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Old 30-01-07, 09:12 PM
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Anyone know how the darkbuster performs against the Kowalski 1250 ?? (is it the 1250 or 620 in the vid ??)
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Anyone know how the darkbuster performs against the Kowalski 1250 ?? (is it the 1250 or 620 in the vid ??)
I'm not sure which Kowalski Clare (the diver on the right) is using in the vid. I think it might be the 620.

However I used to own a 1250 Speed and the Darkbuster is way, way brighter then that (although I didn't do a side by side comparison). I did do a side by side comparison with my 21W Salvo and the Darkbuster and they were of similar brightness, but the Darkbuster is non-focusable. I had the old style Salvo bulb so I had to get a bulb upgrade from Phill

The downsides of a Darkbuster (compared to a Kowalski at least) are the case is made of plastic, not aluminium, and the charging mechanism isn't as sophisticated - you have to unscrew something that looks like a reg port cover and then plug the charger in.

However Missus Janos hasn't had any problems with hers so far (touch wood).

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As Woz says, it's the Dark Buster. Same 21W Brightstar bulb as my Salvo. Same size battery (4.5Ah).

Just not with fancy Delrin and it's not umbilical so it's £200 to £250 instead of £700 - £800.

You pay a lot for your fancy umbilicalness.

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The UK distributor is selling for £250. The same torch from the German distributor is £50 cheaper. I don't know how much it will cost to ship to UK.
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The UK distributor is selling for £250. The same torch from the German distributor is £50 cheaper. I don't know how much it will cost to ship to UK.
Woz does them for around £230, and he'll let you grope his moobs for free as an added incentive.

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