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  1. RPanick

    Dry gloves and latex sleeves

    That's an interesting idea. I'll have to give it a try. It sure won't cost much to try it. Thanks.
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    Dry gloves and latex sleeves

    When the ring of either the Si Tech or the DCS is attached to the latex cuffs, it needs to be positioned so that the ring and the cuff are about the same diameter so you don't get any folds in the cuff which would likely cause a leak. The way my cuffs are on my dry suit, the connection of the...
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    Dry gloves and latex sleeves

    Okay, I've a bit of a problem. Using DCS and Si Tech dry gloves the suit side ring ends up on the narrowest part my latex cuffs. When I go to put my hand through I get hung up because my hand is too wide. I've tried talc, but no other lubricants. My hands are getting cold on the early...
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    Dry Hood

    I tried two different latex dry hoods, I didn't like either one of them. Both kept my head warm, but neither kept my head dry. The first was definitely a tad big, and the second while it fit better wasn't snug enough either. For me the feeling was somewhat constricting, much like wearing a...
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    Pics from Indonesia

    Great pictures Bob. Just out of curriosity what are you using for strobes?
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    Any Tech Instructor recommendations?

    I can't give you any recommendations on them from a teaching perspective (never took a class from them) they used to have a NAUI Master Diver class that looked very interesting. But it doesn't look like they teach it any more, probably because they switched from NAUI to PADI. You can poke...
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    Fuel and Gilboa

    I don't think Mike will lose too much business from gas prices, what will hurt him is the fall off in numbers of students. Not sure about other areas, but Detroiters are pinching things pretty tight right now and descretionary spending for scuba probably won't be very high this summer. Those...
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    New To the PNW

    Don't a few of the dive shops rent dry suits? I don't live in Seattle (yet, probably will if I can sell my house) but when I was checking out dive shops in the area I thought I saw what looked like rental dry suits at one of the stores. Oh, one other thing, you might want to switch over from...
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    Diving in April

    April is still pretty early here, we've been known to still get snow in April, granted its pretty rare (other than opening day for the Detroit Tigers). If you do come the dry suit is a good idea, Gilboa is generally around 43-45 at that time of the year. Make sure if you do that you have...
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    Dome Port Basics

    Thanks for the links, that's what I've been looking for.
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    Dome Port Basics

    I get some of the ideas of a dome port, things appear closer, its a virtual image where infinity can be very close. However, that really doesn't tell me the practical uses of dome ports. I've seen some suggestions on using a dome for close up shots, but the discussion was vague on what lens they...
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    Sigma 17-70 Wide and Macro

    Thanks all, that explains quite a bit. I figured there was a reason, this seemed too good to be true.
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    Sigma 17-70 Wide and Macro

    Okay the Sigma 17-70 does wide and macro, which should put it on par with a 60 Macro, with exception of speed and likely some sharpness. How practical is it to use a 17-70 for wide and macro? I notice the Ike port chart calls for a dome and there are notes that vignetting will occur if you...
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    Cozumel or Utila?

    For new divers, particularly those that want to get lots of dives in, CoCo View is reasonably priced and very easy diving. Lots of very nice corals and sponges and plenty of fish. One thing CoCo View doesn't have is much of a night life. Its pretty much Eat, Sleep and Dive. Food is pretty...
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    Help - Which camera - Nikon D80 or Canon Rebel XTi

    I just went throught the decision process with the Nikon D-80 vs Cannon 40D. I eliminated the Olympus simply because the housings and lense selection wasn't as good. A friend of mine shoots Olympus and loves it, but he doesn't take his camera under water. I chose the D-80 for the following...
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    New Years Day @ Gilboa

    I was getting excited about diving on the 1st, after all the weather Sunday and today was pretty good. Then I heard the weather report, that burst that bubble. Hopefully Gilboa will be far enough south to only get rain and the wind. Unfortunately it looks like wind chills that will be in the...
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    Olympus 770 and Nikon D80

    I hadn't thought about using the 60 that way, but it does make a lot of sense. Thanks.
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    Olympus 770 and Nikon D80

    Thanks, I figured Ikelite would be one place to start, nice to have a few other things to look at as well. My gut feel was the 60 is probably the first lens I'll get for it. Macro seems to be the way I'm leaning. Besides, for some reason, everyone else sees the big things, I always seem to...
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    Olympus 770 and Nikon D80

    Okay, this may sound a bit strange but bare with me. My wife and I picked up an Olympus 770 SW which is a fun camera that I don't have to worry about (water, drop, etc). After much research I bought a Nikon D80 with 18-200VR lens, which initially I will use for shooting topside as I learn the...
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    Keeping warm in a drysuit

    If I had to do it over again, I would probably go with the shoulder dump. Not that I have a problem with the cuff dump, there are a few times the cuff has been inconvienent.
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