Since I uploaded my Acebeam X80 review, some people have posted and I quote in their voice
this isnt the brightest flashlight Thats the Imalent DX80.
Ok noted.
For a brief time it was the brightest flashlight ever, so it wasnt wrong.
But mostr reasonable human beings that watch this channel understand that.
I think the DX80 shipped a month after my X80 review.
Or as probably not a subscriber Tobias R. put it Imalent DX80 is brighter not clever
to use this title, then followed up to my response unironically I assume A superlative
is NEVER an accurate title on Youtube!
It is a sickness of our times!
The Imalent DX80 is currently the brightest production flashlight you can buy- but those
2-3 experts can feel free to come back when this one is no longer the brightest one ever
and waste some time.
The DX80 according to Imalents literature is the End of Darkness, which is a tall claim
to make because well you know the sunrise.
The DX80 uses 8 Cree XHP70.2 cool white LEDs to produce 32000 ish verified by me lumens.
The DX80 is a massive, because it has to be to help dissipate that amount of heat the
LEDs generate.
On the othe rhand The Acebeam X80 is tiny and gets hot fast- this is much more comfortable
to hold long term.
The Imalent is constructed out of microbrew keg grade aluminum, has a beer glass grade
lens, and an aluminum orange peel reflector.
Orange peel texture helps smooth out beam artifacts in a multi-emitter light like this,
and adds about 10 seconds of explanation to this already long review.
The light comes with the light, a lanyard, a holster, 2 spare o-rings, and a power adapter
for the country you live in, of course unless you order the wrong version.
The battery pack is integrated, and you can not swap out individual batteries, which takes
error out of the hands of a potential idiot who wanted to power this off a combination
of laptop pulls and blue Trustfires.
Battery jokes!
The battery pack is said to consist of 8 3000 mah high discharge 18650s so good for it.
Charging is accomplished by lifting the rubber charge port cover and plugging it in.
The little OLED screen blinks as it charges.
Charge time from a completely drained light after my runtime tests is a little over 3
hours which is great, not interesting but great.
Ok lets look at those output levels.
My figures and Imalents are on screen.
First is low mode which is not a moonlight mode, but its good for when you dont need
a ton of light.
Then is Middle Low.
Not to be confused with Middle.
I got quite a bit higher on this mode than Imalents claimed 1500 lumens.
Then Middle High also quite a bit higher than 5000 lumens.
Now were back on track with lumens on High.
Mind you I had to modify my lumens device a bit because of the head size of the light.
Then Turbo.
Right under the claim.
Which is well within my margin of error.
Remember my numbers should provide basic estimates only.
The User Interface.
Before using your flashlight for the first time unscrew the battery tube and remove the
clear plastic film from the positive end.
Or leave a nasty 1 star review on the page, and file a paypal claim immediately.
Ok dont do that jerk.
The operation is simple, even for dumbasses.
Its one click to turn it on and single clicks to advance modes.
It cycles in order from 120 lumen mode to 13000 and loops over starting from low again.
Press and hold to turn it off.
To get to 32000 lumen mode double click from on or off.
The light has mode memory for 120 lumen mode to 15000 lumen mode but turbo or 32000 lumen
mode aint save to mode memory.
Strobe you got to double click to get to turbo then double click while in 32000 lumen mode.
Click again to get destrobed back into turbo.
You can triple click rapidly at anytime to check voltage and battery level on the screen.
You can also lock the light out by pressing and hold from off, but to be honest just loosen
the battery tube a turn to avoid any accidental turn ons.
This is called a mechanical lockout.
Runtimes.
I used the included battery pack for all tests.
I put my lux meter in frame as a basic numeric measurement device to see how much output
drops its not scientific, because Im just an idiot Youtuber.
Turbo or 32000 lumen mode.
Over the course of 3 minutes you drop about 11% Which is somewhere in the neighborhood
of 28000 lumens.
A little less than 3 minutes in it hits that big drop and bumps down between the 7000-8000
lumens range.
It maintains that constant output until light stops coming out at 1 hour and 34 minutes.
Thats a long time to hold over 7000k lumens.
My test wasnt perfect because I had to reposition the light so I could read my lux meter- but
I think you get the idea.
My camera screen is slowly dying so unless the test is terrible I stick with what I got.
You can buy me a new camera if youre mad about it.
Imalent claims 1 hour 25 minutes on this mode for runtime.
