This is why I've decided it's time to sell most of my Olight collection.
More pictures in comments.
This picture is Olight S1R Baton II (left) vs Rovyvon A23 (right). The Rovyvon uses a Nichia 219C emitter in cool white (about 5700K iirc).)
It's the same complaint you hear time and time again, emitters with awful tint and CRI. When I was still new all I cared about was Olight, so I've amassed a pretty significant collection. It was only when I first tried a Hank light with Nichia 519A emitters that I finally understood why tint and CRI matters.
Also, now that I've learned the Anduril 2 UI every other light just feels limiting.
Beam from S1R Baton II. Very green tint with terribly washed-out colors.
Beam from Rovyvon A23 (Nichia 219C). Accurate colors, beautifully-neutral tint.
I've got a lot to get rid of, but I am at least going to keep that orange S1R Baton II because it's the light that got me into the hobby. It was my first "real" flashlight, and I was super impressed with how bright such a tiny light could shine :)
For the longest time I just didn't consider tint. I figured that was something only for the light snobs to worry about. And then I became one od those snobs xD
Wonky tint, goofy user interfaces, strange form factors, going off in your pocket all the time even when allegedly control locked, and those fucking proprietary magnetic charging cables have all been fine reasons that I've never owned more than a single Olight, and it was one that just took regular batteries. At least my lesson was cheap: I wound up buying one (1) i3T and that was enough to sour me on the entire brand. (No mode memory? Really?)
To be honest, I really like the form factor on the Baton series lights. The UI on their lights is dummy simple, and I don't even mind their proprietary charging methode too much. I just really can't stand their choice of LEDs.
I like the i3t as a bright little pocket light, I keep one in a pouch just befause it's 'ol reliable and I don't care if she gets scuffed up. The UI on it is fair enough, two modes is easy to use, and I think the momentart on is useful for easily switching to high mode.
Probably because your brain subconsciously does color correction (similar to optical illusions) that you donβt notice until you have a direct comparison.
It didn't matter to me until I got a couple lights with really good tint. Still, I do believe Olight has the best build quality for their price and their support team is awesome, they've helped me out when a light was faulty.
Do you see the tint in real life or only in camera? Yes, the Olight looks green in your photo, but the other one looks reddish. But cameras suck at white balancing, unless you use a grey card or something like that.
I own quite a few Olights (not anything from the Baton line, though), and while I would describe them as "warm", I don't notice them as being green with real-world use.
That said, colour temperature is a matter of personal preference. I find that some lights are too "cool", and that bothers me more than a warmer light. But I don't blame you at all for preferring the Royvyon beam!