Maratac Peak Focus Pro Flashlight
The Maratac Peak Focus Pro flashlight offers three modes (and strobe outside the main group) with a forward clicky switch. It can run 14500 or AA, too! Read on!
Official Specs and Features
Here’s a link to the Maratac Peak Focus Pro flashlight product page.
Versions
There’s just one version of the Maratac Peak Focus Pro flashlight but there’s another similar LEP flashlight by Maratac, too.
Price
The Maratac Peak Focus Pro flashlight sells for $49.95.
What’s Included
- Maratac Peak Focus Pro flashlight
- Spare o-rings (2)
- Item card
Package and Manual
There is no manual. The product page does cover the item fairly well.
Build Quality and Disassembly
The build quality of the Maratac Peak Focus Pro flashlight is good. At $50 (for a fairly simple light), you’d expect it to be!
I appreciate the head, which has a hexagonal cooling fin area. This makes the light anti-roll, even if you don’t use the pocket clip. Also, it’s nice that there are cooling fins in general.
Both the head and tail come off the Maratac Peak Focus Pro flashlight. For cell swaps, I recommend removing the head though – otherwise, you’ll need to manage the pocket clip, too. The tail end has a spring.
The head only has a button; like the Maratac I just reviewed, this button is protected. You won’t be able to use flat-top cells in this light.
All threads are anodized and quite smooth.
The bezel comes off, too!
Size and Comps
100 x 22 x 19mm (Length x head Ø x tube Ø)
Net Weight: 2.2 Ounces (Aluminum)
If the flashlight will headstand, I’ll show it here (usually the third photo). If the flashlight will tailstand, I’ll also show that (usually in the fourth photo).
Here’s the test light with the venerable Convoy S2+. The version below is a custom laser-engraved Convoy S2+ host by GadgetConnections.com. I did a full post on an engraved orange host right here! Or go straight to GadgetConnections.com to buy your Convoy S2+ now!
Also above is the light beside a TorchLAB BOSS 35, an 18350 light. I reviewed the aluminum version of that light in both 35 and 70 formats. I also reviewed that specific edition, the “Oveready BOSS FT Collector Vintage Brass” 35. I love it!
Retention and Carry
The Maratac Peak Focus Pro flashlight ships with a collar-style pocket clip installed. It’s a two-way clip.
The clip is removable.
On the tailcap are two holes for attaching a lanyard (but a lanyard is not included.) They’re “simple” holes, which means you’ll lose the option for “cleanish” tailstanding if you install a lanyard. I say “cleanish” because the switch cover sticks up a bit past the tailcap edges anyway. (The light will still tailstand.)
Power and Runtime
The Maratac Peak Focus Pro flashlight is probably meant for 14500 usage, but it can also run AA cells (any 1.5V AA).
Maratac doesn’t include a cell, so I tested with a Skilhunt 1050mAh button top. You’ll have to use a button top, too, for the reasons mentioned above. The 14500 CountyComm links is an 800mAh version, which is probably what their output duration claims are based on.
Whatever cell you use, it goes into the Maratac Peak Focus Pro flashlight in the same way – button toward the head.
Here is a set of runtimes with both 14500 and an IKEA LADDA NiMH AA.
Interestingly, the Maratac Peak Focus Pro flashlight is a 3-mode light. That’s interesting because this is a clicky and the Floodmaster (which has 4 modes) is twisty. I would probably make the case that these two should be swapped – a twisty with three modes and a clicky with 4 modes makes much more sense to me.
Modes and Currents
| Mode | Mode Claimed Output (lm) | Claimed Runtime | Measured Lumens | Tailcap Amps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14500 High | 1000 | 1h55m | 1094 (0s) 800 (30s) |
3.27 |
| 14500 Medium | 350 | 1h45m | 327 (0s) 317 (30s) |
0.80 |
| 14500 Low | 20 | 20h | 16 | 0.04 |
| AA (NiMH) High | 300 | 1h | 324 | 2.05 |
| AA (NiMH) Medium | 100 | 2h30m | 98 | 0.43 |
| AA (NiMH) Low | 3 | – | 3.4 | [low] |
Pulse Width Modulation
The three modes of 14500 on the Maratac Peak Focus Pro flashlight use PWM. It’s fast PWM, so likely to be no problem. Turbo does not use PWM. All the outputs with AA usage do not use PWM at all. Yay!
