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Review on ๐Ÿ”ฆ ORCATORCH D550 Dive Light: 1000 Lumens Scuba Dive Torch with 3400mAh Battery and Accessories by Doug Davis

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Love this light - very bright in low visibility!

Updated: I finally have the ability to use a flashlight on a dive where a flashlight was needed. I live in Florida, it's hurricane season and my last few lobster and night dives have been canceled due to hurricane related weather off our shores. maybe 7' at best. I couldn't see my buddies at all when they were 10 feet from me so this flashlight came in handy 1. so my buddies had an extra way to see me and 2. so I could find shark teeth in this poor visibility water . . Posted a photo of the high and low beams. The diving light can be switched on and off simply by pressing a button. My only concern is that the light might accidentally turn on when it hits something in my dive bag just because it turns on and off so easily. The good news is that you get 2 batteries in this setup so this should never be a problem. Overall I am very happy with this light after having the opportunity to use it underwater in very poor visibility conditions and I can honestly say I would recommend it to all divers! I've just received my Orcatorch D550 and can't wait to get it underwater to try and test it out. From the box, the flashlight looks very durable and high quality. The light is very bright. It has low and high beam and a flashing flash that seems to work pretty well on land. It comes with a wrist strap, strap and 2 batteries which is very handy so I have a spare to swap out the batteries if one of them dies. It also comes with a charger and a couple of extra O-rings. He suggests lubricating the lantern threads from time to time, and lube isn't included. I contacted Orcatorch and they said to use petroleum jelly. I work at a dive shop and compared it to a flashlight we stock and it's almost identical to the one we sell for $110 except this one comes with two batteries and a wrist strap and the other doesn't . The body of the other has a few small differences and is 1050 lumens while this one is 1000 lumens. My current dive light has a switch that I flip to turn it on and almost every night dive I come across it and it turns off which is frustrating when lobstering so I'm very excited as it has a button on the end. It's recessed into the handle a bit, so I don't think it can be turned off as easily as my current flashlight. The only negative comment I have on this set is that the wrist strap is too big for a woman's hand so I'll have to find a smaller wrist strap as I'd like a wrist strap so I can shoot or catch lobsters via that Hold on to the flashlight as it frees your hand. In the middle of the month I go lobster diving, upload a video, add some underwater photos and update my review. At the moment it seems to be of excellent quality and competitive price compared to others on the market. The ultimate test will be my dives, so I'll update this review once I'm back from my dive.

Pros
  • Easy to Use
Cons
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