The 32,000 lumen Imalent DX80 Flashlight Review & Full test of the brightest torch yet.

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The Imalent DX80 outputs 32,000 lumens which makes it the brightest flashlight ever, by a long shot as of 2017. It uses 8 Cree XHP-70.2 LEDs to pump out more light that you'll ever need. Light up whole buildings, monsters, aliens or sasquatch. Impress all your friends with Surefires, and Maglites- because this is brighter than any of those. Believe me a lot of people are saying it. In this review you'll see comparisons to the 2nd brighest light ever the Acebeam X80- which held the world record in lumens production flashlights for a while- I guess. You'll also see the Budget Light Forum Q8, the Nitecore TM16gt, the Imalent DT70, and the Acebeam X45- many of which put out over 10,000 lumens. Buy it at Gear Best:
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@YuriThorpe 6 жыл бұрын

"Oh god the neighbor is walking around with the sun at 3am again"

@CoReBunnyToes 6 жыл бұрын

I very much appreciate the work that goes into detailed reviews like this. The comparison shots are fantastic, and I for one sure appreciate it. The duration comparisons also, along with the charging timelapses...superb, well done and thanks!

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks man... I try to make them the most detailed on KZfaq. But also try to keep them interesting.

@yiralaya 6 жыл бұрын

You make such nice, funny, delightful videos, that while I never in my life had cared much about knives or flashlights , now I already bought Armytek Wizard, BLF A6, Zebralight H600Fd, SanRenMu Land 9103 and 910, and few more. Actually, the best tools I ever bought in my 50+ years, and all just on impulse from watching your reviews. You truly can do magic with your camera. Thanks and cheers from Europe

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

These are all excellent choices. Although after owning a Zebralight it's hard to go back to a mechanical switched EDC without shortcuts to moonlight and high modes.

@yiralaya 6 жыл бұрын

Advanced Knife Bro Zebralight h600Fd I bought the preorder for MK IV which suppose to have the UI solving that problem ( I have waited for that UI especially since I like more subzero moonlight modes and no need for turbo), so far the the Armytek Wizard pro white light and non-pro warm light are two lights that I use everyday for night walks and love both of them. Before I have seen your videos I used some ultra cheap energizer headlight which is now in garbage. Besides of making them very useful , u really can make flawless short films better than most major famous filmmakers. Thanks and best wishes from dark Northern Europe!

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

I am thinking of preordering that light too. Enjoy it man!

@differentname8051 6 жыл бұрын

I am glad you got this vidy up and nice to hear your thoughts on this monster. I received one too last Thursday and I am impressed by the output.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

+wayne murphy vidy... like clockwork orange! Yeah it’s a monster.

@CalaisRider 5 жыл бұрын

Great review. It clarified what I needed to know in the real world (which is certainly not anything to do with turbo mode). Thanks for taking the time to review and post. Well done.

@BirdShotIV 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent review as always AKB, thank you!

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@SteveKluver 6 жыл бұрын

Bro. Another fantastic job! I stopped the video at the 08:26 mark, and left it there for about 5 minutes. Staring. Wow, we sure have we come a long way the past couple of years. A very impressive lineup. I predict, that this time next year. At least one of them will have a fan in it ; - ) It's also an especially beautiful time of year, for your shots at the 11:50 mark. Just gorgeous. Thank you.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

My yard is a blanket of leaves right now. Unfortunately it's raining on and off, so I haven't had a good chance to mow over them yet. About 70% have fallen? But yeah, the trees are on fire right now I love it. Yeah it's a nice lineup for sure! Originally I had the X7R in the beamshots, but I figured it was redundant, so I left that one out. My Meteror didn't make it this time- Adventure Sport Flashlights has it... but it's usually a fixture in my big lumen reviews.

@robertjohnson2062 6 жыл бұрын

thanks for such a thorough comparison of a few top flashlights...spill vs throw, price differences, whiteness etc.. excellent thanks again

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Glad it was useful

@gadjimuradsuleymanov3504 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I was waiting for this review.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

+Gadjimurad Suleymanov hopefully it was helpful!

@benm1324 6 жыл бұрын

Imalent is leading the lumens race of handheld production flashlight. Whatever happened with Olight's X9.. Great review bro.. Awesome place you got there 👍🏼

@experiencer1876 6 жыл бұрын

4:20 looks like heaven

@Maykay1312 3 жыл бұрын

it is

@pieman7 6 жыл бұрын

Does it actually help to watch your videos ALL the way to the end? Crap, I'll have to go back and watch them all again... Keep up the great work, I still don't know how you have time to all this!

