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Keep expectations low, I'd say. It's fun because its diving, but honestly, Europe has a ton of topside attractions on offer. I've very occasionally dived European waters, but I generally leave the dive gear at home unless I'm heading to the tropics.

What others have said. I'm a fairly proficient 'topside' photographer, although I'm all about natural light there, so getting used to working with strobes presented a whole new challenge. Well worth it, however. Learning to use your camera and adjust relevant settings quickly and without having...

I'll echo what the others have said. A peak performance bouyancy specialty with a good instructor and time spent sorting out your own weighting will do the trick. How much weight you need is something that you'll need to measure to figure out properly. In salt water, with my (negatively...

A few items to consider: The value of an annual physical is debatable in terms of health gains if not performed based on risk profiles (it's all about pre-test likelihoods...). And it can provide a false sense of security; the things that get us in trouble are very hard to predict, so all we can...

There are a lot of factors that play a role, and all have been covered. I'll add my 2 cents, that at my current weight, an alu plate with a 3.5mm full suit (I'm 6' and about 190lbs), I only need 4 lbs of trim weight, and could probably trim it down to 2 lbs or even no lbs (since my camera is...

Coronary CT (using a modern, low radiation dose per scan CT) has much better sensitivity (so rule out if negative) and decent specificity, particularly if you have a few risk factors based on certain risk score models. There's little strong evidence for screening, however, particularly in the...

Just to put this out there: there's very, very little evidence supporting the efficacy of routine medical exams in asymptomatic, otherwise healthy individuals without risk factors for improving outcomes. Routine non-invasive screening for things like high blood pressure or diabetes is pretty...

Hard shell samsonite. Easy to rinse out, tough, not too heavy, space for 2 sets of gear (minus regs which go in carry-on)

All our dive travel to date has been with two people. I'm also getting the distinct feeling carry-on restrictions in the US are much less stringent than in Europe or Asia, where weight is pretty often restricted to 7kg (15 lbs), which isn't enough for a full set of gear with regs. Plus pretty...

1400...my entire gear package (Apeks xtx50/DST reg set, Waterproof W3, Tecline BP/W) cost me about that. Maybe. New. Yeesh.

My first major weight loss (230 lbs at 6' tall, down to 176 lbs in about 6 months) after a break-up went surprisingly easily. Started running 2-3 times per week, cut back on portion size, little more protein, more vegetables, minimal processed foods. I was 32 at the time. Ended up running 2x per...

Two s2000 for a lot of things would be my choice. Obviously more light is better, but the even spread would be my choice. Also two s2000 strobes weigh the same as a YS-D2, more or less

I'm currently shooting an RX100 with an Inon wet wide lens with dome, and currently a single S2000 strobe. It's very far from ideal for wideagle, but can work under some circumstances. I will probably add a second eventually. A few examples: Raja Ampat - April 2016

Thanks for all of the suggestions so far! We loved Raja and I wouldn't mind heading back there again (and I'm sure we will eventually), but I might wait a little longer. The 'less travel time and jet lag' aspect also plays a bit of a part. We also love the bigger stuff, so I'm willing to trade...

@tarponchik: so our opinion as trained professionals with formal education in human physiology *and* clinical experience is invalidated because...some poll you don't reference properly states 'Americans don't trust their doctors', and people die because of medical errors? Both quite likely true...

Thanks for that, Beau640, good summary from a fellow physician; I'm not a dive doc either (although considering adding the sub-speciality), but you're spot-on. Tarponchik: 1. It's just not that simple, and you don't understand it as well as you think you do. Yes, hypercapnic drive is...

I'm looking for suggestions for our honeymoon, probably December/January 2018. Budget is a 'semi' concern (i.e. Wakatobi = bit too rich), and ideally we would mix 7-10 days of diving and another 10-12 lazing on a tropical beach, or a bit of travel. We're both avid divers, not very experienced...

I would think the flash would work regardless (assuming it's hotshoe mounted...can't be bothered to check mine right now, since I've never even mounted the flash on my E-M1), and metering / TTL should work at least as well with the mk II as the mk I.

What do you want to take pictures of? What's your goal?

That video is pretty terrible and misleading on a number of levels. But since this isn't dpreview I won't get into it. Suffice it the say that the 1" sensor in the rx100 series punches well above its weight, bother overall and per pixel performance, and that the APS-C sensor in the Canon is...