Because 3 lights are BETTER than 1! NEW Olight Arkfeld PRO Review & Beam Test!
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- The NEW 3 in 1 Olight Arkfeld Pro improves over the previous Arkfeld and UV models in almost every way. Combining white light, UV light and a green laser all into 1 body with improved battery life makes for one perfect EDC flashlight.
FEATURES:
●Versatile 3-in-1 EDC: Olight's FIRST rechargeable flashlight combines 1,300lm white light, 900mW UV light, and Class 3R green laser, offering versatility for various applications.
● Pro White Light & Green Laser: White light for daily illumination, laser for pets toy/presentation, and the white light and laser can work in tandem to provide targeted point plus overall brightness.
● Extreme UV Experience: Strengthened 900mW (365nm) UV light, purer and more professional, nothing invisible to the naked eye, makes stain/pet urine detection a breeze.
● Exquisite Design for Elegant You: Hold the flat and sleek body comfortably or easily carry in a pocket; switch lights by effortlessly rotating the intuitive circular selector.
● More Capacity, More Runtime: The Pro edition is supported by a 1500mAh Li-ion battery, increased 42.9% from the previous Arkfeld, max runtime of 11 days with a five-level indicator, kicking your power anxiety out.
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00:00 Introduction and Features
01:58 General Discussion
07:25 Lumens and Runtime
08:34 UI
10:41 Not so scientific heat and turbo test
11:33 Beam Test
17:05 Final Thoughts
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I own this light. I do building inspections and I love the laser to point out issues that are in a high location. And the light is very bright .
Been waiting for you to review this!!
Great review and info as always brotha 🤙🏼
I guess ill never be able to save money
Do you reccomend to me this one torch or the warrior mini???
Don’t save . Just make more
Just remember that the battery is fully built-in so when it wears out through use you'll have to buy a whole new light. Incredibly wasteful for the environment and your wallet with no real justification for that to be so.
@@alextaplin7354 It's your lucky day, you don't have to buy it. 😂
@tommy-nm6mk while it on sale you can get this and the nano in a bundle its what i did lol
Def appealing. Haven’t bought an olight in a couple years but may bite on this one
At $100 with half the battery time as an 18650 flashlight I would think twice before buying it. I agree it's a cool light but what need does it satisfy that a round flashlight won't?
How does it compare to the Streamlight wedge and wedge xt?
I've had one since early access and love it. I've got a few more on the way in new colors.
Mines in the mail can’t wait
I dreamed almost this exact feature set up in a flashlight in the late 90's when I worked as a doorman/bouncer at bar and clubs. My version would have been in a MagLite though (for all the same reasons a regular MagLite is good for that job). The only thing that is missing from my "dream device" is a camera.
As a doorman you need a flashlight to check IDs. You need a UV light where some venues use UV ink hand stamps for in/out privilege's. You need a laser pointer to point out problems across a crowd to other security staff. And a camera would let you take pics of ids as you check them, so that in case someone becomes a problem later you can ID them. It would also let you snap pics of other things for documenting incidents. This one however lacks the intimidation factor of a MagLite.
Wish you would have used the laser and light together outside. Great review.
My girlfriend saw I order a new flashlight and was like “ 🙄 don’t you have enough? How much was that? Shouldn’t you be buying Christmas stuff?” Then I showed her the UV and see wouldn’t give it back because she was walking around our house looking at ever my wall, floor, blanket, counter top, nook and cranny going OMG 😳
For me personally, I don't see the UV light getting used enough to justify the feature, a red light for preserved night vision, or even better a dedicated LED with a focused beam for throw. Still a cool light,
The wavelength of UV it has is amazing at immediately charging glow in the dark items, I use it all the time for this.
Red light would be so much more useful for me too. I don't think many people have any use for UV unless they're in a very specific industry, in which case they'll normally be better off with a dedicated UV with a filter rather than this.
@alextaplin7354 I use the uv to check for scorpions in my tent while camping. It's also cool to go look at them during the night. Also I put florescent straps on my tent poles. Which stand out like crazy in the night without destroying my night vision. I also put florescent strips on my knife and fire steel. If I lose them. With the uv light they literally glow bright. So great tool if you actually go outside. But not everybody does that these days.
@@alextaplin7354 actually for doorman/bouncer people that check IDs, a lot of clubs use UV ink with their hand stamps for in/out privileges, so a combo works well for that job.
I end up using it all the time in automotive and cleaning applications. It's one of those things where once you have a high output UV light that actually works well, it ends up getting used quite often.
