Frequently Asked Questions

Why don’t you have a shopping cart type store?

Very few people actually know what they need for their particular camera setup to simply buy what they need. We often have email exchanges with customers that go on for days as we zero in on the best solution. Fluo diving is not “cookie cutter” easy to configure. We prefer to sell you what you need the first time rather than the alternative.

Send us an email. Tell us what you are trying to accomplish. Use the Contact Us link. We normally respond within 24 hours.

Blue (monochromatic light) can’t be measured in lumens.  See this link for a very detailed explanation as to why that is.

Yes, but you will lose 80% of the output power.  It’s less expensive and more efficient to simply have a dedicated fluo torch.  See this link for a very detailed explanation.

Blue light is vastly better.  People often refer to fluo diving as UV diving but that is a misnomer.  See this link for a very detailed discussion on this topic.

It’s actually a quantum mechanical process at work.  See this link for a detailed explanation.

No – not even close.  See this link for more details.  It’s a bad idea to mix and match filters and light sources from different manufacturers.