Is it live, or is it memorex?

[The_LED_Museum]

Somebody directed me to these lights on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1824819479

Is this a real Zipka, or a cheap nock-off?
A number of them are listed with the same title, all for about the same price.

 

[yclo]

Looks like the same cheap knock-off that I saw in HK on the same street that sells the panasonic 123's. Street stall price in HK is about $5 USD each.

YC

 

[The_LED_Museum]

Ok, I've never seen a Zipka. How can I tell this one's a nock-off?

 

[yclo]

Well for one, in this photo

there's nothing written on the reflector.

In this photo (from www.petzl.com)

You can see the word PETZL written on the reflector.

Plus a quick search on the net shows that the real thing goes for about $45, the one on ebay is less than $20.

That's what I think anyway.

YC

 

[Plinko]

The "cheap knock off" has a feature that the Petzl doesn't, in that it has a three-position switch with flashing mode. Looks like they didn't just copy it, they made it one step better.

Cheers!