Fisheye LED 48DX

Hello

I've been looking at this website and forum for a while and I finaly decided to post my first message and to start well, I have a question for you.

Has anyone use or test the Focus Light Fisheye LED 48DX?

I found reviews about the HG20DX, but nothing about the LED one.

I'm really waiting for your opinions and even better pictures taken with this light.

See you

Buried in our website is this comparison...

http://www.reefphoto.com/tt/index.php?acti...&article=14

Thanks Ryan, i had found this page just after posting this topic and it is a first step.

But I really like to hear and see the results with underwater use.

Tn'x Ryan, I sow this article before but not the side by side comparison.

What is interesting regarding the led lights is that the Superma's output (known also as Fantasea 44 led) is almost similar to the much more expensive (X5-6) Fisheye FIX Light LED48DX. Of course there is a big different in the build quality but the price different is huge,

What is interesting regarding the led lights is that the Superma's output (known also as Fantasea 44 led) is almost similar to the much more expensive (X5-6) Fisheye FIX Light LED48DX. Of course there is a big different in the build quality but the price different is huge,

I have both lights... the one thing I do like about the Fix light LED vs the fantasea 44led is the variable output dial FIX light. Really helps with scittish critters who really don't like blaring LED's in their eyes. I've also had some issues with the Fantasea switch (but that was largely due to user misuse - getting sand in there)

Thanks Pakman.

Don't you have any pictures taken withe the lights?

Don't you have Hot Spots on your pictures with the Fisheye.

Thanks Pakman.

Don't you have any pictures taken withe the lights?

 

Don't you have Hot Spots on your pictures with the Fisheye.

 

none that I've noticed so far... I don't think the LED Fix light is strong enough to creat a hotspot when using strobes. Here's a recent macro shot I did in Palau last week. That's from a nite dive using the Fix LED light.

Tks again Pakman .. great Pic.

In fact i also don't think that when you use strobes, the fix light will give you a hot spot ...

Have you tried it without any strobes?

Because I prefer to shout with natural light, i don't like the strobe.

So what i liked to know is how much light does this fixlight give ... in natural conditions ... with no strobes behind

I hope you understand what i mean by that.

Tks again Pakman .. great Pic.

 

In fact i also don't think that when you use strobes, the fix light will give you a hot spot ...

 

Have you tried it without any strobes?

 

Because I prefer to shout with natural light, i don't like the strobe.

 

So what i liked to know is how much light does this fixlight give ... in natural conditions ... with no strobes behind

 

I hope you understand what i mean by that.

 

ah, I see what you mean. in that case, I think you might get a hotspot unless the ambient light is so bright (but then, you probably wouldn't need to the focus light !). The beam of light that the FIX LED creates does have a bit of a hotspot.

By any chance, you don't have a pictures taken in these conditions ...

Another quick question on the go, how did you mount it on your housing?

By any chance, you don't have a pictures taken in these conditions ...

 

Another quick question on the go, how did you mount it on your housing?

unfortunately no... I haven't come across a situation where I am shooting ambient light where I needed the focus light. Actually the only I had to use it was for a cavern shot, but I just turned it on so the lens could lock focus, then turned it off for the actual shot.

the light fits on hotshoe slot on the top of the housing (Sea & Sea) using a sea & sea adapter.

So what i liked to know is how much light does this fixlight give ... in natural conditions ... with no strobes behind

In natural light at day time I can see the light form the 44 Fantasea led only if I pointed something from 20 cm or less, it’s good in caverns and so but in good light condition is give almost nothing.

In situation like this you may have some hot spot but with strobes till now I didn’t noticed it.

Thank you both for your answers.

Pakman: don't you have any pictures of your instalation ...

Arnon_ayal: The Fisheye seems to be a little more powerfull than your Fantasea ... maybe the result is better in goodlight conditions than your fantasea

I'd really like to see the results ... anyone else ...

Take a look at the Hartenberger mini focusing light - the MBZ of lights!

Thank you both for your answers.

 

Pakman: don't you have any pictures of your instalation ...

 

Arnon_ayal: The Fisheye seems to be a little more powerfull than your Fantasea ... maybe the result is better in goodlight conditions than your fantasea

 

I'd really like to see the results ... anyone else ...

here you go skinch... pic of the Fix LED on my housing... sorry don't have any ambient pics with the LED on...

Is there a big difference in output between the 48DX and the 20DX?

Cor

Is there a big difference in output between the 48DX and the 20DX?

 

Cor

day and night according to the tests Ryan did http://www.reefphoto.com/tt/index.php?acti...56e7b6871adf900

But you pay for that difference in price and battery life...

Thank you so much for the pix pakman.

I've seen on Reefphoto that they're is a handle grip inside withe the 48 ... but i haven't seen it on the fisheye website .. they only mention it infor the 20DX: http://www.fisheye-jp.com/english/fixlight...x/img/handy.jpg Do you have one?

I don't understand your answer at the question of Cor: "Day and night ... but you pay that difference in price and battery Life"

Skinch,

If you follow the link to the test report from Ryan at Reefphoto, you can see the difference in output between the two Fisheye focus lights. Sorry, it's an American saying... the difference is so big that it is like the difference between day and night... Not sure how you say that in French.. But HG20DX is a lot more expensive and you need to recharge it more frequently whereas the LED48DX works forever on 8 AA batteries. The HG20DX uses a proprietary LiOn rechargeable battery pack which are expensive to replace (or buy a backup) and do not last as long between recharge.

From Ryan's test.

LED 48DX

HG20DX

significant difference in output...

The LED48DX comes with a handle that screws into (where that housing arm connector goes).

I hope that helps

Skinch,

 

If you follow the link to the test report from Ryan at Reefphoto, you can see the difference in output between the two Fisheye focus lights. Sorry, it's an American saying... the difference is so big that it is like the difference between day and night... Not sure how you say that in French.. But HG20DX is a lot more expensive and you need to recharge it more frequently whereas the LED48DX works forever on 8 AA batteries. The HG20DX uses a proprietary LiOn rechargeable battery pack which are expensive to replace (or buy a backup) and do not last as long between recharge.

 

From Ryan's test.

 

LED 48DX

HG20DX

 

significant difference in output...

 

The LED48DX comes with a handle that screws into (where that housing arm connector goes).

 

I hope that helps

Interesting thread. Can I conclude from these two pictures that the 20DX has a much wider light beam?