Another great video! Love your sense of humor and sarcasm 😁 I was really hoping for 21700 series headlamp. Maybe a HC75 will be next? I have the HC65 and it’s still an excellent headlamp after 7 years of hard use!
agreed! this headlamp seems great the beam throw is amazing but a headlamp with similar specs as this hc68 but with the 21700 battery would be even more awesome! a little extra weight to carry on your head is worth not having to change the batteries as often.
So, the HC35 was the "test" model for Nitecore to make a 21700 headlamp, and the overall feedback they got from users is that it makes it just a hair too big and heavy. So I am doubtful if they will be releasing any in the future, unless its a split design with just a LED array in the front, and the battery seperate.
This looks like a great headlamp but: - It is advertised for both hiking and caving. To me here one can not fit all. What is good for hiking is not good for caving and viceversa. - The Luminus LED don't like much as CREE ones. CREE is the pinnacle of LPW for high power. - The lasting hours doesn't look great either, maybe Nitecore is a bit conservative here, for instance Fenix HP25R with the same LED claims 56h @50Lm where Nitecore claims 28h @50Lm. The difference is double!! - Totally agree the battery should have been 21700. I don't mind the extra weight because the helmet holds the headlamp in place. Thanks, the video clarify all the gaps the technical documentation has regarding the E-focus adjustment. I see you have made some cuts compare to the video uploaded to Amazon 😉 Great addition to the extensive product portfolio!
For caving you would want a wide ilumination angle! And for hiking the spot is good to have, if you hear an animal in the distance you can see it better with the Spot.
I dig. Handy mechanics light or an electricians light or indeed a plumbers light, perhaps even an HVAC repairman's light. Could even be good for walking, if you're into that sort of thing. BTW let corporate or the engineers know that silicone buttons don't last and all mode buttons should be replaced with TINI style hard plastic. I just want to push your buttons...but I can't because the silicone covers have come off on many of my TIP series lights.
We may or may not release the unedited version of this video which was over....14 minutes long. There are quite a lot of subtleties I had to cut out when it comes to the HC68 UI. 😖
Not stating color bins is a bit annoying. If you can, please pass on that criticism. CRI and color temp is important to some of us. One user stated his was warmer, so might one be correct in assuming that it is the lowest of the available bins Luminus offers, 5000 K? Edit: Though one would hardly describe 5000 K as warm.
@Daniel Dayton My experience has led me to generally prefer lower colour temperatures all round. Better rendition, doesn't cause undue eyestrain, etc. I would love to know if someone out there in academia has done published work on it. However, I'm certain multiple corporations have done their own proprietary research for their own products. Chiefly the safety lighting and automotive lighting companies. Frankly, if I were able to have my way, nothing would be over 5000 K and nothing would be PWM driven. :P
@Daniel Dayton Indeed, K is Kelvin. Theoretical "Black Body" temp 0°K to whatever is emitted at a particular temperature over that. Now, it's been a very long time since my last pertinent physics/light theory lecture on the subject: Colour Temp concerns the Y/B (yellow/blue) shift and Tint concerns the G/M (green/magenta) shift. I'm pretty certain that "tint" in colour theory/visual art/paint is any colour with white added. Honestly, if anyone says tint around a flashaholic, they'll understand you. (To add to the confusion some manufacturers use the term "tint" to describe the colour quality of an emitter or a flashlight)
Since most of the Nitecore products already have Type-C slot. I was just wondering why not Nitecore makes it programmable on a computer so users can choose what essential and what not for their daily use. Please make my wish come true. 🙏
Beautiful Technical Review. It would be even more beautiful to see more Real World 🌎 use in a completely dark forest 🌳 vs a dimly lit Suburb to show how well a flashlight 🔦 lights an area vs how well it lights the side of a tree 🌳
I always think this to myself as well, but I will be brutally honest, your boy does not want to go to a forest/mountain by himself at night. I do not want to be one of those "random hiker" found dead on the trail. 😲😲😲😲
The article on the site '50 Uses for a Headlamp' may have gone a couple of steps too far with those on Rioting and Looting. Just sayin'. That said, I still love and appreciate my MINI2 and would like to loot more items from you. I'd like to save up enough for the HC68 but alas, it's either depressing or repressing right now, depending on the news of the day.
