Armytek Wizard Measurements

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Took readings for a few Armytek Wizards and compared it with the Zebralight H600fc MKIV. Output taken at 2s after turn-on with the Texas Ace Lumen Tube calibrated with Maukka lights. Spectrometer used is a Sekonic C-800-U.

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 1537"]
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[TD="width: 315"]Armytek Wizard Pro XHP50 WW (2020)[/TD]
[TD="width: 154"]H2[/TD]
[TD="width: 103, align: right"]1,521 lumens[/TD]
[TD="width: 68, align: right"]3988K[/TD]
[TD="width: 96, align: right"]-0.0018 DUV[/TD]
[TD="width: 71, align: right"]82.9 CRI[/TD]
[TD="width: 268, align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 1.00[/TD]
[TD="width: 68, align: right"]20.1 R9[/TD]
[TD="width: 68, align: right"]65.4 R12[/TD]
[TD="width: 68, align: right"]80 Rf[/TD]
[TD="width: 68, align: right"]100 Rg[/TD]
[TD="width: 190"]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Pro XHP50 WW (2020)[/TD]
[TD]H1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]788 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3898K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-0.0008 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]83.8 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 1.00[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23.0 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]64.9 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]82 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Pro XHP50 WW (2020)[/TD]
[TD]M2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]147 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3785K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0008 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]84.7 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 1.00[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25.1 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]63.4 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]83 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]99 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Pro XHP50 WW (2020)[/TD]
[TD]M1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]34 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3739K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0010 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]84.9 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 0.97[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25.5 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]63.1 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]84 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]99 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Pro XHP50 WW (2020)[/TD]
[TD]L3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3734K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0012 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]85.2 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 0.97[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26.2 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]63.0 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]84 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]99 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Pro Nichia 144A 90CRI[/TD]
[TD]H2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1,388 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4583K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-0.0016 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]92.9 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 1.00[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]65.2 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]73.9 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]88 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]97 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery or VTC6A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Pro Nichia 144A 90CRI[/TD]
[TD]H1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]684 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4458K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0002 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]93.4 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 1.00[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]68.1 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72.8 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]97 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Pro Nichia 144A 90CRI[/TD]
[TD]M2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]128 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4337K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0009 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]94.0 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 1.00[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72.9 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]71.4 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]88 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]97 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Pro Nichia 144A 90CRI[/TD]
[TD]M1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]29 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4292K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0009 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]94.2 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 1.00[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]74.5 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]71.3 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]88 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]96 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Pro Nichia 144A 90CRI[/TD]
[TD]L3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4295K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0002 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]94.4 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 1.00[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]76.7 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]71.4 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]88 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]96 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Pro Nichia 144A 90CRI 2nd Unit[/TD]
[TD]H2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1,339 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4583K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-0.0012 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]92.5 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 1.00[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]63.5 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]73.0 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]88 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]96 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Pro v3 XP-L WW[/TD]
[TD]Turbo[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]954 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3986K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0010 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]73.9 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 1.00[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-12.5 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]46.4 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]71 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]98 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Pro v3 XP-L WW[/TD]
[TD]H3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]342 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3868K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0041 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]74.5 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 0.98[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-12.5 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]44.2 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]73 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]97 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Pro v3 XP-L WW[/TD]
[TD]H2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]149 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3824K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0052 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]74.8 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 0.95[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-13.0 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]43.6 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]74 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]97 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Pro v3 XP-L WW[/TD]
[TD]H1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3816K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0062 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75.1 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 0.92[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-12.9 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]42.9 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]96 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Pro v3 XP-L WW[/TD]
[TD]L3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3807K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0073 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75.1 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 0.87[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-14.3 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]42.1 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]76 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Pro v3 XP-L WW[/TD]
[TD]L2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3783K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0073 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75.1 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 0.86[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-14.2 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]41.9 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]76 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Pro v3 XP-L WW[/TD]
[TD]L1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3887K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0066 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75.5 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 0.95[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-12.6 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]42.6 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]76 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]96 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Magent USB XP-L WW[/TD]
[TD]Turbo[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1,010 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4100K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-0.0026 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72.9 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 1.00[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-17.0 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]44.4 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]69 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]98 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Magent USB XP-L WW[/TD]
[TD]Mode 5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]348 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4013K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0001 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72.9 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 1.00[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-19.4 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]42.2 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]70 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]97 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Magent USB XP-L WW[/TD]
[TD]Mode 4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]155 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3973K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0014 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]73.0 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 1.00[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-20.3 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]41.2 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]71 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]96 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Magent USB XP-L WW[/TD]
[TD]Mode 3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3934K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0028 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72.9 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 1.00[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-21.9 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]39.7 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]96 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Magent USB XP-L WW[/TD]
[TD]Mode 2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3962K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0022 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]73.3 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 1.00[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-20.9 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]40.1 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]96 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Armytek Wizard Magent USB XP-L WW[/TD]
[TD]Mode 1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3935K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0025 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]73.3 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 1.00[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-20.8 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]39.8 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]96 Rg[/TD]
[TD]included battery[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Zebralight H600fc MKIV[/TD]
[TD]H1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1,398 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4038K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-0.0003 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]91.3 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 1.00[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]60.0 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72.2 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100 Rg[/TD]
[TD]NCR18650GA or VTC6A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Zebralight H600fc MKIV[/TD]
[TD]H2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]502 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3952K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0011 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]92.2 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 0.99[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]64.1 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]70.5 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]99 Rg[/TD]
[TD]NCR18650GA[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Zebralight H600fc MKIV[/TD]
[TD]M1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]112 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3851K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0017 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]93.0 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 0.96[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66.6 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]69.8 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]98 Rg[/TD]
[TD]NCR18650GA[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Zebralight H600fc MKIV[/TD]
[TD]M2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]22 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3802K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0024 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]93.2 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 0.92[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66.9 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]69.8 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]98 Rg[/TD]
[TD]NCR18650GA[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Zebralight H600fc MKIV[/TD]
[TD]L1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3770K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0026 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]93.1 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 0.91[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66.4 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]69.7 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]97 Rg[/TD]
[TD]NCR18650GA[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Zebralight H600fc MKIV[/TD]
[TD]L2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0 lumens[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3773K[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0023 DUV[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]93.2 CRI[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Blue light relative amplitude 0.91[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66.4 R9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]69.7 R12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89 Rf[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]97 Rg[/TD]
[TD]NCR18650GA[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Armytek very sneakily upgraded the Wizard Pro WW to a 4000k 80CRI emitter, which of course is to my delightful surprise. In the past it is said to use a 3500K 70CRI emitter. Nowhere on Armytek's website did they mention anything about an 80CRI emitter. Now I'm wondering if it is still an XHP50 or is it now an XHP50.2. The Wizard Pro WW also happens to be my favorite headlamp from the above because the CCT and tint looks the best and I find that more important than a 10 CRI difference. This unit was bought from Armytekstore.com and shipped from Canada.