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

+Patrick Richard it helps the average watch time... and the higher the number the higher my videos are ranked and more often they’re suggested

@supernova1976 6 жыл бұрын

There must have been some strange UFO reports in your area during this test 😁, you are right , not many people need this light but damn 32k fun holds 7 k for so long , what's there not to like? Love your reviews bro.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

It's a beast... and yeah bright as hell for an extended period of time. No cops called yet!

@hardusvd 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for review. I’ve got two DX80’s. Both throw over 700 meters where the one out perform the other one with 70 meters. The shortest distance for the one just over 700 meters. Cannot believe the difference in distance for same lights but from different suppliers. My old Acebeam X45 throwing distance was around 530 meters and my Imalent DT70 around 610 meters. My new upgraded X45 from Acebeam with XHP70.2 just over 600 meters of throw. Must say throwing distance for the DX80 is really brilliant for such high true 32000 lumens flood output.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

+hardus van der hoven sounds like there’s some variance then. What did you measure your candela at ... like 20 ft away 30 ft... 10 ft? I measure mine at 20fy

@hardusvd 6 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed. I use normally 10 meters. My reading was 1255 lux which is 125500 candela. The other Dx was reading 1530 lux which is 153000 candela for 10 meters of throw. I did these tests over and over to cornfirm if it’s correct.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

+hardus van der hoven yep I did mine a few times too. Same result

@mitchelldelmar9682 6 жыл бұрын

Great for crowd dispersal, no doubt. Extremely well-conducted review, replete with wry delivery (which is really why I watch your videos). I'm hoping you branch out into producing shorts on social commentary. You'd be a hit (I think). Rock on.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

I've been saying I'm going to branch out for a while, but I have a comfort zone. I think I'm going to do some Filson reviews and boot reviews soon... maybe some camera stuff too. These sorts of reviews tend to give me a foundation to use my observations (if you can call it that?) of consumer culture. I don't know of a good way to do a social commentary video without doing a Vlog... and those really aren't my style. While a lot of people are interested in vlogs... I am not much, and I would have no idea how to make it interesting. Plus the voiceover style tends to suit me better because frequent jump cuts in vlogs are jarring... and I tend to ramble and screw up a lot. My vlogs would look like stop motion. Ok this was a very long response... sorry for the rambling.

@mitchelldelmar9682 6 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the thought put into your rambling reply. The voice-over format works really well with your editing style - like you're a principal in a review film, rather than the reviewer. It's very unique, as many people have already said. You definitely have the slightly offbeat, intelligent, funny, head-scratching thing going on. I dunno. I just see something that could be expanded (and monetized), but wtf do I know?

@jumpingmameko1822 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. I bought dx80 after watch this video. Thanks.

@AustinLeeds 6 жыл бұрын

Well, this was highly enlightening! All right, I'll see myself out.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Hey man... come back- this is a bad joke support group!

@uniquesoundsolutions 6 жыл бұрын

Gee whiz! My brightest flashlight is a Nitecore TM06s, 4k lumens. I use that very few times at work while doing an inspection in unlit area or when on vacation. I cant imagine having a 32k lumen flashlight in my arsenal. Holy cow! Of course there is a use for such a beast but i have no use for such a lumen riddled behemoth. Thx as always for your witty informative reviews. I can always count on you to do a full product review. I appreciate you dude.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

It's big and heavy and bright. I don't personally hang out with people impressed by such things... but if I did- I'd have the brightest light around. So really it's impressive to me only and other people on the internet.

@genevievemartinez6559 6 жыл бұрын

I love you sarcastic smart ass coments thats why you get my sub and looking foward to other vids.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

+Genevieve Martinez thanks!

@SoCalPatriot81 Жыл бұрын

good review

@FLASHAHOLIC_TV 6 жыл бұрын

Imalent are my favourite manufacturer lately, especially as my X80 has a fault. Can't wait to see if Imalent crack 50,000 lumens next year!!! I measured 32,114 on the DX80 (34,000 for a millisecond at turn on) so quite consistent units. I can't help thinking Thrunite are due a big lumen monster to take the flood king title.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah man... it seems consistent. I was reading that review over on BLF where he got 28000 ish at 30 second in? I couldn't reproduce numbers that low and I tried many times. So maybe he got an early model? My middle modes were consitent with the elevated numbers he got... I mean not exactly- but he found them reading quite a bit higher too. It would explain the much shorter runtimes on those modes.

@FLASHAHOLIC_TV 6 жыл бұрын

Advanced Knife Bro My only complaints are it's front heavy and the handle is too smooth, and I need a little EDC torch to find the DX80 button in pitch darkness. Lol.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

The button needs to have some more texture. I noticed this last night after my review was uploading... sometimes I forget to bring up everything... but it's a good point.

@Trekmario1701 6 жыл бұрын

Awsome i was able to get one from the blf forums for 220. Cant wait .

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Great price!

@DerekCarrillo7541 6 жыл бұрын

MY NEW FAVORITE VID. AND I HAVEN'T EVEN WATCHED IT YET.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

I haven't either! Ok I have... but it's because I have to.

@SnarkyPosters 6 жыл бұрын

But... muh laptop pulls! And blue *TrustFires* are the only batteries I *trust* to start Fires!

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Hey-YO!

@oldunion 6 жыл бұрын

BurstFire

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Housefire

@ericadams2012 4 жыл бұрын

To the point finally 👍🏽

@tobiasr.6903 6 жыл бұрын

Nice review and a better title. ;)

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

+Tobias R. He returns- And much nicer this time! Welcome back!

@MrBlackdragon1230 6 жыл бұрын

Great video as always and dont care what anyone else thinks i like the humor. So like everyone else wondering who will be the one to have to trump this light. At some point they are going to have to start using active cooling though.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

+Paul George yeah it’s getting apparent we’re at a point where lumens are going to need cooling if we’re gonna sustain brightness for a reasonable period of time. Don’t know how they’ll work it in... but we need it! Thanks dude!

@philpowell9111 6 жыл бұрын

My favourite thing about the torch is that you unscrew it slightly thought that then the torch won't turn on until you screw it back in. That means you won't have to charge the light if it's not in use. I really love this torch. ITS SO BRIGHT !!!!!!!!!

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Brightest ever!

@danofiremano 5 жыл бұрын

Always All The Way Through!

@OutdoorsIQ 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome review as always, your an inspiration to the rest of us reviewers. Love the DX80 too, it’s an absolute beast. Flashlight output is just going crazy at the moment. How long before 100k lumens?

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Not much longer right?

@OutdoorsIQ 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, soon I’ll be saying “I only consider EDC’s above 100k that can maintain their output for 3 minutes”.

@marcino7769 6 жыл бұрын

My next EDC light!

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

For pockets!

@iamlou6 4 жыл бұрын

Hi I really appreciate your videos and I love your humor I was kind of curious I've been researching the dx80 by imalent for purchase and I've been noticing that on some of the ads it says 70.2 and then sometimes when you look them up to purchase it just says dx70 and then it says 2nd generation is this all the same

@Shanes_sharp_sheet 6 жыл бұрын

Damn....not sure where I was when flashlights grew into technological plutonium powered beasts...probably in county...or high, or work, maybe sleeping idk , but I'm definitely late to the game. I'm going with the thrunite catapult, thanx for all your reviews bro, they really helped me to see the light......damn I've been watching to much AKB

@AlwayzPr0 6 жыл бұрын

This thing is nuts, I um need one for uh um stuff.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

+Harrison William basically yes... stuff.

@DerekCarrillo7541 6 жыл бұрын

'Honey, check out this new flashlight Amazon sent me for free'

@mgsb387 6 жыл бұрын

Derek of Gont lol, or my favorite, This is my dads old camping stuff....dad, so forgetful.

@DanielGarcia-ir8oe 5 жыл бұрын

I like your flat affect humor. You should take the nickname droopy(hope you know that cartoon character).

@thisspotrules3631 6 жыл бұрын

Nice white out fx! Did I miss the part about purchasing additional battery packs to swap out while recharging? Was that switch a touch sensor or e-switch? Could not tell with the hand model's demo!

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

E switch. I guess I should have said it. It is a light touch large eswitch... and it's a little hard to locate in the dark (I found last night).

@mhsvz6735 6 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@Josh-mj9yp 6 жыл бұрын

What's up man! Great review as always. Also, in the flashlight size comparison, what's the light on the far left, the silver one?

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

The Lumintop Prince! It's brass in color, but maybe the shininess doesn't convey that in the shot.

@Josh-mj9yp 6 жыл бұрын

Hmm, interesting. I'll have to check it out!

@marshalllaw123 6 жыл бұрын

When you shined it under your chin, I went "in the year two thousaaaaaaand!" Then you winced for comedic effect (and to avoid blindness), and all was right with the world for a moment.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Part of it was dramatic comedy improv skills, but part of it was because it actually hurt my eyes. Like I felt a light pain in them.

