Best LED for under £100

[mikeL]

I was wondered what people views were for the best LED torch under £100? Is there anything out there?

[Mark Chase]

Originally Posted by mikeL

I was wondered what people views were for the best LED torch under £100? Is there anything out there?

Primary torch no. ( UK C8 about it) Back up torch yes.

I am testing the Innobeam LED at the momnet and its masivly impresive as a torch even id it has a few design niggles.


Mind you I may be being eleitest because i am mentaly comparing the C8 to torches costing many times as much. The UK C8 is within your budjet and its bright enough for what it is. No doubt 10 years ago Id have been perfictly happy with it.




ATB

Mark

[stevechesh]

if you already have a standard torch, this might be a cheaper option. . .

Upgrading old dive torches with new LED modules! - South West Mafia

[NotDeadYet]

I tried out a Pelican 2010 LED as a backup torch on a caving trip, worked very well. The beam & reflector are supposed to be designed for use in smoke or dusty spaces, I found it worked quite well in poor vis/turbid water. Bright, nice beam, very tough torches (designed for hazardous environment use, 100m+ depth rating). Twist on, 3 C cells. Only criticism is that the attachment point for a bolt snap is a bit shite. They're about £40 each.

[drunkdiver]

Ive not seen one in the water but lots of people on here rave on about the tektite LS4 (theres two different ones).

Saying that I love my Frogman Lenser.

[Hobbsy]

Originally Posted by drunkdiver

Ive not seen one in the water but lots of people on here rave on about the tektite LS4 (theres two different ones).

Saying that I love my Frogman Lenser.

ls5 is out now and much brighter - same price £99 lumb bros

[Muddweller]

I had a ukc8 eled 6watt led which wasn't bad as a primary but it just didn't cut it at 42m in Anglesey vis..

So I upgraded a little (3watts to be precise)to a 3x3watt leds and it is much brighter. My bro has an old UK800R and side by side the theres not much in it, exept my battery last longer

The new UKC8+ looks a good buy, 2 x 5w leds,it has electronic control so you get constant brightness even as the battery drops, downside is theres little warning when the battery does die.

Regards
Karl

[Twinsetmad]

I bought a second hand Fami Power 50 for £80 on ebay, and its superb.... really bright, and an excellent burn time on rechargable batterys.

[rob lumb]

mike
have a look at the tektite ls5 200 lumen aluminium body,bright light,good burn times,very durable.if you need any further info do not hesitate to contact me.

cheers
rob

[Woz]

Everyone in our club now has the Tektite LS5 after seeing mine in action. They're absolutely brilliant. Knock a poxy Frogman Lenser into a cocked hat in terms of both brightness and build quality.