Black Diamond
Spot
2026 Spot: 3 AAA or BD 1500 battery, 450 lm, IPX7
The 2026 Spot is Black Diamond's dual-fuel headlamp: 450 lumens with a flood and a spot lens, red, green and blue light, a digital lock and an IPX7 waterproof housing at 86 g, running on three AAA batteries or the BD 1500 rechargeable battery sold separately.
Key specifications
- Overall score
- 5.2 out of 10,Mid-rangeHow we score
- Light output, brightest setting
- 450 lm
- Beam distance
- 116 m
- Burn time, brightest setting
- 2.6 h
- Power
- Rechargeable or AAA batteries
- Weight
- 86 g
- Dust and water rating
- IPX7
Full specification
Light
- Light output, brightest setting
- 450 lm
- Boost mode
- No
- Beam distance
- 116 m
- Light output, lowest setting
- 6 lm
- Figures to ANSI/PLATO FL 1
- Yes
Burn time
- Burn time, brightest setting
- 2.6 h
- Burn time, lowest setting
- 200 h
Power and charging
- Power
- Rechargeable or AAA batteries
- USB-C charging
- No
Features
- Red light
- Yes
- Automatic brightness
- No
- Lock
- Yes
Weight and protection
- Weight
- 86 g
- Dust and water rating
- IPX7
Variants
5 variants
BD6207280002ALL1Black- UK model code
BD6207280002ALL1- RRP
- £45
BD6207284064ALL1Creek blue- UK model code
BD6207284064ALL1- RRP
- £45
BD6207288001ALL1Octane- UK model code
BD6207288001ALL1- RRP
- £45
BD6207281016ALL1Pewter- UK model code
BD6207281016ALL1- RRP
- £45
BD6207283010ALL1Tundra- UK model code
BD6207283010ALL1- RRP
- £45
Alternatives
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Similar
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0.1 points higher
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Cheaper
Within a point of its score, with a lower RRP
Ledlenser
HF4 (2026)Overall score 4.8 out of 10, Mid-rangeRRP £34.95
£10.05 less (based on RRP), 0.4 points lower
Black Diamond
CosmoOverall score 5.1 out of 10, Mid-rangeRRP £35
£10 less (based on RRP), 0.1 points lower
Black Diamond
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£10 less (based on RRP), 0.9 points lower
Better specified
More than a point higher in overall score
Ledlenser
HF7R (2026)Overall score 6.4 out of 10, Mid-rangeRRP £119.95
1.2 points higher
Ledlenser
HF6R (2026)Overall score 6.5 out of 10, Top of the rangeRRP £79.95
1.3 points higher
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