GiantMoray
Contributor
Hi All,
I’m looking for a new dive torch for then UK and need a bit of advice. I currently have one of these
Amazon.com : Tovatec Compact Torch : Camping Lights And Lanterns : Sports & Outdoors
with 130 lumens it’s a bit puny for diving in poor visibility.
I asked some advice in a previous thread regarding a couple of northern divers lights, but I don’t think that they are particularly well know outside the U.K., so I just want to ask for some more generic advice.
There are a couple of northern diver torches I’ve been looking at, the Varilux Tec 4000 and Varilux 3500, both approx £150
They both have a burn time of 1.5hrs at Max and can be stepped down to reduce brightness and increase burn time.
The 3500 has a brightness of 3500 lumens has a beam angle of 10 degrees and a beam distance of 100m. The 4000 has a brightness of 4000 lumens, a beam angle of 5 degrees and a beam distance of 500m.
My previous torch was bought for me and I’ve never thought through a torch purchase. I don’t really know what I’m looking for other than a bright torch, I’ll be mainly day diving and it’s for U.K. waters which can be very silty/have poor viz.
What kind of brightness and beam angle should I be looking at?
The links to the ND torches are Varilux 3500 Lumen Rechargeable Dive Torch and Varilux TEC 4000 Lumen Rechargeable Dive Torch
They also have a smaller 1000 lumen torch with a beam angle of 5 degrees and allegedly a beam distance of 1000m but that seems unlikely!
I’m looking for a new dive torch for then UK and need a bit of advice. I currently have one of these
Amazon.com : Tovatec Compact Torch : Camping Lights And Lanterns : Sports & Outdoors
with 130 lumens it’s a bit puny for diving in poor visibility.
I asked some advice in a previous thread regarding a couple of northern divers lights, but I don’t think that they are particularly well know outside the U.K., so I just want to ask for some more generic advice.
There are a couple of northern diver torches I’ve been looking at, the Varilux Tec 4000 and Varilux 3500, both approx £150
They both have a burn time of 1.5hrs at Max and can be stepped down to reduce brightness and increase burn time.
The 3500 has a brightness of 3500 lumens has a beam angle of 10 degrees and a beam distance of 100m. The 4000 has a brightness of 4000 lumens, a beam angle of 5 degrees and a beam distance of 500m.
My previous torch was bought for me and I’ve never thought through a torch purchase. I don’t really know what I’m looking for other than a bright torch, I’ll be mainly day diving and it’s for U.K. waters which can be very silty/have poor viz.
What kind of brightness and beam angle should I be looking at?
The links to the ND torches are Varilux 3500 Lumen Rechargeable Dive Torch and Varilux TEC 4000 Lumen Rechargeable Dive Torch
They also have a smaller 1000 lumen torch with a beam angle of 5 degrees and allegedly a beam distance of 1000m but that seems unlikely!