1k Shorty Dive Light

I first purchased the 1000 lumen 3C light and was very pleased when Mike provided a free handle for the shorty since this new light came out just after i purchased the 3C light. When i compare both lights they are almost identical with respect to amount of light. Comparing the 2 at about 30 feet the center light is about the same with about a 2 foot diameter. The 3C has a slightly hotter center. Both have a narrow beam. Can't wait to try them at depth. I can't say enough positive feedback about DRIS. I will always buy my gear from them. Too many disappointments and lies from other online dealers.

WOW! This light is great. It is compact and powerful. It lights up the night. As a firefighter i have tried many lights and been disappointed by the promised performance and lack of output. This one cuts through smoke and steam to light up the area. I also is a great dive light. The Goodman strap holds it tight and right. I like the idea it uses AA batteries rather than some expensive, exotic battery.

Mike, you have done it again, the wife just grabbed it for the glove box in the car. Now I will have to get yet another one. One for the dive bag, one for the fire station and one for the car. Thanks for the break on the light, I need one. Your service and shipping was spot on. Shipped the next day and arrived in good order.

Richard

This is a very nice "little" light. It feels very good in your hand and puts out a very nice beam with a great hot spot and nice spill. DRIS oredering staff was very helpful. The shipping box was very adequate however the lights packaging was minimal and came with no instructions...I like instructions and warranty information etc. I also bought the handmount that I am happy with.

Got this after being very happy with two of the 3 c cell 1000 lumen lights. Same great quality finish and machining, seems just as bright (I know 3 AA's won't last as long as 3 C's). Fits perfectly in the goodman glove (buy them together, I did!). Ordering and shipping with DRIS was fast and easy as usual. I'll probably buy at least one more soon!

I really like this light. I have one of the D-size 1000lumen DRIS lights and the build quality is the same, excellent. AA batteries of course do not last as long as the D's but I find that this one being smaller I actually take it with me every time, it just sits in a pocket until I need it.

I just spent 2 weeks in Truk and this was my go-to light. Batteries lasted the entire trip, and we were inside more than outside while under water :) It has a few scratches from where it might have bumped a wreck or two but otherwise I'm very impressed. The light output put a couple divers' can lights to shame on this trip, they were all asking where to get one.

As with the D-size, 3 o-rings keep it nice and dry. I have no concerns about flooding this one.

I just received The 1K Shorty and I'm very impressed with the build quality and overall heft of the light. It is bright as expected. Highly recommended.

Have 4 of the long 1,000 lumen lights, and ordered two of these when they came out. Very, very happy with my purchase! Another winner from DRIS.

First I'll talk about the light. This light is incredibly bright - it seems slightly brighter than the 3C DRIS 1k light, but that could just be my perception. It is definitely brighter than the 3C 500 lumen light that they first came out with - although that is still a great light too! The light does a great job penetrating through dark/muddy water. The battery life is what you would expect it to be, given it is powered by 3AA batteries. Even though you have to change the batteries, I prefer this over the 3C batteries. I find that I always have AA batteries around the house as opposed to never having C batteries. AA's are also much cheaper, and frankly I don't mind replacing them. I have been using standard AA alkaline batteries as I find that rechargeable just don't have enough power and aren't worth the reduced run times.

The build quality of the light is superb. I prefer the new design at the bottom/base of the light with the additional spots to attach a clip. I love that the head of the light has 3 o-rings to keep the head sealed to the body. The solid aluminum body is very robust and I don't have any fears that this will leak. The head uses a nice glass lens at the top, not a cheap plastic piece. I haven't tried on this light, but I'm pretty sure the glass can be removed by unscrewing the top (this was possible on the 3C 1k/500 light also).

The sock/handle for the light is very well made, and a great value for the price. The only complaint I have is that the light will rotate a bit in the sock when turning it on and off before the strap "catches" it and the light turns on/off. While doing this the light tends to twist the sock a bit and cause it to get pushed back the sock. None the less, for a purely neoprene soft handle without any mechanical items, this does a great job and is a good bargain - definitely worth adding to the order!

Working with DRIS was fantastic as always. This is their third light that they have hit a home run with! The two different designs both serve different purposes. Personally, I am using the shorty as my "primary" light and the 3C 1k as my backup light, clipped onto my harness. Even though it goes through a number of batteries, the price of the light, the soft handle, and a lot of batteries is still WAY cheaper than a can light and the performance is very similar to a number of can lights. It doesn't get the same amount of run time as a can light, but I'm not doing that long of dives and I can change the batteries between dives.

When I received this light I was really excited by the power output on land and couldn't wait to dive with it. It is nice and short and the battery holder fits nicely into the unit.

I use another brand of light with a battery pack attached to my tank strap so am used to lights with up to 1800 lumens of output.

Our dives in the cold waters of the Pacific Northwest are usually in the 60-80 minute range and to get 2 dives out of one full charge is tough on any high output light.

So I was a bit skeptical of the reports on battery life for this unit and rightfully so.

I put it on my right hand and dove it side by side with my normal light on my left hand.

The beam is a bit tighter than I am used to but still nice and bright to get into the back of a Giant Pacific Octopus den.

After about 60 minutes I compared the beams again and noticed a bit of drop off in power.

During the second dive the power was very low and by the end of the dive was almost useless in the dark Hood Canal waters.

This was with some eneloop low discharge 1900mAh rechargeables.

For me this would only work for my primary if I changed the batteries on every dive, however I have a nice primary already.

My main reason to purchase this was as a powerful back up light, and for that this is an excellent product.

It is now clipped on a retractor off a D ring on my BCD and is small and out of the way.

As my backup light I give this a 10.
As a primary I would rate it an 8 due to having to change batteries every dive.

Awesome light, small & compact, bright as hell! Only downfall occurs when the light is in the goodman glove, it is difficult to turn on. It is always a pleasure buying from Dive Right In Scuba, any time you call with a question you can talk to someone who speaks English. Price can't be beat. Shipping to my porch in PA within 3 days.