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I've dived all three and would agree that Palau is ahead on points, with Fiji a close 2nd for its soft coral colour and I'd rate Tahiti third (although I only dived around Moorea). I dived from the Big Blue Explorer as well as several onshore operators at Palau last October and was a little...

I've just booked two big groups into Beqa Lagoon resort next year - they have given us an amazing deal which I just can't believe, given the quality of the resort. We paid more for 2.5 star this year at Kadavu. so everyone is very excited. I've seen mostly very positive reports re diving and...

I've done dive travel for 25 years now and only ever use Ian Lockwood from Allways Dive Expeditions in Melbourne, AUstralia. I've had no trouble at all and recommedn them stongly.

You will have great diving at both places - but Naigani is my favourite with superb fish life. It is like diving in aquarium with so many small colourful basslets, fusiliers and trevally. Naigani is a gem of a resort in a beautiful location - it has some of the best diving in fiji and few...

My first posting re Matana resort was proably actually a little kind - speaking to other members of my group they were quite disappointed with the resort management. The resort has changed a lot since the 90's when I ran three consecutive trips there. Back then the management were very...

Long Nose Hawkfish on fan, Kadavu Fiji

Rich invertebrate like, Kadavu Fiji

Princess Damselfish, Kadavu

Squirrel fish in a gorgonia ledge at Blue Tang, Kadavu

Naigani has some of the best, easiest and closest dive sites in Fiji - I was gonna book in there for a big group next year, but have heard that the resort has run down a little lately. The diving is superb, some of the best soft coral pinnacle diving you are ever likely to see. The fish life...

Wide angle reef wall seascape

I just got back from Matana Resort (Dive Kadavu) with a group of 28 and was really a little disappointed - we went there three times back in the early 90's when it was much friendlier and the management were more generous. The rooms are OK - a little rustic - the bathrooms need upgrading and...

I have the Oly C5000 with an Inon d180 strobe and I love it - but the C5050 certainly does have some higher level features - depend on what you want to do with the camera. I have two magazine articles being published here in Australia in "Sportdiving" magazine and I have a small gallery...

G'day I haved the c5000 and find it very good indeed. It is easy to attach a WAL - I have the Epoque 20 mm WAL which screws directly to the OLY PT019 housing's 46 mm (I think) lens thread. Check out the gallery from the stats box on the left. The reason I went for the c5000 was that I was...

I've uploaded some pictures from Santo (Vanuatu) and Palau taken with the Olympus c5000; Inon d180 strobe; Fisheye Tray and Arm; Epoque wide angle lens. All photos were taken on full manual - I set shutter at 1/60; aperture around the mid range; shoot...look at the image and then correct with...

Coral gardens at The President Coolidge Deco stop are a nursery area for schools of fish.

Bokissa Bommie; Santo; Vanuatu. Oly c5000

Bokissa Bommie, off the northern Vanuatu island of Santo. Olympus c5000; Inon d180; Fisheye Tray and arm; macro zoom.

Olympus c5000; Inon d180; Fisheye Tray and Arm; Epoque Wide Angle lens.

Olympus c5000; Inon d180; Fisheye Tray and Arm; Epoque wide angle lens.