If there’s any golfers in here I want to add that if you play twilight or live near a course this could be a great option to hunt for balls before winter arrives. I’ve been thinking of getting a UV light to find some free balls and this might be a new edc option that covers both needs 🙂
Do you also have the new Warrior Nano? Interested to hear your thoughts on that one, as it fills a pretty cool EDC niche.
That video is releasing tomorrow 👍🏻
@@ChrispyThings thanks man!
Great litte light. A bit expensive maybe, but so is everything I like. I used the uv in a hotelroom .. had to change rooms! And my cats love (or hate?) the laser :-)
My cats love this laser
I'm just getting in2 the flashlight scene for only a couple of years now always just went with the hardware store junk..is there a reason that some flashlights have the built-in batteries? Is there a typical life expectancy of a light with build in battery b4 u have to junk it
Life always depends on how much you use it.
And I don’t see any advantage of an internally built battery. I want a replaceable battery every time.
With these new flat lights, the battery is a different shape from the normal 16650, 21700, or even AA. So they lock in the battery because you can’t replace it anyway
@@ChrispyThings tnx for replying gonna get it anyway on the 24th with the olight sale with the warrior nano
@ChrispyThings I just got my arkfeld and nano in the directions it says to turn on light 1st then connect charging cable and there should be a solid red light witch there is on the nano but the light on the arkfeld is a flickering white?
The best thing I like about this light is actually the UV. It's so damn powerful compared to my Olight i3UV EOS.
Good review. It would be cool if Olight could make a version of the pro with a replaceable battery while keeping the flat profile of the pro. I have never cared for flashlights with built in batteries because they have a way of running out of juice at the worst possible time. At least with my 18650 flashlights I can put in a spare battery and keep on going. If the pro will run off a power cell that would partially resolve the issue.
I’d love to see that
So excited to try to get my hands on one when the sale drops tonight.
Best Arkfield Pro review on youtube man! Perfect 👌🏻
Thank you!
I’m a little confused on turbo mode. The battery life is only 4 minutes with it? The length of a Taylor swift song? lol
The ergonomics of two tabs make sense with two options. With three modes, a single tab effectively "points" to one of the three options. It makes sense to me. Since you used the prior version, you're experiencing muscle memory, but the single tab to represent left | right | middle makes sense
I was SO excited for this light, and then my local Olight reseller only stocked up on the COOL white version...😖 (I can only buy Olights from a local reseller because I live in Sweden and Olightstore doesn't ship to private persons outside the U.S.)
Question....I just got this light & love it! If I keep it magnetically connected to a steel panel while off, will this drain the battery any ? Thanks and great video! 😯
It shouldn’t drain the battery no
Do you prefer to edc this over the warrior mini 3? Thanks
I do
Any issues with it turning on in your pocket having the button on the face?
Na it has a lock out mode
uggghhh... like you said, this would render current Arkfields obsolete. I'mma need to gift mine it to someone since I really like this pro version. Thanks for the review 👍🏾
Dibs. I just ordered one on this black Friday special, got it for $79.99 with a ten dollar coupon, bringing it to under 70 bucks. Can not wait for it to arrive along with my free stuff.
how did they add the blue color is it coated?
I think it's anodized.
Man, i could really use on of these for inspecting/walking down nuclear plan work...
Thought mine was damaged because the lens was pushed slightly in at the bottom. Appears to be a design change. Haven't seen any other CZcams reviewer mention this.
Wow I didn't notice this until I seen your comment. My lens is also on a slight angle. It may be to help direct the light downward while clipped to a hat. I also noticed the programming is different as well. Mine is double tap for strobe and triple tap for turbo. It feels kinda weird considering all the other olights are double tap for turbo and triple tap for strobe.
Hey Fella, there's a note on the product page of Olight's website (uk) about this. It says if it's a black ordered after 18/12/23 you can programme it to be either way. You could always contact Olight directly about it.@@hydro8728
@@hydro8728taps are configurable
This is a cool multi-light or.. whatever it's called. great for exploring, explaining and .. passing secret messages? not sure what you really need uv for to be honest but it's probably good for party tricks like illuminating glow in the dark objects and invisible ink.
Detecting A/C leaks with a dye or doing a Dye test for oil leaks on a car would be super useful. 👌
Charge anything that glows super fast. I use glow tabs on lots of things...car keys, bag zipper pulls, dog collar. Good tabs last nearly 2 hours after sunset just from regular light during daytime.
Hunting for scorpions. Couple years back I had a bad case of them. Over the course of the summer I killed about 60. I would go out with a UV light at night and search for them. Sometimes you got to do what you got to do. This would incorporate that into EDC.
