Zebralight SC700d – A Short Technical Review (lumens/runtime graphs/temperature/PWM/current draw)

Well it’s hard to say what light is better or generally good one. As always, it dependent on your needs or your wishes/expectations on a light. If you got already a good one you are satisfied with, than ask your self, what would be nice if this light would do better. More runtime, more output, more throw, flood, smaller/bigger and so on. Depends on the needs, different lights come in focus.

I’ve got 5 Zebralights and all of them are really well made quality lights that I can rely on in all conditions of use. I was often swim in a lake with a zebra in my hand, it’s a nice effect to illuminate the water from underneath.
Zebralight has a few different variations of lights, but not all different needs can be covered by them. There are so many different manufacturers with good quality lights on the market, which are also very good. I do not know all and can not generally judge which are better or equal.
The Zebralight UI is fine, but i also like the Narsil/Anduril UI.

Yuck. 21700 in a headlamp? Too big and heavy! Even though Zebralight makes among the smallest lights, I don’t think a 21700 form could be made small enough.

While I like Anduril, I find it more of a “toy” than a serious light. Also, the whole D2 meltdown with it made me no longer trust it; it’s just too complex to code safety into the light.

Great review.

Excellent review and thanks for the update with beamshots.

I have an SC64c LE that I really enjoy. Wonderful light. I didn’t bother with the SC700 as I didn’t want to get into 21700 cells. And for the price, I’m being pulled more towards an Astrolux MF01s. Still, something about Zebralight keeps me watching. :smiley:

Nice but you can't get the thing. Eternal backorder on ZL website. I gave up.

They are not good at keeping their site up to date. Some have ordered and have had it ship normally even when it said out of stock. I edc a sc64 w hi and love it. My sc700d I use for outdoor use , the tint is a tad green , could be used to me being used to 4k ish tint. It’s very good outdoors though. Only notice it when I put another light next to it.

gpknives is your friend, had mine in two days.

or nkon…

im lovin it!!!

Is the green tint less obvious on the fd model? I tend to notice mine alot lately in the sc700d. Used to my sc64w hi

I wish I had the Fd Model…

The Green is very real on both this 700d, and the Sc600w MK iv Plus.

The 64w HI is a dream, and the one I carry while working to see true whites/colors.

All others in my collection have no green.

Jim

I might try the DC fix filter, it would turn it.into a floosy and even out the tint I think.

ive got some, but am just a lil lazy now…

Has anybody had issues with battery fit? I have some samsung 40T I ordered from Fireflies and they are too wide and don’t fit my sc700d. Wondering if anyone else experienced the same.

I have that battery from Zebralight, it fits fine with a slight rattle if I shake it.

Flat top unprotected

Odd, since I used the 40T in my runtime graphs. I suppose there could be manufacturing tolerances in the light, battery, or both.

How old is the Zl? Maybe they added something to stop the rattle, or the 40t is a rewrapped something else? Odd though.

Likely manufacturing tolerances in the batteries. I am not sure if she, but same issue on my sc700Fd with different color anodization.

My 40T rattled slightly (only if tapped firmly, not really if just shaken). I wrapped a single layer of wide masking tape around the cell and it’s solved.