The Best Dive Light for Dive Pros? Light & Motion SOLA Dive Pro 2000: The Divers Ready Review
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- Light & Motion SOLA Dive Pro 2000: The Divers Ready Review. Is this the best light for the scuba diving professional?
There is a huge range of dive lights out there for scuba divers to choose from. This one claims to have been developed specifically for Dive Masters, Dive Instructors and Public Safety Divers. Challenge accepted!
I got about 15 dives in with this light, so it's definitely time to share my thoughts.
This is not a sponsored review.... I bought this dive light with my won money and just want to share my opinions on who it's best suited for.
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The Best Dive Light for Dive Pros? Light & Motion SOLA Dive Pro 2000: The Divers Ready Review
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On the warranty side of things, wanted to share my experience.
I bought a Sola 1200 S/F middle of last year. Worked great until the light died on the charger, refused to turn on with anything more than an incredibly dim light. My LDS replaced the light with one off the shelf -- which did exactly the same thing! Confused, because it was a bizarre issue, my LDS shipped both lights back to Sola.
Took a few weeks, but Sola worked out that the problem was related to a batch of bad firmware, and eventually comped me a Sola 2500 S/F -- a $300 CAD upgrade! -- to say sorry for the delay. That light has been working perfectly for 50 dives now.
Good info on the Sola 2000. I have a pair of Sola 2500 that I use on a tray with my GoPro. Love them. Appreciate the reminder on keeping the connections clean too. Looked like video of the crane arm on the Spiegel? Nice to see footage of you diving!! Hope you are back at it soon.
I have this light and love it! While not specific to this light only, another plus is that it frees up both hands. Important as a tech diver and instructor.
I have one of those... I loved it, so bright underwater that in minimum setup is enough to the OW night dive.
Great video. Thanks again for all your work and fantastic content.
Thx for all the content, I have not done any Tec diving, I plan to because of your yt videos. Thx again brother James
Great review James. I liked the sola lights when diving in good visibility warm water.
Wish they had a solid Goodman handle option included with them. The straps are miserable to adjust with thick gloves.
I have the L&M Sola 2500 Spot/Flood. I have over 50 dives on this light and almost all of them are night dives. My experience is the same as James. Battery recharge time and burn times are great. Switch broke after one dive and customer service eventually agreed to replace the entire light... but... it took some convincing on my part. The CS person I worked with really didn't know the product line that well. She definitely didn't know how to take me through the steps of testing the light to ensure it was actually broken and not "operator error". In the end, it worked out and the replacement light has worked fine. As James said, clean the terminals with white vinegar and be very vigilant to keep dirt or sand out of that sliding magnetic switch... it jams easily.
I use a zoom one and addition to the usual and a wide beam for video. I love good gear.
Great video and timing in my case. I'm in the market for a stronger dive torch. Thanks for making the video, and sharing the information with us.
Love the review thanks!
Not actually interested in the product, but a great review! Good thing that you leave the reading of specs to us, could be useful to have some comparison to a similar product. I´m still in love with my massive canister HID. :-)
Love video the editing! Especially the boat captain shots! Glory to Horizon Divers!
I have a Sola 1200 and a Gobe 1000, both with the soft Goodman handle. I wear either my Bare 5mm or my dry gloves. With the dry gloves, the length of the strap on the handles, I improved, by running a zip tie through the fold over of fabric at the end of the strap. Will stop it from going through the buckle, and also makes it easier to pull the straps tight with dry gloves on; I just make a small loop out of the zip tie. One more inch of length to the strap would also fix the problem. I also pack a Gobe 500 as my spare white light as I switch between a Nightsea lens and a red spot at night on my Gobe 1000.
Solid review good sir!
I have SOLA NightSea and I love the light, but you're right that those contacts are a pain to clean.
Thanks for this review
Thanks for the information! Have the opportunity to possibly buy a barely used light!
Another great review! Can you do an episode on canister lights?
Want to get your opinion Sola pro 2000 or Big Blue TL3500p? I have the sola tech 600 like the shape and size but way to under powered.
Just got back from a long weekend trip to Florida got to dive Blue Heron Bridge a couple of times and a charter off of Boynton Beach. I have a 1500 lmn photo video light. it's an off brand but works well it uses a 26650 battery and usually gives me at least two hours on high but with the two hour dives in the shallows of BHB I'm thinking I need to upgrade. I am trying out the underwater photo thing and looking for a brighter light I need to overpower the sunlight to get better color in the photos with my cheap camera setup. I really would prefer to be able to swap batteries between dives rather than have to recharge through a port.
Nice review mate Australia 👍
Cool light. I'm a retired search and recovery diver. Wish that light was out when I was active.
Now I free dive and scuba dive just for pleasure and to stay in shape. What's a good light? As mine are getting old and bulky from my search and recovery days.
Nice light and review, but I went with BigBlue primarily because I wanted to be able to change the battery between dives. Also, I feel like the all metal construction, including switch, could be tougher than plastic(but I admit it's a feeling, haven't done any testing so I could be totally wrong on that).
Love the solas
Great Review, bit of a side question. And if you already have a video on this I apologize. Are there light's that I can attach to my kit that are purely for location identification while under water. What I mean is say I'm under the water and visibility is very poor, I've often thought that some sort of light, or potentially strobe would be beneficial to just give that extra bit of range to locate your buddy. Appreciate any info, -Cheers
It would be great if you could compare the SOLA Dive Pro 2000 vs the SOLA Dive 2000 S/F.
ive heard you cannot operate the switch when submerged because water will seep into the body?
