I had the following flashlights compared to home. The list corresponds to the (subjective) brightness of the LED chips:
- LED Lenser D14 (only as a backup, cheap, darkest, but cheap)
- Scubapro Nova Light 230 (toll processed, low luminosity, long on the market?)
- Tilly Tec 500 - 9000 (right bright spot, but does not serve up the bottom three flashlights !, Modular system, little Flood - might also be advantageous under water)
- Kowalski Mini-X (MC-E, 2 A)
- Mares EOS 5 (XM-L, 1A)
- Subgear SP30 (XM-L, 1A)
The last three torches are almost the same light. The XM-L chips seem a bit greenish, the MC-E chip is white for minimally weaker at higher power consumption. The Kowalski is the biggest flashlight and therefore as a backup too large. The Mares and Subgear are similar, said Mares EOS 5 is made of very light aluminum, but thus it is very "cheap". I liked the SP30 of Subgear liked best at the end: Soldige (quality, but severe) processing, brightest luminosity, long battery life when compared to the three and the lowest price.
Addendum: I have my SP30 now duruch a further lamp is replaced (XTAR D06 U2). This is a touch brighter but also has a significantly shorter running time with the (dangerous) Lithium cells. The normal user, I can therefore still put the SP30 to the heart. On the whole, I am very satisfied with the SP30 and have now bequeathed my buddy. The only drawback for now 40 dives is the lack of dimming. However, I have this function really rarely missing and for me is not an exclusion. I have the lamp used as a head lamp, whether day or night dive. Also on 35 m in the Lake Constance makes a good figure and is similarly bright as a 20W halogen bulb (eg the Hartenberger my instructor).
Note: The currents were determined by reasonable "estimate iron" (multimeter) and two terminals and may also be wrong by poor contact due to high contact resistance.