@marshalllaw123 6 жыл бұрын

Advanced Knife Bro ba-dum pishhhhh

@NBSTL68 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, I like your review style so much I watched this twice. Is your DX80 still working? The key complaint I see is issues with the charger or LEDs going bad \ out on other reviews and videos. So what is your take on quality so far? Any clue if it has a warranty?...I could not find any reference to one on their site. Thanks!

@AdvancedKnifeBro 5 жыл бұрын

I rarely use this light, but it seems to be fine. I have seen Imalent switch issues on other lights in the past though. Warranty? Chinese companies often frustrate people in the US for weird warranty practices. Sometimes they ask you to mail the light to them- which can be very expensive. My suggestion is if you like this light- look for it from a US based vendor, and ask them how they handle warranty claims.

@maddogtroy28 6 жыл бұрын

Holy shit bro you found a hand held sun. Bet the neighbors would love the people that had these. What would the lumin output be of a car head light this seems brighter. Cool video. My brightest small light is 2500 its the Olight H2R I was impressed with it till I saw this lol . Great vido.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah man... the brightest production light ever... still, I think.

@Yaxez 6 жыл бұрын

Love your flashlight reviews and humor, but could you do beamshots of something a little more exciting than bushes?

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

+Yaxez absolutely not. I don’t have access to anything more than my large backyard. The foliage back drop helps show the beam pattern because it’s a large area. I already put 10x the amount of effort in the videos than any other KZfaqr- and it’s not even in the realm of possibilities at this point. I spent nearly 12 hours yesterday editing and writing this video. You could always pay for me to move to a more interesting area?

@Yaxez 6 жыл бұрын

Sorry, not really my position to demand anything. Just a suggestion to improve what is already a high quality flashlight review. Do you have a patreon?

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

I do not. Believe me, I wish I could shoot in different areas more often... but the compromise for me putting out more videos (several a month) is that I shoot in an area that's convenient for me. Family life and work life keep me from traveling to shoot them. My Lance of Ra review worked well because I timed it with a vacation... I do not have a Patreon. I rely on google ad sense, some affiliate links, and retailers and subscribers donating stuff to me so I don't have to spend all my money on gear. With the amount of time I put into this channel, I don't know if I have time to do a Patreon. It's something I've looked into briefly.

@Martin-jh5jy 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for reviewing (dare I say it) the brightest flashlight.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 5 жыл бұрын

I think it still is right? People ask me why I don’t review lights as much anymore. It’s because I already have some of the biggest brightest and best lights.

@Martin-jh5jy 5 жыл бұрын

Advanced Knife Bro There’s the burn your hand off Acebeam x80-GT lol www.acebeam.com/x80-gt

@AdvancedKnifeBro 5 жыл бұрын

Oh I forgot about that. I don't think my X80 was quite what they claimed in lumens if I remember correctly. I haven't watched that review in a while. However that's too small of a light for that much output. It has to be a super quick step down... it was at even "25000" lumens.

@Martin-jh5jy 5 жыл бұрын

I agree, insane output for such a small light. From reports the DX80 is brighter and you don't need to carry an oven glove.

@porkbap55 6 жыл бұрын

A beat it thumbs up bro a gloved thumb for the review mice one

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Hopefully it's a tactical glove!

6 жыл бұрын

Impressive !

@skilletw.7601 6 жыл бұрын

Just got the dx80 in and was surprised by the neutral white tint. Every video I have watched seemed to show cool white washing everything in its path out but not the case with mine. I like the more neutral color anyways but that's a bit odd to me. Any thoughts or is it more of a warm tint in person?

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

A lot of people use an auto iris, and auto white balance on the camera, so it makes it look that way. It is definitely a cool white... not an ugly blue- but if you have it next to a 5000k tint, you'll see the difference. People usually consider 4500k and below warmish for flashlights. Although your household bulbs are probably 3200k ish or lower. Most tint snobs agree a 5000k is generally Neutralish, and anything 5600k (daylight) or above is cool white.

@CedricAda 6 жыл бұрын

I love intense youtube commenters. I really need to make a guide for everyone so we can all comment with such intensity.

