ORCATORCH D550 Hands-Free Dive Light with Wrist Strap & Bolt Snap

I purchased this light a little over a month ago and finally was able to use it as a dive light. When I received light, it came with everything described. Packaged well and everything in working order. I like how it's comes with two rechargeable batteries, battery charger, extra O-rings, strap, and a wrist mount to hold the light. Use of the wrist mount is a nice feature and able to keep my hands free of holding the light. Note: Make sure to attach the strap, even if you are using the wrist mount. While it did not come out of the mount while jumping out of the boat, it came close. It would have been sad to lose the light. The light has a high build quality. It was knocked around a bit while on a boat, in-between dives, and did not fail to keep working perfectly. Functionality of the D550 is simple with one button to control high, low, and power on/off. The battery lasted for several dives before swapping out for the spare, after five dives. The light is plenty bright with a 8º beam; perfect for looking into small areas. The D550 works fantastic for night dives too. The 1000 lumens and beam is perfect for lighting up the area without blinding your eyes. I would recommend this light as a primary or secondary light.

I just purchase my second Orca Torch D550 dive light after having my first one for well over a year. I needed a backup dive light, and considered alternatives, but decided that another Orca Torch D550 was the way to go since I have had such good luck with my first one. I have to say that this has been the most reliable, easiest to use and best value dive light I have owned in over thirty years of diving. You cannot really beat the value either. For less than a hundred bucks, you get a high-quality dive light, two batteries, a charger, a wrist strap, a stainless steel clip, a “hands free” flash light glove and extra O-rings. And all this comes in a nice little case to keep it all together. The light itself is more than adequate for lighting up crevasses, holes, and caves, and even lighting up something of interest to show your dive buddy in bright conditions. It has a spotlight beam, but still lights up a good size area, and it seems to have the right glow for underwater. I use the included wrist strap and the glove. I find having the light on the back of my hand makes it readily available but does not mean that I must constantly hold on to the light. One issue I did have was that the light would slip out of the glove occasionally, yet still be secured with the wrist strap, while doing a giant stride entry or a shore entry into rough surf. This was an easy fix. What I did was I attached a zip tie to the rear end of the light, secured it tight and clipped off the excess. (I included a photo for reference). I have yet to have the light slip out of the flash light glove after putting on the zip tie. I sometimes forget to charge the light before each dive and have yet to have the light die on me during a dive and I am constantly using the light during the dive. I do, however, always have the extra battery with me, fully charged, just in case I need to swap it out during a dive interval. I have had the light down to around 115 feet many times with no issues. I have not yet needed to use any of the four spare 0-rings that come with the light. The light seems to be very watertight and durable. I like that it has a push button switch on the end of the light. Unlike other lights I have used in the past with slide switches, switches on the side and twist type switches, I have not had a problem with accidentally having the light get turned on or off. This is also much easier to turn on and off with gloves on as well. I feel that this dive light is a great value and would even recommend getting an extra one if you are looking for a back-up. (One nice thing of having two identical lights is that the batteries and accessories are interchangeable). Bottom line is that I am incredibly happy with my purchase and am happy to recommend this light to others. You can not beat the value.

The Orcatorch D550 package (see first picture) is that you are getting a well made bomber dive light that comes in a carrying case which includes rechargeable batteries with charger, replacement o-rings, swivel bolt snap and a hand strap. The D550 light is similar to other Orcatorch brand lights (solid construction, shrugs off abuse, easy to use) This dive light has two different modes which work great for night diving (max depth on multiple tests was 110 ft.), if it gets murky (lots of particulate) I found switching to the second mode (without the center beam) reduces any glare or light "bouncing" back. Having a dive light with different modes is an absolute must and for sub-$100 you can't beat the D550. I will add video from the night dives La Jolla Shores, San Diego PRO/CON: If I were forced to make a complaint: I would direct it towards the that the hand strap. My hands are XL and I dive in cold water using a 5mm glove (size XL aqualung). Hands naked the strap fits fine (see added pictures). However, with the 5mm glove, I cannot get the strap to close/secure. I did have some other friends try the light strap and if your gloves are 5mm M/L it will fit fine. Note that the swivel bolt snap is meant to connect to the hand strap. However, I would recommend tightening the supplied cord around your wrist (its better to have two points of contact (gear ain't cheap); so you don't see your light swim away if one point fails). As shown in Picture #1

I needed a new light for my yearly mini lobster season. I decided to try this one out as it was a lot cheaper than some of the big brand torches out there. To start off with, for the money, this torch comes with everything you need to get started. It comes with 2 rechargeable batteries. 1 battery lasted me 2-1 hour dives. The torch also comes with a wrist mount strap. I played around with it once I got the light. Due to lobstering and sticking my hand under rocks and into holes, I elected to not mount this to my hand. I will probably use the mount when I go on my Caribbean dives. Along with the wrist mount, there is an included tether that you can cinch to your BCD or your wrist. They thought of everything that one could want with a torch. One of the features that I was looking for was a push button option. My other dive light is a twist. I like being able to push a button when needed. My other torch is a pain because you twist it, and then you may have to slap it to get it to light up. The Orcatorch was simple to press and was ready at a moments notice. Another feature is at the butt of the torch, there are holes to tie tethers to. I used a retractor to attach to my BC. I have one of the "Blue" lights that I use on all my lobster dives. When I turned the lights off in my house, I compared the beams. The Orca was definitely brighter and had less light bleed. During the dives, I could literally shine a light into a hole 10-15 yards away. It was nice to shine my light and see the reflection of the eyes. For the money, this was half the price of the big names and so far has lasted 4-1 hour dives. I liked it so much I recommended it to my dive buddy and he purchased one, as well!

