Question Questions about dive lights and video lights

[aangaroo]

Looking for some cheap lights to dip my toes into night diving and video with lights underwater in general.

Found these lights and wanted people's opinions and thoughts on them.

• PLOS AP30 3000lm Diving Flashlight with 3 Modes, Power Indicator, IPX8 Waterproof Professional Rechargeable Dive Light
• Suptig Underwater Lights Dive Light 84 LED High Power Dimmable Waterproof LED Video Light Waterproof 164ft(50m) for Gopro Canon Nikon Pentax Panasonic Sony Samsung SLR Cameras Black

For amateur, beginner video and night dives will these do this job well enough?

 

[grantmac]

The problem is that a video light makes a poor dive light and vice versa.
A video light has a wide soft spill which won't travel far at the price you're looking.
A dive light needs a nice tight beam to penetrate distance and for signalling.

The best cheap dive light is the XStar D26 1600. In my local area they get a lot of use and we've seen no failures.

 

[heftysmurf]

I will say that I own the AP30 for night diving and it is fantastic! Absolutely brighter than most of my dive buddies which can be good or bad.

 

[aangaroo]

The problem is that a video light makes a poor dive light and vice versa.
A video light has a wide soft spill which won't travel far at the price you're looking.
A dive light needs a nice tight beam to penetrate distance and for signalling.

The best cheap dive light is the XStar D26 1600. In my local area they get a lot of use and we've seen no failures.

Meant to say I will be getting both not just one or the other.

 

[RVBldr]

For a general dive light, the Rive Right In 1000 is a really solid light and holds up to a lot of abuse. DRIS Dive Gear 1000 Lumen Dive Light | Dive Right In Scuba - Plainfield, IL

 

[wetb4igetinthewater]

For video, you want lights that produce a constant output. Not many do.