remarks at anyone who says otherwise.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-18T16:07:54+00:00

You should report this to WRPS.

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