Laser Wave 20mW Laser Pointer

Hey everyone,

I recently added a Laser Wave 20mW laser pointer to my small, but growing, collection of lasers. This is my forth laser and my most powerful one. It is clearly brighter than my other 5mW green, 3-8mW green, and 5mW blue.

Let's start out with the pictures and movie clip of the laser...

Here are some pictures of the laser and the case it came in:





Below is a photo of the lasers dot.



Here is a movie I made of the laser in action.

[media]http://laserpointerforums.com/laserwave/laserwavemovie.avi[/media]

Although I do not have a power meter to test the output power, I except the laser is operating around 20mW, since it is noticeably brighter than the other lasers in my collection. The beam is clearly visible at night and the laser doesn't seem to need much warm up time to reach its full power. The beam is slightly thinner than those of my other lasers, which in my opinion looks better than a thicker beam.

The device appears to be built well. There are no rattling parts or flaws in the frame. I would estimate I have used laser has been used for around 20 minutes so far in total. It still seems as bright as when I originally put the batteries in. The laser's button seems durable and sturdy. It might not sound that important, but one of my other lasers has a flimsy button which can be very frustrating at times, especially since every time you use it you think about it. Overall, the build is solid on my 20mW laser wave laser.

The laser has a cool little Laser Wave logo on the warning sticker. I like little things like this. It makes the laser seem more unique.

I think the laser could have better looks overall -- more of a rugged and intimidating look. However, this is not that big of a deal. Overall the laser works great and I try to keep you all updated with more pictures and notes on performance.

If I had to grade the laser, I would grade it on the following categories that I have come up with off the top of my head:

Reliability, Build, Looks

Reliability is determined by how consistently the laser performs up to the advertised specifications.
Build is determined by the quality of the engineering of the device and internal circuitry.
Looks is only determined by the appearance of the laser.

[Laser Wave 20mW -- Laser Report Card]

Reliability: A
Build: A
Looks: B

In conclusion, I am very satisfied with the product and would recommend Laser Wave. Bridge from Laser Wave is very friendly and I am sure would be happy to help anyone else who is interested in a laser.

Bridge's contact information is on the Laser Wave site:

http://laser-wave.com/eContact.asp

Hope you all have found this review helpful. Any questions please let me know.

Regards,

-Avery

i completyely agree i received one of these for review and for future sales and all i can say is A+ laser!

it has a great feel good clean beam and with lithium batteries it rocks!


im not a fan of pen lasers but this one is deff one of my fav low power ones.

if you guys are going to be interested in buying some i can organize a group buy and get some good prices bridge already gave me the go ahead.

prices would be under $40

great review cold!

Did I Just read that right? Under 40$ for a 20mw 532nm Blue laser? COUNT ME IN.

nope you read it wrong.. i wish..

avery was just saying he has a 5mw....

this is a 532nm (which is green)

Dang. Your right. I was tired this morning and read 473nm, Or I could of sworn I did. Although I didnt type it. Maybe I confused myself. Dang it.

yeah if it was blue i would have already bought them all up lol

Just looks like a rebadged NewWish

MarioMaster said:

Just looks like a rebadged NewWish

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The button looks a little different than your typical NewWish but the case looks exactly the same.

Do any of you all know how I can adjust my Canon Powershot camera to get some nice beamshots? Are there any specific settings I should use?

I want to try get some nice beam shots -- outdoors at night and indoors in normal lighting

Thanks for any help/suggestions

Well there is really no specific setting to get great beamshots, it depends from camera to camera and trial and error. Usually increased exposure (nothing to drastic) with a decent ISO setting should do the trick. The main thing with beamshots is keeping the camera and laser stable, just take a bunch of shots with different settings and I am sure you will get the results you want, pretty fast.

The best thing to do indoors is light up two insence sticks, which linger for quite a while and allows for great looking beamshots. A tripod for the camera and a laser stationary on the table (those zip lock things are great for keeping a pointer in action without you having to hold it), and your beamshots will look very nice and clean. Another thing is that the beam looks much brighter/nicer with the laser beam pointing towards the camera, but it is not neccesary for a great beamshot.

Thanks
brtaman

Thanks for the advice brtaman

The laser is still going strong; I have not had to change the batteries yet.

mine is also going strong i was going to play around with it, review it and sell it but i think i want to keep it now as one of my personal hand helds!

I just got the 100mw version in... all I can say is incredible!

I bought it to work and a lot of the guys said if they had the money on them, they would buy one right now!

-Max

Is the laser stable or does it dim after a time?
Is there any warmup time?

hi everyone.
i checked the website and didnt see any laserpointers. just the stationary box types.
am i missing something?

thanks.
lf

the stillness cant talk to you, if it did, it wouldnt be stillness.

Thats the exact same laser and package that I got from DX. 50mW (I know it rates below this, but what is the average output?) for 20$. Not saying it is the same But it is the same casing and stuff...