Big Blue CF-250 Focusable LED: Anyone used it?
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Big-n-Buoyant
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I'd be interested to know as well. Big price tag. Kool light.
jaydil
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I'd also like to see any reviews of this light. Especially first-hand impressions of build quality and expected reliability. And the dimensions of their 4xAAA battery carrier (I'd prefer to run 2xCR123 if possible).
Youtube has a video of this light being demonstrated. Apparently I can't post the link since this is my first post. Search youtube for "big blue focusable backup" and you'll see it.
The beam seems to have some "ringy" artifacts in that video. I could probably live with that for the $125 price, if everything else checks out.
The only other small, focusable LED light I know about is the mb-sub X1-VB, which looks excellent...but pricier.
J
Youtube has a video of this light being demonstrated. Apparently I can't post the link since this is my first post. Search youtube for "big blue focusable backup" and you'll see it.
The beam seems to have some "ringy" artifacts in that video. I could probably live with that for the $125 price, if everything else checks out.
The only other small, focusable LED light I know about is the mb-sub X1-VB, which looks excellent...but pricier.
J
Hatul
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I don't see the price listed. Where is it available?
Hatul
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jaydil
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I also saw it at diverightinscuba.com, same price. But I recently bought the narrow & wide intova lights to fill this niche in my gear.
250 lumens is obviously not a sustained output. A top-bin XR-E emitter pushing 250 lumens would pull 1 watt from each of the 4 AAA cells. A high-quality alkaline cell can deliver 1 watt for 20 minutes tops. Lithium AAAs would do a bit better, if they are supported, but still...
IMO it doesn't need 250 lumens though. If the design is good, it might be worth buying just to get a cheap focusable/waterproof optic.
J
250 lumens is obviously not a sustained output. A top-bin XR-E emitter pushing 250 lumens would pull 1 watt from each of the 4 AAA cells. A high-quality alkaline cell can deliver 1 watt for 20 minutes tops. Lithium AAAs would do a bit better, if they are supported, but still...
IMO it doesn't need 250 lumens though. If the design is good, it might be worth buying just to get a cheap focusable/waterproof optic.
J
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