kalvyn
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I received my new Sollys 10W HID canister light last Friday and have had the chance to dive it three times so far. This light is made by Terkel Dive Equipment and I have to say I am very inmpressed with it so far.
On Friday night we were diving Alki Cove 2 in Seattle. My dive buddy just happened to have the Halcyon Helios 10W HID canister, so I was going to get a first-hand look at how the Sollys stacked up against the Halcyon. I was told that my light wasn't fully charged but should be OK for one dive (I received it in the parking lot at Cove 2 before the dive, Terkel and I had not been able to hook up earlier in the week).
Well, we got in the water at about a quarter to 8 Friday evening. the vis was pretty bad, I figured it at 7'. I have never dove anything other than my UK Light Cannon, so when we got near the bottom and I shone the Sollys there, I was shocked at how much brighter this light was than my UK! "WOW!" was about all I could think the first few minutes of the dive.
The next thing I noticed was the Sollys was noticably brighter than my buddy's Helios. I did two more dives with the same buddy on Sunday afternoon and saw the same behaviour. The Sollys head is focusable like the Halcyon and I have no idea where she had hers set in comparision to mine. Perhaps that was part of the difference?
Unfortunately, the goodman handles were not ready as of last Friday so I had to hold the light in my hand, a la the Dive Rite MR11. This really wasn't too bad, still WAY better than the Light Cannon but I must admit I'm looking forward to receiving my handle.
All in all, I would highly recommend this light for folks looking into their first HID canister light. Excellent quality of craftsmanship, it is brighter than the Halcyon from what I saw on three dives and costs less to boot!
Here's a picture of my Sollys next to my Light Cannon, for a size comparision.
Jimmie
On Friday night we were diving Alki Cove 2 in Seattle. My dive buddy just happened to have the Halcyon Helios 10W HID canister, so I was going to get a first-hand look at how the Sollys stacked up against the Halcyon. I was told that my light wasn't fully charged but should be OK for one dive (I received it in the parking lot at Cove 2 before the dive, Terkel and I had not been able to hook up earlier in the week).
Well, we got in the water at about a quarter to 8 Friday evening. the vis was pretty bad, I figured it at 7'. I have never dove anything other than my UK Light Cannon, so when we got near the bottom and I shone the Sollys there, I was shocked at how much brighter this light was than my UK! "WOW!" was about all I could think the first few minutes of the dive.
The next thing I noticed was the Sollys was noticably brighter than my buddy's Helios. I did two more dives with the same buddy on Sunday afternoon and saw the same behaviour. The Sollys head is focusable like the Halcyon and I have no idea where she had hers set in comparision to mine. Perhaps that was part of the difference?
Unfortunately, the goodman handles were not ready as of last Friday so I had to hold the light in my hand, a la the Dive Rite MR11. This really wasn't too bad, still WAY better than the Light Cannon but I must admit I'm looking forward to receiving my handle.
All in all, I would highly recommend this light for folks looking into their first HID canister light. Excellent quality of craftsmanship, it is brighter than the Halcyon from what I saw on three dives and costs less to boot!
Here's a picture of my Sollys next to my Light Cannon, for a size comparision.
Jimmie