Next we get, say it with me High.
I screwed the first minute up on this one too lets forget that and notice a 4ish percent
drop over the first 5 minutes.
Were still at right about 13000 lumens but we get a big drop at about the fiveish minute
mark, where it drops to a little over 7000 lumens.
About an hour in were slowly dimming still at bit over 6500 lumens.
And about 1 hour 46 minutes were still slightly lower and it stuts off putting out 6500ish
lumens still.
Imalent says 2 hours and 10 minutes on this mode.
And because a youtuber like myself has no concept of what constitutes visual boredom
heres 5000 lumen mode.
We start out a little over 7000 lumens and within 10 minutes were at 6700 lumens. 1 hour
in we hit 6400 lumens.
Then it runs for 2 hours and we hit 6100 lumens.
Then at 2 hours and 8 minutes it dies putting out stil about 6100 lumens.
Imalent says 3 hours and 9 minutes- I would assume that this is because this modes runs
higher than they say.
At least as far as runtime theory goes.
And finally.
1500 lumen mode again which according to me runs brighter at 2700 lumens- wanna bet it
runs less too?
How about a 12 pack.
Over the first 10 mintes we lose less than 1% brightness meaning were still over 2700
lumens.
As it runs the first hour weve lost less 3% brightness were still at 2600 lumens. 2 hours
passes were still the same.
3 hours were still above 2600 lumens.
And then when it finally shuts off at an hour more than a weed joke were right under 2600
lumens.
Imalent says 7 hours I told ya so.
As far as how hot it gets, the body is much larger than the X80, so theres more area to
hold on the back of the light.
At 6about 10 minutes in the hottest part near the reflector is about 135F and the tail is
about 110F.
You can probably manage without gloves or in cooler weather.
But gloves are a good idea on this sort of light.
Plus they look tactical like something of the Beat It video.
Ok beamshots.
Here are the lights Ill be comparing it to.
We have a 1000 lumen ish EDC light and a bunch of big lumen lights.
The whole point here is to give the viewer a frame of reference as to what different
lumen values are.
Most flashlights you can buy at the store are less than 1000 lumens.
Remember shit doesnt look as bright on video.
First is the Lumintop Prince.
A very fancy brass flashlight that I never use well I guess I used it here.
This is your context light and a very common lumen value on what youd pay $200 for on a
surefire.
Now the Imalent DX80.
Other than modded lights you cant buy a brighter hand held light.
Maybe theres some high end military stuff- but this is the legit brightest light most
consumers can buy.
For fun go to home depot or Walmart or your favorite store and look at the flashlight
section- its ok I wont tell anyone.
And look for the ANSI lumen ratings.
Now the Acebeam X80.
Its about 10,000 thousand lumens less.
I like this light less because its tiny, and has a bunch of colored LEDs most people will
never use, which are annoying to scroll through.
The Imalent has more light and throws farther overall.
Its brighter and bigger.
But you can see that.
Now the Imalent DT70.
Ehh.
It kind of gets lost in the mix now.
Maybe you can find it on sale somewhere?
Cool white tint, just like the DX80 here, which is almost 20000 lumens more.
Now the Acebeam X45.
Probably my second favorite light over 10000 lumens.
I like the tint, and the larger size.
My favorite tint in a big lumen light here.
The DX80 has no visible PWM on the modes, and has a cool white tint.
Now the Nitecore TM16GT, this has the longest beam distance in the whole bunch.
Remember I did a video on lumens and candela a while ago that helps explain those numbers
below.
Just because it has a lot of lumens, does not mean a light is good at a long beam distance.
I have lights under 2000 lumens than throw farther than the DX80s 32000 lumens.
Now finally the BLF Q8.
Which is a $50 light I very recently reviewed.
Go check out all of my reviews of all of these lights if youre a dork like me.
Umm ok.
So if you want the maximum lumens this is the light.
I occasionally have seen it go in the mid $200 range, but it normally sits at about
$350.
It is much brighter than the Acebeam X80 and doesnt have Christmas tree mode so thats a
bonus.
The build quality on this light is solid, I though I did see some very early reports
of QC issues.
I have experienced no problems with this light as hopefully a review where I literally have
the light on for hours and hours on end proves.
I wish I could tell you why anyone needs a light this bright, but I didnt major in flashlight
philosophy- but I did in dad jokes.
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