OLIGHT Odin Scout Review [Updated 2022]

In this review guide, we gonna take a look at the new Olight Odin 2000 lumen flashlight for weapon mounted applications.

It's a dedicated weapon Scout light from Olight. In many ways it resembles the look & feel of a Surefire Scout and it uses the sane Scout mounting accessories such as M LOK, Picatinny & KeyMod that are already readily available on the market today.

Does it live up to the standard? let's check it out below:

Olight Odin Core Dimension Specs

The Olight Odin's high lumen and candela outputs are the first two core specs that made this light very appealing for a long gun & home defense applications.

What's Included In The Package

• Odin (Battery Included) x 1
• MCC3 Magnetic Charging Cable x 1
• Magnetic Remote Switch（with Stand） x 1
• H2.5 Allen Wrench x 1
• Adjustable screw x 2
• Self-locking band x 2
• User Manual x 1

Core Features

Lumen & Candela

The light doesn't feature strobe or SOS.

The high candela rating helps the light to penetrate fogs and ambient lights in the dark and throws the light beam as far as 350 ft.

Battery Life

While running on LEVEL 1, the light lasts about 2.5 hrs and the light will automatically adjust the lumen output to prevent overheating.

On LEVEL 2, the light lasts about 8 hours on 300 lumen output.

The battery life of the Odin is just absolutely amazing compared to Surefire's 18650 battery or any light that is still using CR123a.

The 5000mAh 21700 battery can be charged using the 2A USB cord that comes with all Olight products.

This literally means you have a powerful battery source that you don't ever have to buy new batteries for.

Beam Quality

The Odin has a very strong concentrated hot spot (corona) and combined with soft beam spill, which acts like a spotlight that is perfect for for long distance illumination and effective threat control up to 400 ft.

But it's not as tight as we want it to be for long range illumination, and it can be improved in the future to be much tighter like the Olight Warrior X Pro. 

Since the light has up to 22500 candela, the light beam is strong and can reach about 200 meters realistically and light up about a 2/3 size of a tennis court with plenty of light.

When it comes to maintaining the hot spot up to 100-200 meters, the beam starts to diverge more than the Warrior X Pro and performs the same as the Olight M2R Warrior Pro.

If you want the super tight hot spot like the MODLITE PLHv2 or the Warrior X Pro, the Odin definitely needs some improvement in the future...maybe we will see Odin Pro in the future.

Other than that, the 22500 candela is also a key feature that allows the light beam to penetrate through fogs, ambient light, rain, street lights and other photonic barriers that a weaker weapon light can't.

For personal defense usage, the Odin provides plenty of light to lit up a room size scene in low light conditions to identify targets.

In a shoot or no shoot situation, it's absolutely important to positively identify the target and use the hot spot to your advantage to control the threat while maintaining a safe distance.

Integrated Scout Light Mount

The Odin light body has a built-in Scout mount similar to Surefire and MODLITE, so you can use the same mounts for Surefire Scout for the Odin.

It's a smart design that Olight has implemented that makes a lot of sense to the existing accessories people already use and love.

The new 2022 Olight Javelot Tac features a one piece integrated mount, check it out here

However, the way Olight implemented the scout mounting system on the Odin body isn't a beefy enough with withstand rough handling, which can bent the mount.

If you don't want to use aftermarket mounts, you can still use the included rubberized picatinny mount that comes in the box.

Durability

Common FAQ

Does Olight Odin Come In A Smaller Size?

Yes. Olight Odin Mini is available for people looking for a compact light.