Before you read this thread, please understand that I'm likely the ONLY one amongst the early adopters of this light that got a SC600Fd Mk III Plus with an unbearable tint. Many other early adopters on CPF actually got very pleasant tint on their unit. If you are interested in this light please don't let my review discourage you. The other SC600Fd Mk III Plus thread (page 30 for your convenience) :http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?414887-Zebralight-SC600Fd-III-Plus-XHP50/page30
It's official, I'm the first guy to have this light in my possession on CPF.. maybe on planet Earth?:devil:
The build quality is what you would expect from ZL. Top notch. Great Anodizing, great threads, great everything.
As you can see, this light uses a heavy OP reflector and frosted lens to smooth out the beam artifact. So don't expect it to throw.
Thread comes pre-lubed. The lube has a dark blue color. Seems quality enough.
Beam pattern: much flood, limited throw. Unfortunately we are still playing with the ZL tint lottery here.. the unit I got has an unpleasant greenish/yellowish tint, but on turbo it is much more pleasant.
Heat management: On turbo, this light gets hot fast. For a mere 3 seconds on turbo you could notice the body heating up.
To be honest I'm a bit disappointed about the tint. For cherry picked LEDs with 5000K CCT, there really should be no tint at all, just pure white, maybe with a creamy hint at most. I'm considering about returning mine for a replacement :mecry:
If tint problem is fixed, this would be a perfect EDC flooder. but for now, 9/10.
I'll be taking beamshots tonight. Fun time
Update1: some quick shots of a pink yogurt.
Update 3: Beamshots. I'm using an ancient camera I bought back in 2009, and I'm a terrible photographer, so bear with me here.
Camera settings are f3.1 with WB set to daylight.
For the first set of "long range beamshots" shutter speed used is 1/20. For other sets shutter speeds vary, I try to make these photos to resemble what I actually see as much as I could, but there's only so much that a layman photographer can do..
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It's official, I'm the first guy to have this light in my possession on CPF.. maybe on planet Earth?:devil:
The build quality is what you would expect from ZL. Top notch. Great Anodizing, great threads, great everything.
As you can see, this light uses a heavy OP reflector and frosted lens to smooth out the beam artifact. So don't expect it to throw.
Thread comes pre-lubed. The lube has a dark blue color. Seems quality enough.
Beam pattern: much flood, limited throw. Unfortunately we are still playing with the ZL tint lottery here.. the unit I got has an unpleasant greenish/yellowish tint, but on turbo it is much more pleasant.
Heat management: On turbo, this light gets hot fast. For a mere 3 seconds on turbo you could notice the body heating up.
To be honest I'm a bit disappointed about the tint. For cherry picked LEDs with 5000K CCT, there really should be no tint at all, just pure white, maybe with a creamy hint at most. I'm considering about returning mine for a replacement :mecry:
If tint problem is fixed, this would be a perfect EDC flooder. but for now, 9/10.
I'll be taking beamshots tonight. Fun time
Update1: some quick shots of a pink yogurt.
Update 3: Beamshots. I'm using an ancient camera I bought back in 2009, and I'm a terrible photographer, so bear with me here.
Camera settings are f3.1 with WB set to daylight.
For the first set of "long range beamshots" shutter speed used is 1/20. For other sets shutter speeds vary, I try to make these photos to resemble what I actually see as much as I could, but there's only so much that a layman photographer can do..
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