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It has been drilled into me in numerous activities in my life: The two groups of people who get hurt are: Beginners who don't know what they need to know and experienced people who skip preparation steps often through oversight or making assumptions it is still okay. Diving seems to be one of...

Congrats to your wife for winning the trip and welcome to the wonderful world of diving. Crystal River's water temp is about 72 degrees. Aruba's water temp last May was 78. You can expect the water to be around 76-78 when you go there. To your original inquiry: I went back through my dive...

I'm with Harry. I do my own research. I start with Trip Advisor to look for the top rated dive operations. I then do Google searches for dive operators and their websites. Lastly, I scour ScubaBoard and other online sites for recent comments and observations. Based on this information, I...

My wife and I know American Sign Language. We use it when we need to. Our usual conversations are around photo compositions and student issues. We do more underwater talking when we are with a class of open water divers than any other time. "I'll take care of this one if you'll chase after...

Might I impose a bit to suggest better gas management? :doh2: Or perhaps, since you survived both, it was the 19cf that almost killed you once and the Spare Air has already saved your ass once?

Sixty feet is fine with me. My favorite locations have routinely been in the 45 to 60 foot range anyway. And since watching fish behavior for 30 minutes is better than not watching fish at all, I don't mind short dives.

Check out the "Rite in the Rain" info: Dive-Logs.com - Blank dive log paper refill pack One thing they mention is that most dive stamps are water-based and don't work well on water resistant paper. Most good quality ink pens are fine.

My first dives were a week after becoming certified. On that trip, we went with some friends (highest level was a Rescue Diver), most of whom had hundreds of dives. At least one of the dives on that trip was simply with the group of friends. After that, the next time my wife and I dove...

Odds are you were a little nervous about being so low on air when you were doing the second dive's safety stop. Being nervous 1) makes you consume more air and 2) causes you to be more buoyant. Leave the weight alone and instead, relax more. 500 psi on any tank larger than 20 cu ft is far...

There is a hole in the flash area large enough to put one fiber optic cable. Or, since it is threaded, you can screw in the included nut that allows you to plug in two cables (of both sizes, so you COULD have four strobes...) The flash mask is a piece of black plastic that has a similar hole...

Wide angle pics are going to have to wait a bit. I am still waiting on the wide angle lens to arrive. I do have the macro lens and am less than happy with it. I went with a pair of UCL-165AD. With two of them, there is some SERIOUS vignetting. I will shoot a few pics tonight to at each...

I have the 28AD adapter and have installed it. The middle piece (with the flange) screws on nicely. Do not over tighten or the screw will jump the threads. The first piece (according to my earlier description) clamps onto the middle piece and holds it from moving. It is a good, secure...

Mine just arrived. (I get one day shipping from Backscatter due to proximity.) Now then, if the weather would just settle down, I can get out to Monterey and do some real testing with it. Otherwise, I will have to wait three weeks for the Channel Island trip. The 28AD ring comes in three...

My wife and I are both divemasters and working on Asst. Instructor together. Moreover, she likes both warm and cold water diving. The downside is the cost of diving is double for me.

The camera's zoom goes from 28mm to 105mm with stops at 35, 50 and 85. The aperture starts at f2 and then does every third stop (2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 3.3, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0,5.6, etc). When the camera's zoom is set to 35mm, the largest aperture is f2.5.

My shop informally has a policy of requesting DM/instructors to use gear which can be purchased from the shop. They have several exceptions to the policy. Overall, it's a good policy. My wife and I do pool work in gear that is similar to the rental gear. In the ocean, we carry some things...

Chomping at the bit to see what is the next 30 30 30 fin.

I thinking of not getting the dome. That would increase my FOV beyond what I want to deal with. Will the 165AD mount on the same adapter as the WAL100-28AD?

I have no wet lenses (WA or macro) and looking to invest in some. I have tentatively selected the Inon UWL-100 28AD for wide angle (pending a good macro choice.) Fisheye offers two macro choices. I would assume the three lens configuration provides more versatility. As such, I would have...

Bill, As light travels through water, it looses color. Red fades first. The total distance the light travels dictates the amount of loss. So, 45 feet down and 5 feet from the subject is a 50 foot distance. If you want to have a "white balanced" photo, you would need to adjust each shot...