FIX Neo Mini 500 FS light

Phil Rudin · Issue 81, Nov/Dec 2014 · pp. 28–30

Products mentioned: FIX Neo Mini 500 FS

In the world of underwater photography the focusing light has become an essential tool for both wide angle and macro photography. The focusing light is most useful when ambient light drops as the result of low visibility, depth, subject placement, during night dives and because of equipment shortcomings like slow lens apertures. The focus light assists in finding hard to see subjects, lights help to create contrast which increases auto focus speed, focus lights can be used to signal a dive buddy or the boat and much more. Top rated focusing lights all have several basic essentials that make them stand out from the common dive light. First you need a light with a beam angle wide enough that you can position the light to cover the angle of view for the lens you are using and never need to move it again during the dive. The light also needs to have a red and a white beam. Red is the color o…