TrustFire DF50 Diving Camera Photography Flashlight Diving Torch (DF50)

Received it in good condition, thanks

ダイビングで使っていますが、お値段の割に丈夫そうです 明るさも十分で、使いやすいです 充電の持ちが少し短く感じますが ２ダイブでは十分持つので、価格的に納得です

I have 2 of these lights on a camera rig, with around 50 dives on them now. They're great lights, and for a good price. They have plenty of power for daytime videography, and at night they're even better. Video lights don't have a hot spot, so they illuminate the area very naturally. I don't find my self reaching for a dive torch unless I need more reach at night (e.g. when you see something move in the distance). If you're doing still photography, you'd be better off with strobes, but these still work just fine, and are far cheaper than a strobe set up. Durability is great. I soak them, charge batteries and grease O rings after every dive day. The ball mount appears to be hardened carbon steel, which isn't great as they're corroding where they meet the aluminum housing. I installed mine with locktite as a slipping ball mount is a real pain, but with the corrosion they're never coming out again anyway. I don't even want to disturb them to clean the corrosion, they're installed, they don't slip, they're staying there. Complaints about stripped ball mount sockets are likely due to over torque issues. Take it easy with the wrench and use some locktite if you're concerned about them backing out (as I was). The mode/power button works well. It remembers the last mode you were on, and turns on the that mode when next activated. It also flashes intermittently to indicate battery level (green, yellow, red, flashing red) which is handy as charging these batteries is a real hassle. It has a lock mode to prevent accidental activation for some reason, the button is so firm and requires a long press to turn on anyway, so its not necessary. If you think the light is dead, you might have activated it accidently, just double click the power button to turn lock mode on and off.

Heavy but great lights

I purchased two lights in August and September 2021. I have used one of them no more than 5 times, the other I have used only once. I then left them in storage for two years as I had no time to dive at all. They were stored in the protective cases they came with, with batteries disconnected. I tried to use them last weekend (January 2024) and none of them switched on. I have charged the batteries (one was continuous green when connected, and the other one was blinking as charging until it got continuous green too.) I have sent an email to Trustfire, will wait and see what they say. When the light work they give enormous amount of light (I film cave diving movies so no amount of light is too much). I really wish I can make them work again.