I think Olight deserved a higher rating, but I agree with the top 5 :) especially Wurkkos/Sofirn. They make excellent flashlights for an unbelievable price!
Olight produces high quality, innovative and expensive flashlights, but they are supposedly unreliable. And they are delaying the introduction of SFT diodes, and are still using yellowish and greenish SST.
And those dedicated, expensive batteries that we're talking about here and carrying a special cable... Well, charging is nice, but when you use the flashlight around the house and you always have the cable at home. But when we go somewhere, we always have USB-C for smartphones, unless someone has an iPhone - then they'll take a different cable for the phone and another for the flashlight, that's the original one😁
The C8+ and the new biscotti software with mode memory or not is just amazing. Most people don’t even know the Convoy brand. It’s not well marketed unfortunately. Bet if they did along with all the customization they offer they’d start catching 🔥
A little story of interest, with Emisar. I recently received a grey D4V2 and when I received it, I noticed a small scratch on the tail cap, across the EMISAR logo. A bummer. But then, I started seeing what I thought were pieces of lint in the crevices of the body knurling. I took a nylon brush in an attempt to whisk them out, but they were still there. Then I started seeing more of them. As of now, there are around a dozen of these tiny 'head of a pin' bare spots. Also, the beam was very yellow. I got the one with the SST20 emitters. I contacted Hank, and he said he could send out a new tube and tail cap on my next order. Because of the potential issue of trying to return to China region, I just decided to get something else, and get the tube and tail cap in the process. So I got the titanium version of the D4V2, using domed 519A 5000K emitters. It is still on the way, so can't speak to this one, but just wanted to throw this story up on the comments about my first D4V2.
I've read that Lumintop are unreliable. I have one cheap flashlight. It's supposedly cool, the problem is that it doesn't have temperature control. The control is your hand - if it burns, you have to turn it off or reduce the power so as not to burn it😂
I appreciate the hard work in gathering all this data and compiling it. Although doing these surveys months apart lead to not the same users seeing all the voting opportunities.
@@BangBott-n7b I think they are hit or miss, but I love a couple of their lights and I find Sofirn frustrating personally. Wurkkos tends to be very straightforward.
Glad to see Sofirn up there. Most of my lights are Sofirn because I don't have a big budget but I can still get great lights because of them. CL8 my latest and I'm satisfied yet again.
I mean the number of votes has to mean something right. I'm such a Lumintop fan, I know you're not, but the beautiful flood and power of the fw series has been integral in my work and personal life. I've dropped my fw21pro so many times the rim of the bezel is egg shaped, and it still works flawlessly. I've carried it daily for over 3 yrs. The fw3 was absolutely leaps and bounds above anything in terms of size and power even to this day. Maybe the tail switch was a little wonky for some, but of the 6 I bought, I never had s problem with them. My only critique of Lumintop is they discontinued the fw series. So now my search continues, for a suitable replacement that has the small size, power, and heavy duty clip of the fw series. Thanks for what you do. I'm a long time subscriber, and appreciate your work and dedication. Again, thank you!
@tommy2facetv I believe my FW21 Pro works as it should. I've not used it for a while, though. Fireflylite are a bit like Lumintop, revolutionary, but seldom work!
They discontinued the FW series because they themselves damaged a product that originally came from flashlight enthusiasts by adding many variants and tinkering with it, which did not improve it but actually worsened and even lowered its quality. I hope another manufacturer takes over the FW line from them. Maybe Hank from Emisar? I hope so.
My current favorite brand has to be either Nitecore or RovyVon. But I am into useful, practical EDC lights, not super throwers or super flooders. But even the "budget" brands have some outstanding models. Now it would be interesting to see a favorites model ranking by category, such as EDC in general, keychain, throwers, flooders etc.
Agreed. I have a Rovyvon A1x on my keys and use a Nitecore P20i as my main light when walking home late, mostly due to the instant access strobe, but also it's one of the few lights that come with a quick draw holder. Both are amazing for the functionality.
The survey should have been: If you could wish for three flashlights from one brand after an airplane made an emergency landing on a desert island, which brand would you choose? What fool would choose Emisar then? Or Sofirn? I would go with Armytek or Fenix any day. JETbeam, Thrunite, Zebralight and Olight have never disappointed me either.
I'm happy that i got Wurkkos but Emisar is top notch. No Flashlight brand can catch up with it. It's highly customizable and with the community specialist release high efficiency boost driver.❤❤❤
This tracks! My top 3 are emisar, wurkkos, and sofirn! I also have a "per light" requirement for reviews. 5 star must be a minimum of 70%. 5 and 4 combined must be higher than 85%. 5, 4, and 3 star must combine to a 92% minimum. Just my personal opinion.
