OrcaTorch D610

[IVC]

LeisurePro has a special on OrcaTorch D610 for $100 and it seems to be a nice entry level canister light, but I cannot find any positive or negative reviews. Anyone has anything to share?

I am looking to use it for night open water dives, nothing technical. The appeal is that when fully charged it can last much longer than basic hand-held lights, so there is less chance of having it run out on a night dive.

 

[scubamarketing]

Massive disclaimer: I handle marketing for Leisure Pro.

I was sent one of these lights (I'm a remote employee) for a project, but haven't taken it in the water beyond my pool yet. I normally use a similarly sized Archon canister light. Build quality and brightness seem fairly comparable.

Addressing your concern about lights running out on night dives, I've used a decent variety of lights including 8 D-cell lights, 4 C-cells, 3 AA's, and a variety of rechargeables. They've all been able to handle multiple dives of average time.

We're slammed with the holiday rush, so I doubt I'll be in open water before the new year, but I'll take it out ASAP so I can give a more complete review of it at that time if you've decided to hold off.

 

[IVC]

I might just go with it since the discount is quite significant. At that price point I'll be happy unless it is a complete lemon and either floods or sucks the batteries dry in no time, which you say it doesn't look like.

 

[kaerius]

My cheapo chinese 3xCree LED, 26650 battery handheld lasts for like an 1.5-2 hours, easily enough for a nightdive, or even two. The most expensive part of that system was the batteries and charger(4 batteries and a charger cost more than 3 of those dive lights). A bit spotty quality on those, so buying multiples may be required. 3rd party o-rings and some silicone grease is also pretty much a required purchase for those.'

I'm just saying that handhelds can last just fine for night dives, especially if they use high power rechargable batteries like 26650. But $100 sounds like a decent price for a canister.