INTRO
When I signed my wife and I up for PADI open water, I knew that I would need to buy a prescription dive mask.
I spoke with the shop and tried on a few dive masks. The shop informed me that they could send the dive mask in for a custom ground lens, but with the amount of correction I needed plus my Astigmatism, I would likely need to go with a High index glass which added $200-250 to the price of the mask.
A different diver in the store mentioned seavision so I checked them out.
WEBSITE
The website is easy enough to navigate but dated. It didn't leave the best first impression. I read through the different masks they carried. Based on the description, I had no idea which mask would be the best fit. What did stand out was the price. At around 173 for the whole package, it was hard to ignore.
The reviews on the site are limited. Most of the recent reviews have no comments which do not help any potential buyer like myself. The reviews that have comments are from 2013 and earlier.
On the fence about which mask I should get, I decided to email customer service. John wasn't able to help which I can now understand. Masks fit so differently depending on your face.
After being on the fence for several months, I decided to pull the trigger and bought the 2100. I have no reason why I bought the 2100 over 2000 or 2200. I entered all of my prescription information into the website. I was a little confused about PD since my prescription had a number for each eye. I googled it and learned the PD is the combination of both. That said, I made a comment with the actual numbers from my prescription.
John form seavision was quick to get back to me and correct my order to reflect both the PD numbers.
ARRIVAL
The mask was shipped two days later. I was surprised by the turn around time.
It was well packed.
The case it came in was large but solid. It was also nice that it came with defogger.
I also bought a snorkel from them
The fit was ok. The mask passed the most basic test but failed a few others that I read about online. The skirt of the mask seems larger than the skirts on the masks I tried in the dive shop. My biggest gripe with my purchase was the frame color. It is more neon than yellow. I should have just went with black. My wife liked it since she was able to find me via the color.
I had no leaks in the confined water dives nor leaks in the open water dive, except when my hood was in the way of the skirt. That, of course, is not a problem of the mask.
This is my first mask, so I can't really compare it with any other. Overall I am very happy with the mask. Time will tell how long the mask holds up. I should note that unlike the mask a could have bought from the LDS, seavision does not use glass. Instead, they use polycarbonate. It may scratch easier but it does make my prescription lighter.
When I signed my wife and I up for PADI open water, I knew that I would need to buy a prescription dive mask.
I spoke with the shop and tried on a few dive masks. The shop informed me that they could send the dive mask in for a custom ground lens, but with the amount of correction I needed plus my Astigmatism, I would likely need to go with a High index glass which added $200-250 to the price of the mask.
A different diver in the store mentioned seavision so I checked them out.
WEBSITE
The website is easy enough to navigate but dated. It didn't leave the best first impression. I read through the different masks they carried. Based on the description, I had no idea which mask would be the best fit. What did stand out was the price. At around 173 for the whole package, it was hard to ignore.
The reviews on the site are limited. Most of the recent reviews have no comments which do not help any potential buyer like myself. The reviews that have comments are from 2013 and earlier.
On the fence about which mask I should get, I decided to email customer service. John wasn't able to help which I can now understand. Masks fit so differently depending on your face.
After being on the fence for several months, I decided to pull the trigger and bought the 2100. I have no reason why I bought the 2100 over 2000 or 2200. I entered all of my prescription information into the website. I was a little confused about PD since my prescription had a number for each eye. I googled it and learned the PD is the combination of both. That said, I made a comment with the actual numbers from my prescription.
John form seavision was quick to get back to me and correct my order to reflect both the PD numbers.
ARRIVAL
The mask was shipped two days later. I was surprised by the turn around time.
It was well packed.
The case it came in was large but solid. It was also nice that it came with defogger.
I also bought a snorkel from them
The fit was ok. The mask passed the most basic test but failed a few others that I read about online. The skirt of the mask seems larger than the skirts on the masks I tried in the dive shop. My biggest gripe with my purchase was the frame color. It is more neon than yellow. I should have just went with black. My wife liked it since she was able to find me via the color.
I had no leaks in the confined water dives nor leaks in the open water dive, except when my hood was in the way of the skirt. That, of course, is not a problem of the mask.
This is my first mask, so I can't really compare it with any other. Overall I am very happy with the mask. Time will tell how long the mask holds up. I should note that unlike the mask a could have bought from the LDS, seavision does not use glass. Instead, they use polycarbonate. It may scratch easier but it does make my prescription lighter.
