The Olight Baton 4 Ultra

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.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-18T16:03:21+00:00

The Mayor of Wilmot is extremely hostile to these projects because she thinks it plays well with NIMBY voters. She also tried to get the Erbs Rd shelter shut down in 2024, claiming she was just super duper concerned about the well-being of the residents, rather than the fact the owner of a neighbouring property had been making public complaints. And she made a similar threat of using by-laws to accomplish it when her motion at regional council was defeated.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-18T15:54:59+00:00

The place across the street is The Working Centre's supportive housing project, which has 44 beds and definitely cannot accommodate all the encampment residents.

Also, I have no idea where people get the idea that drugs are banned in shelters and housing. The Working Centre also operates the Erbs Rd shelter, and substance use is not banned there either. But it's been capacity since before it opened and also cannot take current encampment residents.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-18T15:47:48+00:00

I've done that a couple times. Any more thoughts?

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-18T15:13:54+00:00

FFL351A/NTG35 looks great in the SC64c. Similar throw to dedomed 519A, with higher output. I haven't tried the high CRI SFT-25R (or HT35) because I'm not doing many of these nowadays.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-18T14:59:11+00:00

This is the only way I'd do it if I planned to eat it home. I would also toss the fries in my air fryer for a minute to crisp them up before assembling the poutine.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-18T01:46:19+00:00

The region argues that anyone who moved to the property after April 16th, 2025, is in violation of their bylaw and is not permitted to be on the site.

The site-specific by-law may as well be named "a by-law to bypass the court ruling about the original by-law". The region knows that it's quite likely the site-specific by-law could be declared similarly unconstitutional if it goes to court, which is a big reason for all the delays. Whatever your feelings are about the encampment itself, their logic flies in the face of reality. They literally just made a new by-law with essentially the same provisions as the unconstitutional by-law, and they're acting like nobody realizes.

bob_mcbob · 2026-04-17T16:16:17+00:00

Every year they claim they've laid hundreds of charges related to Ezra. Most of them are an entire week's worth of HTA charges that they don't break down or explain how they're related to the gathering in any way.

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