Princeton Tec Miniwave L.E.D. Light

Customer Reviews for Princeton Tec Miniwave L.E.D. Light:



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Average Customer Review: based on 24 reviews.

Rating: Princeton Tec Miniwave LED Dive Light
Reviewer: Darcy Jabs,  - View all my reviews
Just had a chance to dive with this product and loved it.Small easy to handle but gave me great light looking in coral creviss.Poor visiablilty it worked great and for its size clip easily on my BCD. Bang for your buck worth the addition to my diving equipment

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6 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

Rating: Brightest Light Ive Ever Owned
Reviewer: William A.,
Havent used in underwater yet, but judging by the way it work "dry," it should be awesome. Yes, the switch is a little clumsy, but I figure Ill turn it on before I dive and leave it on the entire time Im submerged. The claimed battery life is so good that I a one-tank dive wont put much of a dent in a set of batteries. Why do people still buy incandescent/halogen/xenon? Beats me. Would probably give it five stars if I had actually dived with it.

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5 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

Rating: So far so good
Reviewer: Eric W.,  - View all my reviews
Havent gone on vacation yet but this light is very bright and well built. As some have mentioned the switch is a little tricky but not overly burdensome. Looking forward to using it in a little more than a month.

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52 out of 105 people found this review helpful.

Rating: Deep Dive
Reviewer: Michael Hopkins,
Excellent light...used it on a deep dive 114f on the St. Lawrence Seaway...Very bright and penetrating light. Only small issue is the on/low/bright switch, its a little trick to move it, but once you get use to it - no issues.

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123 out of 246 people found this review helpful.

Rating: Great small light
Reviewer: Rick Heil,  - View all my reviews
Ive sued the larger light but always found it bulky. This is a perfect size. Just back doing 7 night dives in Roatan and this light was great... the brightest of all the torches. The beam is a bit diffuse, guessing a 12-15 degree beam... a little tighter would be perfect.

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242 out of 483 people found this review helpful.

Rating: Great Light
Reviewer: Josh K.,
Great light for diving, bright beam lots of visibilty

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13 out of 27 people found this review helpful.

Rating: Let there be light..
Reviewer: Jane P.,
i picked up a couple of princeton tec miniwave eleds for my wife and i to take on a trip to cozumel last month. we did two night dives on our trip. one from the shore and the second from a boat. i also used the light on the interior portions of a wreck dive. the lights worked great. the leds provided plenty of light. most of the time we kept the lights on low power to conserve battery life and it was more than adequate for our needs. the high setting was very bright and it easily iliuminated a barracuda 50 ft. away in the clear water off of cozumel. the blue-white light provided very good color contrast. a couple of the other divers had older c8 lights that had a much dimmer, yellow light (i think they were xenon). both said they were going to swap their lights for the leds. i chose the c4 lights due to the smaller size and less weight than the c8s. i dont think either light has had more than 4 hours of burn time total, but i we did not notice any off in lumens at the end of our trip. i had read that the uk dive lights have a better power conservation chip, but i was very happy with the power profile on the princeton tec lights. and they were quite a bit cheaper than the uks. we are strictly recreational divers who go on a couple of dive trips a year, so the princeton tec c4s were more than adequate for our needs. my wife and i have carried princeton tec backup lights on all our dives for years and havent had any issues. the only problem i could see is that the on-off switch was a little difficult to operate with gloves (i used gloves only on the wreck dive). it was hard to stop at the central low power setting, but i managed. bottom line - a good light for the price. great bang for the buck for a casual diver who goes on half a dozen or so night dives a year. i like the eled lights. the brightness and color were awesome. ask me in 2-3 years about long term use and battery life. i havent used them long enough as yet to even replace the batteries. also, scuba.com was great. i waited until the last minute to order, as usual. i ordered on thursday afternoon, the lights shipped that night and were at my house on tuesday. i was able to track the shipment all weekend to make sure i got them in time. scuba.com have always been great. usual disclaimers, i am not in anyway affiliated with scuba.com or princeton tec. just a satistied customer.

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208 out of 451 people found this review helpful.

Rating: Princeton Tec Miniwave LED
Reviewer: Dana Riley,  - View all my reviews
The new Miniwave LED has 4 C batteries and produces more light than the older 8C battery Princeton Tec Shockwave LED light that I have used trouble free for years. The Miniwave is lighter, brighter and i like the locking trigger so I dont use up the batteries during transport.

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282 out of 540 people found this review helpful.

Rating: Powerful light
Reviewer: Christopher Bonhoff,   
When my light arrived in the mail I was pleased to see that this is a serious light for serious diving. The option of two different settings is really helpful for those night dives. The switch can be a little tough to move with gloves but that didnt bother me too much.

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228 out of 501 people found this review helpful.

Rating: Great Back Up Light
Reviewer: Nicolas H.,  - View all my reviews
This little like is a great back-up for when you are diving. Small enough to easily clip to your person and bright enough to light up some small caves.

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60 out of 119 people found this review helpful.

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Eric:

Is the free mini light a sufficient back up? Also its great to see my idea implemented already in your website!

Darrick (Certified Scuba Instructor at Scuba.com) :

Hello Eric, yes if you are looking for a small light to use during the day or night to look under ledges or things of the nature. This is small enought to put in your BCD pocket so when you need a light you have one.

Eric:

Im looking to do some snorkeling at dusk, would this be a good light for this purpose? Thanks!

Darrick (Certified Scuba Instructor at Scuba.com) :

Hello Eric, yes this would be a great light to use at anytime you need a light. If you would like to place an order or have any other questions please feel free to give us a call at 1.800.347.2822.

Carole:

Hi is the on/off switch hard with gloves? Shipping to Canada costs - princeton tec mini wave?

Bill (Certified Scuba Instructor at Scuba.com) :

The locking switch works well with gloves. You can place the order on the website. Using Amazon Checkout is the easiest way to process international orders. The shipping charge will be listed when you proceed to checkout and prior to submitting the order.

Rich:

Hi this light is listed on princton tecs site as havin 390 lumens..no mention of a 337 lumen version, the old version was 150 lumens, Is this light 390 or 337?? thanks Rich

Darrick (Certified Scuba Instructor at Scuba.com) :

Hello Rich, this light has 390 lumens.

Rich:

this light 390 lumens or 337. cuoldnt find any thing on a 337 lumen light

Darrick (Certified Scuba Instructor at Scuba.com) :

Hello Rich, they no longer make the 37 lumens light. This light has 390 lumens.