Wurkkos and Sofrin for the price are tough to dispute being close to the top. I like them for the ability to customize for different battery types and sizes. 👍🔦
Sofirn rules when it comes to price to quality ratio. Stabilized driver. They install "new" SFT diodes, which shine better than SST. I am a fan of the brand, even though I also have Fenix and Acebeam flashlights.
I LOVE❤️LOVE👍🏻LOVE Hank’s (Intl-Outdoors) Emisar and Noctigon lights !! Embarrassingly, I’ve probably bought nearly 15 lights from him; they’re that cool, with selection of LED manufacturer, tint, spot/ floody optics, magnetic tailcaps, etc. !! SUPER-customizable when ordering, and GREAT options !!
Lumintop used to be quite popular in Indonesia. However, it has become difficult to find older products like the FW3A and EDC18, especially since the quality of Lumintop has declined with many issues and an excessive number of variants that do not compare to the old FW line.
Olight at 26 is rather surprising. I was also rather surprised at how highly rated Wurkkos and Sofirn were. I have both brands [two Wurkkos, one Sofirn]. They seem to be quite good for sure. The Sofirn SD05, for the size, is super bright! Not as much as my Acebeam L35, but surprising.
Olight has alot of drawbacks. Most people in this community aren't fond of tint issues, low cri, or proprietary batts. They're also priced for the tacticool dudes.. so.. they have alot working against them within this community over all
@@AverageReviewsYT I can see this about the battery. I recently sold two of my Olight flashlights. A Seeker 2 and Seeker 3 Pro. I still have my Seeker 4 Pro, in the Midnight Blue color and really love it because of that color and the rotary switch that lets me ramp up and down without having to cycle through outputs. But yes, the color is a bit too cool for me, the low CRI. I did recently pick up an Olight Baton 3 Pro Max, in the Dream Blue color. Another purchase due to the body color. Truly amazing! And though it does have that "cycle through brightness modes" thing, the color is more neutral than cool, to my surprise. Not High CRI, but a decent color. One of my Wurrkos does have a High CRI LED, an XHP70.3 and it definitely has the best beam of my lot.
Mateminco 3.83 Stars and Astrolux 4.18 Stars lol. I think Convoy is second best after Emisar, because their flashlights are solid and customisable while also being affordable.
The cheapest ones will sell more thus this is why the budget ones will come on top cause more people are familiar with them. Can't put Emisar/Noctigon,Sofirn,Wurkkos above fenix, weltool and nitecore in terms of quality nor in terms of the UI.
In reality, this ranking does not tell the recipient anything - like in a democracy. People make choices for various reasons, and most often, because they have such "feelings". For example, Wurkkos or Sofirn are not the highest quality flashlights, but they are best received because they are quite cheap and have good enough quality in relation to the price. Ultimately, this ranking is something like PS vs XBOX - most often fans of the brand will praise what they have. And in reality, most of the ones mentioned shine at least well, and the most important thing is the lack of failures, and it is difficult to assess this when someone does not use them every day. I have several dozen flashlights and I use them alternately, but in practice in 3 years I will not use a flashlight like someone on security for a month - so that person will be able to determine the failure rate after a few months, and I will never have such experience in practice. So democratic voting makes no sense, like in politics. So the result does not prove anything.
Nicely said! I have been looking around for a good replacement for my torch which I have had for many years, it was an Ultrafire torch that I got from eBay, it uses two 18650 cells which it didn't come with, which is why it was only $10.... After researching batteries I settled on the Keep power protected 3500mah cells, they were a tight fit but they worked, I figured that with the cells being protected, I don't have to worry about damaging the cells if they get to flat and they have been fantastic, they still sell keep power and are cheaper now than they were back then at $35.... Which quickly brought the price up to $45... I still had to spend another $10 for a charger which now cost me a total of $55.... The two batteries made the torch a bit longer but I had no problem carrying it around clipped to my belt and I used it at every opportunity I could, I ended up dropping the torch and one of the cells had it's button pushed in and couldn't make contact. I stopped carrying it around after that and left it for almost a year and since recently I have been looking around at what else I can get for around $50 that could possibly be better than the Ultrafire torch.... It's got plenty of power which I like, can zoom in or out and has a long run time which is important to me.... I like being able to direct charge via USB C, I like the 21700 5000mah battery format but most seem to use a single cell which my Ultrafire torch with its two cells has 7000mah total capacity.... I have been searching for a two cell or more of the 21700 cell torch with USB C direct charging, the ability to work for a very long time at lower power level but also have the ability to get into turbo mode by holding the function button like the Nightcore P35i... Just not at the P35I price! Actually if the Nightcore P35i used two cells instead of a single, I would consider purchasing it even though it's $270.... With all that power at your convenience with a short press of a button and the ability to run extend times on low power, would probably be enough run time to go camping in a rainforest for a week without needing to charge it.... Probably.... I know, everybody's idea of the perfect torch is different.... I honestly don't think that the perfect torch exists.... But I'm sure that if the people who review them tried to cover as many applications, that it's possible to find something that is close to perfect.... It's not always about which one is the brightest! Which one has the furthest throw or the widest flood pattern..... Sometimes you just need longer run times at a usable brightness..... Have you ever heard about the story of the maintenance guy who was working in the world trade centre when the planes crashed into the buildings? He saved himself along with a bunch of other people because he had his little torch! Imagine his torch batteries went flat at that moment! That's the sort of thing that you carry an EDC.... Life or death situation! You are trapped in a cave that you were exploring, how long before someone realised that you haven't returned, how long before emergency services turn up and clear the cave in to get you out? How long will your torch last? There is no light whatsoever down there! It's one thing to go crazy locked up in a white room for an extended period and I can't imagine that it would be different being in total darkness for a few days to a week! I'm still looking and waiting for the perfect torch.... Hopefully someone is going to do a thorough review of something that might be close to what I need.... Fingers crossed 🤞.
