iTorch Video Pro 3 light

Tim Moran · Issue 64, Jan/Feb 2012 · pp. 36

Products mentioned: i-Torch Video Pro 3, Tokina 10-17mm, NA-7D housing

Built in China and distributed by i-Torch of Canada the build quality of the Video Pro 3 is impressive. Turning it on revealed an 80 degree 650 lumen beam with four incremental intensities (100%, 70%, 50% & 20%) plus a narrower angle low intensity red beam. The single 10 watt CREE LED is powered by four AA batteries and has a burn time of between two and six hours. The light head and battery compartment are sealed with two o-rings each, rated to 100 metres. I elected to evaluate the Video Pro 3 at the National Dive and Activity Centre (NDAC) during a couple of technical dives to depth and on a shallower dive at recreational depth. Two lamps were mounted as wide angle focus lamps on my NA- 7D shooting the Tokina 10-17mm glass. The clear, deep and dark water column at NDAC was usefully illuminated by the pair of Video Pros. I set the lamps so that the periphery of the two beams converged, …