I also like the ZL H600fc very much mainly for its super small size and supposedly better thermal regulation than most flashlights. The tint is actually not overly green unlike past Zebralights that I had to return. The tint could have been rosier but with Zebralight, and even Armytek to a certain extent, its a tint lottery and I'm glad at least this unit is on the BBL and not above when on max output. It lacks usb recharge and doesn't have a tail magnet like the Wizard Pros but the small size makes it so easy to pocket. The Wizards do look a lot better aesthetically though IMO.

The Wizard Pro Nichia 144A is nice too but after side by side comparison with the Pro WW 80CRI, I find that I like the 4000k more. Both Nichia units I bought have similar tint but one is 50 lumens brighter than the other. I haven't tested whether these units have LVP or retain driver problems reported in reviews of the prototype. The units were bought from Armytek.com, which originally indicated shipping from China but they later changed it to shipping from Canada I guess because of either CNY or the novelcorona virus.

Here is a comparison of the measured output vs rated max output:
Armytek Wizard Pro WW - 1521 lm vs 1675 lm (91% of rating)
Armytek Wizard Pro Nichia 144A 90CRI - 1388 lm vs 1400 lm (99% of rating)
Armytek Wizard Pro v3 XP-L WW (white button) - 954 lm vs 930 lm (103% of rating)
Armytek Wizard Pro v3 XP-L WW (yellow button) magnet usb - 1010 lm vs 930 lm (109% of rating)
Zebralight H600fc MKIV - 1398 lm vs 1568 lm (89% of rating)

I'm surprised Armytek's ratings are so honest with the Wizards. I think some of their other models didn't measure that close to rating but I'll check later. I'm also surprised the H600fc did not measure as far below spec as I expected because I remember past Zebralights I measured were more like 20% below spec. However keep in mind my lumens were measured 2s from turn-on instead of ANSI standard 30s.
 
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I found some interesting info to add. The claims of Zebralights being super efficient are unsubstantiated. From Maukka's testing, Zebralight's efficiency is average at best.
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Maukka tested the H600fc MKIV with an efficiency of 89lm/w whereas the 90CRI Wuben TO56R has an efficiency of 125lm/w. The Olight H2R 4000K 70CRI is 135lm/w and the new Olight Perun is even more efficient.
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In terms of driver efficiency Zebralight is a far ways from the level of Olight and Fenix. Though with the latter two, you are stuck with ugly (IMO) CW :sick2: emitter options and no HI CRI. To me what makes Zebralight special is the extremely compact unibody design and HI CRI options.
 

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