Primary Dive light ??

[Diesel298]

I was a princeton dealer and I sold 2 shockwave IIs and both came back flooded so I stocked UKs instead.

i had a friend have his UK flood one time...
turned out to be a operator error installin a o-ring...
as is the case more often than not..
just cuerious what was the falure on the returned Prienceton Tec lights?

 

[sbro]

I've been hearing more and more advice to jump up to the Light Canon for general use in the Puget Sound (day and night). I know if I get only one Light Canon....my wife will take it! I will sufer light envy! AT $160 on the net or $200+ locally. That's a chunk of change!

 

[OE2X]

Look on the bright side: At least you aren't dropping $1700 apiece for two 21 W HID Sandroff, Halcyon, or Dive Rite lights!

You want to talk about light envy?
Dive with someone who has a can light and you will be more than happy to give your Light Canon to your wife.

 

[rushonthebeach]

I love my light cannon.......got it new on ebay for 130.00( gotta be patient) it throws a beam of light a good distance and the beam is a brilliant hot white.As a back up I use a tektite. I have a 7 and a 19 LED model, they don't in cast much of a focused beam but do a descent job of illuminating an area in closer and the burn time on a set of "C" cells is a looooong time

 

[scububa]

I have two of these and they have been fine for me for what they are...they get shared...with my kids on shallow night dives...with my dive buddy on deeper day/night dives. They have been to 100 several times. We all use Princeton Tec 400s as backups (primarys for a few dives) and they have been okay, too. Not intended as an endorsement, but my success has been good.

There is no doubt I'd like a 'bigger' light, but then I have had the misfortune :06: to dive along side a couple of cannisters and a Light Canon :dazzler1:

 

[SubMariner]

We have a couple of UK's that must be at least 10 years old: a D8 and a D4. They've literally been all over the world, salt & fresh, above and below water. What work horses!

For back-up or daytime use (looking under ledges, etc.) we like the C4: compact, with a good bright beam. We tend to have them in our BC pockets.

Just another happy UK fan.

 

[Les]

I have only had UK lites. Currently a D4 I thought it was great until I dive with guys with Halcyon cannisters. I don't bother to even unclip my light when with them. They seem to light up the whole ocean with those $$$ units. I would like to get into the HID market but cannot afford the big boy toys. Most of our dives are limited vis. I was looking at the nite-diver.com and they look to be good.Any experiences with them??
Is HID 19w necesary or will 10w be sufficient? I am not interested in the light sabre types. I want adjustable beam. This would be my primary light source.Feedback please.
Les

 

[kazinvan]

I'll throw in another nod for the UK Light Cannon. I live just north of you, Vancouver, BC and use my UKLC all the time up here, day and night. Works great, got the rechargable battery for it as well. If you need lights, UK sells a kit with the light cannon, mini q-40 and a knife, you can pick up the kit for about $200.

 

[dilligaf368]

I too dive in Puget Sound, I have a D8r and SL4's. The HID is a great light too and I have one. The one that I love to use is the Night Rider. Just like the ones on Bikes, the Rechargeable has lasted me for at least 8 yrs in commercial diving. Each light is good but, on Every dive I have at least One SL4 as a backup. Bill