Zebralight H501 now with strobe mode and "warm white" LED

[ichoderso]

Hi all,
today I got a mail from Zebralight.
The new H501 will have a strobe mode.
For the first I was disapointed because I don't need strobe.
But strobe can be activated by double click in Hi mode. So it's possible to click through the levels change the brightness modes without getting strobe.
I think, this is a acceptable compromise, IMHO.

What's your opinion?

Also the new 501 will be available with the warm white Q3-5A LED, but I dont know how many units will be made with this tint.


greetings from Germany,
Jens

 

[EngrPaul]

Also the new 501 will be available with the warm white Q3-5A LED, but I dont know how many lights available with this tint.

You can do a count here:

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=212642

This warm Zebralight has been talked about for a while. When it shows up as order-able, I will add it to the list. :thumbsup:

 

[Shorty66]

Wow, thats cool news. I like the double-click to get more modes feature. That way you get a nice three-mode light with the versatility of a 6mode one. Do you know if the H501 will have extra modes via double click on the lower levels, too?

I hope they release the "warm" version soon. Id buy one right away.

How do you get these infos?

(edit i voted for "Strobe + warm led" because i Like warm leds and i dont think, that an extra strobe mode which is only accessible via doubleclik would hurt anyone. Essentially it works like a normal threemode light while offering an extra strobe option.

 

[dilbert]

You can do a count here:

I think he meant he doesn't know how many units of the H501 will be made with the Q3-5A.

Hopefully plenty... that alone makes me want one! :thumbsup:

edit: I voted "without strobe and "warm white" LED" since that would be my first choice, but I will buy it with the strobe as long as it comes in warm white.

 

[ichoderso]

I think he meant he doesn't know how many units of the H501 will be made with the Q3-5A.

Hopefully plenty... that alone makes me want one! :thumbsup:

thank you dilbert this is it, what I mean...., my english is very bad, Sorry

 

[Shorty66]

Now the only thing i am missing is an add-on Asph. lens. My lens mod worked well - i only bought a somewhat small lens that couldnt colllect all the light coming out auf the h60, though it added considerably to the throw of this light.

 

[EngrPaul]

[OT]

I think it would be really cool if Zebralight offered a spinning pedestal, then you could turn your light into a baby lighthouse.

[/OT]

 

[ichoderso]

I hope they release the "warm" version soon. Id buy one right away.

How do you get these infos?

I asked an engeneer from Zebralight some month ago about this warm white version (releasing time from H30 and H60)
and it seems, this is the first Zebralight with this tint now.
This guy wrote also in another mail, that this tint option will be added in all other Zebralight models in the future (and if enough Q3-5A's available...)

Jens

 

[Shorty66]

The added Strobe Mode is also the reason for the H501 beeing late: They had to reprint the packaging. therfore the h501 is beeing released next week.
i dont got any information, that the warm tint versions will too be avaible next week. I think we will have to wait a bit longer for the warm ones.
(edit) @ ichoderso: just saw your post - hopefully it will direclty be released with the warm tint led

 

[Flying Turtle]

Strobe's okay since it's hidden. It would be nice if the frequency could be adjusted from strobe to slow beacon.

Geoff

 

[Rk-2000]

Hidden strobe would not hurt, a slow beacon / double beacon for signaling and very long runtime could be more useful.

Neutral white is great!

 

[davidt1]

Voted for with strobe. For that emergency use when I need to alert people in a car accident, etc. the strobe will be immensely useful. I would like SOS mode also.

If you don't want these features, you always have an option of not using them.

The reverse is not true on lights lacking these features. That is another way of saying it's better to have it and not need it than not have it when you need it.

I don't understand the way some people think sometimes. You are disappointed because it has more features than you want? Now I could understand the thinking if the extra feature adds more weight, size, or cost to the product.

 

[Flying Turtle]

Voted for with strobe. For that emergency use when I need to alert people in a car accident, etc. the strobe will be immensely useful. I would like SOS mode also.

If you don't want these features, you always have an option of not using them.

The reverse is not true on lights lacking these features. That is another way of saying it's better to have it and not need it than not have it when you need it.

I don't understand the way some people think sometimes. You are disappointed because it has more features than you want? Now I could understand the thinking if the extra feature adds more weight, size, or cost to product.

Have to agree with you here. This is the reason I opted for the L0DQ4 instead of the newer LD01. In fact, it took a couple days with it before I remembered it even had strobe and SOS.

Geoff

 

[Shorty66]

In fact, i would`nt like the storb mode if it was as with the L0D/LD01:
With the L0D you always get the annoying strobemode while switching through the modes. I would take the LD01 for having less modes and beeing more comfortable because of that.

With the Zebralights its different: As the strobe mode is hidden behind a double-click it wont be annoying while clicking through the standard modes. It only comes up if you want it to.
Thats great.

 

[nzbazza]

Warm tints and hidden strobe mode... Excellent work Zebralight!!!!

I wonder if an easter egg is hidden in the UI?

 

[DaFABRICATA]

I'll likely buy one if they are available with the Q3-5A emitter.

Strobe isn't as important to me, but if it is only accessable through a double click on high, I don't have a problem with the added feature.


BTW...why is it called an "easter egg"?...
.just because it is hidden?

 

[Shorty66]

The strobe would not be the Easter egg.
Here is a good explantion what an easter egg is in the media.

 

[nzbazza]

I was not meaning that the strobe mode is an easter egg, apparently ZL are changing their packaging to mention the strobe mode, which makes it a feature.

The H501 UI obviously has some smarts to it, and I was wondering what ELSE could be hidden in the UI.

The classic example of this is the unlocking of a Novatac 120EDC to 120P specification by carrying out several hundred button presses in the right mode.

I shoulda been clearer in my first post.

 

[Shorty66]

I understood, but i don`t believe, that there is an easter egg like with the novatec which actually adds function. The novatec easteregg is not meant to be an easter egg. The consumer is not meant to figure out how to change the light from EDC to P as this is a considerable increase in worth.
I dont think that something similar is possible with the zebras - but who knows?

I consider the novatec thing as a "bug". An easter egg would be something funny or so which doesnt actually add function.

 

[Woods Walker]

Warm tint LED and NO strobe.