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I'd like to start this review by saying that I've been very impressed by this laser and will try not to sound too much like a fanboy here...
The sale: Milos had listed these lasers for sale on this forum and his price was well within my budget for the last colour I wanted to complete my laser spectrum... the elusive Blu-Ray. Dealing with him was great, he really knows his stuff and was more than willing to talk tech about the improvements he had made after his last batch. I felt confident that I would get a good product and I was not disappointed.
Shipping: Today I received a nice big, very well protected package. (With the sudden laser-hysteria here in Canada, I was glad to get it at all.) In the package were the following items:
- The laser itself, safely wrapped in fine bubble-wrap in it's own box, with a lanyard
- A Ziplock bag containing the users guide, a spare lens, spring and extra 9V battery
- A heavy little gift-box containing a fascinating "Big Apple" New York hologram crystal. ( Really cool and 3D in real life)
- A neat little incense holder and incense sticks (Milos takes great beam shots, incense is the secret... :-X)
- A freaky little glow-in-the-dark rubber cobra. (!) Great for displaying Blu-Ray florescence!
Review: Better than I could have possibly expected. I paid for a 15mW Blu-Ray, but I was lucky to get one of the freaky-good diodes Milos had found in his last batch and when I tested it with my trusty Kenometer, the thing is putting out 25mW+! It has yet to drop below 26mW and I've been testing it for 30 min. so far. 9V batteries rock!
The case is really interesting and the fabrication is very clean and precise. A really professional build IMO. Nothing's loose, nothing moves unless it should and everything works perfectly. Good quality work. This laser turns on with an indented rheostat, which actually provides lower power levels in several steps, as opposed to a linear reduction. Milos has built in reverse polarity protection which is always a plus on any device using 9V cells, and changing the battery is a breeze, with no unscrewing required. I actually really like the case, it's small, fits the hand nicely and unlike most of my other lasers, it doesn't roll.
The dot is much more visible than I expected and even the beam is visible with a bit of incense in the air (in the dark, of course). The beam is fairly fat, about 4mm, but that can easily be remedied with the same lens combination I use to reduce my Pulsar's beam if I need to reduce it for dichro combinations. I have yet to try the focus ability, but I see no reason it won't work. Right now the beam is nicely collimated, with little noticeable divergence at 10m, so I'm leaving it alone. This is such a unique colour, a vivid shade of violet that dances on the edge of visibility. Quite beautiful actually.
To show the laser in action, I've posted a video review on YouTube showing the meter output and the case, etc. here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-k6FYn8mq8
All in all, I give two thumbs up [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif] to Milos for an impressive piece of work and for great customer service. I would definitely do business with him again.
The sale: Milos had listed these lasers for sale on this forum and his price was well within my budget for the last colour I wanted to complete my laser spectrum... the elusive Blu-Ray. Dealing with him was great, he really knows his stuff and was more than willing to talk tech about the improvements he had made after his last batch. I felt confident that I would get a good product and I was not disappointed.
Shipping: Today I received a nice big, very well protected package. (With the sudden laser-hysteria here in Canada, I was glad to get it at all.) In the package were the following items:
- The laser itself, safely wrapped in fine bubble-wrap in it's own box, with a lanyard
- A Ziplock bag containing the users guide, a spare lens, spring and extra 9V battery
- A heavy little gift-box containing a fascinating "Big Apple" New York hologram crystal. ( Really cool and 3D in real life)
- A neat little incense holder and incense sticks (Milos takes great beam shots, incense is the secret... :-X)
- A freaky little glow-in-the-dark rubber cobra. (!) Great for displaying Blu-Ray florescence!
Review: Better than I could have possibly expected. I paid for a 15mW Blu-Ray, but I was lucky to get one of the freaky-good diodes Milos had found in his last batch and when I tested it with my trusty Kenometer, the thing is putting out 25mW+! It has yet to drop below 26mW and I've been testing it for 30 min. so far. 9V batteries rock!
The case is really interesting and the fabrication is very clean and precise. A really professional build IMO. Nothing's loose, nothing moves unless it should and everything works perfectly. Good quality work. This laser turns on with an indented rheostat, which actually provides lower power levels in several steps, as opposed to a linear reduction. Milos has built in reverse polarity protection which is always a plus on any device using 9V cells, and changing the battery is a breeze, with no unscrewing required. I actually really like the case, it's small, fits the hand nicely and unlike most of my other lasers, it doesn't roll.
The dot is much more visible than I expected and even the beam is visible with a bit of incense in the air (in the dark, of course). The beam is fairly fat, about 4mm, but that can easily be remedied with the same lens combination I use to reduce my Pulsar's beam if I need to reduce it for dichro combinations. I have yet to try the focus ability, but I see no reason it won't work. Right now the beam is nicely collimated, with little noticeable divergence at 10m, so I'm leaving it alone. This is such a unique colour, a vivid shade of violet that dances on the edge of visibility. Quite beautiful actually.
To show the laser in action, I've posted a video review on YouTube showing the meter output and the case, etc. here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-k6FYn8mq8
All in all, I give two thumbs up [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif] to Milos for an impressive piece of work and for great customer service. I would definitely do business with him again.