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I'm afraid that having only 25 dives a year ago, you are more likely to damage the precious reefs that your trip organizer is trying to protect. At most, take a small point and shoot. Hauling around a D80 is a full time job and requires excellent buoyancy skills and situational awareness...

If there is no stretching or tearing (basically just a visual blemish) I would notify the repair shop to establish a written (e-mail?) history in case the dimples cause a future problem. From the photos, I don't thik it would be an issue. They might even relax/disappear after a few wearings.

Hey Jim, I'm heading to Maui on Dec 28, coming home on January 9. I still want to Kayak dive with you. PM on the way in a couple of minutes. Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah to everybody. Only nine more days until I'm lying on the beach. David

I was swimming along when I noticed a Navanax on the kelp. I had seen an underwater nature show that had talked about how the Navanax was carnivorous and follows the slime trail of other nudibranches. This navanax was on the prowl and it made short work out of its victim. This whole scene...

One time my DUI TLS350 had a bit of water in the socks. It actually came from the zipper (on my front shoulder) which wasn't quite closed all of the way. I was wearing a 200g thinsulate one-piece, which is covered with an outer nylon layer. The water went down the outside of the jumpsuit and...

I'm interested. I think I could figure it out on my own, but I'd like to see how yours look. I have some of those foam racks and haven't been very impressed with them. They tend to fall over, freeing the tank in my trunk. I like your idea. David

Fisheye Although I too enjoy my Woody :), I'm not sure about it's use in this case. Why not just get a little closer? I've always used mine for additional macro magnification, not for midrange photos. Nice photo. David

The Woody diopter is still useful with the 60mm. You can get even closer than with the lens alone. Its around $100 or less. I found it to be a good value. The image below is with a 60mm/Woody and has almost no cropping. I probably could have gotten closer. The photobucket low res upload...

Lets see...an $800 camera body (BH price) for only $300. Any deal that good is likely to be a bad deal. Most camera places like this mark up the bill by adding $150 for the battery, $100 for the charger, $100 for the manual, etc. They won't sell you "just" a body at $300. By the time you add...

Get in a swimming pool and practice, practice, practice. Put things in the pool to take pictures of - rocks, toys, swimming kids. Take pics during the day and night. Try different settings to see what they do. Try different strobe positions. If you have a local freshwater dive site (lake...

Nice juvi damsel. You've got to be fast to catch those. They move around too much. That's why dSLRs were invented - juvi damsels and juvi angels, and juvi spotted drums... All those little guys move fast! Nice pictures. David

I tried the EVO 2, mainly as a nod to my LDS since I was planning on getting a DUI. It fit pretty well, except for around my hips. It was a little snug there which made the whole suit feel tight, since it could freely slide up and down my torso while I moved. Going to a larger size didn't...

You also need to be able to easily stand on one leg and do the figure 4 to put your fins on (use one hand to balance yourself, lift and bend your other leg to use you second hand to put on your fin). If you can't bend your leg easily, then putting fins on may be difficult - and climbing up onto...

The sharks thing is funny. Worry? No. Actually, we usually have to pay extra to go see sharks! David

Proshow Gold is the best. You can download a fully functional demo from the photodex website. David

You guys better be careful with all this free wheeling talk of spending so much money on dSLRs so that you can have the "most toys". f3Nikon will be all over you like stink on... :) David (who is happy with his D80 for another year or two)

If you have an Oly 5060, then this is a good deal. Otherwise, it is very hard to find the camera. At this cheap price, you don't have to feel committed to the setup if you decide to change. It won't let you do ttl (except with the Oly flash, which you don't want to do), but you can use a...

Sounds like a bait and switch to me. As Vladmir says, the Sigma should be a lot cheaper. I don't know what the Nikon was going to cost, but you might consider the Sigma 18-200 with image stabilization for $550 at BHPhotoVideo.com. It's a less expensive version of the Nikon 18-200VR. You do...

Put an 8-inch dome on any of these housings and they'll all be huge. I'm reminded of bicyclists who spend thousands of dollars to trim pounds (or even ounces) off of their bicycles, while carrying around an extra 15 pound on their waist. There are cheaper areas to make improvements before...

Why go for a Porsche when an Mustang will get you 90% there? I like that final 10% (disclaimer: I don't have a Porsche, I have an Audi S4 :14:). My Oly 5060 was a great camera, especially combined with my Ike housing and DS-125 strobe. With Inon wet mount macro lenses, it was even better...