In this video, we take a look at the updated Olight Baldr Pro and see if the new features make this light a worthwhile purchase.
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One of the biggest changes we immediately see, is the new matte finish. This is a welcome improvement over the previous glossy finish that didn’t make a lot of sense this style of light.
This light has been out on the market for a while and was originally released as the “Pro” version because it has the green laser. Olight has moved away from this naming convention with the recent Baldr Mini and Baldr S as the green laser comes standard with all lights now.
Looking at the laswer housing, the Baldr Pro does not integrate the laser into the light housing like we’ve seen on the other new Olight Baldr series light. This causes some particular trouble when trying to find a holster that will fit this light. Particularly if you already had a Baldr Mini style holster and now need a whole new holster setup.
We see the switches on the side of the Baldr Pro are depressed from the side and not from the top. I prefer the top button style but this just may be what I’m used to.
Digging into the function of the light, the light has 3 different modes that are selected by the toggle switch on the bottom. You can do the light only mode, light and laser mode, and finally the laser only mode.
The light modes are set at 1350 lumens and provide an incredibly bright light and wide light splash for a vide field of view. Unlike the Baldr S, you cannot change the brightness of the Baldr Pro. This makes using this light indoors or for home defense use, particularly problematic. 1350 lumens is great for outside but would be far more than you’d need when lighting up a room indoors.
Powering the Baldr Pro we see it uses two CR123 batteries. Olight moved away from this and incorporated the rechargeable batteries that we all enjoy so much in future versions and I prefer that over having to carry a stack of random batteries around.
Overall, the updates to the Baldr seem to be subtle and it would have been nice to see Olight move the laser into the light housing, use some updated buttons, and step away from the CR123 batteries.
Seeing updates is nice but this light is certainly dated and struggles to compare to the powerhouse Baldr S in almost every category.
Hopefully this video was helpful in your purchasing decisions so you can see all the updates and changes so you can compare the new Baldr Pro to other Olight models.
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