The light glove I use has Velcro and never loosens.
What’s the difference between the reg and the pro 2000? Is it worth it ?
Thanks for the review. How does this compare to the Dive Rite (or other company) lights?
There are lots of reputable dive manufacturers out there, making high quality lights for divers. Light & Motion are a lighting specialist. They started making studio lights for photographers, before branching into sports lights (cycling and diving.) They have a lot more proprietary technology in the lighting industry.
Great video, been eyeing some of their lights as I am putting a go pro kit together. Hows the progress of the ear going?? Hope the healing is going well. Butch Thompson
If you are using GoPro you should get an extra wide beam light, ~120 degrees.
I just got a Backscatter Macro Wide 4300 and couldn't be happier. Switchable spot and flood although perhaps you wouldn't need the tight beam ability with a go pro? I'm using a TG6 and switch between wide photo/video and macro during the dive depending on the circumstance
I can knock a dozen pro v1s into the woods like a pro my guy!!!
Hello James, isn't the full goodman handle a security risk or it is very unlikely to get stuck or handicap the diver? Thanks! Great videos as always!
Not at all, no. It is solid. There's no way it's falling off accidentally.
Have you seen the new Apeks Luna Adv 3500 lumens with hard Goodman handle ? 🤿
I wasn't sure about Sola being sans tethered battery until Jill Hienreith endorsed it. I'm not a fanboy but I'm never going to do all the crazy stuff she does. I'm sure it's not her primary light but her backup gear is probably better than my best gear. I was not disappointed with the 2500.
Has anyone had experience with the Nanight range of dive lights?
4K?
Is that new or have I just not noticed before? Either way it's awesome
Everything on our channel is 4k. You may have to click the cog icon for settings to make sure they play in 4K.
Tacticool, its all about looking cool 😎
Exactly 😎
Looks like Oscar driving the boat lol!
I have and still like my Sola Spot/Flood 2500....BUT after getting my girl a VERY BRIGHT bigblue VTL2600p, I won't buy anything but bigblue!
It is better than sola in my mind because:
1. Battery is a standard 32650 - Sola's is proprietary, have to send it in to be replaced.
2. The switch is protected from salt water -whereas the Sola's switch has to be replaced every few years and
3. It was $100 cheaper!
It also comes with the goodman-style holder.
The issue I have with BB is that 1) they typically don't ever produce the lumens advertised but more importantly 2) lumen output drops off soon after it is turned on. Look at some of these test results... particularly the charts showing lumen output over time. I don't think your specific light has been tested but look at the results for other BB dive lights. wetestlights.com/result.php?query=big+blue
@@jeffworst9939 isn’t that site owned by light and motion…don’t think that is an independent site.
I am also torn between bigblue and sola…I have a tec 600 sola light and like the size but it is very under powered. Bigblue offers way more light output and battery time than sola for less money. However I see the sola 2000 is on sale right now and makes me thing sola again vs big blu tlv3800p
@@Monarch15w You are correct. L&M started this site because manufacturers were misrepresenting the output of their lights, particularly BB. It would definitely be better for the tests to be done by an independent lab, but I don't know of anyplace else doing this type of testing. To the best of my knowledge, BB nor anyone else has complained that these tests are not valid.
It's expensive though. In most specs it's similar to the Apeks Luna. 2000 Lumen, fabric Goodman handle, factory sealed design, charging through two pins through the body, multiple settings.
Except the Luna can go for 2 hours at max power, and it displays the remaining run time at the current power level instead of the traffic light system. Even though the Apeks Luna doesn't have the "Pro" in its name. Oh, and the Apeks Luna is cheaper by about 20%.
The price of this diving light
Tactical wooden spoons 😂
for a killer of a salad.
Hi James, what do you make of the new Apeks torches? #askdiversready
They look good. I haven't gotten my mitts on one yet...
@@DiversReady Hopefully they’ll send you one so we can see an underwater review!
Hello
First 🥇
Just put some insulation tape around the tip of the strap ...
Not for reaching in holes for Lobsters!
You forgot “ergonomic.” Everything is ergonomic now 🤣
Not pleased with this review. After diving with you and your L&M Sola 1200, I had to buy one. OK, two- one for my wife. Now, I might need to go buy another torch... Great review. Customer service is important- hope your first experience mentioned (and the one by one of your posters) is the rule, and the bad experience was the exception. Happily I have not needed to interact with their customer service to date. Hope the ear is recovering well and you can get wet soon.
Seems like devices are not made for the larger size folks maybe one day they will think of the rest of us
good point
I have another one. Military grade LOL. In the military that means expensive piece of crap. Military pays too much for garbage. I avoid anything classified as mil grade.
Far too expensive, $600 on ebay. You drop the light half way through your deco stop and it's gone. I much preferer the $20 or $50 light I buy off ebay. I drop it halfway through a deco stop, no big deal. Seen a diver drop his super expensive dive light down a wall that bottoms out at 100 metre. These lights are just not worth the out lay when they can be so easily lost. Great for shallow dives and as you say wrecks but only if you can retrieve it without putting yourself into a dangerous situation.
Pro and tactical spoons 🤣🤣🤣
Mmm thanks for the vid. Not interested in the product
This video is too long. It took just over 4 minutes to actually start the review and even after the review actually started it was to wordy and repititious.
You want good battery you pay more. Now go jump in lake.