@CedricAda 6 жыл бұрын

“Step one: Instead of saying ‘I disagree’ say: ‘this video is fundamentally flawed and meaningless, you should take some responsibility for your words. I would suggest removing it from youtube and seriously re-evaluating your life. To get something as fundamental as the pronounciation of ‘XXXX’ just goes to show your inexperience and immaturity’.” I could make some flashcards and everything.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

This is a recent favorite of mine: "God do you have to shoe horn in a shitty(its funny because I'm aware its not funny) joke ever ten seconds? It's really annoying.". No... wow, you did a lot of testing, and the video was clear and you didn't repeat yourself or that it was shorter than comparable videos. Oh well.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

The best part of that comment was he basically did what he said he hated.

@thisspotrules3631 6 жыл бұрын

Advanced Knife Bro Ha... shoe horn, that's a tight reference! Shitty jokes are only intended for the elite members of the AKB Order who sometimes play them back just to hear the sheer genius

@NickShabazz 6 жыл бұрын

Ugh. Complaining about bad commenters is a supremely unprofessional endeavor and you two should be ASHAMED of yourselves for spreading this vile, sick, and unreasonable malevolence. KZfaq reviews are awful opinion-based unscientific generalization anyways so you are BAD and should feel bad. Unsubscribed.

@Roarke6 4 жыл бұрын

*Awesome review, but I do have two questions. Now....I’ve seen this on multiple channels not just yours. Why do individuals who are reviewing a flashlight; (not to mention one ranked as brightest in the world), right in the direction of their face/eyes. Only to follow up with them shining it directly into the camera lens, blinding the viewers?*

@thechugdude 5 жыл бұрын

Imalent just came out with the Imalent 53000... nudge nudge...

@Lumencraft- 6 жыл бұрын

Laptop pulls and blue trustfires LOL!!!

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Blue trustfires are the worst! Batteries that only last for a few months.

@skilletw.7601 6 жыл бұрын

how many charge cycles can be expected with this, i read on the samsung 30q batteries that after 250 cycles it will only charge to 70%. i also email imalent to find out when the separate battery pack can be purchased and did not receive a response. do you know on either of these questions because that will determine if i will purchase this beast. thank you for your great reviews you are most helpful.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

I literally have no idea, and not really anyone has been able to test that yet. I don't see the battery packs available separately anywhere, so I don't even know if you could buy them. I would try exactly what you did, and emailed them. Unfortunately I don't have any other method of contacting them. Maybe hit them up on social media and see if they answer those?

@maxbigwood2080 6 жыл бұрын

hahah that was the funniest torch video I've ever seen. Please do a video on paint drying ...never thought that could be made entertaining until I watched this

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks man... check out some of my other videos if you get a chance!

@keksi365 6 жыл бұрын

Wow, what a boring video about a flashlight. Watched the whole thing all the way till the end, with a smile on my face, 10/10.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@Prometheus1111 6 жыл бұрын

Out of curiosity, how does a warmer color temperature provide higher color rendering when higher kelvin light is closer to actual daylight? Our actual daylight is what our entire perception of color is based on.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

I don’t know the answer to that. However one thing to keep in mind is daylight CRI changes through the day. Look it up. I shoot enough video to know that setting 5600k for my white balance in the evening gives me a magenta cast to my video- and usually in the early morning it’s bluish. I have always felt some parts of the flashlight community place way to much emphasis and critique on flashlight tint. I like a good neutral or warm tint too... but I can’t say why.

@Prometheus1111 6 жыл бұрын

Advanced Knife Bro I like both depending on the use, I like warm and neutral for reading in the dark because there's less light blow back but, for checking my back yard for wild hungry animals I like cool white.

@reludennis 6 жыл бұрын

knives save lives no expert but i noticed when i used red light that it turns all the scenery red and in green light everything looks green. same foor cool white ..turns the iluminated objects slightly blue...where a neutral white allows our eyes to distinguish the natural colours in the scenery ...imho

@NBSTL68 6 жыл бұрын

Can you hold this light without burning your hand for the full duration on highest settings? Is this a quality product \ company with a warranty?

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

It won't give you burns but you won't be able to hold it. That's why I mentioned gloves

@LozzaTurbo 6 жыл бұрын

Be great to have the x80 in neutral white.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

That'd be good!

@melvinsecadron114 3 жыл бұрын

can you also review the imalent ms06?

@AdvancedKnifeBro 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I don’t do flashlight reviews anymore.

@ianmccoy13 6 жыл бұрын

This comment adds to your engagement. Much lumens, many wow. Sorry. Best I got. Work has been gnarly. Did you grab the red g-10 pm2 in m390? Don’t tell my wife I did.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

I need it in natural G10. I think the Manix 2 is currently available in it... but I want the PM2.

@tobitings8048 6 жыл бұрын

are you going to review the Acebeam K60?