Olight could sell a lot of flashlights to aircraft mechanics if they would market to them. this UV light / wide throw natural light is exactly what we need for inspections. the synthetic turbine oil is Uv reflective and if they made a mode where it would flicker you could use it for flame detectors. Mine is in the mail.
What would be a good ethical use for the green laser?
No I don’t have cats
Without cats there is no use whatsoever for this green laser. But if you have an aquarium it would be interesting to see how the fish react.
Color me shocked... This one was done right, right out of the gate. Sure maybe some small things can be tweaked but it's pretty awesome for what it is.
You can find it for less than half price from China
@@Abuzwebstar do you really trust it though
@@l0sts0ul89 you can test it before you use it
Do you reccomend to me this one torch or the warrior mini???
I'd say neither, you can get something cheaper of equal quality and have a replaceable battery and good tint.
@@alextaplin7354 which product you advice to me ??
@@alextaplin7354 somenthing cheaper but good like that or better
May I ask if anyone know if the pocket clip off the Olight Arkfeld UV fit the Pro? Do they share the same clip dimensions?
No replacement battery?.... If that's the case how long does it last for
I have absolutely no idea. I’ve owned this light for a week.
But I’ve had other flashlights with built in batteries and are still fine years later.
But a built in battery in my opinion is still a negative
I think their lifetime warranty covers the built in battery now.
@@chrschu well that would be cool
Yeah my cellphone switched to no replaceable battery. So I went back to a rotary phone. What a deal breaker.
That rotary has to suck, especially trying get it out of your pocket.
I got the orange one and mine is backwards.
Double click for strobe
Triple click for turbo.
I'm real serious and I tried this many many many times over and over to see if I was doing it wrong.
Wow. I’ve never seen that before. Did you contact Olight about t?
@@ChrispyThings no, because I don't feel it matters to me, honestly. I manage, although I have the Arkflex, and the ArkFlex is set up correctly so learning both is somewhat annoying because they are opposite lolol
I have a black one and mine is the same 2 clicks for strobe and 3 clicks for turbo….not sure why there is a difference, not a big deal, but was confused at first because I couldn’t figure out how to get to turbo.
Wtf, I lost count of how many olights I have. Regardless I want this one
Is it worth the money?
Gdmit I just bought the UV version
That’s fine for most purposes if you need the UV light. But the Pro is nice if you have a use for the green laser as well.
Cool. Now i dont know what olight means by "pro" but why not a red light instead of uv (which type of pro is this for) still no strobe mode its sad (for a pro) not to menti0n that big ass neon blue pocket clip is so not discret lol but hey, it looks cool lol
There is a strobe on this light. I clearly demonstrated that in this video.
And I like the blur pocket clip. It looks nice against the black 👍🏻
Use the uv daily.
I'll be waiting for a navy blue colorway or titanium version of this. Wish Olight flashlights came with high CRI emitters.
Exactly. 70 CRI is too low
Olight made one light with high CRI but the beam was still cool white and had more colour shift than a rainbow.
They did get the tint on the neutral white H2R Nova exact on point though, it was still just above 70CRI but it was a beautifully rosy 4000k but is sadly discontinued.
I really think that there is no reason why they can't use some 519a's now and absolutely think that on any premium priced EDC-style light like this a good neutral tint at the very least should be a given. The NW version of the Arkfeld Pro is only available on the black version isn't even available at all in England!
Whats the use of laser?
Shooting Stormtroopers 👍🏻
Cat toy 😂
High mode should be 650-750lm, it’s a big gap from 450lm to 1300lm as it is.. I’m not a fan of these short lived “turbo” modes, just make low-med-high..
Now if the can make it work with pressure switch and design a rail mount so I can throw it on my AR that would be great.
it will be prefect if come with type c charging
Yeah the proprietary wireless charging is bullshit. I'm not getting one because of this.
My only complaint about the Olight Arkfeld Pro it that they have the laser as the 2nd(middle) option and UV light as the 3rd(left) option. So, as you demonstrated in this video, when the Arkfeld Pro has the flashlight turned on in order to get to the UV light you have to scroll past the laser temporarily turning on the laser as you're scrolling left with the switch to get to the UV light. This may cause you to unknowingly turn on the laser and potentially have the laser reflect off of a surface and hit your eyes, causing eye damage or blandness(Arkfeld Pro has much stronger laser)😢 Olight should have designed the Arkfeld Pro with the UV light as the 2nd(middle) option and Laser as the 3rd(left) option!!! That way, you could access the UV light without having to scroll past the laser and temporarily turning it on👍
This laser isn't near being strong enough to blind you from an accidental reflection, that's the one thing that I'll praise it for. Still, you could just switch it off in between.
