Morpilot Headlamp, 1200 Lumens USB Rechargeable Head Lamps, IPX 65 Waterproof/Shock Proof Headlight with Adjustable Headband, 5 Modes Led Headlamp Flashlight for Outdoor Camping, Running, Set of 2

These headlamps are a very good buy. The initial highest brightness is a good 800-900 true lumins on high, this is compared to lights that cost multiple times as much. Medium or the low setting is fine for up close work for me.. They do have the technology that dims the light when on high a little bit after approx 5min and holds that continuesly from that point. Which inables the light to run for much longer than the specs say. I haven't actually completely drained the battery and I'm testing it right now. I have turned it on high and let it run for a half hour to 2 hours at a time and it's still just as bright at 5 total hours now and still going as strong as when it had a full charge. And even after 2 hours of being on high they never even got warm to the touch unlike most others that will burn you after that long. Also I like the pattern of projection. Not to tight and not a flood light either. But they will throw a broad bright beam at least 100ft on high.They have a lot of things I like, brightness, RECHARGEABLE battery run time, usb charging, the battery has overcharge, discharge and polarity protection, the ability to take the light off the band and use it as a flashlight or use the magnetic end making it a portable cordless work light. The ability to use other 18650 batteries if these go bad. The light body is made of extremely durable aluminum. They are waterproof, drop proof and crush proof. Adjustable output and angleThere is a couple things I don't like is that it has a strobe and s.o.s setting. Also you have to cycle through them all to shut the light off instead of being able to hold the switch down for a couple seconds to shut it off.Update: I want to let you know that the vendor is very responsive to emails and stands behind their product. Also I have been using these headlamps for almost 3 months now at work "construction" and the battery life has improved without any decrease in output. I use them between 5 to 8 hours a week at 5 to 60 minute intervals on a single charge.

I was a little hesitant to buy another headlamp when a friend recommended Morpilot headlamp. This is because I am already in procession of multiple headlamps and flashlights, and I also have a nice Coleman LED lantern. Attracted by the 1200 lumens, I decided to order one from Amazon. No surprise at all, Morpilot headlamp did turn out to be the brightest headlamp I ever owned. As an avid photographer, I used the headlamp to provide a fitting spot light for my backyard rose at early evening the other day and took a photo of the rose, as seen in the attached photo. The photo was much better in quality than what I can do with the flash lighting on my camera.The dual LED lamp beads are mounted inside solid extruded aluminum brackets, instead of plastics. The issue with plastics is that they degrade over time if left exposed to sunlight for extended period of time.The magnet base provided for easy attachment to ferromagnetic surfaces is very compact in size, and from the magnetic force I can tell the magnet is of high grade material, similar to what I used in semiconductor equipment for magnetron sputtering.All my previous headlamps use AA or AAA batteries. For battery replacement I use rechargeable batteries, but I have to take out the batteries to get them charged. Therefore, I really like this headlamp coming with a powerful rechargeable battery and USB slot and cable for charging without the need to remove the battery.More of personal preference rather than a shortcoming, the light on this headlamp can only be turned off after pressing the white button five times, i.e., going through all light modes - High/ Medium/ Low/ Strobe/ SOS, as shown by the red arrow pointing to the white button in the attached photo. I prefer a press-and-hold function to turn the lamp off, but I think I can get use to the way it is very soon.

For the price it is a very good hiking light but not a tactical light. I bought it for hiking and it works for that but it is no where close to the light they claim. I have a lot of high end hand held lights that put out much more consistent light output but much shorter duration and shuts off with little to no notice. Why is it not a tactical light - Compared to my 1200 light this head lamp puts out less (about 1000 and only for about 5-10 minutes with a fully charge battery). The light set on high puts out about 400 consistently after the first 5 to 10 minutes and drops down to about 200 after 2.5 hours. Where this light becomes useful is on low. On low It puts out light comparable to my 150 light. At 8 hours, the light level is comparable to my 100 lm light and the button (power indicator) changes from green to red. At 13 hours the light level is about 40 lm (still usable for setting up a tent, 20 to 30 feet viz in the dark) and the power indicator goes from red to blinking red. At 15 hours the light level is only good for reading (close up). I did a second test and it was repeatable but at 12 hours I changed the setting from low to high and was able to get the light level back up to 150 lm which slowly dimmed to about 40 lm after an hour. I like that the light does not suddenly shut off and has a power indicator. I plan to get a longer lasting battery to use. Note, this headlamp requires the longer 18650 battery with protection (67mm protected vs 65mm unprotected) without modifying the light. You could probably modify the light to make it work with an unprotected battery but I decided to order a protected 18mmx67mm one. Hopefully I can extend the times with a 4000 mAh battery. Bottom line the light does have levels close to what they claim with a fully change battery but does not maintain those levels and it does last as long as they say but again, not consistently at levels they state. For the price ($17 per light) it is well worth it for hiking/emergency. -1 star for misleading light levels. FYI weight is just under 5oz if you only use the head band without the top strap.