ORCATORCH D560 Mini Scuba Dive Light Headlamp Rotary Switch Underwater Torch with 360 Degrees Rotatable Mask Clip, Backup Batteries, Lanyard, O-Rings (Not Included Snorkel Mask) (Black)

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Compact and bright, great quality

This is a very solid little torch made of aluminium that is compact and lightweight. It comes with a good lanyard for securing around the wrist. It produces a nice bright light that has two distinct zones - and inner bright section and a wider outer area. Neither zone is particularly well defined however. There is no recharging option. The torch takes one AA battery (2 are supplied). These are the disposable type. There is no ON/OFF switch. The same screw-thread that opens the torch to replace the battery serves as the means of turning the torch on. Having inserted the battery and screwed the head of the torch back on, the final quarter turn of this thread turns on the torch. This means that it is impractical to be doing this underwater lest you open the screw thread too far and let in water. The torch therefore really needs to be on for the entirety of your dive. The torch is designed to be head mounted. This is effectively its unique selling point and whether or not you consider this to be suitable for your needs comes down to it’s usability as a head torch. To mount on your mask the torch is pushed into a semi-circular clamp and secured with a rubber O-ring. This part of the mount holds the torch very well and also allows for the torch to be rotated upwards or downwards. The weak part of this mount is the fixing onto your mask. You are attaching the mount onto very flexible silicon. You want to have as a little movement of the torch as possible when wearing it, which means that the torch needs to be as far forwards on your strap as possible. The most forward part of your mask strap is where it is doubled over right behind the buckle and strap adjustment. It is a fairly fiddly process to get the mount clip in the right place. The clip on the mount just slides over the strap and is not at all secure. For this reason half-a-dozen cable ties are provided to secure the torch in place. This means that attaching the torch to your head is an incredibly fiddly process. For night dives the fact that the torch needs to be turned on for the duration of your dive means that you are likely to be dazzling your buddy on numerous occasions during the dive. The torch may have some merits if diving inside a wreck during the daytime and this is where I consider it to be of most benefit. At almost £50 this is a similar price to many other (far more powerful) dive torches that are available. Personally, I would rather spend this money on a better hand-held torch than paying a premium for the rather dubious head-mount option.

Its a nifty little light, powerful for its size. Its quite a narrow beam so wouldn't be ideal for diving in overhead environments. But it does a good job at highlighting or grabbing your buddies attention.

Good brightness and range from a very compact body 2/3rds of the length of the light is the AA battery to give some idea of the size to waterproofing is effective although I will never get the chance to check it to the limit of 150m. Given the stated performance and the manufacturing quality the price seems reasonable.