Thanks for posting Terry. Tint shift doesn’t appear nearly as bad as most 70.2 lights I’ve seen. Some are just flat out ugly with green rings in the beam. From the looks of it, may not be noticeable out in the woods.
Awesome review. I have placed an order for one of these bad boys and a pair of 40T cells. I wonder if I’ll end up using this more often over my SC600w Plus.
Just wanted to chime in and let you know that thanks to this review I pulled the trigger on a SC700D. I haven’t purchased any other flashlight for almost a year but this zebralight was a hard pass.
It’s been with me for a couple weeks now and I will never look at any other flashlight the same way after the SC700D. The performance is simply insane and having the temperature setting on the highest it seems to handle the H2 level without ever dropping the output. Zebralight has perfected the PID in such way that holding the flashlight for a couple seconds the output immediately raises back up. The thing is so efficient I feel it easily gives me more than twice the runtime of a regular high capacity 18650.
Fit and finish is perfect and was undamaged after a drop on hard concrete floor, the texture on the anodizing reminds me of the older days of surefire and first gens Fenix TK lights, not the usual easy chipping stuff now every manufacturers calls “HA III”.
Not sure if they wanted to future proof this light but the battery tube ID can easily fit a 21700 50E with double extra wrapping, I see why some folks complains about a rattling cell. The only and single complain I have is the pocket clip, I would much rather have a screw on clip. The tint has the usual XHP70.2 green, not something ZL could’ve done anything about.
That’s awesome news! Glad you like it. I like the SC700D so much that I ordered two of them. One to keep new in a box, the other for EDC use and won’t feel so bad if I ding it up. This light is worth every penny. I use it more than my SC600W MK IV Plus now. It also seems to have curbed my flashoholic cravings. Looks like I’ll need to really work on the flashlight rotation on night walks. This thing is at the top of the list.
I thought I was the only one that does this with flashlights I really like :person_facepalming:
Not at all! My motto is, Good things always come in pairs!
Or trios 
I just now saw this thread. Impressive review, thank you!! 
The floody version of this light SC700Fd (frosty lens) became available April 30th.
Has anyone tried Lee zircon or the regular filters with the SC700D? I’m tempted to buy a 24x24” sheet of the zircon 803S to get rid of the green, which is the only imperfection with this light. I think it puts out lots of light to easily compensate for the 20% loss.
I have an issue with this light regarding obtaining low mode from off. I press and hold and generally miss low and go straight to medium, and blind myself when using the flashlight at night. I just can’t get the timing right so that I can reliably select low output. Too short a click and 3000 lumens, too long a click and a few hundred. Am I missing something?
This was a very common complaint about Zebralight’s UI for years. It takes a lot of practice and muscle memory to get the timing correct, and the only answer was to practice and practice. HOWEVER, times have changed and the UI has been updated, including in your light. Its now fully programmable, so you can set short-click to low and long-press to high, for instance. Or whatever you desire. I think a lot of us make that change in our newer Zebralights - I know I do. If you’ve lost the programming instruction sheet there’s a pdf on the website — SC700Fd 21700 XHP70.2 Floody Neutral White High CRI Flashlig
Thank you so much 
Yeah, I used to have problems with timing when I got my first Zebralight. Years later, and several Zebras later, I haven’t had that issue in a long time.
Even so, I programmed one of the groups for my “middle of the night” modes. They’re all moonlight levels, so even if I screw up it’s still very dim.
I have a number of ZL flashlights but this one seems to have the shortest click and hold. Still I do really appreciate the programming modes. Very nice.
I know this is an older thread, but there isn’t much showing up about this in the searches. I have and love a sc64w hi. I am looking at this. Is it remotely pocketable? My zl disappears in my pocket , this one is a half inch broader. Also how is everyone liking theirs?
You might want to try the SC600w MkIV Plus. Its size is in-between the SC64 and the SC700. Still quite pocketable. 2300 lumens, so not quite as bright as the SC700d, but close.
The SC700d is an overall very decent light, i enjoy the well regulated modes, the thermal balance and the proper runtimes (21700 50E). I use it mostly for tasks around the house and also for nightriding mountainbike on the handle bar. But pocketability is not a strength of this light, of coure in a pocket of a jacket will never be a problem to carry it, but for a jeans pocket is it definetly to bulky for any kind of EDCing.
I have also the SC64w Hi (which is my most used light ever), regarding pocketability, it is definitely in another league. For more output then this and still compact size, the SC600w plus mk4, which was proposed by WalkIntoTheLight is a good choise. The SC600 format ist still very compact, is a bit better thermal balanced and is not to bulky for a jeans pocket.
Not sure if it was already mentioned in this thread, but here is another nice review by 1Lumen.
SC700d
Thanks for the response, it sounds like I thought it would be. To big and maybe more of a ‘house/truck’ light. I do love my sc64 w hi as well. I will look at it the other light. That is a good review you linked. Pretty soon we will be debating on the new ZL headlamps coming out, the a6 and a7. I asked if they are 21700 series and I think they said they would be.