Launching in the US and Europe Best Headlamp Seller in South Korea

Hello Henk4U2,
Thanks for your interest in Orbit and your sense of details.
That is indeed IP 56.
We translated in different languages and it was a typo mistake on the picture. I rectified it.
Best,

Hello Zulumoose,

Thanks for your post and your interest in Orbit.

We are aware of the cost of import/export in some countries and the difficulties that some buyers can encounter.
We could not provide a personalized solution right now unfortunately.

I am wondering though if there is a group of buyers is the delivery fee stay the same ? Maybe people could share the delivery fee

Let us know if you have further questions.

Best,

Interesting. I expect it to be very bad for the setting that you show in the pictures - in a city. That’s because of issues with glare for other people.
However it should make a very good work light and I would be very glad to have one.1

This is really interesting id be very interested to try this out camping and trail running.
Nice post. I had not heard of this brand before il go check out hurkins.com now.

Welcome to BLF, very nice product you have there. Quite innovative.

This looks like the second or third headlamp in the “LED strip” category, with the first being the ONE80 launched on Kickstarter a while back.

There are some questions not answered on the Orbit product page:

  • What is the color temperature of the LEDs? What is the CRI rating? Where does the tint fall relative to a blackbody light source?
  • What exact models of LEDs does it use? I see a bunch of Samsung LM561C S6 strips available for roughly $5 or $6 per meter, but there is a wide variety.
  • What exact battery does it use? Is the battery reviewed or measured by someone like HKJ? Looks like maybe a LG F1L?
  • How does it manage heat at full power? Usually 1000 lumens gets hot after a while, even with a solid metal heat sink exposed to the air, but this Orbit design appears to be thermally insulated.
  • What is the runtime at various levels of brightness? Are there runtime graphs available?
  • Can the electronic parts be removed to wash the headband?

It is an interesting idea, and I’d like to know more about it.

In western retail stores, the most common headlamps are cheap plastic things from brands like Petzl and Black Diamond. These are usually not great, but it is what most people outside of a flashlight forum are familiar with.

In flashlight enthusiast groups, people usually go for a different style of headlamp instead. For something extra-floody like this, a popular choice is something like a Zebralight H603w, which comes in a nice 4500K tint with a 120-degree beam. Also, easy to clip on at the waist or chest or other places, and it has pretty good heat sinking and thermal regulation.

Instead of a completely unfocused beam, which rapidly dims with distance, usually I prefer something smaller and less floody… like a ZL H53Fw. The beam is still plenty wide, but it distributes the light in a way which more closely matches the way people see — more light at the center, less light at the edges of vision, and a smooth blend between. It uses less power and makes things appear brighter.

Anyway, mostly just wondering how an Orbit compares to items from Zebralight, Armytek, Skilhunt, Nitecore, and other brands people here are familiar with.

dsning, I would like to review your product here.

PM me for contact details.

It is completely different from the usual sort of head-torches, with which I am very familiar.

I am not convinced that it is an improvement, but I can also see the benefit of using it around the waist, instead of the head, for general lighting. Providing the design is sturdy, i.e. I should be able to fold it up into a small package, hundreds of times, without having to worry about the circuits failing.

Regards.

Hello ToyKeeper, thank you for your remarks and knowledge. To answer respectably to all your questions I think it is better for me to dedicate another thread.
Also We did send you a MP.

Thanks,

Hello everyone,

Thank you again for your comments and questions. We also received a lot of MP from you, so I am checking everything.

About the possible glare, our Orbit headlamp at minimum intensity and low intensity does not cause glare effect or dazzling. Visibility remains enough efficient to see the surroundings.

Related to work and lighting in our opinion, large flood headlamps work best.
That is being said, there are great headlamps available. Orbit lighting intensity can be changed with the dimmable switcher to a very low intensity to very high 30 lumens to 1000 lumens.
Other great headlamps usually use several buttons to change light intensity and it is not always very handy. However it is a matter of preference user on how they want to use their headlamp.

To answer another question, the Orbit first final version has been launch in South Korea around October 2017 and has been asked to be use during the 2018 Winter Olympics for the opening ceremony.
We since then updated and make a new version to improve again light distribution, light settings and battery power with overall material quality.

Again, we are aware that there are great products available and as a light and headlamp engineers passionate, we are enthusiasm about that.

With the Orbit we made the product we wanted with solid design, quality components and fabrication and the large flood which we think is more advantageous than traditional beam.
Moreover, to fit the standards we made for the Orbit, we enforced to get the best construction quality and always listen our users and provide the support they need.

Thanks,

I’m living in the desert now and want a floody headlight for hiking across the ground at night. I don’t like Rattlesnakes and being able to light up a wide path is important.

Hello brad,
Thanks for your post. Sure a floody light seems your best option.
Let us know if you have question about Orbit.

Does it step down or maintains the same output across all brightness levels?

Hello will34,
The output is different across all brightness levels and the light goes from 30lm to 1000lm with the dimmable switch.
The vertical spread if you are in a room will light up the floor as well as the ceiling. This at all intensities but with different output.

Thanks,

I like the dimmer, as long as it’s constant current (independent of battery voltage).
I like the flood of light too, which is ideal for close range use.
The price is apparently a bit high though…

One problem with the concept:
The light shines on your nose too, which is annoying because it’s right between your eyes, in your field of vision…
I don’t want to see my nose in the dark…

Thanks for your message.
You won’t see your nose in the dark. We make sure of it with the anti dazzling system under the LED lights.

:+1:

Just saw this- any updates to tint and spectrum?

Having sent a lot of time hiking, this would be a good piece for young scouts. I wouldn’t want to throttle than for flashing everyone with their flashlight, and they would have the light to see where they go.

Really interesting idea.

I saw a similar light on amazon a few months ago, but 300 lumens and 3xAAA, ov led was maker, Orbit one seems brighter, but more $

Great concept!