If you had $1500 to spend which light would you buy?

[_Remko_]

I just finished my Cavern/Intro with a Salvo 21W HID and Halcyon LED backups. Both worked very well. The 21W overpowering my instructors weaker LED primary was a problem from time to time.

Out of curiousity, any idea what type of LED primary he was using?

 

[Peter_C]

Light Monkey 21W HID!
Home - Light Monkey Enterprises LLC

Excellent warranty and service. Used to be Salvo and now they opened as Light Monkey, with the same quality and service. Love my 21 watt HID!

I use the Photon Torpedo's for backups, but they are rather large yet reliable. Light Monkey has you covered for backups.

 

[rongoodman]

Out of curiousity, any idea what type of LED primary he was using?

I think it was a DiveRite but I don't remember the model.

 

[EzeeDiver]

I have the new Hollis LED16W and it has been great so far (made by Light Monkey). Used on a night dive in a local quarry, viz not stellar, and it was awesome! Better than my UK C8, but really not the same class of light. I use 2 Intova 4.7W LED for backup, which are nice as well. Actually used one as a primary in Hudson Grotto, which is very tannic water, and it was good enough to get me through Tec1.

Happy diving!

 

[Sas]

Light Monkey 21watt LED. Light Monkey backup lights. Just saving the money for them myself atm

 

[Louie]

Oh how I would love to get myself a Kowalski 1250M. I've borrowed it a few times and love the design.

 

[RJP]

Well I'm looking to buy a dive light. Any suggestions? Oh and also recommend a backup light too.

Light Monkey.

You can read my "mini review" of my 21w Havoc HID here:

Light Monkey HID lights at www.DiveSeekers.com

Give Wayne or Jason a call; tell 'em I sent you... they'll hook you up with primary and back-ups.

 

[mbsub]

Hi,

here so much spoken about the conventional HID lights, i think now its time to speek about the new VB-CAVE with a a high power LED head with the possibility to adjust the focus between a hard spot and 36° beam.
A first review with beam shots you will find here:
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/lights/336921-mb-sub-vb50-cave-review.html.
This a LED head for all situations in highest quality.

Michael

BTW, with the same system you can find a back up : X1-VB

 

[scubafanatic]

Another vote here for the mbsub lights....this year I made an overdue upgrade to my light fleet and bought (3) X1-VB's (3 C-cell version) along with a PHOTON 2 and VB-50 lighthead, which are sold here in the US @ golemgear.com. They're very nice, high quality lights. For your $ 1500 budget you could afford the following:

X1-VB/C-cell version + Oxy light sock (optional) $ 300 (back up light)

Photon 2 $ 680 (primary light)

VB-50 lighthead $ 490 (which can be attached to the PHOTON 2)

...or if you want a can light, for $ 1090 you can get the VB-50 lighthead + cannister system

 

[scubafanatic]

Hands down the best HID light available: Sandho

As to backup lights, after years of flooding half a dozen different brands, I've settled on: Raider

...while I'm a huge fan of many Oxycheq products, I can't endorse the Raider I or III, my Raider III flooded on my 1st dive trip using it, and my Raider I, while it's never flooded, is way too sporadic/erratic for me to trust it as a back up light....which is a shame, as I had such high hopes for both lights, and the light sock was a stroke of genius ! Oh well, I'm using the Oxy 'socks' on my mbsub lights now, where they work great!