I have a charger from Nitecore that I really like for my rechargeable batteries. But a 9+ minute video to explain how to use this headlight? That's way too complicated for me, sorry. I'll stick with the ones I have already. :)
Bought 1 last week, everything works except for 3 functions. I am unable to access the turbo while the light is off (Holding down the power button) but can access turbo only after light is turned on. Direct access Ultralow and Higher by holding down either + or - then pressing the power button doesn't work, instead it does the "power indication", blinking 3 times to show battery is above 50%. The manual states I can access Turbo, higher and ultralow while the light is off but all 3 functions don't work. Is that normal?
I don't think it's that complex, but im probably biased from working in the tech industry, it's probably my preference for jammed packed feature compression that influenced me, i like to go out of whatever comfort zone there is lol,
This headlamp is POORLY designed! Why didn't Nitecore just make the power button the source of light focus? That would have been extremely EASY to operate your focus beam by just turning the knob on the power buttons. 🤷🏻♂
Another great video! Love your sense of humor and sarcasm 😁
I was really hoping for 21700 series headlamp. Maybe a HC75 will be next? I have the HC65 and it’s still an excellent headlamp after 7 years of hard use!
agreed! this headlamp seems great the beam throw is amazing but a headlamp with similar specs as this hc68 but with the 21700 battery would be even more awesome! a little extra weight to carry on your head is worth not having to change the batteries as often.
So, the HC35 was the "test" model for Nitecore to make a 21700 headlamp, and the overall feedback they got from users is that it makes it just a hair too big and heavy. So I am doubtful if they will be releasing any in the future, unless its a split design with just a LED array in the front, and the battery seperate.
I love my HC35s wish you would make a new version. I don't think its heavy at all and I wear it almost all day everyday..
This looks like a great headlamp but:
- It is advertised for both hiking and caving. To me here one can not fit all. What is good for hiking is not good for caving and viceversa.
- The Luminus LED don't like much as CREE ones. CREE is the pinnacle of LPW for high power.
- The lasting hours doesn't look great either, maybe Nitecore is a bit conservative here, for instance Fenix HP25R with the same LED claims 56h @50Lm where Nitecore claims 28h @50Lm. The difference is double!!
- Totally agree the battery should have been 21700. I don't mind the extra weight because the helmet holds the headlamp in place.
Thanks, the video clarify all the gaps the technical documentation has regarding the E-focus adjustment. I see you have made some cuts compare to the video uploaded to Amazon 😉
Great addition to the extensive product portfolio!
For caving you would want a wide ilumination angle!
And for hiking the spot is good to have, if you hear an animal in the distance you can see it better with the Spot.
I dig. Handy mechanics light or an electricians light or indeed a plumbers light, perhaps even an HVAC repairman's light. Could even be good for walking, if you're into that sort of thing. BTW let corporate or the engineers know that silicone buttons don't last and all mode buttons should be replaced with TINI style hard plastic. I just want to push your buttons...but I can't because the silicone covers have come off on many of my TIP series lights.
That is a good suggestion I will pass on.
@@NitecoreStore Or, make the silicone button covers a wear item, similar to o-rings, and sell them the site so we could repair worn out button covers.
We may or may not release the unedited version of this video which was over....14 minutes long. There are quite a lot of subtleties I had to cut out when it comes to the HC68 UI. 😖
The jump in lumens between mid and high are out of proportion with the others. A choice between 200+ or 900+? A 500+ option would be nice.
Not stating color bins is a bit annoying. If you can, please pass on that criticism. CRI and color temp is important to some of us.
One user stated his was warmer, so might one be correct in assuming that it is the lowest of the available bins Luminus offers, 5000 K?
Edit: Though one would hardly describe 5000 K as warm.
@Daniel Dayton My experience has led me to generally prefer lower colour temperatures all round. Better rendition, doesn't cause undue eyestrain, etc.
I would love to know if someone out there in academia has done published work on it. However, I'm certain multiple corporations have done their own proprietary research for their own products. Chiefly the safety lighting and automotive lighting companies.
