Intova Galaxy

[Basheirt]

Just bought the newly released Intova Galaxy 2500 lumen light but have not used it yet.

Wondering if anyone has used one, and can share personal experiences with it.

 

[rayaa3]

taking my new purchase to Roatan next week.

what camera are you planning to use it with?

 

[Basheirt]

Gopro 3+ black

 

[rayaa3]

Well, I'm quite curious to see what your results look like. I've been doing photos with strobes and a sealife dc1000 for a few years. In this last year I started doing videos, but the dc1000 only shoots 640x480, and I didn't have a video light - only electronic red filter. I'm hoping to up my resolution and ability to pull out color. However, being the cheap bastard (in scuba terms that's a relative idea - you know, cheap bastards only spend $600 on their video rig) I went the way of the sport HD II I figure for $150 for the camera if I find I want to upgrade that part of my setup in a year or two, I don't cry much. However, the thing about being a cheap bastard, sometimes cheap items perform just as well as averagely priced items...sometimes they don't. We'll have to compare on the tail end of this experiment and see how yours vs. mine looks.

Here's what I was getting with the 640x480 sealife DC1000 w/o any light using electronic red filter.
Cozumel Jan 2014 Sealife DC1000 - YouTube

 

[mgjell]

Nice video rayaslin

 

[rayaa3]

So I'm still mid trip and can't upload video: my advice get a red filter. Passed 3 ft on a day dive it is fruitless. It's great for anything close, but requires some practice for positioning. On a night dive you will be the brightest, widest light in the water. Finding you is easy for the group.

 

[rayaa3]

So - here's my videos---a bunch of stuff tied together across 12 dives...night dives are near the end.

All in all the light is exactly what it says it is. What I found most surprising was how in effective the light was >3 feet away during the day. Still, can't complain too much - this really didn't turn out that bad. I had a lot of challenges shooting on the top of the reef due to surge and trying to keep a steady camera - still, some great memories were captured:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG0G5JQB08w&feature=youtu.be

 

[Basheirt]

So my trip is next weekend and I'm very excited to experience a liveaboard and try out my newest gear, including my Galaxy light.

Your description of being the brightest light is pretty funny... but I'm wondering... did anyone complain about it? Was its power a problem in any way?

Id love to see the vids... not sure why it isn't coming up on my end.

Thanks!