justwannadivenow3
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Looking to purchase my first primary light. Should I buy the DGX 600 or 800?
Open to other affordable options as well.
Open to other affordable options as well.
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mine came with a 3000mah battery, so they must have newer batteries. I got some 3400mah Panasonic to use though.FYI, this may have changed since I bought mine, but they used to supply their lights with 2600 mah 18650s. Quality was fine, but good Panasonic 3400 mah cells are significantly better.
At one point I did some comparative run tests and, IIRC, on the good cells, it was over an hour before I got any real dropoff, and the light was plenty good for another 45 minutes after that.
If it's going to be in your hand the entire dive, I like the 800. Just to clip off with a bolt snap for temporary use, I'd go 600.