Fisheye FIX Aquavolt 7000

Peter Rowlands · Issue 70, Jan/Feb 2013 · pp. 28–29

Products mentioned: FIX Aquavolt 7000

With any emerging technology there is a stage at which each new model is either half the size or twice the output/capacity like hard drives, mobile phones and, to a certain extent, cameras. The lighting world is going through a similar phase with the emergence of LED technology and the underwater world is one of the main beneficiaries. Every few months we hear of a new model that is twice as bright as the old model; usually because the LED manufacturer has produced a new one which the housing manufacturer then incorporates (and sometimes in the exact same housing as the previous model). There is an array (pun intended) of manufacturers that house individual LEDs and then concentrate their output optically to produce a very impressive output which is perfect as a focus light and even bright enough for fill in lighting for both stills and video. At the top end, however, multiple LEDs are n…