https://www.gunsamerica.com/di...turbo-olight-review/

Asleep at the wheel? Modern technology passing you by?

Your carbine and shotguns are crying out for this marvel of modern technology, and you're sitting there watching re runs of The Simpsons with orange Cheeto stuff on your face? The local coyotes and home invaders are laughing at you.
Step up and be the first in your neighborhood to shut down their malicious mirth.


"First, let’s talk about what an LEP is. LEP stands for Laser Excited Phosphor and it’s one of the latest developments in flashlight technology. Light is emitted from a blue laser aimed at a fluorescent slice (phosphor) and passes through a collimating lens resulting in a hyper focused white laser beam with zero spill. The technology itself isn’t new and some higher end car manufacturers use LEPs for their headlights. It finally made it’s way into flashlights over the last 2-3 years.
The new Odin Turbo is Olight’s first LEP weapon mounted light and it’s unlike any light I’ve ever used. Powered by a class 1 laser, the Odin Turbo has a max output of just 330 lumens. While this doesn’t sound impressive compared to the standard 800+ lumens found on other lights, the Odin Turbo concentrates almost 100% of that light into a single hotspot. The collimating lens paired with the laser do an incredible job of throwing light out to extreme distances. Olight claims the max throw to be 1,050 meters. There is something oddly satisfying about having a tight focused beam that seems to reach out to infinity. It truly is like having a light saber.

Specs:

Light Output – 330 lumens High, 90 lumens Low
Max. throw distance – 1,050 meters High, 600 meters Low
Weight – 8.78 oz with battery
Length – 6.1 in.
Bezel Diameter – 1.22 in.
Max. run time – 3.5 hours on High, 7.5 hours on Low
Battery – Rechargeable 5,000 mAh 21700
IPX8 Waterproof rating – Able to withstand continuous submersion in water.


Outside is where you really get a sense of how powerful and super focused the beam is. I had no problem illuminating and seeing trees at 300 yards. The beam remains tight and has virtually no spill the entire distance to the tree. The LED beam on the Warrior M2R illuminates the ground all the way out to the tree line and spills into the surroundings and really gives away your position. Having a tight beam all the way to the target not only saves your night vision but also does a better job at keeping you concealed. You can easily sit inside a house and shine out the door without illuminating the room with spill. For someone in LE this could be a huge benefit.
Shining down the bayou, I was able to illuminate objects out to ~600 yards. This was the maximum distance I had access to, but I don’t doubt it could go further. The Odin Turbo will be a great nighttime varmint hunting tool for scanning tree lines. It’d be awesome if Olight eventually made some green or red filters for predator hunting. Long distance throwing is what the Odin Turbo was meant to do and it does it very well."




Edited to add:
"DANGER

• DO NOT cover the flashlight's head or stand the flashlight on its
head when it is on. The radiation energy may cause damage to
the flashlight itself, or even result in the burning of flammable
objects nearby.


Apparently, it can do double-duty as a charcoal grill firestarter.

https://olightworld.com/index....oad/download&did=262

And, a link to its Certificate of Conformity. Its made in Guangdong, China. [beavisbutthead] Huh, huh. He said "Guangdong" Huh, huh. Huh, huh. [/beavisbutthead]

https://olightworld.com/index....oad/download&did=183

This message has been edited. Last edited by: RichardC,

Well, crap - another Olight light I didn't know I needed but will probably get after an appropriate amount of justification.

Good thing I'm a Olight rewards member!

A defuser cap like on IR lasers would be useful for indoors.

I'm curious- is this tech dangerous to eyes? Even moderately powerful red lasers can be. Green lasers that throw a solid beam absolutely are. I wonder if this one is? I read the specs and Olight SAYS its "eye safe" but I wonder.

Crap. I have been resisting a light on my long gun.
Weakening...

Bruce

quote:

Originally posted by gearhounds:
I'm curious- is this tech dangerous to eyes? Even moderately powerful red lasers can be. Green lasers that throw a solid beam absolutely are. I wonder if this one is? I read the specs and Olight SAYS its "eye safe" but I wonder.

Speed trap LIDAR is shined straight into your retinas for public safety on the highways all the time, so sure, this has to be safe.

that is neither here nor there on the issue of eye safety. one needs to know wavelength, energy, duration and exposure and a whole bunch of other factors to decide eye safe.

Damn, you guys are going to cost me money. Again.

Jeez... think looks like it's about to burn a hole right in the side of your wall!!

damn I was impressed with my 1200 lumen light shining 100-200m, now a 330 lumen light that goes over 1km???

Thanks....My wife looked over my shoulder and just asked me why I'm shopping for lasers.
Cool stuff.

Doggone it!

I didn't even know I needed one of these.

There goes $300...

On sale now at olightstore.com for $199 with free shipping.

Bruce

Picked one up at the sale price, and I have to say I am impressed. So far only used it hand-held, but the spot is even more pronounced than the pictures in the OP make it appear.

Negatives:

- the rail mounting hardware appears to be flimsy, nor does it appear to provide directional adjustment (haven't actually mounted it yet)

- the lack of spill makes it not particularly optimal for walking a trail in the dark.

- the color is not white, but greenish, not particularly attractive.

- spot looks too big to be used as an "aiming laser," and there is no way to adjust the size of the spot.

The next version will hopefully have a focusing/sizing lens that allows tightening the spot, or perhaps with a "managed spill" (a bright laser-like center spot with a less-illuminated halo around it).

Overall, yes I would recommend this to a friend.

quote:

Originally posted by RNshooter:
Crap. I have been resisting a light on my long gun.
Weakening...

Bruce

Just curious, but why?

White lights are extremely useful on a long gun.