Zebralight SC64c

TCY

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MSRP $79, XP-L2 4000K, 93-95 CRI, tint variation within a 2-step MacAdam ellipse, complete with the all new user programmable UI groups.
 
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csice

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Any word on:

-Why it is $10 cheaper than the sc63?
-Total lumen number?
-Any body changes, knurling, etc? When we might be able to see it?
-What is the tint variation within a 2-step MacAdam ellipse about?

Thanks for the update, been holding out.
 

twistedraven

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I think it will still suffer from the green tint of the mk3 version. At 4000k, 2-step easy-white selection is still mostly over the bbl, instead of being dead on it, like 3500k and 3000k leds.


Let the tint lotto begin.
 

Connor

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I think it will still suffer from the green tint of the mk3 version. At 4000k, 2-step easy-white selection is still mostly over the bbl, instead of being dead on it, like 3500k and 3000k leds.
Let the tint lotto begin.

Technically the tint lottery never ended and so it cannot begin. ;-)

Personally I would prefer a SC64d @ 5000k but .. it's a 18650 high CRI Zebralight so I'll just have to buy it anyway. :shrug::takeit:
 

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I do like the idea of 18650 fed hi cri, certainly around 95 cri!! However, even though my eyes can cope when used alone. Colours do look nice, the xp-l2 4000k to me is very yellow. Now while colours look great, whites,creams etc start to look smoke stained.............me not likey.

So for now jury out, would like to try 4500k or even 5000k as mentioned for a cleaner beam if makes sense. I know subjective....................I kind of get a little frustrated, take the EDC+ and D4 4000k g2's, real nice warmth to it but lower CRI. Given the choice, the g2 4000k wins hands down regardless of lower CRI as my eyes are just so much happier.

I would like to see George consider the 219c 4000k which is a little towards yellow, but for me a lot easier on the eye than the xp-l2 4000k
 

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O, 1st Zebra "CRI 90+" 4000K flashlight in 18650 class !
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Very strange marketing solution, 5000K "CRI 90+" flashlights with 18650,
and 4000K "CRI 90+" flashlights with 1xAA or 18650 with middle-power drivers.
 

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Oh man, super excited for this light! I was just considering buying an SC63 and shipping it off to have it modded with 4000K Nichia. Small 18650 lights have made aa lights obsolete for me (I still understand their value) ~so close in size with so much more power. I just hope Z.L. isn't using the exact same bin that they used in the SC5c and perhaps these new 64's will not have the "yellowish" tint. Of course, I'll be first in line to find out!
 

iamlucky13

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Any word on:

-Why it is $10 cheaper than the sc63?
-Total lumen number?
-Any body changes, knurling, etc? When we might be able to see it?
-What is the tint variation within a 2-step MacAdam ellipse about?

Thanks for the update, been holding out.

They dropped the SC53 price a little bit compared to its predecessor, too. Most likely it's just a competitive action to maintain or grow their market position.

Lumens will probably be about the same as the SC63w. That's about the limit of the XP-L2 for high-CRI bins.

If the SC53 is any indication, the SC64 body will be basically the same as the SC63.

Being within a 2-step MacAdam ellipse means the sample-to-sample tint differences should be small. Most people should not
 

TCY

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The price of the H53/SC53 line dropped because ZL dropped 14500 support to give room for the programmable UI groups, plus they couldn't fit the SC5's driver into the H53/SC53 housing. This has been discussed in length in the H53 thread but I'll post ZL's reply here for reader's convenience:

"The SC5 Mk I driver has only one version, for both regular SC5 and SC5Fd/Fc. The SC5 Mk II driver is a slightly improved version of the Mk I -- more powerful and more efficient. If we were to put XM-L2s in the Mk II driver, we'd see the measurable improvements.
Yes, this driver is too big for the H53/SC53 body, and we don't plan to shrink it in the near future.

The H53/SC53/H503 driver is a slightly improved version of the H52/SC52/H502 driver. Again, if we were to put the same (bin) XM-L2 LED in the H53, we'd see some improvements there (in output and efficiency). On top of that, the new UI requires more memory space. Dropping off the 14500 support is among the very few options we had."
 

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To me it seems a lot like an "SC63c" (which I have been hoping for--thanks for reading my dream journal, Zebralight!), but they most likely updated the driver with the new programmability. Bye-bye, $79 plus rush shipping...An H504c would lighten my wallet by an additional $90...
 
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