I'm surprised but also delighted to see Olight score so low. Despite my primary EDC being an Olight (one of the two models I consider worth buying), I really dislike most of the commonly-hated features, and I detest their marketing strategy with hundreds of the same models just in slightly different colours. Same for RovyVon, who survive on basically slight variants of a single model, which Nitecore showed doesn't need to cost anything like what RV charge. Personally I enjoy a lot of Nitecore's weird & wonderful innovations, but prefer Fenix for the production quality... though not the backward UI on many of their models. Several other brands have done some good torches, and even some damn fine ones too, but they're still not there in the overall quality yet. Sofirn are really starting to get good, and I still need to get certain models from Acebeam, though they may be obsolete by now.
Convoy is impeccable quality for CHEAP. I’m surprised it did not get #1 I noticed Olight got the most votes overall. All that marketing and brand value recognition
Just my opinion the lower half were ranked very well. The upper half, well that becomes very subjective. Example I don't think Olight should have ranked as high as it did. Quality built lights but proprietary expensive batteries combined with proprietary magnetic charging requiring you to carry about a proprietary charging cable just knocks Olight down for me. In my EDC kit, go bags etc. All USB-C chargeable lights.
I'm a big big fan of Convoy, Sofirn, Astrolux, Wuben, Thrunite, Olight, Wurkkos, and I'm kinda partial to those cheapo Boruit v10 and v3 they r so cool I think I absolutely love them. But Convoy is prolly my favorite. Got a Sofirn if24 pro coming in mail right now cuz I really wanted a light with rgb. I'm kinda starting to think I have a problem 😂😂😂😂 my wife thinks I'm nuts cuz I love guns, flashlights, and light sabers 😂🤣😂🤣
Convoy may be underwhelming, but it gets the job done with decent quality and the ability to be modified at an affordable price. Even at a lower price compared to other expensive brands, it can be customized to match other brands.
Sofirn, Wurkkos and Convoy among budget flashlights, Acebeam, Nitecore ang Mateminco for top quality innovative ones, all the rest is a waste of money))
Almost adequate, though this is just vague "stars". Category-dependent rating would be more precise. Think some brands deserve higher rating (ex. Olight). For the winners, I would put Wurkkos higher then Sofirn, but definitely they are both on top since those brands actively experimenting and make more interesting flashlights with customizable LEDs (for a reasonable price) then most of stagnant "top brands". For me Wurkkos TS10 4000K is just piece of art. Emisar is great too, at least D4v2 I own is excellent.
Noctigon/Emisar on first place is a joke!🤣😂 They are good, but not that great in practical use for outdoor/survival purposes. My top5 are: Acebeam, Nitecore, Fenix, sofirn, Wurkkos.
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV Acebeam! Good built quality, reasonable settings of levels from moon to turbo, good runtimes and they take any 21700 or18650 Batteries, wheather buttontop or flattop, longer or shorter, which can be important in emergency situations, when you wanna help out a friend with a spare battery if his battery went already dead. The L series for example. (L17/18/19). Thanks for your videos, by the way. The most of your videos, I really enjoy! 👍👍
@@sztaylor89 Probably people rating brands they've not heard of at 3 I guess. Reylight a solid 4 for me, I don't like how Rey has simplified his designs lately. I've not much knowledge regarding Malkoff.
Olight in 26th but Sofirn in 2nd? Now I know some voters had been drinking 😂 Every Sofirn I have handled has been inferior to the equivalent Olight in every regard except price - and the difference in price often isn’t enough to justify the downgrade
This ranking does not show people's preferences in real world. Most polls were answered by 200 - 300 users at most, which mainly were chanel's geeky fans obsessed with flashlight world (the same ones you can find arguing in Reddit). These sort of people normally don't buy them as tools, but as toys or pieces of an endless compulsive collection. If you take a micro and ask people by the streets, you will find all sort of consumers apart from geeks... I bet you almost nobody knows sh"t about those weird newby brands like Emisar, Amutorch, Weltool, "NexScam", Rovyvon, Brinyte and so. Nitecore, Olight, Fenix, Imalent, Surefire, Maglite, Ledlenser & Nebo are known even by the last indigenous tribes on Earth. Not as famous, but still popular, will follow: Wuben, Acebeam, Armytek, Thrunite, Klarus (actually s"cks, but time ago it was good quality), Trustfire, Convoy, Astrolux, Streamlight and maybe Sofirn & Wurkkos. I know FAME doesn't always mean QUALITY, but surely this ranking were Olight stays between 20-30th rank, LedLenser between 40-50th and the 1st position goes to "good-known" Emisar sh*t, is a JOKE.