Here you can see a “baseline” – a chart with almost no light hitting the sensor.
Then there’s the Ultrafire WF-602C flashlight, which has some of the worst PWM I’ve seen. It’s so bad that I used a post about it to explain PWM! Here are multiple timescales (10ms, 5ms, 2ms, 1ms, 0.5ms, 0.2ms) to make comparing this “worst” PWM light to the test light easier. That post also explains why I didn’t test the WF-602C at the usual 50us scale.
User Interface and Operation
As mentioned above, the Maratac Peak Focus Pro flashlight is a clicky. Specifically a forward clicky.
Forward clicky means you change to the mode you want before the flashlight is fully on, and once on there’s no mode changing.
Here’s a user interface table!
| State | Action | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Off | Click | Medium |
| Off | Tap | Mode advance |
| Off | Hold (half) | Momentary |
| On | Tap | No change |
| On | Click | Off |
| Off | Double tap | Momentary strobe |
| Off | Double tap (ending in click) | Steady strobe |
LED and Beam
CountyComm and Maratac say this emitter is an Osram. Like the Floodmaster, probably an Osram P9 but they don’t state that.
It’s easy to remove the bezel, thanks to the friendly knurling and lack of thread lock.
The emitter has a sort of deep reflector, which helps the Maratac Peak Focus Pro flashlight live up to the throw claim.
LED Color Report (CRI and CCT)
The Maratac Peak Focus Pro flashlight has a quite cool output, ranging from 6300K (with AA) to over 6700K (on 14500). The CRI is low (not the lowest of lows!). The Duv is positive but living just at the edge over BBL, so it’s quite acceptable.
Beamshots
These beamshots always have the following settings: f8, ISO100, 0.3s shutter, and manual 5000K exposure. These photos are taken at floor level, and the beam hits the ceiling around 9 feet away.
Tint vs BLF-348 (KillzoneFlashlights.com 219b version) (affiliate link)
I keep the test flashlight on the left and the BLF-348 reference flashlight on the right. These photos are taken around 18 inches from the door.
I compare everything to the KillzoneFlashlights.com 219b BLF-348 because it’s inexpensive and has the best tint!
Summary and Conclusion
The Maratac Peak Focus Pro flashlight is a solid light for those who aren’t really flashlight enthusiasts. I am inclined to say the price is just a touch high, but do appreciate that the light will work with both 14500 and AA cells. As stated above, I wish this clicky was a four-mode light (and the Floodmaster a 3-mode). The build quality seems robust, and I also really like the knurling used here (it seems cut and not rolled). One final point is that I appreciate the collar clip, which is more secure than a friction-fit style.
The Big Table
| Maratac Peak Focus Pro flashlight | |
|---|---|
| Emitter: | Osram |
| Price in USD at publication time: | $49.95 |
| Cell: | 1×14500 |
| Runtime Graphs | |
| LVP? | Yes |
| Switch Type: | Mechanical |
| On-Board Charging? | No |
| Claimed Lumens (lm) | 1000 |
| Measured Lumens (at 30s) | 14500: 800 (80% of claim)^ AA (NiMH): 324 (108% of claim)^ |
| Candela per Lumen | 8.13 |
| Claimed Throw (m) | 180 |
| Candela (Calculated) in cd (at 30s) | 14500: 245lux @ 5.259m = 6776cd AA (NiMH): 107lux @ 5.138m = 2825cd |
| Throw (Calculated) (m) | 14500: 164.6 (91.4% of claim)^ AA (NiMH): 106.3 |
| Claimed CCT | – |
| Measured CCT Range (K) | 14500: 6700 Kelvin AA (NiMH): 6400-6600 Kelvin |
| Item provided for review by: | CountyComm |
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^ Measurement disclaimer: Testing flashlights is my hobby. I use hobbyist-level equipment for testing, including some I made myself. Try not to get buried in the details of manufacturer specifications versus measurements recorded here; A certain amount of difference (say, 10 or 15%) is perfectly reasonable.
What I like
- Solid build quality
- Anti-roll heatsink
- Mechanical clicky
- Strobe is avoidable (it’s not even in the main group)
- Can be disassembled easily (for modding purposes)
- PWM is fast
What I don’t like
- High CCT (cool white)
- Only 3 modes
- Cost
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