Zebralight SC64c LE with LH351D NOT high CRI

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@maxwolfie

In light of all this… is anyone else offput by what’s happened or is this par for the course for cheap(ish) flashlights? Asking as I’ve got my first ZL on order but I’m now not sure whether I want this or something else.

if i really wanted that specific emitter in that CRI and didn’t get it, i’d be pissed.

but if that’s not the case, i don’t think this affects you. also, it’s possible that an informed consumer would take a gamble and buy it anyways in hopes of getting the bait-and-switch, lower-CRI emitter because supposedly it has a nice tint.

i still continue to buy ZLs as gifts for family and friends, and i’d buy replacements if i broke my headlamp or flashlights today.

the newest ones i got have the new battery cathode contact. i can see that it might be less prone to denting batteries in the event of a drop, but i wonder how it compares in terms of current carrying capacity (within the requirements of the flashlight) and long term durability. being optimistic, maybe it’s all-around better?

Kinda sorta the same deal in this thread…….

How can something be near perfect CRI with a big blue spike?

e.g. the SW45k: https://i.imgur.com/CfehtBR.png Or SST 20 4000k: https://i.imgur.com/ldEQbh7.png There is a big spike at 450 nm. I know WHY this is - because they start with a blue LED. But is that why the r12 value is low? How can such a large deviation only result in a couple CRI points lost? Related question: How much does it matter that virtually no white LEDs have proper extension into the 700 nm+ range?