Reviews & Ratings for Olight S30R-III Baton LED Flashlight — 1 review — Page 1

Ok, first off no one can contest the light is high quality and it does work well. The issue I have with it is just the fact that some of the features seem to be afterthoughts instead of key design elements. Most people that carry this size light do so everyday in their pocket or on their belt so they can access it quickly when needed. Olight got that part right with the clip as it is easy and quick to get too however the problem is getting the light activated quickly. I carry my lights on lockout mode when in my pocket or on my belt so I dont accidentally turn them on and run the batt. dead then when I need it it is useless. The button pressing process to get the light into and more importantly out of, is just clumsy and slow. To get the light to lockout you have to press and hold the button til the light comes on in its dim moonlight mode then flashes back off. Ok thats not so bad. However, to get it out of lockout you repeat the same process of holding the button for a solid 3-5 seconds and then when it does unlock its only on the dim moonlight mode. So then you have to press and hold the button again to cycle up to a useful brightness and its just way too clumsy especially in a time when you need your light quickly from pocket to on and shining. The base that charges the light is a really cool idea that works well but i have had an issue getting it to show that ththe light is fully charged, because the light on mine never goes green indicating full battey it just always st...
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