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I'd recommend getting at least aperture control (aperture priority) in any camera you buy, that will make it work better with any external strobes. And if you take enough underwater pictures, sooner or later you're going to want an external strobe.

Please note, I'm looking for cameras that will be TTL-compatible with the S&S YS 90 Auto that I already have. Any suggestions there?

I have an S&S YS 90 Auto flash which I currently use with a Canon S500. I've never been completely happy with the S500 (no aperture control, very slow to focus underwater), so I'm thinking about upgrading the camera & housing. I'd like to find a compact which will be TTL-compatible with the...

I agree with the black tape suggestions above. I'm considering picking up the same package as yours after several years with a Canon S500 and the Canon case. Still looking for some detail on the PT-037, maybe you could help out? Can you extend that big bad lens all the way out in that case...

I have a YS-90 Auto, and will probably soon be buying a new camera. I'm considering a Canon G7. Will I be able to use the TTL? Do I need to buy the Ikelight housing to do so? Any recommendations for other cameras? I've been kicking myself a bit ever since buying the YS-90 Auto to use with...

The visibility was good, but not great. . . . maybe 15-25 feet (I'm not real good at judging underwater visibility, sorry!). The photos maybe make it appear just a bit clearer than it actually was. They warned us that vis was a bit worse than usual that day. I don't mean to sound overly...

Here's a few shots from the trip, including: A view of the lake on our descent in the car from the peak of the crater: A small island (the top of an underwater mountain) formed during the last major eruption in the late 1800's. This was also the site of one of the dives: One of the...

Here's a list of the San Salvador dive shops from the SS phone book: Blue Diver Col Escalon 1 Cl Pte No 4632 2263 0058 El Salvador Divers 2264 0961 3a Cl Pte No 5020, Col Escalon www.elsalvadordivers.com esdivers@elsalvador.com Planeta Agua Buceo Profesional Col Escalon Cl Padres...

I read somewhere that the movie was "Survive". Never saw it.

Was anyone here on the Calypso on Monday May 16? Any first-hand reports? My third-hand and probably poorly translated understanding of the story is that this 30' Dive Paradise boat went down to the bottom when passed by another 50' DP boat. All 14 passengers were up on the flying bridge, so...

The cabbie I talked to said April to September was hurricane season. There might be better sources for your weather information needs than my cabbie, though.

Cedral is spanish for Cedar.

Last week I met divers from Texas, Iowa, New Jersey, Utah, Spain, and Holland. I'm from Chicago. Texas seemed to be the #1 home state for the tourists I ran into.

Check out http://www.travelnotes.cc/cozumel/tours/diving.html You may find some better deals on multi-day dive packages than those offered at the very same dive ops. And these are well known ops, the same ones recommended elsewhere in this forum.

In some other Caribean resort locations, there's not many places you'd want to eat outside of your resort, so we'll usually go AI. But in Coz, there's LOTS of great places to go and tour and eat at, etc. In my opinion, if you have any adventurous spirit at all, I'd stay away from the AI's in...

PS - A tank is about $6 US at Caribe Blue (Blue Angel is their dive op), and it's free if you're staying there or diving with them. Can't beat that. I think Papa Hog's prices are about the same.

The shore dive from hotel Villablanca to hotel Caribe Blu is nice (along the Villablanca reef). It's about a 10 minute walk, and about a 1-hour dive. You stroll on in at Papa Hogs (across the street from Villablanca), and there's a little channel to crawl back out at Caribe Blue. It's only a...

PS, also ate all served oranges & limes, no problem there either. And good luck keeping the outside skin from contaminating your fruit when eating that stuff.

FWIW - I ate every last thing that was served to me in every restaurant, including not only salsa, but also the small salads (lettuce, tomato, onions). No problem. Any other thoughts on eating salads there? I figured that was maybe a bit risky, but I wasn't too worried about it. On the...

I gotta add one more vote for El Foco here. Good food, and better yet, one of the few places that are still open after the night dive! I also agree with MMM, get away from downtown and sample some of the Mom & Pop shops for tastier, more authentic food, and at better prices too. You don't...