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  1. no1rookie

    Wide angle lenses

    I have a Sea & Sea DX-2G and I am looking at getting a wide angle lens. There are conventional and fisheye lenses. I need to know which I should get. Does anyone have any input as well as any tips?
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    Boat crew setting kit up

    One thing I am not seeing is that no matter who sets up MY gear is that you should still do a buddie check. But when it comes right down to it. "DON'T TOUCH MY GEAR"
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    Hard sided luggage

    My wife and I reaally like our Samsonite F'Lite GT hardsiders. We have used them for many trips and they work great. They are barebone on the inside which gives you plenty of room for gear. We only had problems with one of them but Samsomite was quick to fix it. One of the seals had seperated...
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    Underwater Cameras

    I am looking at getting a new underwater camera and I am not sure which one I should get. I have been looking at the Sealife dc1200 or the Sea and Sea dx1200. Does anyone have some insight as to which I should buy? I have been looking at the specs for both and I am just asking for some...
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    Malaria in Roatan

    My wife and I are planning to do a dive trip to Roatan in Nov. and we have heard about contracting Malaria while there. Is there a real problem there and if so how can we protect ourselves.
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    Nanaimo/Parksville diving (Vancouver Island)

    I will be in Parksville for a week in Sept. and I am looking for a company that I can go diving with either in Parksville or Nanaimo area. Can anyone suggest a company? I will be diving alone so I also need a buddy. I would like to do a 2 tank dive on Sept. 4th.
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    50+ year old divers

    Hi, I am 52 with 56 dives. I live in Calgary, Canada. Locally we diving in and around Banff in Cold water. My wife and I are dry suit qualified just for that reason. I really want to dive the waters off of Vancouver Island. Up to now, most of our dives have been in the Caribbean. We are going...
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    Diving Vallarta

    This was the first time we dove PV. Since the Hurricane played havoc with the vis it was only about 25 ft. The diving iself with Ernesto was great, however there was little or no real plant life below, only crushed coral. Lots of different types of fish. I couldn't believe how many puffer fish...
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    Diving Vallarta

    My wife and I were in PV from Sept. 1 to Sept. 6. We stayed at the RIU Palace Pacific. We booked our first dive through Scuba Caribe at the resort. Erick Sanchez was Extremely helpful and he booked us with Vallarta Adventures. Our diving excursion took us to Las Caletas where we did 2 dives...
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    Who to dive with in Puerto Vallarta?

    My wife and I are planning to go to PVR in Sept. and are wondering who to dive with. I remember a long time ago when we went to Vallarta that Chico's was a little shady. Has that changed? Mind you we only snorkeled then. Thx
  11. no1rookie

    Mayan Aqua Dive Cancun

    My wife and I dove with MAD (Mayan Aqua Dive) from March 16 to 19/09 in Cancun. We found them to be a very professional and personable dive company.The hotel where we stayed was outside of the hotel zone, but Ben and Karla went out of their way to ensure that we were picked up and rerturned to...
  12. no1rookie

    H10 Ocean Maya in Cancun

    Thanks. We will be in Cancun on March 11. And thanks for the name of the dive shop as we are also from Calgary
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    H10 Ocean Maya in Cancun

    My wife and I are planning a trip to Cancun in March and would like some info about the Blue Dive Diving Centre at the Ocean Maya Resort. Are they Padi certified? What is their staff like and what are their dives sites like? Thanks
  14. no1rookie

    Equalizing Techniques

    I am still fairly new to diving, with only 18 dives, but my wife is going to take the course in Sept. She has a few concerns about equalizing. I saw a link here in the early part of this year with a doctor from Washington, I believe, who had a video with his method for equalizing that I found...
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    St. Lucia or Barbados?

    I am still a relatively new diver with only 16 dives in the Bahamas. But now my wife has gotten the guts to take the introductory course. Assuming that she passes the course and I think she will. Where would be the best place, Barbados or St. Lucia, for her to take her Open Water referal? A...
  16. no1rookie

    Hi from Calgary, Canada

    Will be in Nassau for 1 week as of March 6/08
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