Fenix
Fenix HM65R-T V2.0 (1600 lumens)
- Brightness: 10/10 How much light it gives at full power, for finding your way in the dark.
- Runtime: 10/10 How long one charge or set of batteries lasts at a level you can walk and cook by.
- Weight: 3/10 How much it adds to your pack and your head.
Fast trail runs and technical night sections where you want 1600 lumens and a 170 m spot beam
- Brightness
- 1,600 lumens (FL1)
- Runtime
- 24 h at 130 lumens
- Weight
- 140 g
- Power
- Rechargeable
- Water rating
- IPX8
Where to buy
Hill and Dale Outdoors £95.98 In stock. Delivery £3.98. Reduced price: the page shows £110.95 struck through. Free UK express delivery over £100; under £100 its shipping policy gives £3.98 untracked economy (2-3 working days), £4.98 tracked economy or £5.98 express.
View at shop: Hill and Dale OutdoorsFenixlight UK £110.95 In stock. Free delivery. Free Royal Mail 24 Tracked on orders over £50 (£2.95 Royal Mail 48 Tracked under £50). Only the Dark Purple colour is in stock. Black and Nebula are out of stock.
View at shop: Fenixlight UKKnives and Tools £89.95 Pre-order. Dark Purple colour. The page shows £99.95 struck through, so this is a reduced price. Black is on back order. Delivery as on its page: £9.95.
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Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Brightness
From maker's figures 10/10How much light it gives at full power, for finding your way in the dark. 10: The best you can buy for this.
Fenix gives 1600 lumens on cool white High, tested to ANSI/PLATO FL1, and its runtime chart shows the 1600 lumens holding for about 3 minutes before it steps down to about 530 lumens until about 2 h 40 min. 1lumen's graph shows it stepping down sooner but still well past a minute: 1,590 lumens at 30 seconds, about 1,540 at 1 minute, above 800 lumens until about 1 minute 35 seconds, then 530 lumens from about 2 minutes. Held for more than 1 minute, so the 800+ band. The warm white light (800 lumens) steps down in the same way, to about 290 lumens by 10 minutes.
Runtime
From maker's figures 10/10How long one charge or set of batteries lasts at a level you can walk and cook by. 10: The best you can buy for this.
Fenix gives 24 h on Low at 130 lumens (cool and warm white) and 12 h on Medium at 400 lumens: the 10 h+ band. Fenix's chart shows Low settling at about 110 lumens, still over 80 lumens, to 24 h. 1lumen measured 129-141 lumens steady on Low and 23 h 32 min (cool white) and 21 h 57 min (warm white) to the FL1 end point. High (1600 lumens) is 3 h and warm High (800 lumens) 6 h; Eco (5 lumens, 300 h) is under 80 lumens so it doesn't count.
Weight
From maker's figures 3/10How much it adds to your pack and your head. 3: Below average. Fine for some trips, not others.
Fenix lists 140 g with the battery and headband (Fenixlight UK says 140 g including battery; 1lumen weighed 143 g, 93 g without the battery): the 110-149 g band.
What reviewers say (out of 10)
Ratings marked * are from reviews and are not part of the trip score. They are reviewers' scores, not our own measurements. How we score
Comfort*
Reviewers' average 8/10How comfy and steady it sits on your head.
10 reviews on comfort, e.g. "Overall, the Fenix HM65R-T v2.0 is relatively comfortable to wear.".
Reviewers disagree on this.
Ease of use*
Reviewers' average 8/10How easy the buttons, modes and lock are, with gloves too.
5 reviews on ease of use, e.g. "In the standard, forward-pointing position, you have the shroud protecting the switches, which makes it more difficult to use.".
Reviewers disagree on this.
In short
Good for
- Fast trail runs and technical night sections where you want 1600 lumens and a 170 m spot beam
- Mist, fog and heavy rain: the warm white light cuts down glare back off the water
- Long nights: 24 hours at 130 lumens, with the battery swappable
Strengths
- 1600 lumens (FL1) and a 170 m beam by Fenix's figures
- 24 hours at 130 lumens and 12 hours at 400 lumens on a 3400 mAh 18650 battery
- Separate cool white and warm white lights
- IP68: submersible to 2 m, with 2 m impact resistance
- USB-C charging in the headlamp, and a lock-out
- Headband with a built-in whistle that comes off for washing
Weaknesses
- 1600 lumens holds for under 2 minutes: 1lumen's graph shows about 1,540 lumens at 1 minute and 530 lumens from about 2 minutes
- 140 g with battery, in the 110-149 g band; 1lumen weighed 143 g
- No red light, and the SOS is only 5 lumens
- No mode memory: it always starts on the lowest level (1lumen)
- The switch cover blocks the buttons when the lamp points forward (1lumen)
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.
ShowHide sources (13)
- Fenix Lighting (USA): HM65R-T V2.0 product page, with Fenix's ANSI/PLATO FL1 table and runtime chart
- Fenixlight UK: HM65R-T V2.0 product page (140 g, 170 m beam)
- 1lumen: Fenix HM65R-T V2 review (measured lumens, runtime and weight; sample supplied by Fenix)
- Run4Adventure (YouTube): BRIGHTER, BETTER, BOLDER? Fenix HM65R-T V2.0 Running Headtorch Review (two months of use)
- Active Ideas (YouTube): Fenix vs Petzl vs Silva! Which headlamp is best for running? (sample sent by Fenix)
- Jan (YouTube): Fenix HM65R-T V2.0 Review, Trail Running Headlamp
- RUNNEA: The RUNNEA Trail Team puts the Fenix HM65R-T v2.0 to the test (Val d'Aran by UTMB 2024 and night training)
- The Guardian (The Filter): The best head torches, six tried-and-tested favourites for running, hiking and camping (Fenix HM65R-T in the best of the rest)
- Run Ultra: Fenixlight HM65R-T V2.0 Review (free sample)
- Second Runnings: Review, Fenix HM65R-T V2.0 headlamp (a few weeks of winter running)
- Only Eye Athletics (YouTube): Fenix 65R-T V2.0 Rechargeable Headlamp Product Review (three months, worn pacing a trail race)
- LARRY RUN VLOG (YouTube): TRAIL RUN HEADLIGHT FENIX HM65R-T V2.0 (worn in a night rainforest trail race)
- Fenix Lighting USA customer reviews: HM65R-T V2.0 (135 reviews, 4.65 out of 5, 112 verified buyers)