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Originally Posted by SlvrDragon50
Why are canisters so popular? I find that holding the whole assembly in hand is much simpler... Less to get tangled in as well.
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Part of the reason they are so popular is in your post. It's as close to hands free as you can get. Most can lights have the light head in a handle that fits on your hand and allows you to use that had while holding something else. For recreational diving, you might think "So What". But for cave diving & wreck diving where you are using reels or some other tool, it comes in handy. But there is good news for those that don't need/want a can light. There are several current models, and many new models that have the best of both worlds for recreational diving. The new Oxycheq Raider line of lights will soon have a soft handle called a sock that will allow their lights to be mounted on the back of the hand. As stated earlier, dive rite has a powerful handheld. And there is always the light cannon for a traditional light with lost of power.