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

That's a bit older of a model. Do you mean the K65? I don't have plans to review either at this time.

@tobitings8048 6 жыл бұрын

Advanced Knife Bro Sry i did not know that the k65 is about to drop. Of all the various lights i have (small EDC to big lumen flood lights) i still love my old Thrunite TN35 the most when it comes to walking through the woods at night because of the great UI and the almost perfect combo of flood and throw (imho) even though its 2750 lumen output is rather low in comparison to newer gernerations of flashlights. The Acebeam K60 seemed to be a more modern Version of that light with a similar UI and overall handling. Since i enjoy your content and value your opinion on lights a lot i would have loved to see you review the K60 (or now rather K65). Anyway, thanks for the reply and keep up the quality content.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

The K65 is a bit different because it's more of a thrower, that the K60. I would say the K60 is an excellent light... it looks very similar in operation and size to my K40M or K70... the difference is it's a lot brighter than both. I like the control ring on these lights... it makes operation easy. If you don't own it, I would say it's probably a solid light.

@my9221 6 жыл бұрын

I paid $216.95 from BG & same price for US/EU plug!

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Nice price- they win!

@andrewpolino 6 жыл бұрын

Michael Yip Hi Michael. Where did you purchase it from? I want one. Lol. Thanks!

@my9221 6 жыл бұрын

I'm not allow to disclose the code in public. Please follow this link for price: budgetlightforum.com/node/55545. FYI, I bought from banggood.com

@FatCat2600 6 жыл бұрын

will M2R review coming out?

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

I do not plan on reviewing the M2R at this time.

@indra-fu1ew 5 жыл бұрын

Can u show us how to measure flashlights lumens? Since we know that the lumens will decrease everey steps away from it.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 5 жыл бұрын

Great question. I did two videos on this well over a year ago. Here they are: Lumens and candela explained: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g6uEf86Xvtyucac.html How I measure my lights: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oZh0ldCrnb28nXk.html

@mythrol 6 жыл бұрын

When you said "The light comes with a light" for a split second I thought you were going to pull out some Keychain light that they tossed in the box. I was disappointed when I realized that wasn't the case.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

In my weird sense of humor... I find it amusing to state the obvious. It's something only probably I find funny... I guess I'm my own source of entertainment. I also forgot to show the plug. Oops.

@mythrol 6 жыл бұрын

Advanced Knife Bro Your weird sense of humor is the only reason I'm here. Well that and the luscious brown hair.

@TheLordMuzzy 6 жыл бұрын

Just ordered one and don’t need one but camping on my front door mat so the bastard postman doesn’t tap on my door with his feather duster and leave a ‘sorry you were out when I called’ card... I really am very excited. My neighbours hate me already... 😈💥🔦

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Postman knocked on my door at 915pm last night for a signature. I didn't even know that was possible!

@beardedraleigh1649 2 жыл бұрын

Just found this bad dog for $250, figured id give it a try.

@Kurnurs 6 жыл бұрын

1:35 "The Imalent is much more comfortable to hold" Ummm EXCUSE ME? *adjusts glasses* [Flashlight that hasn't been released yet] is clearly WAY more comfortable to hold bro. Stop using such superlative language in your reviews please. Disgusting.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Ah you must mean the Nitecore XX80!

@Kurnurs 6 жыл бұрын

I reserve the right to edit my comment with the flashlight name I am talking about in a months time. This is the way I can most assuredly make you look foolish for making outdated claims in your videos. I hope this is a learning experience for you. Please futureproof all further flashlight reviews.

@FearNoSteel 6 жыл бұрын

Snared the superlative comments will continue until morale improves, ps, your 18650 is showing

@marshalllaw123 6 жыл бұрын

Advanced Knife Bro nah the Nitecore XXX80 tactical fleshlight bruh!!

@BulletSpoung 6 жыл бұрын

I use mine for tanning before a date. The down side is, I can't see to drive for almost 45mins. after tanning.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Great tip!

@MannyScoot 6 жыл бұрын

How is this torch compared in size with the acebeam K70 ....

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Do you follow me on Instagram? I can post a picture there if you do.

@charlottephoto 6 жыл бұрын

Trying to find out what plastic piece needs to be removed for battery to charge. Not sure what it is. Mine will not charge so it’s got to be me.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Unscrew the battery pack... on the positive end there’s a clear plastic piece over the brass positive terminal. Remove it and make sure you screw it all the way down... don’t unscrew from the tail... the point of separation is under the head of the flashlight where the battery tube starts

@charlottephoto 6 жыл бұрын

Advanced Knife Bro thanks for the reply. I’ve inspected the area and do not see a plastic piece. Looks like bare brass to me. Wouldn’t plastic prevent the light from operating at all? It does work just won’t charge. Any other ideas. I’ve heard others getting bad chargers. Thanks again!