Not real familiar with brands in bottom half aside from Olight and Reylight. Interesting that Olight is rated so low. The difference between influencer enthusiasm and user enthusiasm for that brand is striking. Makes me think they pay good endorsement money to the influencers.
I can't believe convoy and wurkos and sofirn were even in the top 20...cheap budget lights...I know your an emisar and astrolux fan. Hence they top places. But my opinion. Acebeam...nitecore...nextorch..wuben
I love my Convoys. As a matter of fact, I would rather keep my S2+ Ti 18350 B35AM than any other light I have had or used, and that includes brands like Nitecore, Fenix, Emisar, 4 Sevens, Jaxman, and even HDS.
@FLASHAHOLIC_TV I will say this. If I can get the same or better specs and only pay 1/2-1/4 the price of one from the "big boys".. which way do you think I will go. Wurkkos and sofirn both have excellent customer service. I have about 20 from wukkos and 15 or so from sofirn. Of those, I have only had 2 issues. One had a bad driver, and sofirn replaced it immediately with me just sending them a video. One of my wurkkos hd01's came with an artifact to the side of the laser. They offered a 30% refund or a return and replace. I took the 30%. Everything else has run perfectly
I think tier would be better A TIER: Noctigon/emmisar, Zebra Lights, Amutorch, etc, the thicker nicer lights B TIER: I think most brands go here, Sofirn, Wurkkos, Fenix, Skillhunt, Rovyvon, Reylight, Manker, Maratac, Mec Army, Nitcore, ect. C TIER: Nebo, Olight, other lower quality brands, Something like this
Here are the TOP 50 most well known flashlight brands rated by my subscribers!
Let me know in the comments who you think should have won!
I think Olight deserved a higher rating, but I agree with the top 5 :) especially Wurkkos/Sofirn. They make excellent flashlights for an unbelievable price!
that because of proprietary batteries I assume.
@@haneiev And chargers for many of them... it really stops me from buying a lot of their otherwise good products.
@@sloanNYCBut olight gives you a cable for every flashlight you buy, and you can use mcc2 for almost all of them.
Olight produces high quality, innovative and expensive flashlights, but they are supposedly unreliable. And they are delaying the introduction of SFT diodes, and are still using yellowish and greenish SST.
And those dedicated, expensive batteries that we're talking about here and carrying a special cable... Well, charging is nice, but when you use the flashlight around the house and you always have the cable at home. But when we go somewhere, we always have USB-C for smartphones, unless someone has an iPhone - then they'll take a different cable for the phone and another for the flashlight, that's the original one😁
I like Convoy! It's like having a Volvo, easy to operate, not the latest, but always work, sturdy and reliable
Glad to see Convoy so high up. Amazingly good lights for such a good price. I don't know how many S2s I have scattered around my house.
The C8+ and the new biscotti software with mode memory or not is just amazing.
Most people don’t even know the Convoy brand. It’s not well marketed unfortunately.
Bet if they did along with all the customization they offer they’d start catching 🔥
A little story of interest, with Emisar. I recently received a grey D4V2 and when I received it, I noticed a small scratch on the tail cap, across the EMISAR logo. A bummer. But then, I started seeing what I thought were pieces of lint in the crevices of the body knurling. I took a nylon brush in an attempt to whisk them out, but they were still there. Then I started seeing more of them. As of now, there are around a dozen of these tiny 'head of a pin' bare spots.
Also, the beam was very yellow. I got the one with the SST20 emitters.
I contacted Hank, and he said he could send out a new tube and tail cap on my next order. Because of the potential issue of trying to return to China region, I just decided to get something else, and get the tube and tail cap in the process. So I got the titanium version of the D4V2, using domed 519A 5000K emitters. It is still on the way, so can't speak to this one, but just wanted to throw this story up on the comments about my first D4V2.
Sofirn, Astrolux and Lumintop
I've read that Lumintop are unreliable. I have one cheap flashlight. It's supposedly cool, the problem is that it doesn't have temperature control. The control is your hand - if it burns, you have to turn it off or reduce the power so as not to burn it😂
Lumintop downgraded themself. Even the once popular FW3A is getting worse in their hands.
Great result for Sofirn, I thought that I had missed them.
I appreciate the hard work in gathering all this data and compiling it.
