Mares EOS 20 RZ or BigBlue 3100P?

[Luis Nouel]

Hi Guys, Sadly my Mares 12 rz was torch was illegitimately taken from my luggage on my way back from Mexico so I'm in the market for a new primary light. Normally I dive in murky waters and so far I dive recreationally. I'm in between the Mares EOS 20 RZ and a BigBlue 3100P. The Mares seems to provide more flexibility, but the Bigblue seems to be more powerful (at least on paper), comes with a soft goodman handle and has a battery indicator.
Has anyone used any of this two lights? any recommendation will be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance

 

[whysocold]

You are right that the Big Blue is more powerful on paper. In reality, the light output is initially significantly lower than advertised and then the light output drops further still during the dive. See the output of the previous version here We Test Lights | TL2800P Test and Review. Their other lights have the same problems

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