OrcaTorch Dive Lights

THIS IS NOT SPONSORED CONTENT. I PAID MY OWN MONEY FOR THIS EQUIPMENT. I DID NOT GET A DISCOUNT.

OrcaTorch as a company is known in the scuba industry for "buying" reviews and sending so called "free" or "discounted" equipment in exchange for a review. For this, and other reasons, they have a stigma of selling "low quality" or "over priced" equipment. My experience has NOT been this. In the dive light market, you tend to only find VERY expensive lights compared to the non-diving light market. Many Recreational and some Technical divers have started to adopt the OrcaTorch lights as good value for money. I have owned 6 of their lights and been happy with all of them (for the price).

One problem with OrcaTorch, and most every other dive light company, is that they do not provide visual representations of what the light actually produces. They provide technical specs that are not verifiable and you are left to sorta shoot in the dark (so to speak) on what to buy. Let's take a look at the actual output of these lights so you can see the differences (or not).

	Price	Angle	Candela / Lumen	Battery	Runtime
D630v2	$550	7°	66,080 / 4,000	(8) 18650	~5hr
D720	$370	3~18°	425,000 / 350	21700	~90min
D710	$160	6°	17,204 / 1700	21700	~90min
D530	$70	7°	-- / 1200	18650	~90min
D580	$40	6°	-	18650 or (3) AAA	-

OrcaTorch D630v2

OrcaTorch D720

OrcaTorch D710

OrcaTorch D530

OrcaTorch D580