Any idea how the H603's differ from the H602's? More lumens? Longer run times?Looking forward for reviews and a shoot out on these three new Zebralight Flood headlamps H603d, H603c, and H603w.
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But with pure flood, I've seen some comparison videos and at times looks like the center can be a little dark when looking at something that is further away in the middle than things that are to the left and right. And that got me to thinking if I was working on my car and dropped a bolt 2 feet down a gap in the engine bay. If looking at that 2 foot deep gap with pure flood would mean looking at a black hole compared to using a floody headlamp?
I'm back to deciding between flood and floody. I like the idea of full flood no hotspot as I mostly do close up work like working on computers and working on car. And since the Zebralight sits off-center, I didn't want to have an off-center hotspot or the bouncing ball effect.
But with pure flood, I've seen some comparison videos and at times looks like the center can be a little dark when looking at something that is further away in the middle than things that are to the left and right. And that got me to thinking if I was working on my car and dropped a bolt 2 feet down a gap in the engine bay. If looking at that 2 foot deep gap with pure flood would mean looking at a black hole compared to using a floody headlamp?
I'm back to deciding between flood and floody. I like the idea of full flood no hotspot as I mostly do close up work like working on computers and working on car. And since the Zebralight sits off-center, I didn't want to have an off-center hotspot or the bouncing ball effect.
But with pure flood, I've seen some comparison videos and at times looks like the center can be a little dark when looking at something that is further away in the middle than things that are to the left and right. And that got me to thinking if I was working on my car and dropped a bolt 2 feet down a gap in the engine bay. If looking at that 2 foot deep gap with pure flood would mean looking at a black hole compared to using a floody headlamp?
I was thinking about that same black hole effect that you spoke of. 120 degree flood is way too diffused and result in a lot wasted lumens. Man, I miss the H501 with the 80 degree beam. My H502w is good out to about 3 ft on high. The problem with close-up work is my eyes are often distracted by all that wasted peripheral lumens. Yep, the objects and surface closer to you will reflect all that light at your eyes while the thing you are trying to look at further away will appear super dim.
I never had an issue with the H51fw hotspot off to the side, not sure about the H600 series being that they are longer. I don't think they will cause an issue, though.
H603c High CRI Flood Neutral White 18650 Headlamp |
Are you saying you don't notice an off-center hotspot?
I've got a cheap AAA headlamp that is pretty much just spot. It's the crappy kind from the local stores. And I moved it slightly off center and it was pretty annoying. Hopefully it's not noticeable with the 600 series floody.