ls1mtz
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I got certified at 20 years old and put in about 40 OW dives before having a medical condition that knocked me back for 10 years. Now I’m finally getting back into the water and reassembling a kit. I’ve purchased most of my setup (backplate/wing) but I can’t decide what lights to go with. I will be doing mostly OW dives until I get comfortable enough to move onto more certifications. I live in Florida so eventually I see wrecks and caves in my future but not within 5 years so I’m thinking that will be a new light purchase easy down the road (lx20). It would be nice if I could turn one of these lights into a future backup light for cavern if it actually lasted over 5 years.
My budget is pretty limited, I’d like to get two lights for under $200. I see that there are some Labor Day sales going on so I can do that but the brands are questionable to me. I was looking at the Orcatorch D710 because the specs look good for the price but the only reviews I see are basically paid or gifted light reviews which I don’t put any credence into. Does anyone have real world experience with Orcatorch? I was thinking if Orcatorch has a quality problem then a Dive rite CX2 looks nice but I can get a D710 and a D530 for the same price of the CX2. The ITAR D26 looks decent on paper too but I’m looking for advice as I’m lost on which to go with. I’m open to new recommendations, I’ve searched the forum and still need some help, I can tell that eventually I’ll end up with a LX20 but I can’t afford it right now. Thank you for any insight you can give.
My budget is pretty limited, I’d like to get two lights for under $200. I see that there are some Labor Day sales going on so I can do that but the brands are questionable to me. I was looking at the Orcatorch D710 because the specs look good for the price but the only reviews I see are basically paid or gifted light reviews which I don’t put any credence into. Does anyone have real world experience with Orcatorch? I was thinking if Orcatorch has a quality problem then a Dive rite CX2 looks nice but I can get a D710 and a D530 for the same price of the CX2. The ITAR D26 looks decent on paper too but I’m looking for advice as I’m lost on which to go with. I’m open to new recommendations, I’ve searched the forum and still need some help, I can tell that eventually I’ll end up with a LX20 but I can’t afford it right now. Thank you for any insight you can give.