Although doing these surveys months apart lead to not the same users seeing all the voting opportunities.
@michaelkinberger3181 There was method in the madness!
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV I am but a simple human, I can see where the random days could yield good results!
Clearly these are ranked by personal opinion, because if rated by performance, build quality, lumens etc, this list would be WAY different.
@@TruthNTime Did you vote on any?
Interesting to see 2 budget brands in the top 5. Real value with Sofirn, Wurkkos, and Lumintop.
Lumintop is a meh now.
@@BangBott-n7b I think they are hit or miss, but I love a couple of their lights and I find Sofirn frustrating personally. Wurkkos tends to be very straightforward.
Glad to see Sofirn up there. Most of my lights are Sofirn because I don't have a big budget but I can still get great lights because of them. CL8 my latest and I'm satisfied yet again.
I mean the number of votes has to mean something right.
I'm such a Lumintop fan, I know you're not, but the beautiful flood and power of the fw series has been integral in my work and personal life. I've dropped my fw21pro so many times the rim of the bezel is egg shaped, and it still works flawlessly. I've carried it daily for over 3 yrs. The fw3 was absolutely leaps and bounds above anything in terms of size and power even to this day. Maybe the tail switch was a little wonky for some, but of the 6 I bought, I never had s problem with them. My only critique of Lumintop is they discontinued the fw series. So now my search continues, for a suitable replacement that has the small size, power, and heavy duty clip of the fw series. Thanks for what you do. I'm a long time subscriber, and appreciate your work and dedication.
Again, thank you!
@tommy2facetv I believe my FW21 Pro works as it should. I've not used it for a while, though. Fireflylite are a bit like Lumintop, revolutionary, but seldom work!
I agree!
They discontinued the FW series because they themselves damaged a product that originally came from flashlight enthusiasts by adding many variants and tinkering with it, which did not improve it but actually worsened and even lowered its quality.
I hope another manufacturer takes over the FW line from them. Maybe Hank from Emisar? I hope so.
Fenix, Wurkkos and Sofirn! 🎉
My current favorite brand has to be either Nitecore or RovyVon. But I am into useful, practical EDC lights, not super throwers or super flooders. But even the "budget" brands have some outstanding models. Now it would be interesting to see a favorites model ranking by category, such as EDC in general, keychain, throwers, flooders etc.
@@TopDog8762 nitecore or Rovyvon keychain lights?
Agreed. I have a Rovyvon A1x on my keys and use a Nitecore P20i as my main light when walking home late, mostly due to the instant access strobe, but also it's one of the few lights that come with a quick draw holder. Both are amazing for the functionality.
Agreed!
@FLASHAHOLIC_TV No, RovyVon E30 Pro, I replaced the Nitecore EDC27 with it. But I do EDC a 1,000 lumen RovyVon Keychain light.
Now i finally know why you posted these things for past few months
@LatarkoholikGG took friggin ages to edit too. I thought it'd be a quick, slightly interesting video
The survey should have been:
If you could wish for three flashlights from one brand after an airplane made an emergency landing on a desert island, which brand would you choose?
What fool would choose Emisar then?
Or Sofirn?
I would go with Armytek or Fenix any day.
JETbeam, Thrunite, Zebralight and Olight have never disappointed me either.
I am salty and tactical mall ninja. 😁
Right
Thrunite its is my personal favourite brand
I'm happy that i got Wurkkos but Emisar is top notch. No Flashlight brand can catch up with it. It's highly customizable and with the community specialist release high efficiency boost driver.❤❤❤
I kinda like the EMISAR styling too, dunno why.
Emisar No. 1 ! People recognize quality 👍 Yes ! 🤟🙏👏
@gernotboesser6901 my fave brand! And I've had no failures too!!
Yup!
Its a custom flashlight anyway.. produce in a large number
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV do your hanklights hold up to their ipx rating? I've had issues with water ingress from being splashed.
i agree with emisar...got a D4v2 myself.....but honestly nothing beats the value of sofirn,,,,the SC31pro is still the unbeatable performer for me..
This tracks! My top 3 are emisar, wurkkos, and sofirn!
I also have a "per light" requirement for reviews.
5 star must be a minimum of 70%. 5 and 4 combined must be higher than 85%. 5, 4, and 3 star must combine to a 92% minimum. Just my personal opinion.
Fenix
Wurkkos and Sofrin for the price are tough to dispute being close to the top. I like them for the ability to customize for different battery types and sizes. 👍🔦
Sofirn rules when it comes to price to quality ratio. Stabilized driver. They install "new" SFT diodes, which shine better than SST. I am a fan of the brand, even though I also have Fenix and Acebeam flashlights.
I LOVE❤️LOVE👍🏻LOVE Hank’s (Intl-Outdoors) Emisar and Noctigon lights !!
