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    Recommend me a freediving torch - longer runtime/ brighter output needed

    Bought a Uranusfire XHP50 x2 26650 from a friend for £40. He bought it to put an umbilical in the back - new one on order for him. Good spot. Good light levels. Good variable slider switch. Suits my dive style - thumb it back to low when on the surface, thumb it forward for more light when...
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    Recommend me a freediving torch - longer runtime/ brighter output needed

    @peter yetman - absolutely useless for my needs (1000 lumens at 1hr 15 / single 18650 - I am looking at 3 times that on all counts as specified previously) but thanks anyway as it's interesting to read about. @DIWdiver - thanks, that is very useful. I am clueless by my own admission on building...
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    Recommend me a freediving torch - longer runtime/ brighter output needed

    From discussing this with my dive buddy who built his own torch, he reminded me of the need for throw more than flood in our waters. I think that he built some floody torches for spearing/freediving but they just lit up the backscatter. So even the D45 will probably be too floody with its...
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    Recommend me a freediving torch - longer runtime/ brighter output needed

    Well a friend has bought the Fenix SD20 and some other friends have bought a Sofirn diving torch (3x XPL / '3000 lumen' / 4x 18650) from Amazon uk for £60. I'm going to see the performance if the weather improves this week.
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    Light for night spearfishing

    Hi Mikol99 - I started a thread recently asking about a similar torch : http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?437853-Recommend-me-a-freediving-torch-longer-runtime-brighter-output-needed I would say from my experience that a wide beam is good in very clear waters but as soon as you...
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    Recommend me a freediving torch - longer runtime/ brighter output needed

    Thanks guys, useful info. I've been thinking about it more: -> 3hr runtime at 1500+ lumens That's pretty much the goal I'd say. I've been diving with various people recently and all of us have torches rated around 1000 lumens (but are less - more like 600lms?) and they all diminish rapidly at...
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    Recommend me a freediving torch - longer runtime/ brighter output needed

    Thanks Keitho, I had a look at the video (you can tell he doesn't dive :) ). The official site has the Acebeam D45 listed as follows: 4000 lumens - 1.4hrs 1500 lumens - 2.2hrs 750 lumens - 6.2hrs With an XHP70 and 3x 18650's. I had a look at one of their non-dive torches the K60: 5000 lms - 1hr...
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    Recommend me a freediving torch - longer runtime/ brighter output needed

    Hi everyone, I am interested in a new dive torch. A typical dive for me: Freediving/spearfishing in 1m to 8m depth in the sea normally half an hour after last light in the evening. I do pre-dawn dives rarely. An average depth is about 4m to 6m. We cover quite alot of ground as we're either...
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    OrcaTorch D611 REVIEW

    That actually looks quite good for freediving. Canister on belt with switch but then the cable might be too long for that usage - can't please everyone!
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    OrcaTorch D520 REVIEW

    Nice small torch for a backup. I looked at the run time video and it doesn't look like there is much difference between the 2600 mAh and the 3400 mAh batteries.
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    Welcome all divers!

    Hi everyone - I'm a freediver/snorkeller/spearo. Looking for better night time lighting - I'll do some reading around :)
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    Lights in Murky water

    Just an observation but with 2m or 3m viz in murky water you probably will get alot of backscatter from particles. Are you diving in the day or night? Are you scuba diving or freeding/snorkeling? What depths? Fresh or salt water? I've been night freediving in the sea and someone was shining a...
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