TimG

I agree with Chris. The Inon torches are very good. I had the 1100F model until last week when it and a Zeagle pouch complete with magnifying glass, disappeared in Triton Bay first dive of my trip. I like it so much I ordered a (sadly) more expensive replacement as the 1100F model is no longer available. But as Chris sets out, ease of use of the Inons, power as a dive light or focus light are both good. And I really like that it doesn’t need a bespoke charger or battery. (I had an L&M Sola before)

I could have waved to you, Bill. We sailed out of Misool yesterday. Fabulous diving.

Cynical? I think you mean we’ve learned from bitter experience. The US sneezes and the rest of the world gets flu. Manufacturers will hike up the prices worldwide because they don’t want to hit the US market too hard; and because they can. All the world needs: COVID, Ukraine, Gaza and now tariffs.

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Fair point, Chris!

As Chris explains, something like the Retra reduction rings work very well as does a snoot. Snoots do take some practice though and work best on strobes that have a circular flash tube with a central aiming light. A fast shutter speed also helps by reducing the amount of light the sensor can pick up. And, yep, after that inward or overhead lighting but these techniques can produce unwanted shadows and odd effects.

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No equipment manufacturer is going to get rich with that kind of attitude, vkalia. Up your game, man!

I do find that my leak sensor, a Vivid Sentinel, can switch from hours of steady green to blinking green/red through, I think, temperature variations - although it’s supposed to compensate for that. The fact you are getting moisture though is concerning. Good idea from Wolfgang to taste the water. If unsalty then condensation is the likely answer. I did think though that aluminium housings were not especially prone to that. But maybe it’s possible in tropical environments or where there is significant ambient temperature fluctuations, like the mountain lake. You could try packing the housing with tissue paper and taking it for a dive and seeing where the moisture is developing. This also might help show up the site of a possible small leak as it’s likely to only set the area around the leak whereas moisture would likely be more widespread. Good luck tracking it down. An annoying and troubling issue for sure.

I’m a Mac user too so it’s not that.

Hmmmm…… odd. I thought that did work. Try cutting and pasting into Notes and then copying from Notes. Ive been able to copy from Notes into Waterpixels. I’m sure Rich will take a look at the issue.

Yeah , I’m now very wary of letting water dry on my ports. Once out of the rinse tank I use a micro fibre towel to dry them.

Good one!

I made a sleeve for the Retra LSD from the arm of an old wetsuit. If you buy strobe sleeves from Retra just make sure you get the right ones for the right strobes - same with bumpers. The Retra Max ones are a slightly different shape/size.