Embarrassingly, I’ve probably bought nearly 15 lights from him; they’re that cool, with selection of LED manufacturer, tint, spot/ floody optics, magnetic tailcaps, etc. !!
SUPER-customizable when ordering, and GREAT options !!
@rhpicayune The whole Hank experience is rewarding from start to finish. I recommend it to any tech fan.
Most popular brand's in my country, Indonesia: Convoy, Nitecore, Astrolux/Mateminco, Sofirn, Wurkkos, Imalent, Fenix, Jetbeam
@TheAriefbm In the UK, the most popular are Energizer and Ultrafire clones!
Lumintop used to be quite popular in Indonesia. However, it has become difficult to find older products like the FW3A and EDC18, especially since the quality of Lumintop has declined with many issues and an excessive number of variants that do not compare to the old FW line.
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV LOL
Olight at 26 is rather surprising. I was also rather surprised at how highly rated Wurkkos and Sofirn were. I have both brands [two Wurkkos, one Sofirn]. They seem to be quite good for sure. The Sofirn SD05, for the size, is super bright! Not as much as my Acebeam L35, but surprising.
Olight has alot of drawbacks. Most people in this community aren't fond of tint issues, low cri, or proprietary batts. They're also priced for the tacticool dudes.. so.. they have alot working against them within this community over all
@@AverageReviewsYT I can see this about the battery. I recently sold two of my Olight flashlights. A Seeker 2 and Seeker 3 Pro. I still have my Seeker 4 Pro, in the Midnight Blue color and really love it because of that color and the rotary switch that lets me ramp up and down without having to cycle through outputs. But yes, the color is a bit too cool for me, the low CRI.
I did recently pick up an Olight Baton 3 Pro Max, in the Dream Blue color. Another purchase due to the body color. Truly amazing! And though it does have that "cycle through brightness modes" thing, the color is more neutral than cool, to my surprise. Not High CRI, but a decent color.
One of my Wurrkos does have a High CRI LED, an XHP70.3 and it definitely has the best beam of my lot.
Interesting. Must be an international thing. I had never heard of 65% of the names, including #1.
@leealtmansr.3811 #1 is a legendary but fairly small company. Deserving of top spot, IMO.
The only complaint is that the anodising isn't that great.
Mateminco 3.83 Stars and Astrolux 4.18 Stars lol. I think Convoy is second best after Emisar, because their flashlights are solid and customisable while also being affordable.
Rebrand is even more popular... lol epic!
I agree with you about Convoy.
I also was going to point the Mateminco/Astrolux relationship, and I also agree on Convoy.
Wow I didn't realized I rated and knew of 50 flashlight manufactures lol.
@@AverageReviewsYT NlightD?
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TVwhere’s that rating at. I found them when Matt smith introduced them on his channel several years ago.
The cheapest ones will sell more thus this is why the budget ones will come on top cause more people are familiar with them. Can't put Emisar/Noctigon,Sofirn,Wurkkos above fenix, weltool and nitecore in terms of quality nor in terms of the UI.
In reality, this ranking does not tell the recipient anything - like in a democracy. People make choices for various reasons, and most often, because they have such "feelings". For example, Wurkkos or Sofirn are not the highest quality flashlights, but they are best received because they are quite cheap and have good enough quality in relation to the price. Ultimately, this ranking is something like PS vs XBOX - most often fans of the brand will praise what they have. And in reality, most of the ones mentioned shine at least well, and the most important thing is the lack of failures, and it is difficult to assess this when someone does not use them every day. I have several dozen flashlights and I use them alternately, but in practice in 3 years I will not use a flashlight like someone on security for a month - so that person will be able to determine the failure rate after a few months, and I will never have such experience in practice. So democratic voting makes no sense, like in politics. So the result does not prove anything.
Nicely said!
I have been looking around for a good replacement for my torch which I have had for many years, it was an Ultrafire torch that I got from eBay, it uses two 18650 cells which it didn't come with, which is why it was only $10.... After researching batteries I settled on the Keep power protected 3500mah cells, they were a tight fit but they worked, I figured that with the cells being protected, I don't have to worry about damaging the cells if they get to flat and they have been fantastic, they still sell keep power and are cheaper now than they were back then at $35.... Which quickly brought the price up to $45... I still had to spend another $10 for a charger which now cost me a total of $55....
The two batteries made the torch a bit longer but I had no problem carrying it around clipped to my belt and I used it at every opportunity I could, I ended up dropping the torch and one of the cells had it's button pushed in and couldn't make contact. I stopped carrying it around after that and left it for almost a year and since recently I have been looking around at what else I can get for around $50 that could possibly be better than the Ultrafire torch.... It's got plenty of power which I like, can zoom in or out and has a long run time which is important to me....
I like being able to direct charge via USB C, I like the 21700 5000mah battery format but most seem to use a single cell which my Ultrafire torch with its two cells has 7000mah total capacity....