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Oh I made misunderstood... I thought it didn’t work at all. No... if it turns on then it’s gone. Sounds to me like you have a bunk charger? If you bought it at gearbest I would try contacting them.

@jonneat108 6 жыл бұрын

I have the DX80....BOOM $500! I also own the Acebeam X65....Boom $490! Side by side BOTH ARE WELL BUILT.... SIDE BY SIDE....THE Acebeam X65 offers the Best Throw and Flood! End of story, period. Both are for sale.... Why? I'm buying the New 'Giggles' GIGGaThrower!

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

The GT thrower is in the mail... although you might be disappointed by the amount of flood a 2000 ish lumen thrower like that has.

@silentthunderordnance1655 6 жыл бұрын

Sort of a brute force way to achieve 100Kcd, but still not bad for a steroidal soup can that wants to be a tank shell when it grows up. At what distance did you grab those candela numbers?

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

20 ft. I did not test at 35 ft though. My general rule of thumb is, just about anything under 250kcd can be read at about 20ft. This reading was about 50 kcd less than the spec... some other people tested less than me. The hot spot was big enough that I didn't have to search for it at all.

@silentthunderordnance1655 6 жыл бұрын

TY. Yeah 20 is fine with a light like this, no criticism here. If I were to guess, and it is just a guess, I'd say the MFR may have been stretching things either with the time or the light's starting temperature, if not the test distance. Without active cooling, the performance drop is crazy. (obvi)

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

+Silent Thunder Ordnance quite a few if the big lumen lights I’ve tested recently have always been short of the lumens output. I see others get the same in their reviews... Acebeam... the new TN36... the X7R. This one is at least very close in the lumens... not anywhere close in the candela department though.

@Rebuswind 6 жыл бұрын

Thumb up first then watch...as usual.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Sounds good to me... looks like some people got thumbsdowny too.

@Rebuswind 6 жыл бұрын

they need some medical to help their 'thumb' to get up I guess...you know, age, gravity and things will do that to you. I still 'thumb up' every morning.

@vxgas 6 жыл бұрын

over 7000lm for 1.5hr is a bit impressive. any other smaller flashlight can do that?

@SteveKluver 6 жыл бұрын

No. Around 4200, has been the previous record. One of the keys here, is the vented opening.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting this into context... I wasn't that aware of that. Sometimes it's hard for me to aggregate the data (?) I review into a coherent statement like this. I often report the facts, and move on to the next video.

@Evochamp 6 жыл бұрын

Received one lately with a broken charger, anyone knows where can I buy one or should I only go back to GearBest? Since it’s still with my friend in the US, He tells me that the DX80 doesn’t light up, does that mean it needs to be charged / he doesn’t know how to operate it / or could it be faulty? Any help is appreciated 😊

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Did it ever light up? Is it possible he didn’t remove the clear disc from the positive end of the battery tube before trying?

@Evochamp 6 жыл бұрын

Advanced Knife Bro , he probably didn’t since he has no experience in flashlights but that’s good since I don’t want him to play with it or mess it up until he brings it to me in Egypt 😍 If I couldn’t receive a replacement charger in time, can the batteries be removed and charged in an external charger?

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Not with this light.. the batteries are completely integrated so no using a separate charger. Hopefully it’s just the plastic disc

@Evochamp 6 жыл бұрын

Advanced Knife Bro thanks, I really enjoy your video

@SY_Vlog24 6 жыл бұрын

Hahaha.. Tobias, he is definitely not a flashaholic user.. nobody wasting his time.. he needs to do quick research about the brightest flashlight ever, which is always relative.. (of course ure right, its the brightest at the time u uploaded the video).. Dont waste ur time Bud.. just keep upload good review.. cheers

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

He came back for this one... somewhere in the comments

@feelingthevibe9362 6 жыл бұрын

If I place my order on the link you post to order it. is it Legit?

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Yep... it just takes 2-6 weeks to get it. There are US places that have it though, if you want it quicker.

@jasonchatham4170 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder how many of AKBs drunk neighbors thought the aliens where back to probe them on the nights this light was being tested outside? Watching the back catalog boss, watching the back catalog

@DinnerForkTongue 6 жыл бұрын

If you put this behind your friend's back, could you see his ribcage from the front? Or would his chest vaporize too quickly?

