which fins are better

[mariella]

which ones do you think are better, mares avanti superchannel or cressi reaction ebs

 

[Searcaigh]

Never used Cressi fins and always found Mares fins excellent for all kicks.

At the end of the day they are probably both equally as good provided they fit your foot.

 

[David Wilson]

Neither model seems appropriate, considering your thread is currently in the Vintage Diving & Equipment Forum, where we celebrate and deploy underwater gear of the sort designed between the late 1940s and the mid-1970s. During that period, both Mares and Cressi made excellent all-rubber model fins that would be perfectly compatible with vintage diving. For example:

Mares GTX

Cressi Rondine

They come in a full range of adult and children's sizes and there are modern replicas in the case of the Cressi Rondines, e.g. Oceanways Aquapro full-foot fins. Open-heel Scubapro Jet Fins might also pass muster as efficient and historically accurate fins.

As for the Mares and Cressi fins in the images you have posted, they represent at best the sort of composite fins western diving equipment companies marketed from the 1990s onwards.

If you have posted your message here in error and want advice about modern fins, repost it in the Fins, Masks & Snorkels Forum, where you are more likely to receive the advice you are after. If you take this course of action, be sure to define what you mean by "better": whether better for you (hence subjective criteria will apply) or better for the diving activity you are contemplating (so objective criteria may apply).

 

[mariella]

Neither model seems appropriate, considering your thread is currently in the Vintage Diving & Equipment Forum, where we celebrate and deploy underwater gear of the sort designed between the late 1940s and the mid-1970s. During that period, both Mares and Cressi made excellent all-rubber model fins that would be perfectly compatible with vintage diving. For example:

Mares GTX
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Cressi Rondine
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They come in a full range of adult and children's sizes and there are modern replicas in the case of the Cressi Rondines, e.g. Oceanways Aquapro full-foot fins. Open-heel Scubapro Jet Fins might also pass muster as efficient and historically accurate fins.

As for the Mares and Cressi fins in the images you have posted, they represent at best the sort of composite fins western diving equipment companies marketed from the 1990s onwards.

If you have posted your message here in error and want advice about modern fins, repost it in the Fins, Masks & Snorkels Forum, where you are more likely to receive the advice you are after. If you take this course of action, be sure to define what you mean by "better": whether better for you (hence subjective criteria will apply) or better for the diving activity you are contemplating (so objective criteria may apply).

sorry

 

[David Wilson]

sorry

No need for an apology. I hope you arrive soon at a solution to your dilemma.

 

[loosenit2]

better for what purpose? there are different fins for different applications. What works well for one type of kick or style of diving might not work well for another. There are differences in rigidity, construction, size, buoyancy etc that all lead to different fins being good for different purposes. What kind of diving will you be using them for?

 

[scubadada]

Neither model seems appropriate, considering your thread is currently in the Vintage Diving & Equipment Forum...

Thread move to Fins, Masks, & Snorkels

 

[CT Sean]

I'm biased because I have, and like, the Superchannels. I'm sure the Cressi would work fine too though. The reality is for most dives, any decent paddle fin is going to work just fine and the differences between them will be minimal.