I have been searching for a two cell or more of the 21700 cell torch with USB C direct charging, the ability to work for a very long time at lower power level but also have the ability to get into turbo mode by holding the function button like the Nightcore P35i... Just not at the P35I price!
Actually if the Nightcore P35i used two cells instead of a single, I would consider purchasing it even though it's $270.... With all that power at your convenience with a short press of a button and the ability to run extend times on low power, would probably be enough run time to go camping in a rainforest for a week without needing to charge it.... Probably....
I know, everybody's idea of the perfect torch is different.... I honestly don't think that the perfect torch exists.... But I'm sure that if the people who review them tried to cover as many applications, that it's possible to find something that is close to perfect.... It's not always about which one is the brightest! Which one has the furthest throw or the widest flood pattern..... Sometimes you just need longer run times at a usable brightness.....
Have you ever heard about the story of the maintenance guy who was working in the world trade centre when the planes crashed into the buildings? He saved himself along with a bunch of other people because he had his little torch! Imagine his torch batteries went flat at that moment! That's the sort of thing that you carry an EDC.... Life or death situation!
You are trapped in a cave that you were exploring, how long before someone realised that you haven't returned, how long before emergency services turn up and clear the cave in to get you out? How long will your torch last? There is no light whatsoever down there! It's one thing to go crazy locked up in a white room for an extended period and I can't imagine that it would be different being in total darkness for a few days to a week!
I'm still looking and waiting for the perfect torch.... Hopefully someone is going to do a thorough review of something that might be close to what I need.... Fingers crossed 🤞.
Zebras for life!
I'm surprised but also delighted to see Olight score so low. Despite my primary EDC being an Olight (one of the two models I consider worth buying), I really dislike most of the commonly-hated features, and I detest their marketing strategy with hundreds of the same models just in slightly different colours.
Same for RovyVon, who survive on basically slight variants of a single model, which Nitecore showed doesn't need to cost anything like what RV charge.
Personally I enjoy a lot of Nitecore's weird & wonderful innovations, but prefer Fenix for the production quality... though not the backward UI on many of their models.
Several other brands have done some good torches, and even some damn fine ones too, but they're still not there in the overall quality yet. Sofirn are really starting to get good, and I still need to get certain models from Acebeam, though they may be obsolete by now.
Seems the ratings were for particular flashlights in some instances which was strange when it's titled brands. Interesting anyhow.
ELZETTA?...for me always that brand...because QUALITY...(TAJAM BERSINAR)
Bro can you review Tsukitac flashlight?
@@CosmicMan5555 never heard of that brand!
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV Yup😂 but, can you review it?
@@CosmicMan5555 No lol
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV Alright then.
Convoy is impeccable quality for CHEAP. I’m surprised it did not get #1
I noticed Olight got the most votes overall. All that marketing and brand value recognition
@@FlashBro-r4w My S2+ has just died on me, dunno why
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV how have your astrolux lights held up? I just ordered the FT03 PRO off this video thx 👍🏼
@@FlashBro-r4w they've been good. Crap on Lumintop!
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV so lumintop is junk 🚮
Glad I got a Astrolux!
@@FlashBro-r4w I won't buy a Lumintop, but other people swear by them.
Nitecore!
Between sofirn wurkkos and lumintop, i feel like most peoples needs could be met. 🖕🏻 olight one more time lol
Just my opinion the lower half were ranked very well. The upper half, well that becomes very subjective. Example I don't think Olight should have ranked as high as it did. Quality built lights but proprietary expensive batteries combined with proprietary magnetic charging requiring you to carry about a proprietary charging cable just knocks Olight down for me. In my EDC kit, go bags etc. All USB-C chargeable lights.
It is because of their popularity and fan-boy club. I like olights, but you can get a far superior light for half the price with those top 3!
Well, Olight does have a lifetime warranty on everything, including battery, so there's that...😮
I'm a big big fan of Convoy, Sofirn, Astrolux, Wuben, Thrunite, Olight, Wurkkos, and I'm kinda partial to those cheapo Boruit v10 and v3 they r so cool I think I absolutely love them. But Convoy is prolly my favorite. Got a Sofirn if24 pro coming in mail right now cuz I really wanted a light with rgb. I'm kinda starting to think I have a problem 😂😂😂😂 my wife thinks I'm nuts cuz I love guns, flashlights, and light sabers 😂🤣😂🤣
Surprised to see Convoy rank that high up
Me too. Great value, but underwhelming.
Convoy may be underwhelming, but it gets the job done with decent quality and the ability to be modified at an affordable price. Even at a lower price compared to other expensive brands, it can be customized to match other brands.
Sofirn, Wurkkos and Convoy among budget flashlights, Acebeam, Nitecore ang Mateminco for top quality innovative ones, all the rest is a waste of money))
Almost adequate, though this is just vague "stars". Category-dependent rating would be more precise.
