Cheap gopro lights

[crab4life]

Does anybody have any experience with cheaper wide angle dive lights for my gopro? I was looking at the Mako Speargun brand light

 

[EL Pistoffo]

I use a pair of these Archon D11V Diving Light Cree XM-L Lamp Outdoor Super-bright LED Flashlight 860 Lumens Flashlight 2 X Cr123 Or 1 X 18650 Li-ion Battery Waterproof Travel Flashlight(batteries are not included) - Basic Handheld Flashlights - Amazon.com
Great inexpensive light for the price.

 

[lamarpaulski]

Morph back up with video head works well for me.

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[PhilaDallas]

The Archon D11V worked great on my trip to Cozumel. One was a little dim, two were much better.

 

[crab4life]

Thanks guys! I will probably pick up a pair if those soon!

 

[cb5150]

Does anybody have any experience with cheaper wide angle dive lights for my gopro? I was looking at the Mako Speargun brand light

I use the Mako lights. Very happy with their performance.

 

[Leftyjeb]

I just put together this GoPro rig... It uses the Cree UltraFire XML-T6 Dive Torch. I read mixed reviews on it, but I am amazed at how bright this thing is for a small, cheap light. I bought it online for $20 (and the batteries/charger cost an additional $10.)

It's billed as a 1600LM light and, while I'm no expert, I'd believe it to be true. Besides the camera and light, the mount I built was basically free. Made of a steel bracket, washers, a steel clamp and bolts.

The magenta filter came off a cheap filter set meant for the Panasonic Lumix FZ-150. They snap on perfectly. 13 dives - nothing has threatened to come loose at all. Its a sturdy, practical, cheap rig and I love it.

 

[EL Pistoffo]

I just put together this GoPro rig... It uses the Cree UltraFire XML-T6 Dive Torch. I read mixed reviews on it, but I am amazed at how bright this thing is for a small, cheap light. I bought it online for $20 (and the batteries/charger cost an additional $10.)
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It's billed as a 1600LM light and, while I'm no expert, I'd believe it to be true. Besides the camera and light, the mount I built was basically free. Made of a steel bracket, washers, a steel clamp and bolts.

The magenta filter came off a cheap filter set meant for the Panasonic Lumix FZ-150. They snap on perfectly. 13 dives - nothing has threatened to come loose at all. Its a sturdy, practical, cheap rig and I love it.

Now that's one of the most simple straight forward rigs I've seen to date. Is that light a wide angle beam?

 

[Leftyjeb]

It's very wide, with a concentrated circle in the middle. Thanks.

 

[kwinter]

It's very wide, with a concentrated circle in the middle. Thanks.

I think hot spots in the middle are something to be avoided for video lighting.