Oahu water color

[Dirty-Dog]

We're heading to Oahua for our first ever Hawaiian dive trip and just booked 10 days with Scotti the Duck based on reuptation here.
All our other dives have been Carribean. I've got a red filter which does an excellent job in those waters.
Is this the correct filter for Oahu diving, or do I need to get a different color?

Thanks.

 

[scottitheduck]

Red filter should work outstanding........ on good vis days you don't need it on the shallower dives though.

 

[Dirty-Dog]

Of course. I don't generally find the filter necessary in less than ~25FSW. I just recall reading that in some areas (like the PNW?) an orange filter works better than red.

 

[scnick]

i use a red backscatter filter on go pro 2 works great

 

[Black_3000psi]

most of the people I know that use said filters do so to compensate for natural light. I personally do not use them as they tend to add unrealistic color....but thats just me.

 

[frogmanlouis]

actually no... just noticed every post on here is for him and he's the only shop that comes on here..

I just want to share my observation..
If I wanted to bash him I would say something negative about his company..but I didn't..he runs a ok company...as I say ok.. I mean its ok..not the greatest company on earth like everyone on SB trys to make it out to be witch makes me believe its all bs.

Let me guess - you run a less-than-successful dive business here on Oahu?

 

[Dr. Lecter]

Well, I'll leave you to your compulsive need to comment, then. You do realize that you're posting this in a thread solely discussing light filter use in Hawaii, right? Just seems... weird.

 

[frogmanlouis]

ok dr kevorkian,
did you read the first comment?
here it is again for you...
"We're heading to Oahua for our first ever Hawaiian dive trip and just booked 10 days with Scotti the Duck based on reuptation here.
All our other dives have been Carribean. I've got a red filter which does an excellent job in those waters.
Is this the correct filter for Oahu diving, or do I need to get a different color?"

I even highlighted the area with bold letter for you incase you have a hard time reading.
seems to me your the strange one since you have his url in your signature and you reply to every message I write accusing me of being part of an unsuccessful dive company haha...

Well, I'll leave you to your compulsive need to comment, then. You do realize that you're posting this in a thread solely discussing light filter use in Hawaii, right? Just seems... weird.

---------- Post added February 26th, 2013 at 09:40 PM ----------

just seems like every post i read like you said having nothing to even do with him since this is a question about discussing light filters but somehow does promote his business.... anyways just my observation..

 

[Dr. Lecter]

Whatever floats your boat and/or sinks your drysuit, kiddo. Though I'm pretty sure nobody's ever confused me for Gabe.

 

[scottitheduck]

Whoah, whoah.....

What?

Wow.