What is your favorite mask?

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What is your favorite mask out of the masks you have been trying? Why?

 

[northernone]

The one pictured for fit and durability.

 

[Addicted2H2O]

The Ocean Reef G. Diver I'm wearing in my avatar.
1. It doesn't fog.
2. It doesn't leak.
3. Very unlikely that another diver is going to knock it loose/off
4. No dry mouth.
5. No jaw fatigue from biting on a mouthpiece.
6. Never have to touch it to equalize (no more pinching my nose)
7. I can set it up to breathe through my nose if I want (which is how it's supposed to be set but I'm weird)
8. Cold water protection
9. With additional COMS unit, I can talk to other divers provided they have COMS, too
10. Look at it.....It looks cool as s**t!

 

[Bterle]

Right now I have by far my favorite mask I've ever owned in my 34 years of diving.
A Mares X vision
I've never had a mask fit and seal so well, even when I have a goatee.
But everyone is different, so I advise putting many on, check for comfort, seal, easy nose pinch for clearing, and low profile.

 

[АлександрД]

Aqualung / Technisub Aquasphere

I`m already posted about this mask, but in other topics subject: here

... about UNnormal mask and it`s technology.

When I just start to be a diver, I already was "advanced snorkler" (not like freediver, who can dive to 30+m, but 15m was not a problem), and at that moment I used Aquasphere mask. And for me any other "normal" mask (with flat glass) was like horse blinders.
It has widest angle of sight, from any other normal masks (I will not compare it with Hydrooptics, because it is not normal mask )

Aquasphere mask
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As you can see - it has not flat, but spherical glases, with changable radius.
Even in front of your eyes it also spherical, but with big radius.
Yes, here could be a question - how you eyes looks front, and see single picture, not double, like with fireman`s gasmask with single spherical glass?
or like that mask for example:
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Reason is very simple. In any looking angle, does not matter, when you eyes looks left or right, you line of sight for any angle - is orthogonal to the glass surface (or as close as possible to that)!
But on the sides, where only one eye can have a look outside (other eye closed by nose) it also not disturbing, and you also have single picture.

Is anybody know about Berg mask? It was first, used such principle.
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You can see - it has same, spherical glases, just in front of you eyes.

But those sperical surface required not olny for wide view, but most important - for same environment sizes as above wataer, as below!
When you diving under water near the column, for example, or even put just one half of the face underwater - you can imagine - size (diameter) of column it the same as under, as below water surface!

This brings you also one, very important advantage - brightness of all things underwater (in compare with normal mask) is near twice bigger! It is not a joke!

You can easy compare, and here enough just two knowleges - one constant from PADI book (physical constant) and ability to count from 1 to 16
PADI OWD manual, chapter 2, page 75 (Russian edition, 2008)
All viewable sizes of any object underwater looks 33% bigger, than in the air.
But ok, will take English (I have just from 2000) - page 71 - "...objects under water appear 25% larger..."

It means followng: when you take object like square, you will have such picture:
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LightBlue - IMAGE of the object on the surface.
Darkblue - how it looks under water.

So, just imagine - we have same object, same light conditions, and absolutelly clear water.
Light, that came from object, on the surface conditions - fills 9 squares.
Same ammount of light, from the same object, but underwater fills 16 squares!

We can compare squares (ammount of squares) with our light sensors in our eyes.
So we have same (as for 9) volume of the light, but falling to the 16 sensors!.
It mean that total brightness will 16/9 ~= 1.7 times less than original brightness.
It is the same meaning, that brightness of objects underwater in "normal" mask LOOKS near two times less!
Aquasphere keep same sight angle, as on the surface, it mean Aquasphere keep same brightness level of objects underwater! Which is near two times bigger, than other masks! ...

and here

I using (and will never change it, just to the same, I have two spare ) mask with plastic lenses, Aquasphere.
It is the best mask in my opinion. Also this mask confirms idea above about marketing sh!t of Diving vs Snorkeling masks.
Most of deep freedivers use this mask. But it simple, light, cheap and very comfortable for snorkeling.

According first message of the topic - this mask (Aqualung Infinity) has same construction as Aqua Lung - Technisub Falco - this mask have just plastic frame for front lenses.
It makes sealing of lenses easy and better. One our famous instructor Sergey "KWAK" from Malta using this kind of mask for years, and had not plans to change it.
Tempered glasses required just for safety reasons, but not for pressure safety, but for eyes safety, because in case of broken tempered glass it have rectangular pieces, withOUT sharp edges.

So, just one idea - if your mask not leaking - just use it. And to the future - do not use burning film removal method for plastic or PVC masks, it acceptable just for glass/silicone masks.

 

[Mr. Sunday]

Simple Scubapro Frameless mask. Love mine.

 

[Spudlet]

Tusa Visio Pro

 

[chris kippax]

Hollis M1
Mares X vison were great but had a few skirt failures.

 

[engblom]

Aqualung / Technisub Aquasphere
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I`m already posted about this mask, but in other topics subject: here


and here

Now I have ordered one like this. When reading reviews I realized this is a mask I need to try as I am not a scuba diver, but a combination of freediver and snorkeler. It is going to be interesting to see how much the smaller volume helps.

 

[АлександрД]

Now I have ordered one like this. When reading reviews I realized this is a mask I need to try as I am not a scuba diver, but a combination of freediver and snorkeler. It is going to be interesting to see how much the smaller volume helps.

one notice: If you like to have long and good life for you mask - handle it with care. Beware to drop it to the sand or stones. It could be scratched easy.
And never try to remove oil from the "glases" (it is plastic) with lighter or toothpaste. Use only soap or washing liquid.
And after one week of usage of Aquasphere try to make one dive with normal mask.
Than you will feeling great advantage of Aquasphere

Minimal volume... it is nothing, until you have (free)dive not deeper than 20-30m...
If you have dives to 10-15m - small volume is comfortable, but not so strongly required.