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It's my first venture into underwater photography. Ive had my Sony RX100V in a Nauticam housing and Wet Wide Angle lens for about a year and mainly used it for video, using ambient light most of the time. In rare occasions, I turn on the pair of Sola 2500F 90deg lights that attach to the ball...

Tried several sites and all out of stock or unavailable. Has this product been released? Back scatter website has it on sale for $179 but when you order it says it's currently unavailable. Anyone in Asia carrying this and willing to ship to Manila, Philippines? Have a liveaboard trip coming on...

Anyone with any experience re: use of Sola 2500 lights? I bought a pair on impulse. As they were on sale online. Got the pair online with a tray for $849. Saw that the same lights were over $500 for one on some sites and jumped on the deal on impulse. Lights arrive in two days. Not really...

Anyone with experience with the OMS Evoque + Airstream? How does it stack up against SP! I've been using a SP MK20/S550 for the past 15+ years without any issue (regularly serviced), but am looking to get a new set and make my older one a spare. Am quite satisfied with SP, but the OMS piqued...

Just recently started diving again and revived my Halcyon rig. I brought it to a shop here in Manila for servicing and they said the wing has to be replaced because the dump valve has cracked, and no spare parts available. Is that true? Any authorized repair shop in Manila? Are there...

My friends and I took (6 of us) our AOW with a NAUI instuctor. In fairness, we were impressed with what he taught, and we all became more confident & safe divers. This was in completed in Dec 2001, the instructor has been giving us the run around since then. In other words, we don't have our...

I was fortunate enough to have been given a travel incentive worth USD1,500... amount can be used for plane fare/ accomodations... I don't mind paying any excess, if necessary. But if I could stay within the incentive limit, it would be much better. My main consideration is that my wife, who...

suppose approximately similar situations, will a person using split fins consume less air than if he were using paddle? in what situations would this hold false/true? while i'm at it... how else can i improve on my air consumption?

I use Mares Avanti-3 fins and am quite satisfied with them. Recently I tried TUSA split fins on one dive and seemed to be consuming less air. Though this could be merely a perception formed by previous notions that split fins improve air consumption... so, do split fins show an improvement in...

I have a suunto eon lux console computer and it reads in meters and bar. Unfortunately, I did not realize that until I already brought it home. I can not return it. Is there a way to change the meters and bar to the common standard here of feet and psi?

Any tips on Verde Island? What am I to expect? What are the good sites?

I do not want to start a split vs paddle debate... but I just want to get the bottom-line on what type of kick works with a split-fin and a paddle fin? what specific recreational diving situations give split fins or paddle fins a specific advantage/disadvantage?

I dove last Sunday and was surprised that after the dive, I couldn't unscrew my reg from the tank. The black knob would turn, but the metal attached to the black knob that screws into the tank was not moving. Luckily after shaking it a bit, it loosened and I was able to remove take my reg out...

I just purchased a Canon S 40 about two months ago and I am completely satisfied with the camera on land. I was just wondering if anyone has the same camera underwater? Quality of pictures? What settings did you use? Where did you get the housing? Cost? Maintenance? Pros & cons?

I recently purchased a halcyon rig - SS plate, 27lbs pioneer (the one supposedly w/o need of the STA), & harness, from the official distributor of halcyon in the Philippines. The owner of the shop gave alot of tips and instructions, but i was to excited to pay much attention. I tested it...

I have always been wary of products that claim to be able to do many things. anyways, I tend to feel that I should not take my digital camera underwater, given the $200 shell that Canon designed for it. Seems like a high risk activity where I could stand to loose not only the value of the...

As convinced by the several threads re: BP/Wing set-ups, even for recreational diving, my friends and I have decided to give-up our jacket BCs for BP/Wing set-ups. We are seriously considering getting Halcyon 27lbs Pioneer wings, BP, harness from the Halcyon distributor here in Manila...

I am a certified advanced open water diver looking to take basic/advanced nitrox within this year. Because of the basically good year-round weather in the Philippines, I hardly have to use my 3mm suit when I dive. I use 6lbs of lead w/o the suit and 8-10lbs with the suit. I am currently using...