Chiung
Contributor
I've owned Dive Rite's LED 300 and 700 handheld lights, and bought the Cree MC-E from Deal Extreme a few years ago. I've always wondered if someone could make a light as robust and reliable as the Dive Rite, with the brightness and tightness of beam as the DX light.
A few dives ago my DX light started acting up to the point of becoming unreliable so the search was on for a replacement.
My local LDS ordered in the Big Blue, and I brought the DX in to compare. On medium setting, the Big Blue was brighter than the DX on high with freshly charged batteries. The beam was also nice and tight. I bought it and took it diving the next day.
So far I am happy with it, although I haven't had a chance to see if the battery life is as advertised. The light itself is well built and a little on the large side but works fine for how I mount it. I discovered that a standard can coozy perfectly fits the light head for some protection in transit.
The battery carrier is almost identical to the 8-AA carrier that Dive Rite uses. The machining is good quality and the switch is easy to use.
I'll take some pics later...
http://www.bigblue.com.hk/xl-quattro-xtreme-led.html
A few dives ago my DX light started acting up to the point of becoming unreliable so the search was on for a replacement.
My local LDS ordered in the Big Blue, and I brought the DX in to compare. On medium setting, the Big Blue was brighter than the DX on high with freshly charged batteries. The beam was also nice and tight. I bought it and took it diving the next day.
So far I am happy with it, although I haven't had a chance to see if the battery life is as advertised. The light itself is well built and a little on the large side but works fine for how I mount it. I discovered that a standard can coozy perfectly fits the light head for some protection in transit.
The battery carrier is almost identical to the 8-AA carrier that Dive Rite uses. The machining is good quality and the switch is easy to use.
I'll take some pics later...
http://www.bigblue.com.hk/xl-quattro-xtreme-led.html