Think some brands deserve higher rating (ex. Olight). For the winners, I would put Wurkkos higher then Sofirn, but definitely they are both on top since those brands actively experimenting and make more interesting flashlights with customizable LEDs (for a reasonable price) then most of stagnant "top brands". For me Wurkkos TS10 4000K is just piece of art. Emisar is great too, at least D4v2 I own is excellent.
Noctigon/Emisar on first place is a joke!🤣😂 They are good, but not that great in practical use for outdoor/survival purposes. My top5 are: Acebeam, Nitecore, Fenix, sofirn, Wurkkos.
@@blackforestghost1 who should be top?
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV Acebeam! Good built quality, reasonable settings of levels from moon to turbo, good runtimes and they take any 21700 or18650 Batteries, wheather buttontop or flattop, longer or shorter, which can be important in emergency situations, when you wanna help out a friend with a spare battery if his battery went already dead.
The L series for example. (L17/18/19). Thanks for your videos, by the way. The most of your videos, I really enjoy!
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Malkoff at 35? That seems off
So does Reylight at 29
@@sztaylor89 Probably people rating brands they've not heard of at 3 I guess. Reylight a solid 4 for me, I don't like how Rey has simplified his designs lately. I've not much knowledge regarding Malkoff.
Olight in 26th but Sofirn in 2nd? Now I know some voters had been drinking 😂
Every Sofirn I have handled has been inferior to the equivalent Olight in every regard except price - and the difference in price often isn’t enough to justify the downgrade
Salty. 😭
This ranking does not show people's preferences in real world. Most polls were answered by 200 - 300 users at most, which mainly were chanel's geeky fans obsessed with flashlight world (the same ones you can find arguing in Reddit). These sort of people normally don't buy them as tools, but as toys or pieces of an endless compulsive collection.
If you take a micro and ask people by the streets, you will find all sort of consumers apart from geeks...
I bet you almost nobody knows sh"t about those weird newby brands like Emisar, Amutorch, Weltool, "NexScam", Rovyvon, Brinyte and so.
Nitecore, Olight, Fenix, Imalent, Surefire, Maglite, Ledlenser & Nebo are known even by the last indigenous tribes on Earth.
Not as famous, but still popular, will follow: Wuben, Acebeam, Armytek, Thrunite, Klarus (actually s"cks, but time ago it was good quality), Trustfire, Convoy, Astrolux, Streamlight and maybe Sofirn & Wurkkos.
I know FAME doesn't always mean QUALITY, but surely this ranking were Olight stays between 20-30th rank, LedLenser between 40-50th and the 1st position goes to "good-known" Emisar sh*t, is a JOKE.
Wow olight didn't make the top 10
@@verboten82 Some large EDC communities despise OLIGHT. They are definitely marmite.
If newcomers set high prices, no one will buy.
Not real familiar with brands in bottom half aside from Olight and Reylight.
Interesting that Olight is rated so low. The difference between influencer enthusiasm and user enthusiasm for that brand is striking. Makes me think they pay good endorsement money to the influencers.
No brand has ever offered me money, but there are "friendly reviewers." One maker did tell me to take a negative review down once, though.
NICRON are the second best, F*** the rest!!! 😁😁
@@BenBratzBoy lol
The ratings are crap
I can't believe convoy and wurkos and sofirn were even in the top 20...cheap budget lights...I know your an emisar and astrolux fan. Hence they top places. But my opinion. Acebeam...nitecore...nextorch..wuben
@jtwig9311 I guess some people rated on pricing. Pretty vague rating system, but a reflection on brand perception, I suppose.
I love my Convoys. As a matter of fact, I would rather keep my S2+ Ti 18350 B35AM than any other light I have had or used, and that includes brands like Nitecore, Fenix, Emisar, 4 Sevens, Jaxman, and even HDS.
@FLASHAHOLIC_TV I will say this. If I can get the same or better specs and only pay 1/2-1/4 the price of one from the "big boys".. which way do you think I will go. Wurkkos and sofirn both have excellent customer service. I have about 20 from wukkos and 15 or so from sofirn. Of those, I have only had 2 issues. One had a bad driver, and sofirn replaced it immediately with me just sending them a video. One of my wurkkos hd01's came with an artifact to the side of the laser. They offered a 30% refund or a return and replace. I took the 30%. Everything else has run perfectly
I think tier would be better
A TIER: Noctigon/emmisar, Zebra Lights, Amutorch, etc, the thicker nicer lights
B TIER: I think most brands go here, Sofirn, Wurkkos, Fenix, Skillhunt, Rovyvon, Reylight, Manker, Maratac, Mec Army, Nitcore, ect.
C TIER: Nebo, Olight, other lower quality brands,
Something like this
Once again.. 🖕🏻 olight...
@AverageReviewsYT Reviewing OLIGHT as we speak, should be a Weltool, but it wouldn't turn on lol
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TVI know I just commented on the community post lol