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

+Dinner-fork tongue it’s a possibility!

@stefanbogner6237 5 жыл бұрын

Lol. Your dry humour. Very nice review. And I‘m not even into flashlights.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 5 жыл бұрын

Me neither!

@ogsmalls5678 6 жыл бұрын

Idk. Great light but the quality issues are a thing to consider

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Yep. I have a suspicion that often we think the QC problems are worse than they are. If they sell 200 lights and 12 are defective... is that, that bad? The complaints are usually heard loudest and those people tend to post more often, and people are perfectly happy usually don't speak up. But if I hear this stuff I tend to throw it out there so viewers can research for themselves.

@Osprey1994 5 жыл бұрын

I didn't like the looks of the Imalent reviews, and I also don't go just by lumens. Let's not forget that higher output requires higher power draw, which equates to lower battery life. The Thrunite that we have is only about 4200 lumens but it's candela rating is very high, it throws over 1,000 meters, lights up a very large field like it's nobody's business, and has great battery life. I will also add that the Imalent lights tended to cost twice as much as the Thrunite.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 5 жыл бұрын

I have a few Thrunites too.

@Osprey1994 5 жыл бұрын

@@AdvancedKnifeBro I have the V6 Catapult for my car, and we the Thrunite TN40 V2 for the house because we have had an issue with wildlife in the yard.

@stevenrobertson6656 6 жыл бұрын

The end of darkness. So we don't need the Sun anymore...that's great !

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Naw, just turn on a bunch of flashlights.

@stevenrobertson6656 6 жыл бұрын

Advanced Knife Bro The sun is powered by the conversation of hydrogen to helium...H to HE. Trust fire batteries haven't reached that level of sophistication.yet...but they are close !

@jaystarr6571 6 жыл бұрын

1:40 _Aluwhateum?_ Just Kidding

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

+Jay Starr I say it in these reviews because it amuses me. For some reason.

@williamjohnson7414 6 жыл бұрын

I bought the EU version for 217 & use an adapter on the charger.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

@zubberification 6 жыл бұрын

The next version of this flashlight should be bright enough to bleach shadows onto concrete.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

It shall be called the Imalent Hiroshima. Ok, I'm going to hell for that.

@zubberification 6 жыл бұрын

I think we both are.

@BornIn1500 6 жыл бұрын

Advanced Knife Bro or the Imalent Naga-seeanymore

@differentname8051 6 жыл бұрын

Haha fat man

@josefstalin9678 6 жыл бұрын

The voice of god himself is contained within this light

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

The Arc of the Covenant.

@spacewanderer9 5 жыл бұрын

Imagine if you put it close to someone eyes

@AdvancedKnifeBro 5 жыл бұрын

Burn baby

@Estilgan 6 жыл бұрын

lmao @ 1:24

@DandZee89 4 жыл бұрын

An epileptic’s worst nightmare ...

@skyrausch2583 6 жыл бұрын

3 mins on turbo wtf would you ever use that for?

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

Welcome to most flashlights Turbo mode.

@patricksmatrick6193 6 жыл бұрын

Holy hell, I would have named this thing Jesus.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

+Patrick Koch the Jesus light

@Dafoodmaster 6 жыл бұрын

No christmas tree mode? No flashlight.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

+Dafoodmaster I know right

@chef_nick3022 6 жыл бұрын

What man needs that much light dear god. The sun should just quit its job

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

+Sir Nicholas no man!

@philpowell9111 6 жыл бұрын

Your funny man !!!

@JackSmith-yz9il 4 жыл бұрын

UmUMUm ThE ImALeNT Ms18 Is BrIGhTeR

@AdvancedKnifeBro 4 жыл бұрын

So is the Acebeam X70 I reviewed. Ok, now what?

@bensartakamcas1n126 6 жыл бұрын

The brightest torch in the world has a iq of 200

@AdvancedKnifeBro 6 жыл бұрын

The brightest and the smartest!

@fartwrangler 4 жыл бұрын

"Brightest flashlight ever" . . . well, except for those 1,000,000 and 2,000,000 candlepower handheld halogen spotlights, that put out about 79,500 and 159,000 lumens, respectively, and have been available for decades. If they're going to make a hand-held light where the body heats up to almost 140º, why the hell don't they cover the grip with rubber, or silicon, or some other insulating material? For nearly $400, you'd think they could throw a little something like that in.

@AdvancedKnifeBro 4 жыл бұрын

At the time this was the brightest LED flashlight. Those ones you speak of were HIDs.