nippurmagnum
Contributor
Just received the PADI Scuba Diving Magazine's annual "Gear Guide" issue, and it's beyond shameless in its promotion of paid sponsors. Yes, I know, Scuba Diving magazine has long plugged its paid sponsors all over its pages, even before PADI took it over. But now it's just a joke, and an insult to the magazine's readers.
The section on watches reviews 13 different watches -- and 12 of them are Seiko Prospex models, some as expensive as $6,000, none of them cheaper than $400. Really? You're going to tell me that you RECOMMEND a $6,000 SEIKO, and boast that it's accurate to within 15 seconds a month as if that's some incredible technological triumph??
Similarly, the section on imaging mentions only one camera other than SeaLife. And there is an entire two-page spread that lists nothing but SeaLife lights and lenses. I have nothing against SeaLife, but really? Your "Scuba Lab" never heard of Olympus Tough cameras?
PADI should just call this what it is: a special advertising supplement. And please drop the "Scuba Lab testing" BS.
The section on watches reviews 13 different watches -- and 12 of them are Seiko Prospex models, some as expensive as $6,000, none of them cheaper than $400. Really? You're going to tell me that you RECOMMEND a $6,000 SEIKO, and boast that it's accurate to within 15 seconds a month as if that's some incredible technological triumph??
Similarly, the section on imaging mentions only one camera other than SeaLife. And there is an entire two-page spread that lists nothing but SeaLife lights and lenses. I have nothing against SeaLife, but really? Your "Scuba Lab" never heard of Olympus Tough cameras?
PADI should just call this what it is: a special advertising supplement. And please drop the "Scuba Lab testing" BS.