Frankly, if I were able to have my way, nothing would be over 5000 K and nothing would be PWM driven. :P
@Daniel Dayton Indeed, K is Kelvin. Theoretical "Black Body" temp 0°K to whatever is emitted at a particular temperature over that.
Now, it's been a very long time since my last pertinent physics/light theory lecture on the subject: Colour Temp concerns the Y/B (yellow/blue) shift and Tint concerns the G/M (green/magenta) shift. I'm pretty certain that "tint" in colour theory/visual art/paint is any colour with white added.
Honestly, if anyone says tint around a flashaholic, they'll understand you.
(To add to the confusion some manufacturers use the term "tint" to describe the colour quality of an emitter or a flashlight)
Nice headlamp. Will definitely have to pick one up.
It's amazing how long this video is because of all the modes that this headlamp has to offer
Great video I think I have a cheap energizer that uses the same E focus.
Since most of the Nitecore products already have Type-C slot. I was just wondering why not Nitecore makes it programmable on a computer so users can choose what essential and what not for their daily use. Please make my wish come true. 🙏
Is there a button combination to lock the power button, to prevent headlamp from accidentally turning on.
Beautiful Technical Review. It would be even more beautiful to see more Real World 🌎 use in a completely dark forest 🌳 vs a dimly lit Suburb to show how well a flashlight 🔦 lights an area vs how well it lights the side of a tree 🌳
I always think this to myself as well, but I will be brutally honest, your boy does not want to go to a forest/mountain by himself at night. I do not want to be one of those "random hiker" found dead on the trail. 😲😲😲😲
Wait..You can ONLY switch between flood and spotlight while in ultra-low mode? 🤨 Why??!
Good product, easy to use (thankyou for trusting your customer's intelligence, :3)
The article on the site '50 Uses for a Headlamp' may have gone a couple of steps too far with those on Rioting and Looting. Just sayin'. That said, I still love and appreciate my MINI2 and would like to loot more items from you. I'd like to save up enough for the HC68 but alas, it's either depressing or repressing right now, depending on the news of the day.
Hi can the light on this be used while it is charging? Thanks!
I have a charger from Nitecore that I really like for my rechargeable batteries. But a 9+ minute video to explain how to use this headlight? That's way too complicated for me, sorry. I'll stick with the ones I have already. :)
Is this a safety grade light? Explosion proof? I work with grain and they need a specific light
Unfortunately not the HC68, however we have the EH1 headlamp on Nitecore Store, which is rated Ex ib IIB T5 Gb explosion proof and intrinsically safe.
@@NitecoreStore any others that have a higher lumens
How long will stay at 1800 lumen?
Damn I just bought the hc 65v2
Bought 1 last week, everything works except for 3 functions.
I am unable to access the turbo while the light is off (Holding down the power button) but can access turbo only after light is turned on.
Direct access Ultralow and Higher by holding down either + or - then pressing the power button doesn't work, instead it does the "power indication", blinking 3 times to show battery is above 50%.
The manual states I can access Turbo, higher and ultralow while the light is off but all 3 functions don't work.
Is that normal?
they changed the UI
Does this fit on a hard hat?
USB-C Power Delivery Power bank?
Will this headlamp operate during battery charging?
Hello, after some testing here we have determined it will not turn on while it is charging
@@NitecoreStore Thank you for confirming!
how to adjust headband?)
Unfortunately not magnetized.
Are you serious with the ridiculous complexity
I don't think it's that complex, but im probably biased from working in the tech industry, it's probably my preference for jammed packed feature compression that influenced me, i like to go out of whatever comfort zone there is lol,
Halfway I already lost....
This headlamp is POORLY designed! Why didn't Nitecore just make the power button the source of light focus? That would have been extremely EASY to operate your focus beam by just turning the knob on the power buttons. 🤷🏻♂
why the F you are doing your tests in bright environment but not in total darkness?????
" like the Belgians in 19th century Rwanda " ? How about the Chinese in thr 21th century Hong Kong, and soon..Taiwan ?
What the hell does x point y mean?
The voltage...3 blinks pause and than 7 blinks would be X.Y as in 3.7 volts on the battery.