Zebralight SC60

[jbrett14]

I got a Shiningbeam S-mini in the mail... but now I'm wonder why I did that... well I'll test it on the weekend.

I would LOVE to see or hear about a comparison between the S-mini and the SC60. Please do report.

I recently bought the S-mini and LOVE it, but I also was wanting the SC60. Looking for a good reason to get the SC60.

I'll wait for your report.

 

[HIDblue]

I would LOVE to see or hear about a comparison between the S-mini and the SC60. Please do report.

I recently bought the S-mini and LOVE it, but I also was wanting the SC60. Looking for a good reason to get the SC60.

I'll wait for your report.

+1. Can't decide between the S-Mini and the SC60...and I would prefer not to buy both...

 

[jbrett14]

+1. Can't decide between the S-Mini and the SC60...and I would prefer not to buy both...

For me, it came down to cost since all that I could find of these lights showed they were about equal in light output.

The S-mini is an awesome little light. Amazing output for such a small light. AND, it comes with a very nice little holster. All for about HALF the cost of the SC60. We shall see if it proves to be durable though.

 

[flatline]

For me, it came down to cost since all that I could find of these lights showed they were about equal in light output.

The S-mini is an awesome little light. Amazing output for such a small light. AND, it comes with a very nice little holster. All for about HALF the cost of the SC60. We shall see if it proves to be durable though.

Is it true the S-mini uses PWM? I've got an L-mini II that I'm pretty sure is current-controlled (at least I can't detect any PWM...and I'm normally pretty good at detecting it if I'm looking for it).

--flatline

 

[HIDblue]

For me, it came down to cost since all that I could find of these lights showed they were about equal in light output.

The S-mini is an awesome little light. Amazing output for such a small light. AND, it comes with a very nice little holster. All for about HALF the cost of the SC60. We shall see if it proves to be durable though.

Thanks for that jbrett. I like the simple and clean design of the S-mini and you're right about the price.

 

[jbrett14]

Is it true the S-mini uses PWM?--flatline

I don't know but I have no complaints regarding the quality of the light output.

 

[StandardBattery]

OK I've had a little more time to play with the SC60w and I'm really liking it.

Current setup:
L1
M2
H1 / H2-Strobe

Don't need the strobe very often but I put it on H2 because I don't need H2 for anything else and I have found it can be useful to have some time of strobe to alert people at night or in the case of an emergency situation.

Did some very short playing with the Shiningbeam S-mini. So here is a brief summary of how I measured it agains the SC60w.

Physical:
S-mini: 92.3g w/ AW2200
SC60w: 97.5g w/ AW2200

S-mini: 115mm (L)
SC60w: 100mm (L)

S-mini: 22.7mm (W)
SC60w: 22mm/25mm (W)

S-mini: reverse-clicky mechanical switch
SC60w: momentary switch, electronic latch on click

Subjective:
SC60w feels like a much higher quality light, I think the 100mm length is perfect. The s-mini did not really impress me in this regard, and I feel it is just a bit too long.

The s-mini has a nice beam, no donut hole, and is cool white. Overall I like the warmer tints, and the beam on the SC60w is equally as good if not better and it has the tint I like better.

The levels are chosen well for the s-mini as it only has 3, no complaints. Low is roughly equivalent to L1, Med seems brighter than M1 or M2, High appears to have more output the the SC60w H1 which is expected, but the s-mini also has more throw so it's hard to judge the lumens by eye.

The once turned on the reverse-clicky on the s-mini is VERY sensitive, this is somewhat the nature of such a switch but it seemed unnatural to me now that I don't use them often.

It's a really dark night here and I did like the extra throw of the S-mini, but in my day to day stuff I prefer the SC60w beam and interface way more. The S-mini just reminded me big time why I use to complain about lights with so called automatic-memory... I hate it, I hate it, I hate it.

The S-mini is quite light weight, I don't know why it feels so much lighter when on the scale it's not that different, some might appreciate that.

Sorry I don't have much more in way of a comparison; I like the SC60w VERY much and the interface on the S-mini is not for me. Check the marketplace for a good deal on an S-mini.

 

[HIDblue]

Thanks for the great comparison standardbattery.

 

[mitro]

Excellent comparison! I've only been into flashlights for a couple of years, but I've never had a light that was more suited to my tastes. Even disregarding the differences in tint, the SC60w knocked the D10 off the top of my list, which is saying a lot if you look at the popularity of the D10. :) I'm liking the SC51W, but there's NO way its replacing the 60.

 

[JA(me)S]

Good news:

All models with xp-g emitters will have a 'c' version in the future.

More than likely they will use the Luxeon Rebel (85 typical CRI, 4000k) like they are using in the new SC51c. There have been favorable verbal user reviews of the SC51c's tint, CRI and beam profile, but no beamshots yet.

In comparing hi 1 Lm output the SC51w is 172, and the SC51c is 130. The SC60w is 260, would it be safe to assume the SC60c will come in at 197 Lm on hi 1?

- Jas.

 

[StandardBattery]

Good news:

More than likely they will use the Luxeon Rebel (85 typical CRI, 4000k) like they are using in the new SC51c. There have been favorable verbal user reviews of the SC51c's tint, CRI and beam profile, but no beamshots yet.

In comparing hi 1 Lm output the SC51w is 172, and the SC51c is 130. The SC60w is 260, would it be safe to assume the SC60c will come in at 197 Lm on hi 1?

- Jas.

I'm thinking they are just waiting until they can get a good color-temp on the CREE HCRI emitters. I sure hope my SC51c shows up today.