I've gotten to the point in my life where I kind of need some readers. I can see the numbers and information on my dive computer just fine but every now and then a warning message pops up and can't make out what it says.
I originally bought a Cressi frameless mask because it was super comfy and fit probably the best of all the masks I tried. I tried the 'inhale method facing down', 'the lightly set it on your face while facing up method', and 'the wiggle your jaw and squint method'. They all pass with some slightly better than others. If I snorkel or hold my breath, most masks don't leak. However, once I exhale a few bubbles from the regulator on them, they start leaking like crazy. Then if I tighten them down to stop the bubbles from shaking the mask, they leak all the time. I did eventually settle on a Scubapro Crystal Vu with a purge valve thinking maybe I unwillingly exhale through my nose causing this problem and this mask does work. It's not the most comfortable mask with the purge valve but it does work and rarely leaks.
I've tried some of the soft stick on readers and they work ok-ish out of the water but fog up almost instantly making them worthless once I'm in the water. Before I get silly and just put a tethered magnifying glass on my BCD, what other options do I have without going down the road of buying a bunch of $100-$200 masks? Maybe I could sweet talk my LDS into letting me try a handful of reader style masks in the pool but then I also put myself into a buyers perspective where maybe I don't want a new mask that someone has already blown their own snot into.
I originally bought a Cressi frameless mask because it was super comfy and fit probably the best of all the masks I tried. I tried the 'inhale method facing down', 'the lightly set it on your face while facing up method', and 'the wiggle your jaw and squint method'. They all pass with some slightly better than others. If I snorkel or hold my breath, most masks don't leak. However, once I exhale a few bubbles from the regulator on them, they start leaking like crazy. Then if I tighten them down to stop the bubbles from shaking the mask, they leak all the time. I did eventually settle on a Scubapro Crystal Vu with a purge valve thinking maybe I unwillingly exhale through my nose causing this problem and this mask does work. It's not the most comfortable mask with the purge valve but it does work and rarely leaks.
I've tried some of the soft stick on readers and they work ok-ish out of the water but fog up almost instantly making them worthless once I'm in the water. Before I get silly and just put a tethered magnifying glass on my BCD, what other options do I have without going down the road of buying a bunch of $100-$200 masks? Maybe I could sweet talk my LDS into letting me try a handful of reader style masks in the pool but then I also put myself into a buyers perspective where maybe I don't want a new mask that someone has already blown their own snot into.
