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I have a feeling this "PLUS" model is going to be something special unlike anything ZL has put out before. Yes, it may have the same form factor but with the 3072 brightness levels and the 16 modes is definitely setting this light apart! :poke:
 
16 modes instead of 15? Seem that MS Excel gone wrong :laughing:

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Sulik said:
16 modes instead of 15? Seem that MS Excel gone wrong :laughing:

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I think you are looking at the wrong light. SC6000FD III PLUS. At the very top of the spreadsheet. I think you highlighted some of thier headlamps instead.
 
I think they were just illustrating that there are obvious issues with the formatting of the sheet. Whether the 16 modes is an issues with the sheet or not remains to be seen.

I could only guess, if the extra mode was in fact legit, it would be added to the main modes, not beacons/strobes. With that line of thinking, perhaps they bumped up H2 and added a M2 mode while making M1 a little brighter also..

H1
-1600L

H2
-1000L
-650L
-300L

M1
-150L

M2
-70L
-30L
-10L

..or something like that..
 
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Copied the formula by dragging the formatting instead of right-click dragging and selecting "copy" :)

Do that on a large mailing with zipcodes one time and I assure you it will be your first and last time!
 
AussieRanga said:
I think they were just illustrating that there are obvious issues with the formatting of the sheet. Whether the 16 modes is an issues with the sheet or not remains to be seen.

I could only guess, if the extra mode was in fact legit, it would be added to the main modes, not beacons/strobes. With that line of thinking, perhaps they bumped up H2 and added a M2 mode while making M1 a little brighter also..

H1
-1600L

H2
-1000L
-650L
-300L

M1
-150L

M2
-70L
-30L
-10L

..or something like that..
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Gotcha, thanks for the explanation. :poke:
 
16 modes confirmed. LED typos are corrected, the number 16 remains.

Zebralight is watching us...... give us more info!:nana:
 
Going from 1300 cool and low-cri lumens to 1600 neutral and hi-cri lumens - well, I was hoping for a bigger jump in lumens.

1) Maybe they can increase the drive current and bump up the lumens some more.
2) And maybe a slightly larger head to add a bit more throw so its not just total flood.
3) I would also like a recharger port.
 
carl said:
Going from 1300 cool and low-cri lumens to 1600 neutral and hi-cri lumens - well, I was hoping for a bigger jump in lumens.

1) Maybe they can increase the drive current and bump up the lumens some more.
2) And maybe a slightly larger head to add a bit more throw so its not just total flood.
3) I would also like a recharger port.
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1. Let's say that ZL bumps it up to 2k max lumens. With just 2.35 oz of mass the light might heat up so fast that PID kicks in in just 5 seconds lowering the outputs to 1000+. The boost to 2000 becomes pointless. Even the 1600 now would probably become ~1200 after 30 seconds.
2 & 3. ZL is using SC600 Mk III's body to house this light so no space for a USB recharge port. This light will be using a frosted lens so no matter how focused the beam is it ends up getting diffused.
 
One wish I always had was for M1 level be the lowest H2 level, and have their current M1 level be part of the M2 level. Or just boost all the M levels across the board.
 
carl said:
Going from 1300 cool and low-cri lumens to 1600 neutral and hi-cri lumens - well, I was hoping for a bigger jump in lumens.

1) Maybe they can increase the drive current and bump up the lumens some more.
2) And maybe a slightly larger head to add a bit more throw so its not just total flood.
3) I would also like a recharger port.
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At 1600 lumens with HI CRI I think Zebralight is already pushing the limits of what can be outputted by the SC600 host and 1 18650 battery. Anything higher would be too hot and too inefficient.
 
The great thing about ZL is that thier lumen rating are OTF lumens. That's pretty significant especially coming out of a diffused lens. Go ZEBRALIGHT!
 
Strintguy said:
I hope they're making a lot of them in the first run...
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Along with the 'upcoming' Manker M34 BlackShadow Meteor, these two could become the 'all time' most thoroughly scrutinized and critically evaluated initial product offerings in the history of flashlights. The next couple of months could be very interesting.
 
tops2 said:
One wish I always had was for M1 level be the lowest H2 level, and have their current M1 level be part of the M2 level. Or just boost all the M levels across the board.
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I agree. My biggest issue is the lowest M2 is too close to L1, and the highest M2 is too close to M1. The lowest H2 as M1 and the highest M2 would be perfect.
 
Totally disagree (sorry).
The ZebraLight levels are very nicely spaced out and are respecting the (non-linear) way we humans perceive brightness. Don't change a thing.
 
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Connor said:
Totally disagree (sorry).
The ZebraLight levels are very nicely spaced out and are respecting the (non-linear) way we humans perceive brightness. Don't change a thing.
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I feel the same way. Still, the addition of a variable mode would be neat.
 
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