I've noticed most of the led flashlights I have(even with beam adjustment) don't penetrate very well. They tend to scatter easily on the water or even the surface of grassy field. Anybody know of a light that has some good beam for penetrating water? 5' max. Rechargeable or aa/AAA is preferred. Its mostly for the kids to look for fish and stuff in the creeks.
Flashlight for shining thru water?
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My tlr-1 doesn't work very well under water when I'm shooting my Glock. The Sharks with laser beams have the upper hand.
Try a dive light, pelican has gone more tactical with their offerings lately but make a great product.
http://www.amazon.com/Pelican-2400-017-117-P-Nemo-2400-Flashlight/dp/B008RWAS78?th=1&psc=1
It's more about water clarity that light though.
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http://www.amazon.com/Pelican-2400-017-117-P-Nemo-2400-Flashlight/dp/B008RWAS78?th=1&psc=1
It's more about water clarity that light though.
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I would think that the color of the light would make more of a difference than anything. Also, it may sound funny, but waring a lightly darkened pair of polarized sun glasses would help a bunch as well. That way you would be able to cut most of the glare from the surface of the water. Plus, your eyes would adjust to the glasses and would not hinder your ability to see in the dark as bad as you would think.
I use to walk out to my ponds late at night to look at fish and kill off some snakes. The old xenon bulbed pelican was my choice. The LED lights with all the "closer to sunlight" color is prolly the culprit with glare and so forth. Remember how fog lights use to have amber colored lenses? Wonder why....
You need something with a lot of power. Pool lights are typically at least 500W. Even in LED these are still something like 50-100W. Most handhelds are not going to penetrate very far and would heat up too quickly unless submerged.
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After doing a bit of research it seems that power has a small part in it, mostly clarity. Color and frequency are much more important. Blues travel deepest, and the light frequency from led beams is refracted easiest on the surface. Halogen and xenon bulbs are best, but for the power required to penetrate 5' your looking at LARGE lights. Big maglite size. Some people have had good luck with a powerful green laser and focusable led.
