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  1. Marty Bess

    Cruise plus diving. - Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao

    We have a Carnival Cruise booked to Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao this summer. We would love to dive all 3 islands. Carnival only offers diving @ Aruba. Any suggestions on dive shops that will work with divers off a cruise ship at those locations?? Thank you!!
  2. Marty Bess

    Cruise plus diving. - Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao

    We have a Carnival Cruise booked to Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao this summer. We would love to dive all 3 islands. Carnival only offers diving @ Aruba. Any suggestions on dive shops that will work with divers off a cruise ship at those locations?? Thank you!!
  3. Marty Bess

    Looking for this knife sold in the US

    Does anyone know where I can purchase a knife like this one?? Thanks, Marty
  4. Marty Bess

    Regulator Swivels, good or bad??

    I'm thinking about getting a regulator hose swivel, since I bite down hard unknowingly while diving as a way to keep my regulator straight in my mouth. Otherwise, it wants to push its way out. Like picture kind of shows. Anyway the question is I have read places that they have a tendency of...
  5. Marty Bess

    Backplate setup

    New to backplate bcd's, and was wondering, is this a good option from my local dive shop? Holis ST Elite System. Thoughts, advice are welcomed. Thanks!
  6. Marty Bess

    RK3 fins

    So while in Grand Cayman with a bunch of British divers, I found out that RK3 is huge there, why is that, are they that much better than my Seawing Supernova's? Thoughts from anyone?? Thanks!
  7. Marty Bess

    Nitrox 1.6 or 1.4

    Can I ask those who dive nitrox if they set their computers to 1.6 or 1.4 and if it's just a normal dive the air mixture to 32 or go higher?
  8. Marty Bess

    Help with redundant pressure guage

    I'm setting up a redundant high-pressure gauge on an Aqualung Mikron, which has two high-pressure ports. First question: I ordered this guage on Amazon that looks to have the HP Swivel Pin in it. Will I need anything other than an HP hose to add this to my Mikron? Second question: I...
  9. Marty Bess

    Applying magic filter

    What is the better way to apply a magic filter, on the camera lens or inside my housing, I have an Olympus LX-10 and the Ikelite housing? See link: Magic Filter Thanks, Marty
  10. Marty Bess

    Options to mount Gopro to housing

    Could someone lead me to the right parts to mount my GoPro to my Iklite housing? I have attached a picture showing some kind of flexible arm other than the Loc-line hose. Does anyone know where I can look at this flex arm as attached? Also, how can a mount a flex-arm to my housing...
  11. Marty Bess

    Difference between Inon UWL-100 lenes

    So I am looking at getting this lens because I believe it has the ability to do "zoom through" with the Panasonic Lumix LX10 but I don't know enough to know what the difference is between these two lenses. Can someone help me out? Thanks a bunch and Merry Christmas...
  12. Marty Bess

    LX10

    I'm really trying to get a handle on what I have got myself into. Can someone please help me figure out how to set the function key1 as the focus acquire function but many of the menu items are greyed out, what do I need to do to fix this? Also, does anyone have a tutorial youtube channel or a...
  13. Marty Bess

    Lumix LX10 & Kraken Compact wide lens 67mm

    I'm looking at the Kraken Compact wide lens 67mm and was wondering does it perform well with the Lumix LX10, do you have full zoom through with it? Thanks, Marty https://www.bluewaterphotostore.com/kraken-sports-compact-wide-lens-67mm
  14. Marty Bess

    LX10 or Sony RX100 VII zooming abilities?

    I need some help. I'm trying to get a compact camera and think my best options would be the Panasonic LX10 or Sony RX100 VII. Does anyone know if I put on a wet lens like the Inon UWL-H100 28 M67 Wide Conversion Lens Type 2 will I be able to still zoom in and get a tight shoot of say a goby...
  15. Marty Bess

    Is a camera and house doable for 2k?

    Can I ask those here who have a good knowledge base and are not sponsored by any brands what camera and housing would you recommend with a budget of 2k?? I have been using a Gopro for 6 years now. It does a pretty good job at smooth wide-angle videos but that is about it. My video's are more of...
  16. Marty Bess

    Lens swap, Panasonic Lumix LX10 in Ikelite housing

    I think this is where I should have posted my question which is I've been using a GoPro for 6 years and want to move on to a basic compact camera so I picked the Panasonic Lumix LX10. Yet to order. The question is, does anyone know if I can put a wide-angle lens on while diving? Say to the...
  17. Marty Bess

    Panasonic Lumix LX10 wide-angle swap process?

    I've been using a GoPro for 6 years and want to move on to a basic compact camera so I picked the Panasonic Lumix LX10. Yet to order. The question is, does anyone know if I can put a wide-angle lens on while diving? Say to the Ikelite housing? Thanks!!
  18. Marty Bess

    Olympus TG 6 video quality

    Hi everyone, I have the Gopro 6 which takes good wide-angle video but that's about it. No macro etc. I'm looking at the TG 6 due to its price range and versatility and was wondering how its video quality is overall. Any thoughts from anyone?? Thanks
  19. Marty Bess

    Cost of travel insurance to Banda Sea liveaboard.

    I have DAN "dive insurance" but the "trip insurance" is expensive through DAN, it's $1,600. Does anyone have suggestions for "trip insurance" for an expensive liveaboard trip?
  20. Marty Bess

    Sharkskin boyancy question

    I just purchased a sharkskin suit and was wondering how much weight I can remove diving the Caribbean if I’m used to wearing a 2 or 3 mil wetsuit with 12 lbs of led, someone told me to remove 4lbs does that sound about right?? Thanks, Marty
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