Olight have implemented a thing for this. When flicked from 1 to 3 or back, when the light was on, if you flick under a certain amount of time, could be a second, I’m not sure, it skips the laser and won’t turn it on. I’m not a professional, and I only heard it from another video reviewer who demonstrated it.
@AidansXboxGaming Maxlvledc made an incredible CZcams video about the new Olight Arkfeld Pro and Warrior Nano. It that video, he addressed my concern about unintentionally turning on the laser to get to the UV light. He clearly showed that when the Arkfeld Pro flashlight was turned on, you can easily/quickly switch between Flashlight mode and UV mode without having to activate the laser👍
I just pulled mine out of my pocket and tested it. If you sweep from white to UV quickly it will not turn on the laser.
I have one of these lights and I don't carry it, although I did for a short time to test it. I carried this light last winter here in Idaho while I walked my dog at night. EVERY time I pulled it from my clip pocket, I had to fumble with it to figure out "which" side the button was on. A couple times, I turned the lever and put in on laser, which I didn't need. Simply, this damn thing doesn't have a natural feel for turning it on. I would rather have a tail switch like the new Nitecore or an old Surefire light. I threw that Arkfeld in the drawer for some last light to use when all the others break.
Just ordered it. It's $74.99 on Amazon
I have a 10% discount code in my description that could’ve saved you a little bit of money
I only see it (all versions) for $99 on amazon right now.
Needs a side light
Dont hate on lights not having memory. Some people don't want memory on lights, it's all about the purpose of your light. My self defence light always goes straight to high no matter what it was on last. Last thing I want is to pull it out in hopes of blinding my attacker and finding it on moonlight.....
Then get a tactical light for self defense purposes that goes direct to high and has direct access to strobe.
This is not a self defense light
So like most led lights. It advertises a high lumen count that can actually only be used a few minutes but essentially this is just a 400 lumen flashlight
Yes. They all do this
It’s basic physics. How could such a tiny flashlight maintain the extreme heat generated by-in the Arkfeld Pro’s case-1300 lumens without damaging the device? Only much larger, dedicated tactical lights like the L35 and bigger can maintain those numbers for an extended period of time due to their greater mass. Rarely, smaller flashlights like the TS22 can do so but it still runs very hot.
Almost all flashlights, even efficient ones with high quality drivers, will step down from their initial turbo levels to a sensible lumen count with ATR or a timed step down. If they didn’t, they’d simply melt down and die after their first usage.
How many times are you really switching back and forth between UV/Laser/Light to have to fumble the button notch🤦🏻♂️
Why does that matter? It’s a convenient switch that easily lets you switch back and forth. Are you seriously complaining about it?
@@ChrispyThings it was more about you complaining about it at 5:15 lol
@@ChrispyThingsgood vid tho! I just ordered yesterday. It'll be here this afternoon
Thought I might be interested.. but then I saw that it has a non-replaceable battery. No chance of me buying this.
👀
If the laser was capable of burning I'd be interested. Then it would be a decent light, fluid illuminator and fire starter. That would be fantastic.
Then it would be illegal in many countries.
That kind of Lazer could easily blind someone. It wouldn't make sense on a general purpose flashlight.
The battery is not replaceable. Already it's not at all eco-responsible on the part of olight, and that confirms the fact that it's really like APP.E proprietary battery, proprietary charger, it's been 2 years that I've wanted this brand but 2 years that I don't buy because their "buyer prisoner" marketing policy makes me vomit
gimme a SR2 with a laser and i am yours
The chargins system is a huge "NO" for me.
No way will buy flashlight with irreplaceable battery.
I was hesitant at first too because my baton custom 18650 battery starting showing extremely poor capacity after about 3.5 years but now they have the lifetime warranty so it shouldn't matter as much.
Inbuilt battery is an absolute deal-breaker at this price. Wasteful on the wallet and the environment.
Also, the NW version is only available on the black model and that isn't even available in the UK! An EDC style light at this price should have a nice tint by default, yet Olight still love to go with the harshest cool white they can find. People have been complaining about this for ages, what are they thinking?
Wasteful on the environment? 😂 And you probably vote Democrat too. 🤡
hahaha .. i bought the olight .. it wasn't very bright
I don't like flashlights with non-removable battery. It is basically engineered to die in about 2 years......
$100 for a light that you have to throw away when the battery eventually dies. Weak laser if you're using it during the day time (esp compared to the flashlight.) On my Gen 1 model, the lumens appear weaker than other lights with the same rated output. Also battery drains super quickly sometimes, for no apparent reason, other than malfunctioning electronics. But hey, it "looks cool," which seems to be the priority for Olight with this one.