Professional 50mW purple laser pointer

The affordable violet

Purple is the colour customers ask for by name and then hesitate over when they see the price of the 200mW version. This is the answer to that: the same violet beam and the same professional kit, at £34.99 rather than £89.99. For anyone who wants a violet laser for occasional use rather than daily work, the saving is worth more than the extra output.

Understanding what you are buying

Violet sits at the far edge of human vision, so the eye is much less sensitive to it than to green light. That has a direct consequence at this power level: the dot on the target is the part you will see clearly, while the beam itself in mid-air is subtle unless the room is dark or the air is carrying dust, haze or smoke. Buyers who expect a vivid mid-air beam in a lit room are the ones who end up disappointed, and the honest answer is that a 200mW violet unit is the one that delivers that.

Where it works well

Photographers use violet at this level for light-painting and long-exposure work, where the sensor records the colour far more generously than the eye does. It also has a role in display, prop and stage work where an unusual beam colour is the entire point, and in any setting where green and red pointers are already in use and a third, unmistakable colour is needed.

Kit

It runs on a rechargeable 18650 cell with a charger supplied, and comes with two safety keys and a storage box.

What’s in the box

• 1x 50mW purple laser pointer
• 1x 18650 battery
• 1x 18650 charger
• 2x safety keys
• 1x storage box

Specifications

• Laser colour: purple
• Output: 50mW
• Power source: rechargeable 18650 battery (charger included)
• SKU: PURPLE-50mW