Bersub Variled x2 Neutral Wide 90

Peter Rowlands · Issue 78, May/Jun 2014 · pp. 37

Products mentioned: Bersub Variled x2 Neutral Wide 90

Bersub is a well established light manufacturer based in France and they now have a new distributor in the UK - Sea & Sea - and they sent me a Variled x 2 Neutral Wide 90 to evaluate. The Bersub range is very extensive and there are models to suit all diving requirements but the Neutral Wide 90 with its 90° coverage will appeal to underwater photographers the most. To be honest LED lights are getting harder to review: “It has a switch and, if you turn it, the bright light comes on.....” Fortunately for me the Variled x2 has some novel features which are aimed to give the purchaser a choice of power sources and outputs and these set it apart from the increasing big pack of manufacturers. The Variled is extrememly well made with an aluminium body and large controls suitable for the thickest gloved hands. In addition its rating to 300 metres will appeal to those who will insist on going dow…