I won the Lottery!!!
The tint lottery, that is.
I purchased three Zebralights this week: H52Fw, SC62d, and a (spare) SC62w. They all arrived today... which is funny... because I ordered all 3 on different days from 2 different venders. Anyway, I just finished unpacking, testing, and comparing brightnesses and tints.
The SC62d tint is unusual, and not in the least bit what I expected. I assumed it might be similar to a Nichia 219, with a subtle light tan tint. Instead, it was very close to perfect white, with just the very slightest hint of blue/green coloration. At first, I was sceptical and thought I might have got a bad tinted one, but I could only make out the blue/green on really white paper, and only if I was really looking for it. Shining the light around, looking at various surfaces and objects, I must say that this light really does resemble daylight - maybe a bit overcast, but really pure and clean like sunlight. I like it a lot so far, I would say that it is very close, if not the equal to a Nichia 219B emitter.
The H52Fw and SC62w have almost identical tint, a really light golden brown with just a hint of orange, with a light lavender spill. Almost the same as the H600Fw headlamp I recently purchased, but slightly less amounts of red/orange. I'm super happy with all 3, probably the best tints of any lights I own, outside of my Sunwayman V11R NW lights - which are the most pure, neutral, uncolored emitters I've ever seen.
Other observations: The SC62d is definitely lower output than the SC62w, but not by as much as you'd think. Reading the specs, you'd think the SC62w would be about 3x as bright, but comparing the two lights side by side, I wouldn't say it even looks twice as bright. Maybe visually 175% as bright, if even that much... those extra 600 lumens just don't seem as substantial as they should. Anyway, I would happily take either light with me on a night walk (which I'm planning for tonight) and not feel like I should have taken a brighter light. This is, of course, based entirely on messing with them in the basement, maybe out in the open world I'll change my mind... but so far I'm happy with the brightness of both lights, they both seem bright enough for my needs.
Final things I noticed: the switches on the SC62d and SC62w are identical. I could not tell any difference in feel, sound, or pressure required to activate them. Anodizing was slightly different, with the SC62d being just a touch darker. Both pocket clips are excellent, no looseness. I can't really say whether I like the SC62d or SC62w better, they are both really nice in their own way. I like the higher brightness of the SC62w, but the SC62d has such nice looking light... I'll just have to use both for a few days and see if I develop a clear preference for one over the other. So far it's a wash.
It seems like maybe Zebralight is starting to get more consistent in their production and emitter binning, either that or I just got VERY lucky this week!
All in all, a good day for lights.
The tint lottery, that is.
I purchased three Zebralights this week: H52Fw, SC62d, and a (spare) SC62w. They all arrived today... which is funny... because I ordered all 3 on different days from 2 different venders. Anyway, I just finished unpacking, testing, and comparing brightnesses and tints.
The SC62d tint is unusual, and not in the least bit what I expected. I assumed it might be similar to a Nichia 219, with a subtle light tan tint. Instead, it was very close to perfect white, with just the very slightest hint of blue/green coloration. At first, I was sceptical and thought I might have got a bad tinted one, but I could only make out the blue/green on really white paper, and only if I was really looking for it. Shining the light around, looking at various surfaces and objects, I must say that this light really does resemble daylight - maybe a bit overcast, but really pure and clean like sunlight. I like it a lot so far, I would say that it is very close, if not the equal to a Nichia 219B emitter.
The H52Fw and SC62w have almost identical tint, a really light golden brown with just a hint of orange, with a light lavender spill. Almost the same as the H600Fw headlamp I recently purchased, but slightly less amounts of red/orange. I'm super happy with all 3, probably the best tints of any lights I own, outside of my Sunwayman V11R NW lights - which are the most pure, neutral, uncolored emitters I've ever seen.
Other observations: The SC62d is definitely lower output than the SC62w, but not by as much as you'd think. Reading the specs, you'd think the SC62w would be about 3x as bright, but comparing the two lights side by side, I wouldn't say it even looks twice as bright. Maybe visually 175% as bright, if even that much... those extra 600 lumens just don't seem as substantial as they should. Anyway, I would happily take either light with me on a night walk (which I'm planning for tonight) and not feel like I should have taken a brighter light. This is, of course, based entirely on messing with them in the basement, maybe out in the open world I'll change my mind... but so far I'm happy with the brightness of both lights, they both seem bright enough for my needs.
Final things I noticed: the switches on the SC62d and SC62w are identical. I could not tell any difference in feel, sound, or pressure required to activate them. Anodizing was slightly different, with the SC62d being just a touch darker. Both pocket clips are excellent, no looseness. I can't really say whether I like the SC62d or SC62w better, they are both really nice in their own way. I like the higher brightness of the SC62w, but the SC62d has such nice looking light... I'll just have to use both for a few days and see if I develop a clear preference for one over the other. So far it's a wash.
It seems like maybe Zebralight is starting to get more consistent in their production and emitter binning, either that or I just got VERY lucky this week!
All in all, a good day for lights.