Cheap, Compact, Lightweight, Focusable Light That Uses Aa / Aaa?

[fuzzybabybunny]

I want to have a small, compact, lightweight dive light mostly just for looking under rocks for crayfish / lobster in the daytime / early evenings. I travel a ton and I've already got a lot of gear, so anything I buy needs to be small and lightweight.

I used to have a nice, cheap, Chinese-made light that I bought from DealExtreme but that one's too heavy and doesn't use AA / AAA batteries. With that said, there are also a LOT of bad-quality Chinese lights out there with completely inaccurate lumen ratings that will probably flood after a few uses. So I'm looking for recommendations for something tried and true.

Hopefully looking for something that is:

- Cheap - I know that there are some good value Chinese-made lights on eBay and DealExtreme that work just fine. No need to go name brand and pay $100+ for a light, especially one I'll be using infrequently.

- Plastic - cuts down on weight

- As bright as possible

- Uses AA / AAA batteries. I know that runtime will be shorter but honestly I don't care. I don't want to lug around a separate charger just for those lithium 18650 batteries.

- Focusable

- Able to select brightness level

 

[CuzzA]

I'm not sure you'll find a light with all of those specs combined, but here's an option. Ocean Rhino Mini Tech Speargun Lights

It's small, lightweight, uses 2 AAA batteries, 55 min burn time, US Company based in Florida and is very bright for its size. I own it for my speargun to look under ledges. It's about the size of a sharpie.

 

[MAKO Spearguns]

I want to have a small, compact, lightweight dive light mostly just for looking under rocks for crayfish / lobster in the daytime / early evenings. I travel a ton and I've already got a lot of gear, so anything I buy needs to be small and lightweight.

I used to have a nice, cheap, Chinese-made light that I bought from DealExtreme but that one's too heavy and doesn't use AA / AAA batteries. With that said, there are also a LOT of bad-quality Chinese lights out there with completely inaccurate lumen ratings that will probably flood after a few uses. So I'm looking for recommendations for something tried and true.

Hopefully looking for something that is:

- Cheap - I know that there are some good value Chinese-made lights on eBay and DealExtreme that work just fine. No need to go name brand and pay $100+ for a light, especially one I'll be using infrequently.

- Plastic - cuts down on weight

- As bright as possible

- Uses AA / AAA batteries. I know that runtime will be shorter but honestly I don't care. I don't want to lug around a separate charger just for those lithium 18650 batteries.

- Focusable

- Able to select brightness level

How about this light? It is not focusable, but it has a very tight, spot light beam, which is exactly what you want for looking into holes. It is extremely compact, can be clipped off to your scuba gear or worn on your dive mask. It is very small, uses one AA battery and at 120 lumens, it is incredibly bright for such a small package. This is made from aircraft grade, anodized aluminum and is rated deeper than you are ever gonna dive..

Mini Dive Light | MAKO Spearguns

 

[hellhole]

here is my recommendation....

F.I.T. LED 650S Diving Backup Light (Spot)
F.I.T. LED 650S Diving Backup Light (Spot)
F.I.T. LED 650W Diving Backup Light (Wide)
F.I.T. LED 650W Diving Backup Light (Wide)

can use AAA (350lumens) or 18650 (650Lumens)

can ship from singapore /taiwan/china

 

[runsongas]

dris has some value oriented lights if you didn't want to go with the generic chinese ones

RIB 450 Dive Light

Mini G 600

1k Shorty Dive Light

 

[Wingy]

Have a look at Underwater Kinetics range - great for dive travel UK Underwater Kinetics Black SL4 eLED 400 Lumens Scuba Diving Light. I've used Underwater Kinetics for years because theyre tough and reliable. The mini torch UK Underwater Kinetics Black SL4 Xenon Scuba Diving Dive Light may fit the bill for your requirements.

 

[OrcaTorch]

How about this one?
OrcaTorch D560,mini diving light with only 9 cm body length
*Uses a single AA battery or 14500 Li-ion battery
*max 630 lumens by using a single 14500 battery
*165 lumens by using a single AA battery
*1h25min longest runtime by using one AA battery
*The weight is only 47.5g （excluding battery)