Someone did because they are no longer in stock.
I ordered one when they were out of stock, but it took just a day to ship.
It's pretty much what you would expect, and no big surprises. I prefer it over the regular 700d for indoor use and even near-field outdoor use. The regular one does have more range, but not significantly when you consider usable range; although the extra candela on near objects can help sometimes. Overall I think I prefer the Fd version to the regular because neither is a light you want to use for throw, so I make the best of it with the great near-field view of the Fd. There is one caveat I have, see below. The H2 output is very close (slightly less) in practical terms to the H1 output of my 600Fd MkIII Plus.
In my testing the only thing I was not super happy about was that my Fd version has a 'slightly' cooler tint; so color wise I preferred the non Fd, and my 600 mkIIIFd outdoors. It was pretty slight, but I know what I like; i spend a lot of time with cameras and binoculars outdoors, and have a sense of what works well for my vision and sensibilities.
Bottom line:
Just what you'd expect from an Fd variant, and maybe a little surprising that in practical terns the range you give upon is not really that significant compared to the base 700d. If you want range you're not going to be using either of these lights.
In an indoor ceiling bounce test the Fd was a noticeable improvement.
Neither one replaces my 600Fd MkIII Plus as my EDC, but I will often carry one in my backpack as I do today, but now it is likely to be the F version more often.
Just for the record, I used an Samsung 40T in the Fd version, and a 50E in the 700d. I have not noticed any output differences between the cells.
This was a short test, so we'll see if living with them revels anything additional or adds some color to my thoughts and feelings.
