HOW TO CORRECTLY SELECT AND LED TORCH FOR DIVING

This is a good question, that many people ask themselves, friends and professionals.  So, what is the best way to decided what kind of LED torch you should buy?

Many people simply say, just go and buy the one that has the most lumens!

WRONG!  That is a mistake from the beginning, you need to understand a little more about your own requirement to make a more accurate decision.

To buy the correct LED torch for your needs you should understand a few things.  Firstly it's not all to do with Lumens you also need to know how wide the beam is and lastly, it's good to know the Lux too.

Without these three pieces of information, it is almost impossible to say which torch is better suited to your needs or brighter than another.  One problem you will come across is that not all manufacturers give you this information, the industry has tried to help by introducing the NEMA FL-1 standards.

Once you have made your choice, other things to consider would be battery type and capacity as well as its size. To try to make this simpler, here is a table: