Thinking about rolling the dice....

[Ross19966]

On two of these...


With these batteries....

Epoch 30P 18650 3000mAh 15A Battery

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And this charger....

Gyrfalcon All-88 Professional 8 Bay Battery Charger

8 Bay Charger - Can fit 8 size 26650 batteries at the same time. Multiple charging speeds - .1A, .25A, .5A, or 1.0A. Compatible with Li-ion, LiFePO4, NiMh and NiCd Cells. Automatically turns off when charging is complete. Reverse polarity protection protects if cell is entered in the wrong way

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Am I wasting my time? The light says 20,000 lumen but I figure that's Chinese lumen and equals about 6-8K US lumen. The batteries appear to of pretty good quality with a good amp draw rating so the batteries shouldn't be the weak link. Failures seem to come from leaking buttons on these cheap lights. I was thinking a coating about an 1/8" thick of silicon over the switches would seal them better and still allow them to be pressed.

I'm not serious enough to about videography to spend a few grand on lights, but I would like decent results at the same time. I'm using a GoPro 7 and 11 currently either handheld or mounted to my FFM. The 7 usually stays on my FFM.

What do you think? Worth taking a shot on these lights?

 

[Boarderguy]

It's $80 so not really a gamble. I am a fan of low NiteScuba Sea60. I've had 2 (1 was lost due to bad emergency tying in my part) and they've performed flawless for me. They are not a primary light, but a video light with a wide cast pattern. You'll need 4 81650 batteries and you're set.

Diving Flashlight Dive Video Light 6000 Lumen https://a.co/d/gG4D2fm

 

[happy-diver]

Nice! I might get a couple for the car and when I go diving turn it on and seal it in a jar

 

[Ross19966]

It's $80 so not really a gamble. I am a fan of low NiteScuba Sea60. I've had 2 (1 was lost due to bad emergency tying in my part) and they've performed flawless for me. They are not a primary light, but a video light with a wide cast pattern. You'll need 4 81650 batteries and you're set.

Diving Flashlight Dive Video Light 6000 Lumen https://a.co/d/gG4D2fm

Do you think those are pretty accurate on the lumen rating? These would be strictly used for video.

 

[Boarderguy]

Do you think those are pretty accurate on the lumen rating? These would be strictly used for video.

@minos2014
They're damn bright. Unless you're a serious photographer and video guy then they do more than fantastic. They are not big blue quality but they come close at 1/5th cost. All 3 pics on the same dive. 1st is without the video light on, other 2 are with it on.