Zebralight is going to come out with flashlights! UPDATES!

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If I remember correctly, George of Zebralight has said that the H60 and H501 won't be replaced anytime soon. That probably means the H51 will be a different light because it has a reflector. He also referred to non-reflector lights as 80 degree lights. As I have said before, I just want a H501 with more power. Unless the H51 will be floody enough, I am afraid there won't be a ZL headlamp for me in next lineup.
 
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The new Zebralights are sweet!

Here's some of the pictures I took at the DFW Texas meet in high def


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oghod. i need to start saving up for th AA version. (i just hope they put out the warm tint out at the 1st release too)

the sideclicky is the one i miss too in the lights for sale today. i might be able to live with shorter light like cr123 if it has side clicky. the tailcap button and cr123 makes the lights too short for me to use comfortably.

so i hope the ww tints are ready for sale too. so i dont end up like i did with the h501. i ordered it the day it came for sale and was happy with it.. and then cussed severely when they released the ww version soon after it. (if i only could of waited.. but no. im weak, im flashaholic)

now that the h501 is gone (stolen by some bstrd) i still need to replace it with another one.

i just hope they put these out next month and the ww h501 is available then too. i would order both at the same time.


**Ok ZL is putting out small sideclicky lights.. which manufacturer is the 1st to make my idea of 2AA flashlight with side by side stacked batteries and sideclicky...?
 
Dang, those are some nice lights. I hope they come out with an all flood AA light. I don't need a single AA to throw, that's what the bigger guns are for. But then, it just me.
 
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I asked if they will make an AAA flashlight, and the answer was "not in the near future." That's too bad because there is a huge market for AAA lights. Just look the popularity of the LD01, LF2XT, Maratac and ITP. Look at the anticipation the new version of the Maratac light. A Zebralight AAA light with a side click switch and their amazing UI and anodizing would be a strong competitor in that market.

Meanwhile I need a light with the power of a H60w in the body of a H501. Is that too much to ask, Zebralight?

Even if there won't be a headlamp for me in the next release. I will probably buy their AA flashlight if it is smaller than the EZAA. I can see a lot of uses for it.

I too should have ordered a warm H501. I was one the first people to buy the light. The warm version was available from the first week.

Thanks for the pictures, Hugo2x.
 
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:twothumbsI'll take one, uhh, make that two... What? Yes, a warm tint will do nicely.

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Great idea; still a two part design, the led and the clicky play trading places and the who thing given a great unique design and a removable pocket clip to boot. Adding a reflector (are these the "f" versions?) for all forward flood.
 
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I actually might prefer the H30 UI over the H501 for a headlight, but ...
if they release a reflectored warm CR123 flashlight with the H501 UI, I WILL get at LEAST one. I'd get a AA version too.

Unless there was some other unforeseen massive flaw.

A momentary option/mode would be nice for a FL too.

I think a AAA version is not likely since the button on the side has to be so big, making the light so wide that you might as well put a AA in it.
 
Wow, just found this thread for some reason. I heard about the possibility of a ZL flashlight a while back (I was hoping the full floody mule head type) and I have been waiting on news. Subscribed!
 
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Finally, a side clicker!

I'm so tried of pushing in on the lenses.:crackup:
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Good one! I did that a few times with the Akoray K-106. It looks like Zebralight chose to keep the new designs similar to their current lights in that the tail cap unscrews for battery installation. This design has one disadvantage because the clip can not be installed on the tail cap. I like my clips flush with the tail like on lights such as the K-106 and LF2XT. This design keeps the whole light inside the pocket, making it harder to fall out.
 
I like the idea of a side switch. Even for a headlamp.
Been putting together a setup for a helmet that I can use if I ever get to go caving. So far it looks like a Zebralight commercial, with a H60 up front, and a H30 mounted vertical on one side.
I worried about maybe needing a little throw, and wanting it available on a helmet mounted light. One of these reflectored lights mounted facing forward on the same strap as the main light would would make for a very easy to use and compact package, and, well, make me look even more like a Zebralight commercial🙁

I think I'll buy both flood and reflectored 1 cell lights when they become available with neutral emitters.
 
It doesn't seem like there is much going on in this thread???🙁 And I am very interested in getting more info on these lights, is there another thread somewhere else for these?😕
 
Have to be patient. Start putting away $2 a day, and by the time the new lights are available (2 months) you will have $120 for at least two lights.
 
I asked Zebralight in a Chinese forum, he said
"H501 will not be replaced in near future, at least not before H30/H50/H60. H51 with a reflector will have a beam more like regular flashlight. "
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This is not news, I think I read somewhere ,although not directly form Zebralight.
The following is my personal view:
1.What make Zebralight special, is its specially designed lens. You can get floody beam from a diffuser, but that cause lots of loss of light. However, lens is expensive to make, that's one reason why there is not much Zebralight clone. It also means Zebralight cannot upgrade their lens too frequently to use newest LED if the LED dies changed. Of course they will upgrade H30/H50/H60, that should be after this batch, probably at least in 6 months?
2. From another point, H50/H501 is supposed to used in nearby range, maybe H501/H50b is enough for most tasks in 5 feets?
So I decide that I can go ahead buy H501, and also buy H51 as a regular light which will be compliment to H501.
 
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I am not a fan of diffusers for that reason - loss of light. I don't know about special lens in Zebralights. I always thought lights without reflectors are floody. It's possible to have light without a hot spot and some throw. This (NOHS) no-hot-spot light has no hot spot and a decent throw of about 50 feet.

http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showthread.php?t=201703
 
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