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| Originally Posted by rob lumb the greenforce outputs are like kevin said from solus thanks kevin.so they are not plucked out of the air as rob dobson says.the 100 watt impact .compact and the new 150 watt standard and focusable all use brightstar bulbs like salvo.greenforce have been using brightstar bulbs since they came into the diving market and were the first torch manufacturer to use these bulbs.so how mr dobson has not seen a greenforce that is any good in the 6 years plus we have been selling the brightstar bulbs i do not know.the only difference between the salvo is that you can focus the beam from very narrow to wide,which like has been said depending on your diving needs can be a good thing.so depending on your diving needs greenforce is definitely in the same class as the salvo halcyon etc.and also you can add to your greenforce with it being modular,by just ppurchasing a new head.not everyone can afford to buy the big hid heads from the start,so you can add as you go along.each person has there own opinion.
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rob |
Rob - of course Rob was merely offering his own opinion - as does everyone else on this public forum.
The part in red above for me hits the nail on the head - Greenforce torches in their current guise are not suitable for the diving I do - as I simply don't believe they can perform as well at signalling as the Salvo and Halcyon.
A tight focused spot beam is very important for passive communication. A diffused beam just doesn't work as well and may leave communication open to interpretation rather than being concise.
I used to own a GF torch and was quite happy with it when I owned it. It did the job for the diving I was doing at the time.
just my 2p.