There are already a few reviews of this laser on here from members who were given it free to review, all of which that Ive seen are fantastic; and if you haven't seen them, and are interested in this laser, I'd highly recommend reading them for any measurements you're looking for. I was personally persuaded to buy this laser because of them. I paid full price for the item under review, and I couldnt be happier with what Ive seen so far for the price. This'll be my very first review of anything, so bear with me while I attempt to come up with something unique about this laser that the previous reviews haven't already mentioned. :p
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PACKAGING/SHIPPING
This laser came in a Laser Torch box that was safely wrapped in more than a few plastic covers that took forever to rip through, even with a knife. Nothing was damaged besides the copious amount of styrofoam that came with it.
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Shipping time was okay, around two weeks.
BUILD
Build quality is overall excellent. My one quibble with the hos tis that my batteries(Olight 3.7V) shake around in the host some. Not enough to be too annoying, and not generally noticeable, but I'll probably wrap some electrical tape around the inside to prevent this from happening. Other than that, everything feels extremely solid, the GITD cap is a nice addition, and I am very pleased with the build.
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The focusing feature on the lens works very well; the dot is very oval-shaped, like most reviewers have mentioned, with some bleed that forms a dim circle. At distance, the dot is very nice and tight, and none of that is noticeable. Battery life hasn't been fully tested yet, but with two Olites in it last night, I had no hiccups shining it around for around an hour. And with a 2 hour duty cycle, theres no fear of leaving it on too long and frying something.
THE REST
As far as I can tell, this laser comes very close to 5mW of power. It's a good bit dimmer than my laser 303, which is most likely 20-50mW. It's a fair amount wider, probably 3-4x when focused to infinity, and fog really does wonders with it.
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(Don't mind my ghetto setup... The 303 has a push-down button and I happened to have a knife laying around :p)
I much prefer the color over 532 nm, as do the few people I've shown it to so far. It's definitely what I would call a "truer" green, really bringing out the yellow in the 532 when they're side by side. I don't have a dedicated fog machine, just an Essential Oil diffuser, but it worked well enough to bring out the beam of the 520 next to my 532, really putting it to shame.
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The beams look impossibly different to the human eye than it does to cameras(at least my crappy phone camera. I might update this with HQ pictures later ); 10x brighter, and the color difference becomes stark. The beam is quite visible to the naked eye in pitch black, but other than that you'll be straining your eyes to see anything substantial. My camera can only see the beam with the aid of some fog. An eye opener for sure, I'll be enjoying the hell out of this beauty in the coming weeks :D
One last beamshot because I cant resist... :bowdown:
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PACKAGING/SHIPPING
This laser came in a Laser Torch box that was safely wrapped in more than a few plastic covers that took forever to rip through, even with a knife. Nothing was damaged besides the copious amount of styrofoam that came with it.
Shipping time was okay, around two weeks.
BUILD
Build quality is overall excellent. My one quibble with the hos tis that my batteries(Olight 3.7V) shake around in the host some. Not enough to be too annoying, and not generally noticeable, but I'll probably wrap some electrical tape around the inside to prevent this from happening. Other than that, everything feels extremely solid, the GITD cap is a nice addition, and I am very pleased with the build.
The focusing feature on the lens works very well; the dot is very oval-shaped, like most reviewers have mentioned, with some bleed that forms a dim circle. At distance, the dot is very nice and tight, and none of that is noticeable. Battery life hasn't been fully tested yet, but with two Olites in it last night, I had no hiccups shining it around for around an hour. And with a 2 hour duty cycle, theres no fear of leaving it on too long and frying something.
THE REST
As far as I can tell, this laser comes very close to 5mW of power. It's a good bit dimmer than my laser 303, which is most likely 20-50mW. It's a fair amount wider, probably 3-4x when focused to infinity, and fog really does wonders with it.
(Don't mind my ghetto setup... The 303 has a push-down button and I happened to have a knife laying around :p)
I much prefer the color over 532 nm, as do the few people I've shown it to so far. It's definitely what I would call a "truer" green, really bringing out the yellow in the 532 when they're side by side. I don't have a dedicated fog machine, just an Essential Oil diffuser, but it worked well enough to bring out the beam of the 520 next to my 532, really putting it to shame.
The beams look impossibly different to the human eye than it does to cameras(at least my crappy phone camera. I might update this with HQ pictures later ); 10x brighter, and the color difference becomes stark. The beam is quite visible to the naked eye in pitch black, but other than that you'll be straining your eyes to see anything substantial. My camera can only see the beam with the aid of some fog. An eye opener for sure, I'll be enjoying the hell out of this beauty in the coming weeks :D
One last beamshot because I cant resist... :bowdown:
