JOYLIT Red Light Mini Focus Tactical Flashlight 620nm LED Torch Lantern,Waterproof and 3 Light Modes,Powered by 14500 or AA Battery

First things first, for the price this a well built little flashlight. Id actually rate it 4.5 stars if I could. I own a Celestron astronomy flashlight that I bought for, well erm... astronomy. Its trash and cost four times as much. This modest little red light torch crushes it. Note, the bright mode is quite bright, but the dim setting is perfect for astronomy. Pros. Excellent build quality Even light pattern, ideal for astronomy use Takes both AA and 14500 rechargeable batteries Cons. No battery included A funky switch activation pattern The cons are minor, if your looking for an astronomy flashlight it's right here. Don't pay 20/30 quid for something from an astronomy retailer just because it is branded, this 7 quid torch beats them all.

Perfect pocket size. The dimmer lights are great for what it’s needed for. Battery lasts well in between charging.

I use this for astronomy and it works just great. Takes rechargeable AA batteries and plenty bright enough. Light in weight but robust. Fits in the hand, pocket or teeth just fine. The inevitable just because we can strobe effect is irritating but it's only a small point. I like the wide to narrow focus. When the foxes tried to scare me away the other night their eyes glowed like demons from a b movie. Awesome! I just need it's white light cousin now. Recommended apart from the strobe which isn't that big a deal.

I bought this for use in the cockpit of a plane whilst flying at night. The red light is bright enough to see and the wavelength of the red light allows me to retain my adjusted night vision to be able to fly safely at night under VFR. Worth noting that the red light is provided by a red LED and not a white LED with a red filtered lens. There are three modes; bright, dull and strobe. I was worried that I would be bombarded with flashing light when I activated the switch after not having turned off the light from the strobe setting, but I was pleasantly surprised when I found the torch resets itself to the default setting of bright when turned off for longer than 20 seconds. I have since purchased a backup as the price of £8 is a good deal for this product. It is much better to have a second unit ready to go should the batteries expire at an inconvenient time when busy with more important things like looking for traffic.

Does the job for the price. Quite a narrow beam but as expected for the price. Metal, good quality

UPDATE 25-3-25: SWITCH STARTED TO FAIL WITHIN A YEAR IT WAS SOON UNUSEABLE. ONE OF THE WORST PRODUCTS I'VE EVER PURCHASED. Badly designed ergonomically although it's a good a design for a torch. It fits in the hand and all the sharp edges cut into your skin unless you wear gloves. The front edges surrounding the lens have six really sharp corners that catch your fingertips, unless you are able to avoid them when picking it up. And the pocket-clip has slightly rounded corners but they're still small enough to be uncomfortable; and the clip's difficult to remove, after which more sharp edges are exposed. If you replace the smoother retaining screws they still interrupt the otherwise smooth feel around the top end. PARTIAL SOLUTION: Wrap some of the smaller size (~ 13 mm wide) Micropore tape around the offending part(s) and then slide the short tube (the "stub" around which the tape was sold) onto the sharp end of the torch. If it slides off too easily, then wrap a little more tape around the end of the torch so that the short tube fits snugly to the end of the torch, just beyond the offending shar parts. If you need to remove the pocket-clip (not needed for my nighttime bedroom use, rather than astronomy) the screws need either strong sharp-nosed pliers or possible a smaller hex key than I've ever seen. With the clip off, the circumference at that point still has sharp edges - more teape, or replace the screws, and you might still prefer tape to smooth it over.

At first it worked fine. A bright red light. The torch is a neat compact design. But after about four weeks the on-off switch didn’t always work. It gradually switched on less and less (one time in ten?) - press the switch and nothing happened. I was about to return it, then tried a new battery. The torch seems to work again, but the original battery lasted no time at all. 4 weeks with very light use. So not sure about this item.

Sturdy Brand that doesn't fail on look, style and quality. Perfect for a visit to the local zoo to see in the nocturnal exhibits. Even the keepers were really impressed by them.