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I have my trusty Oceanic Data plus 2 that some of my friends refer to as a bend-o-matic dive computer. This past weekend it did something new. For the first time, the time to completely clear was longer than the time to fly, which is the arbitrary 24 hours. Granted I had done five dives...

This early in the game I'd say about $450. But seriously, I had an Ikelite housing for my Olympus C4040 and it worked just fine. My early take on the PT058, having only used it on seven dives so far, is that it works fine. I can see the latching mechanism being a potential weak point because...

My Seavision been doing fine. I did lose a purge valve underwater but it was a US Divers mask. In that instance I suspect I was pinching too close to the valve when clearing.

I've been doing photography for more than ten years with a Olympus C4040 in an Ikelite housing but without any external strobes. If there is an external strobe that doubles as a Focus Light that would probably be near the top of my list. Here's a macro shot I got yesterday with the TG-5 and...

Thanks for the suggestions! Right now all I have is the new PT-058 Housing. No strobes, lights, arms, mounts, or trays. Any acquisitions will need to be gradual as finances allow. My first thought went to a focus light for night diving.

Thank You for the reply! Could we assume for the moment that I am a total newbie as far as the shoe and the various mounts are concerned? :( I did some research with that term and am making a few assumptions. First would be that the "cold" shoe is a standard size among different housings...

I've now got a decent number of dives in on my SeaVision mask and the only issue I encountered was not keeping the strap tight enough. Glad I got it.

Hello everyone. Interesting discussion. I am the new proud owner of a Olympus TG-5 and PT-058 housing. Since I do night dives on occasion and have always had the the focus problem on my previous C4040/Ikelite setup I was wondering if any of the models discussed here are compatible with the...

I just got a TG-5 as well with the new housing. This is an long overdue upgrade from an Olympus C4040 in the Ikelite housing. No strobe yet so will just be using internal flash. I am also interested in some basic setting recommendations beyond underwater mode or any tweaks to underwater mode...

Interesting Bob. I've found that having the strap low leads to more leaking than the exhale gets rid of. Perhaps it's too low. :)

Thanks! That makes me feel better about ordering one with a purge!

Thought that I would revive this thread with a twist. I am in between masks right now as my latest US Divers purge mask had the valve fail this past weekend. I have decided to go ahead and get a prescription mask from Seavision for the first time and saw that they offer purge valves. I have...

My two cents worth: I've been using the DiveOptx for at least 10 years. I was in the same boat you are (pun intended). I had 20/20 vision until I turned 40 and then several years later gradually started having difficulty with the gauges and computer. The issue with prescription lenses...

I never leave home without some version of 12-hour Sudafed, usually a generic. Even if I'm only planning a two-tank trip I use the 12-hour version. If it's going to be an all-day affair with a night dive I will tack on a dose of regular Sudafed before the night dive. I have dived nitrox...

Nice pics Allen. Back on June 5, it was still 72/73 ar depth off PC. Is it any warmer yet? I was in the Bahamas all last week with 82-85 water and got spoiled ;)

Lance, you didn't tell us you were from Madison! We had 7 divers from North Florida on the Rorqual last week! Wave Dancer - Belize Nekton Rorqual - Cay Sal I don't know that I would repeat the Cay Sal itinerary. Some of the best diving we did was further north although the Damas Rocks...

Thanks. I only saw a few of them. There were Butter Hamlets all over the place. I think I got a picture of one of them by accident when I was shooting something else. I have a couple of shots of a small nurse shark that took refuge under a ledge but there was so much backscatter in the...

All processed and uploaded. I was really disappointed by the amount of backscatter. Just when I thought I could get away without an external strobe... The drop in quality in using a lower resolution was also noticeable. I did manage to get three dives worth of pictures plus a slideshow of...

I've never been to the Pacific but I've seen pictures:) ! It certainly appeared healthy enough and was pausing to forage on the reef. The aquarium theory was the consensus of everyone else on the boat. Some actually saw it, others got to see it on my monitor. That picture turned out to be...

I found this one on Abby Too off Pompano Beach this past weekend.