Wasatchbuck
Lil-Rokslider
I received my zebralight H600w MKII about a week ago and had to wait for the orbtronics batteries and charger to arrive before I could give it a run through and compare it to some of my other headlamps.
Well, batteries were charged and it was time to take it outside and do a side by side comparison. In addition to the zebralight I had a black diamond that was rated at 90 lumens I believe and a Princeton tec rated at 165 lumens. I spent about 20 minutes comparing the three and even brought multiple people over to help with the comparison.
Was the zebralight the brightest...yes it was but it definitely was not 855 lumens brighter then the other two lights. I, along with everyone else that was watching had a very hard time differentiating between the zebralight and the Princeton tec. While the zebralight has a neutral white and Princeton tec has a much cooler white. The difference in brightness was not as much as I was expecting it to be. Zebralight claims 1020 lumens on high and if that is the case my other lights are either underated or the zebralight is.
Truth be told for all the hype around these lights and the fact that I had to buy Li-ion batteries and an additional charger...I am not impressed. I was really hoping to be blown away, however such was not the case. Cant say for sure at this point if I am even going to keep it.
Well, batteries were charged and it was time to take it outside and do a side by side comparison. In addition to the zebralight I had a black diamond that was rated at 90 lumens I believe and a Princeton tec rated at 165 lumens. I spent about 20 minutes comparing the three and even brought multiple people over to help with the comparison.
Was the zebralight the brightest...yes it was but it definitely was not 855 lumens brighter then the other two lights. I, along with everyone else that was watching had a very hard time differentiating between the zebralight and the Princeton tec. While the zebralight has a neutral white and Princeton tec has a much cooler white. The difference in brightness was not as much as I was expecting it to be. Zebralight claims 1020 lumens on high and if that is the case my other lights are either underated or the zebralight is.
Truth be told for all the hype around these lights and the fact that I had to buy Li-ion batteries and an additional charger...I am not impressed. I was really hoping to be blown away, however such was not the case. Cant say for sure at this point if I am even going to keep it.
