Hi all! I wanted to get a green laser ever since I stumbled upon some pointers on DX (thought greens cost hundreds of $$$ before...). Kudos for them for putting a decent amount of warnings about power and IR, otherwise I might've ended waving around a 100+mw greenie without goggles...
After spending some reading about green lasers, IR, safety etc. I decided that I definitely want something less than 50mw (at least as a first laser), maybe even around 5mw. I've read some topics on this forum, which proved really helpful in filtering out some companies/models looking too good to be true (overpowered/underpowered/bad service etc.). IMHO if I'm getting a green laser, I should be able to have more than just a dot :yh: So here are the options I ended up with:
Kaleidoscopic/Disco laser:
Rayfoss 30mw: www.rayfoss.com
Screambuy 5mw-30mw: Full Star and Disco 532nm green laser [Full Star and Disco greenlaser] : Screambuy electronic consume products
Laserlands 30mw: 30mw 3in1 Portable Disco Laser Projector/ Drawer/Pointer - $25.00 : Laserlands
Laser pointer with star caps (patterns):
Laserlands 5mw: 5 mW 6in1 5 Patterns Green Laser Pointer with 5 Star Caps - $15.00 : Laserlands
LAserlands 10mw: 10 mW 6in1 5 Patterns Green Laser Pointer with 5 Star Caps - $17.99 : Laserlands
No burning power intended. I want a decent quality laser that would last for a year or more (if using it according to duty cycle, got no need to keep it on continuously for more than, say, 30 seconds), and can be used outside at night to point at things (not living/aircraft/vehicles/anything reflective) safely without goggles. Power shouldn't be too low, the dots should be clearly visible at least 20 meters away with stars cap on (at night).
I'm having a difficulty choosing between these models,, though.
1. I'm unsure what power is appropriate for my purposes. I'd really like having a visible beam at nighttime, maybe even with stars cap, visible dot at daytime etc., but at the same time I'd like a laser that I can use indoors safely to point at non-reflective surfaces like walls, ceiling, carpet. A totally accidental reflection of a 5mw, even if it's actually 15mw, I far less likely to cause permanent eye damage than a 30mw, which could be above 50mw in reality (and accidents could happen, especially with stars cap / disco mode...)
2. The kaleidoscopic laser looks really cool (even though it might be just a mirror on a spring), and it also has a stars cap (laserlands sell some caps separately too). Are there any cons to getting it over a regular pen? I mean, do you think it would be of worse quality of build / break quickly / have worse beam (mode hopping / convergence / power stability) if used just as a pointer?
3. If 30mv kaleidoscopic ends up the best option - what company would be better? I looks like all 3 have the same laser...
Would appreciate any advice :yh:
P.S. just in case I decide to do anything risky (like playing with prisms / reflective surfaces), I think I'll order protection goggles anyway. Seen good things written about the ones from focalprice, but which are better?
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After spending some reading about green lasers, IR, safety etc. I decided that I definitely want something less than 50mw (at least as a first laser), maybe even around 5mw. I've read some topics on this forum, which proved really helpful in filtering out some companies/models looking too good to be true (overpowered/underpowered/bad service etc.). IMHO if I'm getting a green laser, I should be able to have more than just a dot :yh: So here are the options I ended up with:
Kaleidoscopic/Disco laser:
Rayfoss 30mw: www.rayfoss.com
Screambuy 5mw-30mw: Full Star and Disco 532nm green laser [Full Star and Disco greenlaser] : Screambuy electronic consume products
Laserlands 30mw: 30mw 3in1 Portable Disco Laser Projector/ Drawer/Pointer - $25.00 : Laserlands
Laser pointer with star caps (patterns):
Laserlands 5mw: 5 mW 6in1 5 Patterns Green Laser Pointer with 5 Star Caps - $15.00 : Laserlands
LAserlands 10mw: 10 mW 6in1 5 Patterns Green Laser Pointer with 5 Star Caps - $17.99 : Laserlands
No burning power intended. I want a decent quality laser that would last for a year or more (if using it according to duty cycle, got no need to keep it on continuously for more than, say, 30 seconds), and can be used outside at night to point at things (not living/aircraft/vehicles/anything reflective) safely without goggles. Power shouldn't be too low, the dots should be clearly visible at least 20 meters away with stars cap on (at night).
I'm having a difficulty choosing between these models,, though.
1. I'm unsure what power is appropriate for my purposes. I'd really like having a visible beam at nighttime, maybe even with stars cap, visible dot at daytime etc., but at the same time I'd like a laser that I can use indoors safely to point at non-reflective surfaces like walls, ceiling, carpet. A totally accidental reflection of a 5mw, even if it's actually 15mw, I far less likely to cause permanent eye damage than a 30mw, which could be above 50mw in reality (and accidents could happen, especially with stars cap / disco mode...)
2. The kaleidoscopic laser looks really cool (even though it might be just a mirror on a spring), and it also has a stars cap (laserlands sell some caps separately too). Are there any cons to getting it over a regular pen? I mean, do you think it would be of worse quality of build / break quickly / have worse beam (mode hopping / convergence / power stability) if used just as a pointer?
3. If 30mv kaleidoscopic ends up the best option - what company would be better? I looks like all 3 have the same laser...
Would appreciate any advice :yh:
P.S. just in case I decide to do anything risky (like playing with prisms / reflective surfaces), I think I'll order protection goggles anyway. Seen good things written about the ones from focalprice, but which are better?
7.99$: Focalprice.com offers Professional Anti Green Laser Glassess ,discount Professional Anti Green Laser Glassess,Professional Anti Green Laser Glassess products,low price Professional Anti Green Laser Glassess,cheap Professional Anti Green Laser Glasses
9.45$: Focalprice.com offers Anti-Green Laser Glasses ,discount Anti-Green Laser Glasses,Anti-Green Laser Glasses products,low price Anti-Green Laser Glasses,cheap Anti-Green Laser Glasses,Anti-Green Laser Glasses for Sale ,Anti-Green Laser Glasses Store,Bu