I'm an avid diver, if there wasn't so much life to get in the way I would dive more! I've been diving for ~ 3 years, just to keep everything in retrospect.
Let me start by saying that I received a D26 1600 for review. I have personally purchased 2 - D26 1100 previously and was excited to give the 1600 a shot. This past Friday I finally found time to get to the local quarry and give it a test it in the water.
Differences noted between the 1100 vs 1600; obviously the 1600 is brighter, but only slightly, at least to my naked eye. The 1600 starts in turbo, then drops sequentially through the remaining 3 modes going lower with each push. The 1100 starts high, then goes to turbo, then cycles through the last 2 modes.
Both have push button but the 1100 has a turn to lock feature, where the 1600 has a tap and push / hold for 3 seconds to lock, same in reverse. If I'm being honest, the 1100 is slightly cumbersome in the water, but with the lock turned I've never had any issues where the 1100 came on in my bag. The 1600 has come on twice now and although I've caught it I wouldn't be surprised if one day it's dead when I go to use it. It would almost be better if it was a double tap then long hold, or even a triple tap. The single tap then long hold can happen inadvertently (as it's happened to others here on SB).
Both can be powered by either 18650 or the larger 26650 which is really nice.
I know there were a few people here on SB that had an issue with the 1600 draining the power on their lights. Mine does not seem to have that issue. Fresh battery has been in it for 48 hours as of right now and the light is still bright and the indication light still green. So it looks like that issue was fixed.
I like the original a lot, so much so that I bought another, ....and now one of which is somewhere near the Robert Gaskin in the St. Lawrence River, so if one of you comes by it, I'd like it returned to me
To me the 1100 is just about the perfect dive light, and after a few tries with the lock I think you get used to it. There's a tactile click at the end of the turn that I can feel that lets me know it's locked or not. The 1600 is also a great light. It is about $25 more (at the time of this writing). It is a good light though. I really like them both. I know we're supposed to steer clear of a lot of ebay stuff for dive gear, but these little lights seem to be really well made and they work amazing. @stuartv wrote about this light and @aviator8 also has an awesome write up on these lights.
I take at least one on every dive. If it's a night dive, 2. I'm really happy with them and I'd be surprised to find someone with a better quality light at the same price point that has the same feature set. Obviously there's better lights out there for tons more money, but when I lost my dive light on the SLR I didn't sweat it. In the grand scheme of things it was $54 at the time I bought it I continued my dive with the knowledge that my bolt snap skills need improvement...(bolt snap was on d-ring, light was not
1100 on the left, 1600 on the right
1100 on the left, 1600 on the right
1600 on the left, 1100 on the right
1600 on the left, 1100 on the right
Let me start by saying that I received a D26 1600 for review. I have personally purchased 2 - D26 1100 previously and was excited to give the 1600 a shot. This past Friday I finally found time to get to the local quarry and give it a test it in the water.
Differences noted between the 1100 vs 1600; obviously the 1600 is brighter, but only slightly, at least to my naked eye. The 1600 starts in turbo, then drops sequentially through the remaining 3 modes going lower with each push. The 1100 starts high, then goes to turbo, then cycles through the last 2 modes.
Both have push button but the 1100 has a turn to lock feature, where the 1600 has a tap and push / hold for 3 seconds to lock, same in reverse. If I'm being honest, the 1100 is slightly cumbersome in the water, but with the lock turned I've never had any issues where the 1100 came on in my bag. The 1600 has come on twice now and although I've caught it I wouldn't be surprised if one day it's dead when I go to use it. It would almost be better if it was a double tap then long hold, or even a triple tap. The single tap then long hold can happen inadvertently (as it's happened to others here on SB).
Both can be powered by either 18650 or the larger 26650 which is really nice.
I know there were a few people here on SB that had an issue with the 1600 draining the power on their lights. Mine does not seem to have that issue. Fresh battery has been in it for 48 hours as of right now and the light is still bright and the indication light still green. So it looks like that issue was fixed.
I like the original a lot, so much so that I bought another, ....and now one of which is somewhere near the Robert Gaskin in the St. Lawrence River, so if one of you comes by it, I'd like it returned to me
To me the 1100 is just about the perfect dive light, and after a few tries with the lock I think you get used to it. There's a tactile click at the end of the turn that I can feel that lets me know it's locked or not. The 1600 is also a great light. It is about $25 more (at the time of this writing). It is a good light though. I really like them both. I know we're supposed to steer clear of a lot of ebay stuff for dive gear, but these little lights seem to be really well made and they work amazing. @stuartv wrote about this light and @aviator8 also has an awesome write up on these lights.
I take at least one on every dive. If it's a night dive, 2. I'm really happy with them and I'd be surprised to find someone with a better quality light at the same price point that has the same feature set. Obviously there's better lights out there for tons more money, but when I lost my dive light on the SLR I didn't sweat it. In the grand scheme of things it was $54 at the time I bought it
I continued my dive with the knowledge that my bolt snap skills need improvement...(bolt snap was on d-ring, light was not1100 on the left, 1600 on the right
1100 on the left, 1600 on the right
1600 on the left, 1100 on the right
1600 on the left, 1100 on the right