The OrcaTorch D550 is a very capable dive light, and a great value. This is my third OrcaTorch dive light purchase. I have a D620, a D710 and my new gem the D550. For context, I am technical cold water Great Lakes and quarry diver and typically wear heavy dry gloves. The packaging is very good, I especially like that you receive 2 batteries, a charger and 3 spare/replacement O-rings. This speaks to the value add, as these items are typically add-ons that divers need but not included with other "cheaper" lights. Purpose- for my specific needs this light is a perfect backup light although for recreational divers this is a exceedingly capable primary/main dive light. Performance- I have been diving with this light for about a month and a half now this represents about 12-14 hours underwater. I like: Battery Life is very good, I have used the light on "high" setting and it performed for 1 hour and 50 mins, The low setting is in excess of 4 hours. The 8 degree focused beam fits my application perfectly. Depth rating it had made several extended trips to 125-130 feet with no issues. I didn't care for: I am not a huge fan of the switch location, I understand that this is specific to my thick dry gloves the switch works as it should, it's just a little difficult to get my dry gloved thumb into the recess. But for my purpose as a backup light it is not an issue. Conclusion: Great dive light I would and do strongly recommend this light as a tech divers backup AND a recreational divers primary light.

I am a PADI IDC Staff Instructor so I've seen my share of good and very bad lights. From my point of view this is a good entry level dive light that would give the new diver a good option for this price. This is a spot light therefore you would not be using this to take pictures or videos under water. It has a strong narrow beam that cuts through the water well. The light is build well with 3 o-rings for that extra assurance from flooding. It has 3 levels: high, low, and strobe. I didnt find low useful but high worked well. I've only used this light once and according to the packaging it should last for almost 6 continuous hours. I assume this is on the low setting. It does not have any indicator light so if you battery is getting low you would not know it using this light. Packaging is very good and this light comes with a hand/wrist strap that most people will like. I personally like to clip my lights onto a D-Ring so they already thought of people like me and included a small but appropriate snap ring. As an instructor I would use this as a backup in most cases but as a new diver I can easily see this being used as a primary light until your ready to do more serious dives at night. Biggest draw back for me is that is does not have any way to know when the battery is getting low therefore from my perspective i would not use this light as my primary during a night dive.

The Orcatorch D550 comes with a complete package. It comes with TWO 18650 batteries, a charger, spare o-rings, a lanyard, a Wrist Holder and a Bolt Snap. If you add all those accessories, the price is very reasonable. The construction is first rate. The diameter of the barrel is smaller, and very easy to held. There are some groves on the body, so that it won't slip when using with glove. The switch is at the end of the barrel. I think it serves some useful functions: 1) reducing the cross diameter of the barrel (body), 2) making the barrel completely round without any protrusion - easy to be placed and operated with a wrist holder, and 3) preventing the light from turning on accidently. I also like the fact that the screwing portion of the barrel is at least one inch long, making extremely difficult for water to sip into the battery compartment. Operation of the light is straight forward. Also since the push switch is at the bottom of the barrel, It makes the travel distance of each push longer than those switches on the side of the barrel. I like the sure feeling when I push the switch button. Although this design will generally require you to use the other hand to operate the light switch, it never bothered me during all my dives so far. I have a friend who just suggested me that by different ways of holding the light could solve the problem. The light is very powerful and quite focused. I really like it. I attached two photos and one video. In the video you can tell this light is much powerful than my buddies' and the distance of the light beam is great. It is just a great light. Hope it can come with different colors ...

The Orca D550 is a very well built dive light that comes with more than I expected. The light comes in a sturdy case. Within you find, not one, but TWO batteries, a charger, extra O-rings, a soft hand mount, a lanyard, and my favorite little item, a bolt snap that I attached using a bit of cave line. The D550 has three settings, High at 1000 Lumens, Low at 367 Lumens and a fast strobe setting. Based upon other lights I own its fare to say those numbers are accurate. Each setting is selected by cycling though them with one push of the magnetic tail switch and then pressing again to turn it off. Strobe is accessed by simply holding it down for a few seconds. Hand mount and accessories: I was pleasantly surprised to find the hand fitting to be very comfortable; perfect for recreational divers to use as a primary light. One negative to note: While diving it the fitting on top of the hand allowed the light to move a bit much for my liking. I would prefer a snugger fitting, however this was easily remedied using some 3/16" shock cord. I REALLY love that they include a bolt snap so it can be easily clipped off to a D-ring as a back up light. Construction and over all feel: This light is VERY well machined. It became even more apparent when I opened it up to pop in the battery which slides in like butter and fits with out any wiggling. The aircraft aluminum seemed thicker than the other lights I have with in this same category. Overall the D550 feels great in your hand! The beam: As you can see from the picture, its obvious they are using the top notch CREE XM - L2 (U4) LED. Its nice focused, narrow beam cuts like a light saber and really punches through low visibility. I did some experiments with burn time and found I got about and hour and 45min at 1000 Lumens and about 4.5hrs at 367 Lumens. They advertised a max time of 5.75hrs which I was a bit skeptical of. What I experienced is pretty much the norm. A small notable negative: Like many push button lights, on the first dive, as expected, at about 40 ft the light would turn on from the pressure. However, there is a very easy work around for this. If you turn the light on and then give it a quarter turn as if you where going to open the light, it will shut off and still remain perfectly sealed. When you reverse the turn it will turn on to the low setting. Press the switch and you are in high mode. Just be sure to twist to turn back off while diving. Over all impression: For the price you get a very well made light with some cool extras. Personally, I would use this as a back up light, but with good visability in a non over head environment the D550 could also work great as a primary. Being as this is my first time diving an Orca, I'm very curious as to what else they have in their line up. Cheers!

Produces good strong beam, which is the key performance requirement of any good torch. The accessories included with it are useful and appreciated. Good value for money product.

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