Zebralight SC52w Video Review

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This is my first flashlight review, video or otherwise. Any constructive criticism is greatly appreciated. Thanks for watching folks.

[video=youtube;dzIz-7HA44w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzIz-7HA44w[/video]
 
I think you did a fine job. I will probably get one of these in time, but I am going to give the O-light S15 package a try out, first. I like the fact that it's a bit longer, for more to hold on to, and a seemingly simpler UI.
 
I love my zebralights, I have 6 currently- the originals H50 & H30, H51c, SC51w (well this one's my wife's EDC), SC52, SC52w and SC600w mk2. My wife says I'm not aloud to buy the brand new H52w that I've been waiting since January to get so I'm guessing that means she either ready has, or is about to order it for me. After I taught her the UI zebras are the only brand of light she cares about and is interested in playing with when I get a new one, actually her SC51w was my first with the current UI and she claimed it right off the bat, I had to go buy myself an SC60 so I had a zebralight flashlight to carry which was the only ZL I've sold and I miss it dearly, the SC600 never filled its role very well and had been delegated to a dresser drawer where it doesn't need but one battery change a year.

Tho I also have atleast one larger light I don't go anywhere without either my SC52 or SC52w in my front left pocket (and when I get the H52w it'll go into that rotation as well). Even wearing jogging shorts around the house I have one and rely on it dearly, I use the low 2 (1.8lm) mode more tha any other. Its dissapointing L2 is the only PWM controlled level, hopefully the H52 isn't like that.

Your video review is well done, reviewing lights is quite fun, just wait till you start to have manufacturers sending you pre-production ligts to play with. One of my favorite lights I own is a pre-production olight S10 with prototype markings, its been outdated several times but I love that light cause of what it is, tattoo'd with "copyright Olight" "production sample" and missing a sereal number, surprisingly I've ran into numerous people who asked to see my light, or said "did i see you have an olight?" and then knew exactly what it was.
 
Thanks sticktodrum. That was a great review and good photography to boot. I'm not all that up on flashlights and this brand is new to me. They look great and I'm going to check them out now. This could be a good around the house and out for an evening walk light for me.
The times that I do walk my four legged son at night, we often go to some parks where coyotes, bobcats, racoons, skunks, etc. have been seen. At those times I'm a bit more comfortable with something that can "throw a beam" just so I can look for glowing eyes across the park to see whether we have company or not. Thanks. Mike
 
Hey mike, a good tip for spotting eyes: hold your light at your eye-level, try it with your pets, hold the light at waist level and shine it at the dog/cat's eyes, no glow, now with the animal the same distance hold the light at your eye level, just the little difference changes the angle enough to make eyes reflect much much better.

This is also a great little trick for night hikes/ nature walks.
 
Thanks C-K, I gave your suggestions a try this evening and it worked as you said. Thanks for the information. My dog was a little curious as to why I was shining a light at him. Thanks. Mike

Just to stay on post....I looked into the SC52w and placed an order today.


Cereal_killer said:
Hey mike, a good tip for spotting eyes: hold your light at your eye-level, try it with your pets, hold the light at waist level and shine it at the dog/cat's eyes, no glow, now with the animal the same distance hold the light at your eye level, just the little difference changes the angle enough to make eyes reflect much much better.

This is also a great little trick for night hikes/ nature walks.
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