Halcyon EOS Mini - any reviews?

[Dezz]

Hi there!
I have been googleing for days now but with no luck..
I am really interested in this light but want to know more about it from someone actually using it.

Does anyone have any experience with this light?

I dive sidemount so I don't want a canister and the EOS Mini looks to be a strong contender.

I'm also thinking of adding a DIY diffuser to it to use with my GoPro so I don't have to have a dedicated video light.
Any thoughts?

 

[emstuv]

I'd like to give this a nudge as I am also curious.

 

[Dezz]

I ordered a EOS Mini and it will arrive next week.
I'll post a review and possibly a video here when I've tested it.

 

[Kevrumbo]

I've had an EOS mini since February and have been using it mostly in temperate Southern California offshore waters. Battery on High beam setting lasted three dives of 45 min each; beam pattern comparable to my conventional corded EOS LED Primary Light. Unfortunately starting this past June, the High Beam setting would spontaneously turn-off -even with a full charge on the battery (have returned the EOS mini for warranty repair).

The practical advantage for a cordless Primary Light like the EOS mini is for the Wreck Diver running a lot of penetration reel line: no hip mounted canister cord to get entangled or fouled with reel line -or worse- along with trapping the Primary Reg Long Hose if you have to donate to a teammate while running line. The disadvantage is that it's easier to accidentally drop/fumble a cordless light and lose it to the abyss because there is obviously no tethering power cord like in a conventional hip mounted canister light.