The Arkfeld Ultra is an upgrade on the Arkfeld Pro, which I reviewed just a few month ago. The Ultra increases light output by 100lumens which isn’t a huge leap in output. The more notable changes are in the design of the body and a new aluminum alloy used in it’s construction, that Olight calls O-aluminum.
The Ultra has a slightly raised and beveled face on it’s body design, somewhat reminiscent of the Tesla Cybertruck. This serves a practical purpose, shielding the control ring and button from wear and tear. For extra credit, I tested the Ultra’s claimed extra strong design by running it over with my KIA SUV. It survived, though I did bend the belt clip noticeably and scratched up the lower body (though not as badly as I would have expected).
The Ultra also features a finely checkered pattern on the sides of the box-shaped flashlight, which provides more grip friction than the Arkfeld Pro’s ribbed pattern. In performance, the Arkfeld Ultra is nearly identical to the Pro. My testing did confirm a light output near its claimed 1400 lumens. The Ultra is rechargeable and uses the same magnetic recharging cable as the Pro and other Olight flashlights.
The Ultra costs about $20 more than the Pro but the latter offers a wider array of color selection in its body. At the moment the Ultra only comes in a olive-gold like color thats somewhat infused into the metal. In addition, Olight inlcudes a limited edition Olight challenge coin in the Ultra box.
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SPECS
ARKFELD ULTRA
OUTPUT: 1400 lumen
UV OUTPUT: 900mW
LASER: Green Class 3R
BODY: O-Aluminum alloy
WATERPROOF: IPX-7
BATTERY: Internal LiPo
MAX THROW: 103 meters (Turbo)
RUNTIME: 125 minutes (Turbo), 11 days (Moon)
LENGTH 4.72 in / 120 mm
WIDTH 1.06 in / 27 mm
THICKNESS 0.63 in / 16 mm
WEIGHT 4.19 oz / 119 g
